

The Tunnock's Dynasty with Sir Boyd Tunnock
The Scottish Food History Podcast by Tenement Kitchen
S2 · E5
May 26, 2025
55:34
Episode notes
On this week’s episode of the scottish food history podcast, we are looking looking at the Tunnocks dynasty. the biscuits wars that created the tecake, the origins of the original wafer, and how exactly the son of a coffin maker would start a bakery that would change the face of Scottish confectionary forever.
We are joined in this episode by Sir Boyd Tunnock, grandson of Thomas Tunnock and inventor of the teacake.
Keywords
Scottish food history
Food history
Scottish history
Scottish food
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scotland