Originally Posted by saladin

I'd keep well away from the ready meals counter of your super-market, all tinned meat, pies, pasties, mince and fast-food outlets then. The only way to avoid eating "all the bits" in one form or another would be to only eat butcher meat such as steak, roasts and chops ..... or go veggie ( and even then you'll get rendered animal fats in there "by accident".)

Look on the bright side, haggis is one of the most environmentally friendly foods there is, absolutely nothing is wasted.

Boring twat, I was taking the piss. I like haggis.

Originally Posted by Auld-Yin

I wonder how many of our English brethren who wish Scotland to remain tied to England will be joining us in partaking of our national dish?

Many, I hope, as it is a wonderful and wholesome meal.

Your Anglo-Irish brethren would very happily tuck in, except the family can't stand the stuff! I could probably get them to eat a nice Atholl Brose, though...

Edit to add:

Haggis...

Master Fang is happy the day as he's just remembered it means haggis for lunch at school and then haggis the night.

Only down side for him is that he's piping it in at school so won't get to eat the first portions!

He's hoping for haggis pasta at school the morn with any leftovers!

I remember when serving up in Glasgow that the full Burns Supper experience also included a very tasty steak pie and gravy for those not inclined to eat the Haggis. If memory serves, everyone had the steak pie to accompany the haggis, neeps and tatties. Very nice it was too! Sacrilige, I know, but the only bit of a Burns Supper I can't handle is the Whiskey, which turns my stomach (harks back to a very uncomfortable New Years eve of over-indulgence well before I was legally allowed to drink).
No Burns night for us this weekend, sadly, but I made an effort yesterday by making some home made sausage rolls with about 25% haggis in them. Yum!
For all those raising a glass to the Baird this evening or at the weekend, have a good one.

Thanks for the reminder....

For a couple of years before his death, we looked after my wife's dad, a true gentleman, born in Cambuslang.

I put on haggis neeps and tatties for him, and like to continue the tradition, so I just popped out to bag one.

Slainte mhaith, (glugs a malt )

For years I thought this was a pretty gross meal. I bought a few from Scotland in the 90s and an Aussie 'chef' we lived with used to make meals from them...amongst worst food I have ever had. I rate it as some of the only food I can safely call 'inedible.'

However we made it ourselves a few years back, took advice and a fair amount of care.... and to my surprise it was a very, very nice meal indeed! I was amazed. Few decent whiskies helps not focus on what it is made of...Slainte mhath!

Just had ours.... lovely, loads of butter on the spuds.


Put a framed photo of the old boy on the table with a glass of 60% malt for him, I finished mine first so lent him a hand.


Don't seem to be many jocks posting tonight.... have they been delayed?

Originally Posted by vinniethemanxcat

JuDon't seem to be many jocks posting tonight.... have they been delayed?

You'll have to wait until computers, electricity, education & the English language make it North of Hadrian's wall

Originally Posted by samain11

I was taking the piss..

Try being funny then.

I really enjoyed some videos from an online whiskey review site, it was like listening to Fraser from Dads Army talk about his favourite single malts.

This will have to do.

Burns Haggis Address – From www.scotland.org, the official gateway site to Scotland