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# Thomas Doherty: Not Haggis
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/podcasts/your-last-meal/2024/08/thomas-doherty-not-haggis/
- Published: 2024-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-05T19:49:39.000Z
- Description: Scottish actor Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl, Descendants, Dandelion) isn’t hungry in America. But the Brooklyn-based film and TV star says he’s famished in Scotland, where artificial dyes and chemicals are banned from food products.
- Author: Rachel Belle
- Tags: Your Last Meal, #podcast, #delete-this-tag, #dovetail_d5fbee41-0845-4041-bcc1-603d763fdfaf

Scottish actor [Thomas Doherty](https://www.instagram.com/thomasadoherty/?hl=en&ref=cascadepbs.org) (*Gossip Girl, Descendants, Dandelion*) isn’t hungry in America. But the Brooklyn-based film and TV star says he’s famished in Scotland, where [artificial dyes and chemicals are banned from food products](https://wellwithrae.com/food-chemicals-in-america-vs-europe/?ref=cascadepbs.org).

Doherty went to a 900-year-old high school in Scotland, so he loves the fresh energy that a young country like the United States offers. But he’s *not* a fan of American food, and misses the strict UK food regulations, saying he pretty much lost his appetite since moving to the States.

What he *does* love is haggis. But Scotland’s national dish is outlawed in the U.S.! Scottish food historian [Paul Gilchrist](https://www.instagram.com/tenementkitchen/reels/?locale=us&hl=am-et&ref=cascadepbs.org) joins the show to talk about the ban and tells you everything you’d ever want to know about haggis.

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