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Alexander Smail

The five food names only Scots will find funny from Baussac wine to Fud sausages

Here in Scotland, we are known for colourful slang you wouldn't hear anywhere else in the world.

As a result, some products from other countries coincidentally have names that have entirely different meanings over here, leading to some hilarious consequences.

It can be easy to forget that not everyone is familiar with our colloquialisms, but five food brands in particular serve as an amusing reminder. From Dug milk to Jobbie nut butter, it's hard to imagine any of these going down well on Scottish shelves.

Here are five food names that you would only find funny if you're from Scotland.

DUG milk

DUG is a Swedish brand of potato-based milk packed with vitamins and minerals that is supposedly delicious in tea and coffee. Unfortunately, if you're from Scotland, you probably won't be able to get the image of 'dug milk' out of your head to enjoy it.

Fud sausages

Not sure we'll be trying these sausages anytime soon (Fud sausages)

If you've ever been to the United States or Mexico, you may have seen Fud sausages, which are "made with chicken and pork" and "artificially coloured". Luckily they aren't available in Scotland, as we have a hard time imagining they would be flying off the shelves.

Shyte chocolate

The official tagline for this product is #EatShyte (Shyte chocolate)

It's surprising that the marketing team for this Canadian brand of chocolate protein bars went ahead with the name Shyte, given its obvious connotations. This one is particularly unfortunate, since its official tagline is '#EatShyte'.

Baussac wine

Baron de Baussac wine is made from the finest grapes, but that name will likely put off a lot of Scots (Baron de Baussac)

If you're a wine connoisseur, you may have come across Baron de Baussac red wine from France. With the grapes carefully selected from Carignan vines, it sounds delicious, assuming you're mature enough to stop laughing at the name.

Jobbie nut butter

Jobbie nut butter comes in creamy and chunky varieties (Jobbie)

This peanut butter is 100 percent natural with no artificial colours or flavourings and has earned rave reviews from customers, but unfortunately it's called Jobbie. Luckily, the company is Malaysian and doesn't have to worry about the headache of trying to market the product in Scotland.

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