Who eats haggis?

**Sherry** · 13th April 06, 09:08 PM

I'm so glad to see so many of you endorsing Caledonian Kitchen. The proprieter, Jim Walters, is a personal friend & is huge on quality & customer service. He collects friends wherever he goes.

In Scotland, they put stuff like sheep's lungs into the haggis, which the USDA has ruled as "not food." But Scotland doesn't allow the importing of foreign haggii

, so I guess it works out.

**Kilted KT** · 13th April 06, 10:30 PM

I've had haggis only once, at the Scottish Games here in tulsa. It was bad.

it was without question the foulest concoction I have ever attempted to consume. The easiet way to describe it would be liquified meat stock mixed with an equal part of lard, and glopped onto a bed of french fries. Tasted like what I imagine axle grease mixed with animal fat and spoiled spam would taste like

It was so foul that I almost vomited after only a very wee bite. I'd love to get some good haggis!

**dwg** · 13th April 06, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish

It is said that haggis is an acquired taste but when I first tasted it, fourty or fifty years ago, I just loved it straight away. Who started this thread? It's really got my juices flowing!

mmmmm What Tartan did it have on ?

Derek

:rolleyes:

**Pour1Malt** · 14th April 06, 12:59 AM

ai'v tried beef haggii (maist o the wans in 'merica are beef) an it's guid...

but it disnae actually taste like haggii... different beast... different parts...

ai'v also had veggie haggii... guid again... but it disnae taste like haggii....

BIG Breccy this mornin' tae cook....

ai think mai guests hae been lurkin oan this threid... ai ha 9 ordairs o haggii this mornin'...

**Conroy** · 14th April 06, 01:36 AM

I never had the canned haggis.
But I look forward each year to our Burns supper. A lady in our Scottish society makes it each year for our Burns supper. I enjoy it very much.

**mkmound** · 14th April 06, 06:26 AM

Originally Posted by Wompet

. . .

And you don't necessarily have to eat the full traditional meal. I've used leftover haggis as sandwich filler, shaped it into patties and ate it like a burger, even used it to make 'Scottish burritos.'
The last occasionally made for interesting reactions from my Mexican-American co-workers in El Paso - "Hey, that's a good smelling burrito! What is it?"
"Haggis with potatoes and garlic."
"Haggis?! Eeewwww!! ....... What's haggis?"
You would think guys who think boiled tripe and fried pork skins are good food would be a little more open-minded.

Just tell them it's Scottish chorizo!

Mark

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 14th April 06, 06:31 AM

Eat Haggis??? Every chance I get.

I think I have tried most kinds.
Veg, Caledonian Kitchen Canned, Other American Varieties.
While in Scotland I had it 7 seven different times in 2 weeks.
Scottish haggis is excellent and does have a different
taste as our American versions.
Here in the states Caledonian kitchen make a good substitute.

**longshadows** · 14th April 06, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

I've had haggis only once, at the Scottish Games here in tulsa. It was bad.

it was without question the foulest concoction I have ever attempted to consume. The easiet way to describe it would be liquified meat stock mixed with an equal part of lard, and glopped onto a bed of french fries. Tasted like what I imagine axle grease mixed with animal fat and spoiled spam would taste like

It was so foul that I almost vomited after only a very wee bite. I'd love to get some good haggis!

Hmm, from the description, it doesn't even sound anything like haggis. Even I can tell that; and I've never even eaten haggis! Maybe some a**hole was trying to make a buck and pass off something other than haggis.

Strange how different your experience was to what most of the others have reported. Of course, it was said earlier, not to try haggis at a "scottish games" generally. They just can't do justice to it in such an environment, I guess!

On the other hand, maybe you didn't soak it in enough whiskey?

Thanks for your comments, however. Still, what you describe sounds more like poutine, the Quebec national dish!

Cheers,

**Kilted KT** · 14th April 06, 08:09 AM

Whisky not available at the games, and I was working on a pint o' MacEwans...it wasn't anywhere near strong enough.

and yes, I am sure it was someone just trying to make a buck off the axle scraping from their cart!

**Kiltedmusiclover** · 14th April 06, 08:22 AM

KT has a point.

His description did bring to mind a vendor at one of the Scottish Game.
He was selling a fried concoction he called Haggis.
I think I tried to forget this experience.
To call his dish haggis was an injustice to Scots and their offspring everywhere.
I would avoid this fired version.

Now I have had real fired haggis and it is quite tasty.