Haggis Not Scottish
Aug 5th, 2009, 04:47 AM
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When my neice was living in London some years ago, she and a friend went to Scotland for a weekend, I think she said it was something like a Haggis Festival or some such thing..anyway, she said the Haggis she ate was quite good.
Aug 5th, 2009, 05:01 AM
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May I suggest that the roots of Haggis go back much further?
There is strong evidence that "haggis" derives from the ancient Hebrew word "hagga" - that which causes one to stagger - and entered the current language via the usual course through the Indo-European languages derived from Sanskrit. (http://tinyurl.com/m5y5wc)
There is strong evidence that "haggis" derives from the ancient Hebrew word "hagga" - that which causes one to stagger - and entered the current language via the usual course through the Indo-European languages derived from Sanskrit. (http://tinyurl.com/m5y5wc)
Aug 5th, 2009, 05:17 AM
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Haggis IS scotch 'cos their the only place that eats it. To say otherwise is to say that Chicken Tikka Masala isn't English. Which would be BAD.
Personally I think it's horrid. It's what sausages would look and taste like if made by kids of the Sunshine Coach. Note - by, not out of)
Personally I think it's horrid. It's what sausages would look and taste like if made by kids of the Sunshine Coach. Note - by, not out of)
Aug 5th, 2009, 08:53 AM
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This is an infamous slander on the noble haggis. Andouillette is something that I have tasted once. Hetismij has described it well. It will never pass my lips again.
This is from someone who enjoys a plate of Tripe à la mode de Caen.
This is an infamous slander on the noble haggis. Andouillette is something that I have tasted once. Hetismij has described it well. It will never pass my lips again.
This is from someone who enjoys a plate of Tripe à la mode de Caen.
Aug 5th, 2009, 11:26 AM
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I think I found most of my answer on line:
"By contrast, many French eateries serve andouillette as a hot dish, and foreigners have been repulsed by the aroma, to the point where they find it inedible (see external links). While hot andouillette smells of feces, food safety requires that all such matter is removed from the meat before cooking. Feces-like aroma can be attributed to the common use of the pig’s colon (chitterlings) in this sausage, and stems from the same compounds that give feces some of its odors."
"By contrast, many French eateries serve andouillette as a hot dish, and foreigners have been repulsed by the aroma, to the point where they find it inedible (see external links). While hot andouillette smells of feces, food safety requires that all such matter is removed from the meat before cooking. Feces-like aroma can be attributed to the common use of the pig’s colon (chitterlings) in this sausage, and stems from the same compounds that give feces some of its odors."
Aug 5th, 2009, 01:10 PM
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Andouillette is a completely different thing. Its taste comes mainly from beef paunch. I personally cannot eat it (although I otherwise admire French cuisine).
To fill stomach or bowel with meat is a common European tradition. You find it in every European country. It is called "sausage". You never taste the stomach or bowel - it is just like a foil.
It is also common all over Northern Europe to eat blood sausage. It is both very tasty and very healthy.
Haggis is unique because
- it is made of sheep and not of pork (in fact, has a distinct sheep taste),
- it is made of innards which are mixed with oatmeal.
In no other country, this type of food is eaten. Whether it had been invented in Scotland or not does not matter. Nowadays you find it in Scotland only. So it is a Scottish dish.
I personally find it delicious.
To fill stomach or bowel with meat is a common European tradition. You find it in every European country. It is called "sausage". You never taste the stomach or bowel - it is just like a foil.
It is also common all over Northern Europe to eat blood sausage. It is both very tasty and very healthy.
Haggis is unique because
- it is made of sheep and not of pork (in fact, has a distinct sheep taste),
- it is made of innards which are mixed with oatmeal.
In no other country, this type of food is eaten. Whether it had been invented in Scotland or not does not matter. Nowadays you find it in Scotland only. So it is a Scottish dish.
I personally find it delicious.
Aug 5th, 2009, 01:17 PM
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"Haggis is unique because
- it is made of sheep and not of pork (in fact, has a distinct sheep taste),
- it is made of innards which are mixed with oatmeal.
In no other country, this type of food is eaten".
Try "cordula" in Sardinia.
- it is made of sheep and not of pork (in fact, has a distinct sheep taste),
- it is made of innards which are mixed with oatmeal.
In no other country, this type of food is eaten".
Try "cordula" in Sardinia.
Aug 5th, 2009, 01:55 PM
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Not really. I picked up a couple from a butcher in Calgary who told me that sells several tons each January for Burns Suppers.
It is also readily available year round in my home city of Ottawa. In fact we served one as an appetizer for a BBQ this past June (complete with Burns' 'Address').
Not really. I picked up a couple from a butcher in Calgary who told me that sells several tons each January for Burns Suppers.
It is also readily available year round in my home city of Ottawa. In fact we served one as an appetizer for a BBQ this past June (complete with Burns' 'Address').
Aug 6th, 2009, 05:00 AM
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I liked travelgourmet's description of haggis as a bit like "dirty rice." It's been awhile, but I'd describe the haggis I've had (and enjoyed) as between rice and grainy meatloaf in texture. Spicy, too. I like it.
Aug 6th, 2009, 05:06 AM
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Haggis is on general sale in SE London. Quite who buys it I have no idea.
ps I was right about a la mode:
http://www.answers.com/topic/la-mode
Stop eating haggis and tripe with ice cream. Please.
ps I was right about a la mode:
http://www.answers.com/topic/la-mode
Stop eating haggis and tripe with ice cream. Please.
Aug 6th, 2009, 05:51 AM
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<also (in USA) fruit or other sweet pie served with ice cream.>
Well since it is France we are talking about a la mode only means in the fashion of and not with ice cream -only in good ole USA could you define it as such
Once again CW 'fact' is undone
Well since it is France we are talking about a la mode only means in the fashion of and not with ice cream -only in good ole USA could you define it as such
Once again CW 'fact' is undone
Aug 6th, 2009, 07:22 AM
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>>It's a well known fact that wild Haggis have two long legs and two short legs place on either side of the body. This enables it to run around mountain tops at tremendous speed. If you want to catch a Haggis get it on level ground. They topple.
