Haggis!

[DyerStraits]

I love haggis, although I admit the only time I've eaten it (other than at The Peckish Pig, a local "Brit Pub" restaurant, on Robbie Burns Night) is at the Scottish Festival And Highland Games held here in west suburban Chicago (it's also my best and most convenient opportunity to stuff myself with authentic British pasties, fish and chips, bangers and mash, etc.). The haggis served by the food vendors at that event looks and tastes a lot like corned beef hash, has a mild hint of curry, and is very tasty stuff, in a filling, satisfying, Greasy-Spoon-Diner-Fare kind of way. My palate tells me it is made with beef instead of lamb--which is disappointing because I REALLY love lamb-- but it's still good stuff that begs for (yet another) pint of Scottish Ale to wash it down. It is also possible to get imported canned beef, lamb, vegetarian or curried haggis here in the US, but it's expensive and I'd be more inclined to persuade one of my de facto relatives (including my girlfriend's Scottish cousin-in-law) to make some for me instead...

[Liam]

We buy our Haggis from a local meat market here in Calgary. I doubt it has "lights" as an ingredient. While I would never add catchup to it, or anything for that matter, a dollup of tamarind chutney is my preferred condiment with Haggis.

[RectaPete]

We buy our Haggis from a local meat market here in Calgary. I doubt it has "lights" as an ingredient. While I would never add catchup to it, or anything for that matter, a dollup of tamarind chutney is my preferred condiment with Haggis.

Haggis and chutney? My understanding is that haggis pakoras are VERY popular in Scotland so that would be a match made in heaven!

[brendanthetraveller]

Best Haggis is from the Butcher in Dingwall just north of Inverness.

But have any of you made stovies? Stay with me on this and you will get the haggis connection.

Stovies is another scottish dish which was traditionally made with sliced onions, mashed potatoes, and left over ends of meat from the previous days. Could be lamb pork or any other meat. But add some haggis and the stovies turn into a really tastie meal. It works well even with tinned haggis and tinned ham as long as you chop up the meat into small pieces. And the great think is that you can make it in large or small quantities.

[cessna152towser]

We all have our own favourite haggis maker and we could argue all day as to which butcher produces the best haggis.
My personal favourite is Lindsay Grieve's award winning haggis, from right here in Hawick.
Of course more than one haggis can be classed as award winning as their are annual haggis championship contests.

[RectaPete]

Only one I've tried is Macsween so I don't really have a favourite brand just yet...

[Julia Elliott]

Best Haggis is from the Butcher in Dingwall just north of Inverness.

But have any of you made stovies? Stay with me on this and you will get the haggis connection.

Stovies is another scottish dish which was traditionally made with sliced onions, mashed potatoes, and left over ends of meat from the previous days. Could be lamb pork or any other meat. But add some haggis and the stovies turn into a really tastie meal. It works well even with tinned haggis and tinned ham as long as you chop up the meat into small pieces. And the great think is that you can make it in large or small quantities.

I really love Stovies. Actually tried it for the first time last month on my visit to Scotland, at a festival in Selkirk. There i was at 11 am, having Stovies & mulled wine with brandy for breakfast... the exact moment i officially fell in love with the country ..

Also made it for my self for the first time last week, and it turned out really well. Can be a nice , cheap staple.

[Julia Elliott]

Haggis and chutney? My understanding is that haggis pakoras are VERY popular in Scotland so that would be a match made in heaven!

As i already stated elsewhere today in a different thread, I love haggis, in all its forms. Deep fried because a huge favorite when i was recently in Scotland. i also picked up Haggis pakora one night at Sainsbury's, really more as a joke, because i thought this was a bit extreme.. turns out it was AMAAZING!! There is also Haggis pizza, which i didnt try, only because of a dairy allergy.

[freep]

As i already stated elsewhere today in a different thread, I love haggis, in all its forms. Deep fried because a huge favorite when i was recently in Scotland. i also picked up Haggis pakora one night at Sainsbury's, really more as a joke, because i thought this was a bit extreme.. turns out it was AMAAZING!! There is also Haggis pizza, which i didnt try, only because of a dairy allergy.

This weekend I'm going to try haggis tacos. Maybe burritos. Haggis, lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, Cholula hot sauce.
All I've got is canned as I'm in the US.

[Julia Elliott]

keep us posted on how that goes...
I've never eaten canned haggis, so i cant say "Its' better than nothing ", but canned haggis is probably better than chicken or fish tacos .
Why didnt i bring some home with me ?