Burns Night

[Morning Glory]

Tonight is Burn's night!

Anyone for haggis? Traditionally a Burns night supper is haggis, neeps and tatties. But you could start with a classic cullen skink (soup) and maybe finosh with a clootie dumpling.

 

[TastyReuben]

No plans, but I really should do one one of these years.

 

[caseydog]

Tonight is Burn's night!

Anyone for haggis? Traditionally a Burns night supper is haggis, neeps and tatties. But you could start with a classic cullen skink (soup) and maybe finosh with a clootie dumpling.

Hmmmm, I need to check the Urban Dictionary for "clootie dumpling."

CD

 

[Morning Glory]

Hmmmm, I need to check the Urban Dictionary for "clootie dumpling."

CD

Oh - its one of those steamed puddings I think - comfort food to us Brits

 

[Morning Glory]

No plans, but I really should do one one of these years.

You should! But I'm not sure you would like Haggis. I forgot to add that a wee dram should be taken too.

 

[TastyReuben]

You should! But I'm not sure you would like Haggis. I forgot to add that a wee dram should be taken too.

I’ve eaten haggis, it’s fine.

The first time I heard “clootie dumpling,” I thought, “That sounds dirty…I want one!”

 

[caseydog]

Oh - its one of those steamed puddings I think - comfort food to us Brits

I'm thinking you aren't familiar with Urban Dictionary. Tasty apparently is.

CD

 

[Morning Glory]

I’ve eaten haggis, it’s fine.

The first time I heard “clootie dumpling,” I thought, “That sounds dirty…I want one!”

Thanks to my daughter who has a last minute delivery app, I now have haggis for tonight! OK - it may not be the best haggis in the world and it will be cooked it in the microwave, but it will satisfy my craving.

 

[Morning Glory]

I'm thinking you aren't familiar with Urban Dictionary. Tasty apparently is.

CD

Yeah, I do know. I was just making a boring reply. Quite a few UK puds have seemingly naughty names - spotted dick, for example.

 

[karadekoolaid]

The only time I've ever eaten haggis was in 1984. I know the date exactly, because my wife was travelling and I was supposed to look after my 3-month old son.
Anyway...off I went to the Caracas Sports Club, a predominantly English/European club in Caracas, where I played cricket.
Lots of scotch, lots of Scottish Dunlop cheese, lots of oatcakes and, all of a sudden, the haggis was piped in.
"You gotta try some, wi' tatties 'n' neeps!"
So I did.
Have to be honest: it probably didn't taste bad, but the combination of haggis and abundant scotch whisky probably did me in. I was sick as a dog and spent the next day in a Jimi Hendrix-inspired purple haze.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Quite a few UK puds have seemingly naughty names - spotted dick, for example

If I had a spotted dick right now...
I'd probably call 911.

 

[TastyReuben]

Thanks to my daughter who has a last minute delivery app, I now have haggis for tonight! OK - it may not be the best haggis in the world and it will be cooked it in the microwave, but it will satisfy my craving.

As long as it’s not from a tin (which I can easily buy here!).

 

[TastyReuben]

Yeah, I do know. I was just making a boring reply. Quite a few UK puds have seemingly naughty names - spotted dick, for example.

The first time I heard “spotted dick,” I thought, “That sounds dirty…I don’t want one!”

 

[caseydog]

Yeah, I do know. I was just making a boring reply. Quite a few UK puds have seemingly naughty names - spotted dick, for example.

Actually, in theUS, "pud" has a naughty meaning.

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

Actually, in theUS, "pud" has a naughty meaning.

CD

It’s actually pretty funny with you think about all the food names that serve as substitutes for “naughty” bits (English, anyway).