Haggis

[soldier of fortune]

In honour of our newest member, Spicy McHaggis, i wonder out of all our many members of Hondo's are there any of us who've eaten it.

 

If you have, tell us what you though.

 

See below for what wiki says.

 

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish. Although there are many recipes, it is normally made with the following ingredients: sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal's stomach for approximately an hour. It somewhat resembles stuffed intestines (pig intestines otherwise known as chitterlings or the kokoretsi of traditional Greek cuisine.), sausages and savoury puddings of which it is among the largest types. As the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique puts it, "[a]lthough its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour." (p592)

 

Most modern commercial haggis outside of Scotland is prepared in a casing rather than an actual stomach. There are also meat-free recipes specifically for vegetarians which are designed to taste similar to the meat-based recipes.

 

It is often asserted (e.g., on the packaging of MacSween's haggis) that the dish is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties" (Scots: turnip and potatoes; these are boiled and mashed separately) and a "dram" (ie. a glass of Scotch whisky). However, it might perhaps be more accurate to describe this as the traditional main course of a Burns supper, since on other occasions haggis may be eaten with other accompaniments. Whisky sauce (made from thickened stock and Scotch whisky) has recently been developed as an elegant addition.

 

[the division of joy]

for me it tastes like white pudding.... i like it a lot

[Spicy McHaggis]

its fucking awesome, get a dodgy one though and it will give you the shits haha but regardless it will put hairs on yer chest like balls of twine (there is an irish saying for people to mooch), also my name comes from a song!!!

[soldier of fortune]

its been a while since i last tasted it, but it is very similar to Black/White pudding.

 

Its more to do with what its ingredients are, thats what puts people off in my opinion.

[Aartemys]

I'll try anything once...

[Lycaon]

Its not the ingredients or preparation that puts me off, so much as the fact that I've heard it tastes horrible.

[Lottie]

DOJ HAS RABIES

[The NZA]

DOJ HAS RABIES

 

unverified, but likely true.

 

has anyone here, who never ate this stuff growing up, eaten it at some point, and enjoyed it?

[archangel]

I'd like to try it

[the division of joy]

DOJ HAS RABIES

 

you fucker, with your acronyms..... all these beatings in chess and still no respect....

 

unverified, but likely true.

 

has anyone here, who never ate this stuff growing up, eaten it at some point, and enjoyed it?

 

 

and yes, i never ate this growing up but ate it at some point, and enjoyed it a lot, enjoyed it enough to badger everyone i know who goes to scotland to bring me some back