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(27,863 posts)I don't care for haggis, but then, I don't like tripe or brains or pigs ears or blood pudding or any of those things either.
After going to a number of Scottish festivals, though, it occurred to me that a lot of Scots traditions (throwing rocks and logs for competition) are based on being really, really poor.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,717 posts)I love haggis and a few of the things you mentioned!
Cirque du So-What
(26,032 posts)I don't have a problem with the ingredients, but I prefer sausages on the spicy side - and blandness is a common trait among many examples of northern European cuisine.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,717 posts)KatyaR
(3,447 posts)Enter the Haggis--love it!
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)hardly any of them actually eat it.
Traveling about Scotland a while back, I saw lots of them hanging in butcher shop windows, a fair amount of TV yapping about them, but hardly ever saw it on a menu, heard anyone talking about haggis the way we talk about turkey in November.
It's more like their version of fruitcake-- around the holidays tons of it is sold, but at the end of the evening the poor, unloved fruitcake sits there uncut and alone. Next to the mince pie.
I finally did find a restaurant in Edinburgh that had haggis on the menu. I ordered it and the waitress actually scowled for a bit.
When she brought it to the table, she almost threw it at me.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,717 posts)T_i_B
(14,749 posts)...and I ate haggis every day!
As well as haggis neeps & tatties I also had pork and haggis sausages (which were excellent) and a haggis burger (not quite as successful)
I only wish I had brought some Henderson's Relish with me as it's the ultimate condiment for haggis!
Demit
(11,238 posts)So, blessing
Wolf Frankula
(3,605 posts)according to a now late Scots friend. Drench the haggis in whisky. Pipe the haggis into the room. Lick the whisky off. We mustn't be wasteful. Throw the haggis away.
Wolf
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,717 posts)geardaddy
(24,933 posts)I love it complete with tatties and neeps!