There are some things we Scots just take for granted, having a cold can of Irn-Bru to hand to help with a hangover for instance.
Or filling a crisp Morton's roll with a square sausage or tattie scone (or both) at the weekend... totally mouthwatering.
But what happens when you move abroad? There's probably going to be more than a few comforts foods (and drinks) you are going to miss.
Though whisky is available worldwide and you can usually find shortbread if you look hard enough, for a genuine taste of home, here are some of those dishes that just aren't as accessible anywhere else.
Irn Bru
It's no surprise that Scotland's other national drink is top of our list, even with the contention of the old recipe/new recipe debate.
When asked, our readers picked out it as the most obvious thing they missed about home.
Eleanor Chandler, who now lives in Barbados, put it top of her wishlist, while Scottish football writer Peter McVitie, who lives in the Netherlands, said it's "unbelievable" how much he misses it.
Paul Connelly, who lives in Japan, stated that he's not had any in almost 2 years, he said: "I can't wait for an ice-cold can when I get home."
Square Sausage
In Germany, there is a sausage on every corner, while in Scotland, there is a corner on every sausage - said somebody, somewhere once.
The ubiquitous square sausage is normally the first choice for any Scottish breakfast.
Mark Kelly, who now lives in South Korea joked that he wants one so badly, he'll maybe need to "start a Scottish fry-up place in Seoul".
Paul Gibson, who lives in the south of England said: "That’s one thing I miss is square sausage. It’s so hard to get it down here in the south of England. What I would give for one of my gran's square sausage in crusty rolls right now."
Even high flying actors miss them, Scots-born Supernatural star Ruth Connell said a roll and sausage is the thing she misses most about Scotland other than the theatre scene.
Plain Loaf
Massively underrated and with the crusts that are ideal for dunking in soup - the plain loaf is unsurprisingly high on the list for ex-pats.
David Duffy wrote: "What is it that when you come back to Scotland you can't get enough square sausage, plain loaf and haggis? Being away for 10 years I missed it."
Haggis Neeps and Tatties
Unsurprisingly, haggis, which is unavailable in many parts of the world is something people looked forward to when they come home.
Lindsay Mackay, who lives in Bahrain, said:"Believe it or not we can get Irn Bru easily, but I do miss a decent haggis supper!"
Margaret Hutchison just misses good neeps, she posted: " Decent neeps. In Australia, they are wee tiny things with no flavour."
Fruit pudding
Along with obvious offerings like potato scones and square sausage, fruit pudding was mentioned by more than a few people as the item they missed as part of a fry-up breakfast.
Macaroni Pies
Alongside the more traditional Scotch pie, this Scots-Italian foodie fusion has a lot of fans.
David Smith, who now lives in the US, wrote: "I really hope you can still get them because I need to have one when I visit."
A Pizza Crunch
Along with a good chip shop tea, and suppers like smoked sausage and black pudding, the ever-popular battered deep-fired pizza is a once in a while treat that a lot of Scots seem to miss.
Twitter user @pumpkinwat wrote: "Watching @fathersonband has resulted in me educating the poor English folks about munchy boxes and pizza crunch, I miss eating horrendous delicious food."
Kari Rose added: "I just had a dream where I had a pizza crunch (deep-fried pizza) and I’ve woken up nearly in tears because it wasn’t real. I miss Scotland."
Scottish Water
Jean Docherty said: "Good old Scottish water Is what l missed the most."
Other notable mentions include Lee's Snowballs, butteries, well-fired rolls, Arbroath Smokies and stovies.
When you leave Scotland, which food and drink items do you miss most?
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