Quote Originally Posted by 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?

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.