Who eats haggis?

[longshadows]

(OK, this in not exactly "kilt related" and will probably be moved. I didn't know where to post it.

So, I've been told by friends that now that I'm wearing a kilt, the next thing is to eat haggis! Uh, with all due respect, does anyone really eat that stuff? It sound awful and the pictures I've seen don't look much better.

Can some of you describe your first "encounter" with a haggis? What was your impression? Do you still eat it and can you honestly say you enjoy it? I've even seen it sold in cans (tins) and there is even a vegetarian version!

(Guess that's one Scots gene that slipped out before it got to me.)

Cheers,

[Prester John]

haha good question.

My son, who just got his bagpipes, eats and and loves it.

In fact, he recently had to do an advertisement for some kind of food product for English, one he made up himself. You guessed, Joe's Haggis.

He took a can in for the class to see that canned haggis is real. Then popped it open and ate it for lunch. He even got a few friends to try to (probably by insulting their manhood first - Joey is a very sweet and gentle kid - that had to be the last straw!)

It tastes like a non-spiced homemade sausage, which is all it really is. Not at all the gut-wrenching "dare" food we have been told.

[Mattg]

I've been wondering the same thing lately. I've been tempted to order some haggis and find out, but I'm kinda worried

[arrogcow]

I've never gone out of my way for it, but have had it several times at celighs (SP). It's really not bad, but I have never heard anything good about the canned stuff.

Adam

[dwg]

I have not had Haggis but I know a man who eats it

Hamish !!!!every week !!!!

[Hamish]

I have not had Haggis but I know a man who eats it

Hamish !!!!every week !!!!

Not quite true, Derek! More like once a fortnight, I'd say. Yes, my favourite supermarket always has two makes of Haggis on its shelves - an average one and a superb one, both made in Scotland. I tend to alternate them so as not to become stuck in a Haggis rut! There are always two or three nestling in my freezer, so that I need never go without!!

A single haggis does me two good meals, as I live alone, and there is usually a little left over. With that I make a tasty sandwich or jacket potato filler by simply beating the cold left-overs into a couple of spoonfuls of cream cheese (half-fat, of course!!!). Much as I just love my haggis steamed in the regular way, I almost prefer the left-overs ....... I certainly look forward to them!!

I was once given a tinned haggis, from the Queen's grocery store no less, but it was pretty grim and I'd never knowingly eat it again. I've also tried Vegetarian haggis, in a small bar/restaurant just off Edinburgh's Royal Mile, and it was not at all bad but, again, I wouldn't choose it if I were offered a choice.

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!

[Johnny M]

I'll admit I've only eaten vegetarian haggis. At a restuarant in
Glasgow it was quite good, the tinned variety I had the other
week, other than looking like it was pre-digested, was... well,
ok, I could eat it. My version is getting better (Any advice from
the experienced haggis makers to make it taste a little more
authentic, herbs, spices, etc? Besides adding the animal parts
of course )

[dwg]

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:

[TimC]

It depends on who makes it. I've had really good haggis.....and then, I've had some really,really bad haggis. It's a tradition for me to eat it whenever it's served at the 'games' or a gathering but I've never tried the canned stuff.

[ByDand]

I have eaten Haggis since I was a wee lad. My Grandmother came from Scotland and she made it on special occasions. I was born on January 25th and for the longest time I thought the Haggis was made for me, until I found out it was to celebrate Robbie Burns' birthday. She was a wonderful cook and although I still like eating Haggis (so's my wife) it just isn't as good as my Grandmother's. We lived on a farm and she made it from scratch! I haven't tried the canned kind but do order the frozen type every now and then. I still can't understand why we cannot import Haggis from Scotland!!! If anyone out there knows the reason, please let me know.