What about Haggis, then?!


Question: What about Haggis, then!?
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A really nice haggis is lovely, so long as you don't think about the ingredients!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish!.

There are many recipes, most of which have in common the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately three hours!.

Haggis somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Balkan cuisine), sausages and savoury puddings of which it is among the largest types!. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour!."[1]

Most modern commercial haggis is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach!. There are also meat-free recipes for vegetarians!.

Haggis is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties" (Scots: swede, yellow turnip or rutabaga and potatoes, boiled and mashed separately) and a "dram" (i!.e!. a glass of Scotch whisky), especially as the main course of a Burns supper!. However it is also often eaten with other accompaniments, or served with a Whisky-based sauce!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

We basically could not give a toss what ill informed non celts think about the tasty and nutritious haggis !. I've been reading the previous answers; pork lung indeed!. There's no accounting for stupidity!. It's an economical and tasty way of using up the whole of the sheep!. The stomach is used as a container to stop the edible mixture from falling apart in the simmering water, as there were no ovens in the olden days; in Scotland, we had a girdle and a three-legged pot!. Only the gentry used ovens, which is why until very recently, we always ate soup, stews etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Not many people know this but the Haggis is a lovely little animal that roams the scottish highlands!. it mainly eats Ferns and highland grasses!.

It is a small animal that has one disadvantage that on one side its legs are considerably shorter than the other so it can only walk one way around the hills and mountains!.

They are caught in snares containing malt whiskyWww@FoodAQ@Com

I love haggis, proper haggis is lovely - I don't even like Offal typically, but I cannot resist this dish!.
You will see me at the front of the queue on burns night, with my plate held high for them neeps and tatties, with a lovely big portion of it!.
Of course, it's hard to catch, due to it's having one leg bigger than the other so it can run around the hills faster!. However, it is worth it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

its great with potatoes, and turnip!. you can also buy it in tins
very nice!. i was in greggs, the bakedrs last week and they sell haggis turnip potatoe pies fab but they dont have them in london as i tried last week aawWww@FoodAQ@Com

Certainly, but the vegetarians are bound to abstain!. (Their loss, our gain)!. Just pasta for them!.
Don't forget the "neeps", the "tatties" and the "wee dram", and the menu will be perfect!.
Have you booked the piper!? (just a reminder!)Www@FoodAQ@Com

What about the Scottish dish consisting of a mixture of the minced heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep or calf mixed with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the slaughtered animal!. Mmmm!.!.!. Lovely (Not!)Www@FoodAQ@Com

I can stomach a few bites, that's about it!. It's not that bad, however!.

http://www!.examiner!.com/x-1445-Philadelp!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Can I get hell yayeh for the for the haggis!?
Hell YAYEH
Give a a hallelujah for for haggis!
HALLELUJA!Www@FoodAQ@Com

What about haggis!?Its delicious with tatties and turnip!.One of my favourite dishesWww@FoodAQ@Com

We are getting posh now in Scotland with the haggis!. The restuarants serve it as a starter with Whiskey sauce!. Give me the haggies tatties n neeps anydayWww@FoodAQ@Com

Hello

A cross between a ****** and Stuffing!.
Served with Neaps, Tatties and gravy
Or Swede, Mashed Potato and Gravy

Andy CWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's tasty!.

You should try it, with some neeps and tatties (turnips+potatoes) and a wee dram of whiskey (scotch, of course)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Small protected creatures who live in the Scottish Highlands!. and the question was!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

One of the ingredients is pork lung!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Don't knock it till you've tried it!. It is really nice!Www@FoodAQ@Com

yummy, but not for breakfast, thanks!Www@FoodAQ@Com

what about it, its an acquired taste, i do know thatWww@FoodAQ@Com

Tastes like *******!. Hoots!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I like haggisWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's Grrrrrrreat !Www@FoodAQ@Com

its sheeps stomachWww@FoodAQ@Com

wat about it HEYWww@FoodAQ@Com





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