Who eats haggis?

[macwilkin]

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

Actually, the tinned Haggis is pretty good. We use the tinned Haggis from the Caledonian Kitchen in Texas (www.caledoniankitchen.com) for our Burns Supper, and all of our Scots expats have pronounced it "bully", as TR would say.

I am a "Haggis junkie", eat it every chance I can get. I first tried Haggis at my first Burns Supper many years ago, and I have been a devotee ever since, and yes, I've had good Haggis and bad Haggis alike over the years. I don't know how many people I've met who turn their nose up at Haggis, only to try it and discover how much they like it!

If you want to try something like it, the closest thing I have found is Boudin Blanc, a Cajun/French white sausage that uses rice instead of oatmeal.

My dad's side fo the family is of Polish extraction and I can't begin to tell you about some of the "delicacies" that they used to enjoy...compared to ducks' blood soup I think that haggis holds no terror!

We used to get duck blood soup at a Polish festival at the wee village of Pulaskifield, about 60 miles south of Springfield -- we stopped going when they replaced the traditional Polish music with Garth Brooks!

Cheers,

Todd

[flyv65]

Actually, the tinned Haggis is pretty good. We use the tinned Haggis from the Caledonian Kitchen in Texas (www.caledoniankitchen.com) for our Burns Supper, and all of our Scots expats have pronounced it "bully", as TR would say.

I'll second this: I've had haggis from a Scottish caterer here in CO and it was pretty good, but I was truly surprised how tasty the Caledonian Kitchen canned stuff is-give it a shot.

Bryan...wi' neeps an' tatties...

[Bob C]

I've eaten it at Burns suppers and the like. Tastes like liverwurst.

[Panache]

I have to admit I'm also a haggis virgin. I'm very curious about trying it though. Any recommendations for haggis in Santa Clara / Bay Area from our Northern California kilted brethren?

[Pour1Malt]

'merica has nay real haggis... it is against the USDA rules...

the 'Oatmeal Savage' (in Oregon) makes a guid substitute.... but ai found it a bit heavy oan the 'liverish' meat and no enough oatmeal ar spice... so ai always opened his oop and stuffed in maire oatmeal an spices when ai made it....

if it tasted like liverwurst it wasnae made richt....

REAL Haggis is terrific stuff... it is very spicy...very oaty... wunnerfool!

ai cook slices o it every mornin' for breakfast at Ferintosh an eat it a couple times a week mysel....

the tinned stuff ai'm afeart o' an have no tried it....

oor butcher has won many awards fair his haggii (an other meats)

ai hav a amazin'ly tasty recipe fair cooking a 'hale haggii... (w/ prunes and apricots and lots o whisky ....) which ai cook fair Burns Suppers.... everwan (an ai mean everywan) who has tried it has luv'd it!

[Cawdorian]

I have to agree, the "Oatmeal Savage" does have good Haggis. As the official purchaser of the Haggis for our church's Kirk'in Lunch, I buy the Haggis from him. Our Sr. Pastor (who is from Scotland) takes what's left home with him, he likes it, I take that as a good sign.

At the Burn's Supper this past January, the Chef at the country club prepared Haggis using his own receipe, he did well and received loads of compliments of his Haggis.

I haven't tried the canned Caledonian Haggis, so I can't comment on it.

[kiltimabar]

I have to admit I'm also a haggis virgin. I'm very curious about trying it though. Any recommendations for haggis in Santa Clara / Bay Area from our Northern California kilted brethren?

Only times I've had haggis were St. Andrews Society dinners, like Burns Nicht, where, after the ceremonial ode, it is served as an appetizer. Can't say I really liked it, but a drenching in whisky made it go down a lot better. I always ate it all, as I thought it something of a duty in tribute to my Scottish ancestors, who were poor folk like most Scots and could never have dined on the expensive fare that made up the rest of the meal.

Last time I was at the Woodland Games there was a vendor selling canned haggis--he was giving out samples--I believe he had both the original sheep version, and also a beef-based one that tasted better to one not accustomed to a mutton flavor.

The Woodland games are coming up at the end of this month, so you might try to see if he's there again.

[Valencian Kilted]

I'll second this: I've had haggis from a Scottish caterer here in CO and it was pretty good, but I was truly surprised how tasty the Caledonian Kitchen canned stuff is-give it a shot.

Bryan...wi' neeps an' tatties...

.... hehehe, that made me remember... I've only have had it in Auld Reekie, and of course with neeps and tatties,... but well,... I'm spanish, so,... I easily misspelled it,... and I asked to the gorgeous red-haired girl with the notebook:
YEAH, SWEETIE,... i'LL TASTE ONE OF THOSE WANDERFUL HAGGIS WITH NAPS AND TITTIES U'VE GOT OVER HERE! ... her face was , and at first I didn't noticed why, but after some seconds... I started to laugh until my tears came out!

... and it still happens!:mrgreen:

¡Salud!

T O N O

[Southern Breeze]

.... hehehe, that made me remember... I've only have had it in Auld Reekie, and of course with neeps and tatties,... but well,... I'm spanish, so,... I easily misspelled it,... and I asked to the gorgeous red-haired girl with the notebook:
YEAH, SWEETIE,... i'LL TASTE ONE OF THOSE WANDERFUL HAGGIS WITH NAPS AND TITTIES U'VE GOT OVER HERE! ... her face was , and at first I didn't noticed why, but after some seconds... I started to laugh until my tears came out!

... and it still happens!:mrgreen:

¡Salud!

T O N O

Once again I'm cleaning coffee off my moniter.....