Haggis - is it good?
Mar 21st, 2015, 01:12 AM
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>>I didn't love it but I quite liked it. However. mine wasn't a sausage.<<
Ah, that's because you didn't see it before it was cooked and served. The outer casing is slided open and the contents spooned onto the serving plate in the kitchen (or ceremonially at a Burns Supper). You wouldn't want to eat the casing which is made of plastic or sheep's stomach!
Ah, that's because you didn't see it before it was cooked and served. The outer casing is slided open and the contents spooned onto the serving plate in the kitchen (or ceremonially at a Burns Supper). You wouldn't want to eat the casing which is made of plastic or sheep's stomach!
Mar 21st, 2015, 01:33 AM
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Here are some haggis recipes http://www.macsween.co.uk/recipes/
Moroccan vegetarian haggis? I see that the meatballs are called wee beasties of the glenn. Actually I've had chicken Balmoral and it was very good.
Btw, my spellcheck changed haggis to Hajis. Those muslims get everywhere
Moroccan vegetarian haggis? I see that the meatballs are called wee beasties of the glenn. Actually I've had chicken Balmoral and it was very good.
Btw, my spellcheck changed haggis to Hajis. Those muslims get everywhere
Mar 21st, 2015, 05:52 AM
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The Scots take their haggis very seriously and there is the tradition of the Burn's Night supper when the cooked haggis on a silver salver is piped into the room and is ceremoniously 'killed' by plunging a knife into it before serving. Full details here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburn...ng_order.shtml
Some hotels also serve haggis traditionally like this for special occasions. This is quite a performance as guests dress up in formal wear. If you have chance to go to a haggis dinner like this, it is well worth it.
Haggis is traditionally eaten with tatties (mashed potatoes) and neeps (mashed turnips or swede).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburn...ng_order.shtml
Some hotels also serve haggis traditionally like this for special occasions. This is quite a performance as guests dress up in formal wear. If you have chance to go to a haggis dinner like this, it is well worth it.
Haggis is traditionally eaten with tatties (mashed potatoes) and neeps (mashed turnips or swede).
Mar 21st, 2015, 08:41 AM
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I personally believe it was 11:26pm in Italy when SandraL posted, not 10:30pm as FD said. Or 1:12 am in Italy when FD posted, if that's what he meant. But I could be wrong. If so I apologize (profusely) in advance.
And we are not here to argue over little things.
And we are not here to argue over little things.
Mar 21st, 2015, 12:23 PM
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I really do enjoy haggis , but it is not the sort of thing i would ever eat in a resturant, but many of the places in the tourist areas will serve it, some times as a starter or as a main meal. as other have said versions do vary and i prefer ones that are on the drier side.
Worth looking out for Balmoral chicken, that's roast chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and often wrapped in bacon and served with a whisky cream sauce it is bloody delicious.
Some Indian resturants do haggis pakora which is quite nice and i have even seen haggis pizza on some menus.
Worth looking out for Balmoral chicken, that's roast chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and often wrapped in bacon and served with a whisky cream sauce it is bloody delicious.
Some Indian resturants do haggis pakora which is quite nice and i have even seen haggis pizza on some menus.
Mar 21st, 2015, 12:38 PM
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Recipe for Balmoral chicken http://www.macsween.co.uk/recipes/chicken-balmoral/
The illustration will show you what the haggis looks like before it is decanted.
The illustration will show you what the haggis looks like before it is decanted.
Mar 22nd, 2015, 02:24 AM
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<i>Best dogfood I've ever had.</i>
Did it leave you feeling wuff?
<i>I only eat free range haggis.</i>
Left or right handed haggii?
But when are the Scottish government going to ban the playing of them? The noise they make when squeezed is terrible yet tourists are happy to pay for something akin to bear baiting
Did it leave you feeling wuff?
<i>I only eat free range haggis.</i>
Left or right handed haggii?
But when are the Scottish government going to ban the playing of them? The noise they make when squeezed is terrible yet tourists are happy to pay for something akin to bear baiting
Mar 23rd, 2015, 10:41 AM
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I enjoy haggis. It's just an oatmeal sausage in my mind. Different recipes will taste differently, so maybe try it more than once.
I had haggis nachos on one trip to Scotland and that's how I serve it at gatherings frequently .. Stahly's is the brand I like in the US. I use rustic potato chips, spread/dollop the haggis over the chips (yes, does look a bit like taking pet food out of a can), sprinkle with mixed mozzarella/cheddar and nuke until hot and cheese melted.
Many coworkers of mine have enjoyed this, even after looking at the empty haggis can and declaring that they'd never touch the stuff
I had haggis nachos on one trip to Scotland and that's how I serve it at gatherings frequently .. Stahly's is the brand I like in the US. I use rustic potato chips, spread/dollop the haggis over the chips (yes, does look a bit like taking pet food out of a can), sprinkle with mixed mozzarella/cheddar and nuke until hot and cheese melted.
Many coworkers of mine have enjoyed this, even after looking at the empty haggis can and declaring that they'd never touch the stuff
