Who eats haggis?

[mbhandy]

I have had haggis in Scotland and last Burn's Dinner (frozen) in Salt Lake. If I remember right the Haggis in Scotland was better than the Burn's Dinner but that was 35 years ago. Once I added the juice from the Prime rib it was fine. So and They ran out of Haggis at the Dinner if that is any indication of how good it was.

MrBill

[Colin]

'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!

Ah, but Canada does!!!!
I don't think I could bring myself to eat the tinned haggis, but than again I am one of the luvky ones and have several sources close by that make haggis from scratch. Like Adam, I don't often search it out, but I have had it several times and numerous events. If I find haggis on a menu I will usually order it. Having haggis at the games food vendor is not the best way to enjoy it. I first tried it in Portree (on Skye) and it was served with bashed neps on one side and tatties on the other. It was awesome.

Have it as a meal, not as a gimmick. It's also better if you catch the wee beastie yourself ;-)

[starbkjrus]

A few years ago I was sitting in a Scottish pub in Windsor, ON and for whatever reason there was a piping in the haggis cermony. When they went past and I saw the haggis sitting there on the plate looking like it could rise up and eat Pittsburgh I swore I'd never ever eat THAT.

But, in nosing around planning next year's trip to the UK I ran across the full scottish breakfast pic on P1M's website. It looks very tasty. After all I'm from down south and anything fried crispy is considered fair game. If I can get six of my close friends to split P1M's breccy with me I'm going to have to try it.

(P1M, one person can actually eat that much food? )

[Colin]

But, in nosing around planning next year's trip to the UK I ran across the full scottish breakfast pic on P1M's website. It looks very tasty. After all I'm from down south and anything fried crispy is considered fair game. If I can get six of my close friends to split P1M's breccy with me I'm going to have to try it.

(P1M, one person can actually eat that much food? )

Ah, the full Scottish breakfast is a thing of beauty. It warms the insides for the entire day and makes lunch unnecessary. We do a not-so-full Scottish breakfast once a weekend with smaller portions and minus the black pudding (too expensive a the butcher beside me).

[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!

[longshadows]

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]

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]

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.

[macwilkin]

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,

I've had mostly good Haggis at various games, especially the ones in St. Louis. The best place, INMHO, to try Haggis is at a Burns Supper, with all the pomp and pagentry that go with it -- after hearing the Haggis properly escorted into the supper as the "Great Chieftain o' the puddin' race" and Addressed, everyone wants to try a wee bit! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd

[Valencian Kilted]

Ah, the full Scottish breakfast is a thing of beauty. It warms the insides for the entire day and makes lunch unnecessary. We do a not-so-full Scottish breakfast once a weekend with smaller portions and minus the black pudding (too expensive a the butcher beside me).

...last year I was waiting for my flight back to Spain at Prestwick Airport, and it was lunchtime, so, I went to the restaurant to give a look.... yeah, they served "scottish breakfast" as a lunch in the midday!,... a wanderful surprise

¡Salud!

T O N O