Haggis

[worldmachine]

I have often wondered about this traditional Scottish dish, is it still widely consumed today or more of a rarity saved for special occasions? I know it is traditionally eaten on Burns night with Scotch whisky.

Haggis is made up of sheep's heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion oatmeal, suet, spices and salt. I have never tried it but my Mother has having been born in Scotland and says it has a nutty texture and savoury taste.

There is a story in Scottish folklore that the haggis is a small animal with legs longer on one side so it can run around the steep hills of the highlands without falling over!

 

[Berties]

you can go haggis shooting in the highlands



























only joking

 

[sidevalve]

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you can go haggis shooting in the highlands
You have to be careful - it's a very limited season however.


























only joking

 

[sidevalve]

On a more serious note haggis is widely available even down here in England, [as to this being good haggis or bad haggis only a true scot can say] but it is available.

 

[Hopless500]

We regularly eat haggis. Lovely stuff

 

[Berties]

haggis is a great dish,but gets eaten rarely other than Burns night ,there is regularly mini haggis's in the supermarket,and vegetarian variety,which i don't get as the whole dish of haggis is a offal waste ground ,