Hit or Miss | Stafford McDowall and Kiran McDonald

Pasta

SM: Definite
hit. I always have spaghetti bolognaise the night before a match, so it’s a
tradition for me.

KM: Hit.
Absolutely. One of my go-to dishes is carbonara, but with penne and not
spaghetti. Bit of chicken in there, too – fantastic. I’ve also recently started
making pollo Milanese, which is basically fried chicken with spaghetti and
tomato sauce. That’s been a bit of a go-to recently.

Curry

SM: It’s
probably one that’s a miss for me, to be honest. I’ll happily eat it, I just
wouldn’t ever really choose a curry.

KM: I’m
half-Indian, so I love it! I don’t eat it that often though, not nowadays. It’s
more of a treat. Lamb saag for me, perfect.

Fish supper

SM: Hit, for
sure.

KM: Yep,
hit. Safe option. You can’t go wrong with that.

Full
Scottish

SM: I’m not
a massive fan of black pudding, but apart from that it’s a hit. We used to have
black pudding rolls here for breakfast, they used to break me.

KM: Stornoway
black pudding is class, though. Full Scottish for me, definite hit.

Cheeseburger

SM: Hit.
Burgers in general are a pretty big hit for me!

KM: I think
I’m like Stafford with his curry here – it wouldn’t be my first choice, but I’d
still eat it.

Ice Cream

SM: You
can’t really say no to ice cream, can you? I don’t have tubs and tubs of ice
cream in the freezer, but I’ll never say no.

KM: Haagen-Dazs
vanilla, for me. Definite hit.

Sushi

SM: I’ve
never really had it to be honest. Aki [Seiuli] was shocked about that when we
went on holiday recently – I should probably try it at some point!

KM: Hit for
me. Love sushi, big fan.

Beer

SM: Hit, in
moderation obviously…

KM: Yep,
Tennent’s is a go-to. If they need a couple of brand ambassadors, we’ll do it!

Chinese
takeaway

SM: Hit,
definitely. Egg fried rice, and some salt and chilli chicken – I know it’s not
strictly Chinese, but it’s really good.

KM: Chicken
satay, on the skewer, maybe some special fried rice – hit for me too.

Chocolate

SM: Hit
again. Can’t go wrong with chocolate.

KM: Recently
it’s been a hit for me, aye – Galaxy and Galaxy Caramel for me.

Pizza

SM: People
are going to think we’re just fat, but that’s a hit too! Pizza is definitely up
there for me.

KM: Paesano
is a big one for me – really good as a Friday night treat, definitely a hit.

This feature originally appeared in Issue 4 of Warrior, the official magazine of Glasgow Warriors