Auchmithie

The story behind Arbroath smokies

Its name now protected by law, the Arbroath smokie is one of Angus's enduring food emblems

Nowadays in the Fit o’ the Toon, the area of land given to attract fishermen to Arbroath in the 1800s, there are still many artisanal fishmongers making smokies in their backyards to their own subtly different family methods.