Canned Haggis

[haukehaien]

But, I have moved "eating haggis" up a few spots on my "things to do before I die" list, ...

I was on my way through St. Louis a few weeks ago and stopped at the Scottish Arms for lunch, which turned out to be a pint of Guinness (I know, in a Scottish pub?) and haggis.

It was okay. P.J. O'Rourke describes most game as tasting "like militant liver", and that's a description I would apply to haggis. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't anything wonderful either.

I still have "eating Haggis Ferintosh" on my list.

[GlassMan]

Last time I was at the Scottish Merchant in Old Town Alexandria, I picked up a couple of cans of canned haggis. It definitely wasn't as good as the real thing (at least what I was told was the real thing) but I still found it rather tasty and enjoyable. It was definitely very hash like in appearance. I liked it and Cloe (my dog) loved it, but Nopadon couldn't stomach it. And considering some of the things he eats when his mom is cooking I don't know how he can claim it wasn't edible. The boy eats boiled, spiced pigs ear for God's sake! Anyway, back to canned haggis. The one thing I'd like to know is how people get it to slide out of the can for slicing and then frying. I saw an image once of someone cooking slices of canned haggis and the type that I bought just wasn't cohesive enough to slice. It sort of glided out of the can, once again very hashlike.

[macwilkin]

I was on my way through St. Louis a few weeks ago and stopped at the Scottish Arms for lunch, which turned out to be a pint of Guinness (I know, in a Scottish pub?) and haggis.

It was okay. P.J. O'Rourke describes most game as tasting "like militant liver", and that's a description I would apply to haggis. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't anything wonderful either.

I still have "eating Haggis Ferintosh" on my list.

Their cock-a-leekie pie is the best item on their menu, INMHO.

Todd