Do you like Haggis?

[sovietsong]

do they have it in english butchers then?  I'm sad to say i dont often go to the butchers and buy most of my stuff in bulk from costco, they sell it but i dont go that often as its pretty far from my house!

[Ironside]

do they have it in english butchers then?  I'm sad to say i dont often go to the butchers and buy most of my stuff in bulk from costco, they sell it but i dont go that often as its pretty far from my house!

some will some wont

depends on the area if in an area with a lot of ex pat scots you should find a decent butcher with haggis easy

best thing to do is use the yellow pages

[bobAlike]

I was working in Clyde just before Christmas, stayed in a semi decent hotel and for evening meal I had 3 different types of Haggis for my starter. All three were gorgeous, not sure why the variety but all nice nonetheless.

[AlrightJack]

Haggis is very good.

[Rod Paradise]

Oh my god no! Take a dead sheep - cut off all the edible bits, sell them to someone - take all the remaining soft bits, mince them, add spices & stick into a stomach, call it a delicacy & feed it to Ironsides.

Sorry folks - never in a million years.

[Cottonbud]

I'm half Scottish and I've never tried Haggis what does it taste like?

[sovietsong]

Its a strange consistancy, like nothing I've tasted before but I guess it has the taste of black pudding mixed with sausage that has a little kick to it!

I'm sure the guys that have it everyweek can do a better job than me explaining!!

Give it a go!

[ViiperUK]

i tried it before i was a veggy and it tasted fine, slight odd taste at first but its not a bad odd  really.

[PocketQuadsSuited]

Im a Veggy.

And for tht reason I am Out.


lol

Ditto!

The veggie version is good though!!

[ViiperUK]

Im a Veggy.

And for tht reason I am Out.


lol

Ditto!

The veggie version is good though!!

it is ye! and i have the real thing to compare it to lol.

[suzanne]

The poor Haggis is fast becoming an endangered species so if you havent tried it I wouldnt leave it too long.

Being Scottish I used to have it for my dinner at least once a week while growing up but dont like to eat it so much now since I read that they were being hunted to extinction. They are very easily caught as someone said earlier because they have 2 long legs on one side of the body and 2 shorter legs on the other side which means they can only walk in one direction around the hillsides. You only have to jump out and scare them and they will tumble down to the bottom trying to get away.

Here is a better explination which I found online.



Nowadays there are strict laws against hunting wild haggis and only farmed haggis may be used in Scotland’s seven haggis processing plants. However, the wild Haggis is said to be both more tender and more flavoursome and as a result poaching is rife. Haggis are nocturnal and very shy and disturbance by sightseers is said to have added to the stress on the few surviving herds. I was therefore very careful when photographing the above Haggis a few years ago and obeyed all the rules in the Haggis watching code.

The wild Haggis population is now thought to have fallen below 6,000 and most of these are to be found deep in the Caledonian Pine Forest where they feed mainly on fallen pine kernels and other seeds as well as the shoots of young plants. They have a particular fondness for mint which is said to add flavour to the meat.

Those who are against any form of Haggis eating allege that the slaughterhouses are inhumane (and even inhaggisane) and claim Haggis are needlessly tortured before finally dying in “these despicable mechanisms”. Once processed, Haggis are sold to butchers and supermarkets all around the world (even through the World-wide Web!) for Scots and would-be Scots to celebrate the life of the great poet, Rabbie Burns (1759-1796). Burns Suppers are now so popular that they last from November to March, thus creating even more suffering for these poor, innocent creatures.

As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "..., haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour." However, there are vegetarian alternatives and these come strongly recommended, especially by the Haggis themselves!

[Cottonbud]

[suzanne]

SIGH!!! It looks nothing like that..it has 4 legs ffs

[Cottonbud]

Take 2...

[Cottonbud]

Looks like a duck billed platypus by the way!