Haggis!

heavymental

Got yours for Burns night tonight?!

schmako

Haggis Pizza

johnnyhotdog

Aye.

and neeps...

and tatties!

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o need,
While thro your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!

Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive:
Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive,
Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve
Are bent like drums;
The auld Guidman, maist like to rive,
'Bethankit' hums.

Is there that owre his French ragout,
Or olio that wad staw a sow,
Or fricassee wad mak her spew
Wi perfect sconner,
Looks down wi sneering, scornfu view
On sic a dinner?

Poor devil! see him owre his trash,
As feckless as a wither'd rash,
His spindle shank a guid whip-lash,
His nieve a nit:
Thro bloody flood or field to dash,
O how unfit!

But mark the Rustic, haggis-fed,
The trembling earth resounds his tread,
Clap in his walie nieve a blade,
He'll make it whissle;
An legs an arms, an heads will sned,
Like taps o thrissle.

Ye Pow'rs, wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies:
But, if ye wish her gratefu prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

Crapaud

Working tonight so, a Haggis supper with a can of Irn Bru for me.

killiekosmos

I'm looking forward to a spot of haggis for tea. Just the thing on a cold, windy day.

Might also have a wee dram later to toast the bard.

scwxx77

Had mine yesterday as Friday night is curry night I my household.

stevechambers34

Haggis is too good just for Burns night, I /we have it at least once a month.
Although English I was weaned on it in 1969 by my Grandfather and have passed my love of it onto my wife(who is of Scottish parentage though English born) and children.
One question though who makes the best?
I have tried many including genuine ones brought back from Scotland by the wifes friend.

cee

stevechambers34 wrote:

One question though who makes the best?
I have tried many including genuine ones brought back from Scotland by the wifes friend.

Hmmm... tough one. macsweens make a reasonable mass produced haggis, but for best effect, the local butchers is usually a good place to start.

there is a scottish haggis masters championship, won this year (well May 2007) by Alan Elliot of Dalbeattie Fine Foods near Dunfries, but he's an irishman.

http://www.sfmta.co.uk/index.php?CATEGORY2=6-Haggis

johnnyhotdog

either MacSweens (Edinburgh) or Charles MacLeod (of Stornoway black pudding fame) get my vote.

they're both excellent.

stevechambers34

another good mass produced item is Grants Haggis and its in a tin ! well nice and quite peppery,theres also a good one available in Morrisons supermarkets not sure of maker but it's in a black and inevitably tartan bag again quite good and again made in Scotland I believe, now then black pudding thats another culinary delight...

pneumatic

I made a Haggis once. I was living in France and the local evening class wanted to do a Burns night. I got a recipe from somewhere (this was pre-internet days) and then went to the local market to seek out the Tripier (tripe merchant). When I told him what I wanted, he became all excited so I gave him the recipe.

The best bit was sewing up the paunch. The lesson learned was to put an unfeasible amount of seasoning into it. I was a bit cautious and the Haggis was the poorer for it.

I've often wondered whether Monsieur le Tripier went on to manufacture Haggis for his stall.

BTW, my Dad taught me that the ONLY way to eat a Haggis was to pour whisky all over it so I always have done. However, hardly anyone else I have met has ever heard of that particular "sauce", certainly not as a matter of routine. Try it, you'll never look back!

killiekosmos

stevechambers34 wrote:

Haggis is too good just for Burns night, I /we have it at least once a month.
Although English I was weaned on it in 1969 by my Grandfather and have passed my love of it onto my wife(who is of Scottish parentage though English born) and children.
One question though who makes the best?
I have tried many including genuine ones brought back from Scotland by the wifes friend.

We have haggis regularly too. Tonight I've just finished off a M&S 'special' mmmmm.

Cunobelin

MIne was a "Clockwise Hagis"

I usually only eat ant-clockwise ones as they are cheaper.

But then again it is a special occasion....

Anonymous

We have it for.....um.....yeah, that's it, 4th of July. With syrup and mustard. Yeah, that's it. 4th of July.

bagpusscp

Spent 2 weeks in Scotland once trying to catch one of these elusive wee beasties . Never even saw one :roll:

stevechambers34

I believe they are free range farmed now by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall as the last(alleged) wild one was caught and ended it's day's in a circus freak show.
Still well tasty !

Bunnyman 5.5

8) 8) :P A haggis is a haggis for a'that ....