sowans
/ˈsoʊənz/
noun
- A traditional Scottish dish made from the husks and water of oats, fermented and then boiled to a porridge-like consistency.
- The old recipe for sowans calls for steeping oat husks in water for several days.
- Visitors to the Highland festival were offered a taste of sowans, a local specialty.
- For breakfast, the farmer ate a bowl of sowans with a drizzle of honey.