HAGGIS Whats it like

[bigknickersbigknockers]

and what do you serev it with?

[Collision]

its like marmite - you either love it or hate it!

As long as I dont think too much about what is in it, I love it and it tastes delicious.

Served with mashed turnips and a wee dram of whiskey!

[bigknickersbigknockers]

why, whats in it Collision

[aGalChangedHerName]

I love haggis!! Have it with mashed pots and mashed turnip. Mmmmmm

[nickytwotimes]

entrails...

I'm a veggie Scot and love Mcsweens (sp?) Vegetarian haggis.

Don't forget your mashed 'potatoes' either, aka tatties. And it's not 'turnip', it's bashed neeps, lassie, lol!

[GentleOtter]

Haggis ingredients

[bigknickersbigknockers]

I susspect that entrails are unpleasant, what exactly are they?

[Collision]

bits and pieces of animal

mushed up heart, liver and lung of a lamb minced with onion and oatmeal and boiled in a sheep's stomach for hours.....

.....apart from that YUMYUM!!

[lou031205]

I love haggis!!! It has got a lovely warmth from the spices, and the barley in it makes the texture scrummy. To be honest, if you aren't precious about offal, you will love it. If you are, either get over it before you try haggis, or don't eat it

[Pruners]

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[lou031205]

oatmeal not barley!!

[geordieminx]

Proper haggis tastes like good sausage...cheap haggis... Bleurgh...

[peggotty]

I used to be veggie, but I love haggis. Am really fussy about meat as well. I just try not to think what's in it when I eat it. Best ones are spicy and peppery

[Klaw]

Ah it's fab! Hall's haggis in the Supermarket is perfectly delicious! And you must have it with neeps and tatties (turnip/suede and potatoes, both mashed) and I must have lots of pepper on my neeps and tatties....

both ds and dd love it too

[elmoandella]

oooooooooooooh yummmmmmmmmmm [slevering emoticon]

i like haggis.

a) in toast with brown sauce.

b) on a baked potato.

c) ontop of either steak or chicken breast with a creamy liquer sauce. and big chunky chips!!

[ScummyMummy]

good haggis is delicious, imo.

[elmoandella]

halls do it in nice little slices too. they whole haggis's can be far too much.

[Whizzz]

Costco do a lovely haggis...yum

[AMumInScotland]

Even if you don't normally like offal (like me) haggis is fine, because everything is minced up and mixed with with oatmeal, so it doesn't have that "offal" texture. It can be quite peppery, and quite rich, so you won't need a huge portion.

Mashed potatoes and mashed swede are the normal accompaniments, but not usually really creamed but more roughly mashed IYSWIM.

My DH is a great convert, and specially loves it with a cream & whisky sauce.

[falcon]

It's delicious and you have it with mashed turnips and potatoes.

[bigknickersbigknockers]

DH is bullying me trying to persuade me to try it, I dont want it to be honest but I am always telling the children to try different foods.

[elmoandella]

bigpants be brave.

[bigknickersbigknockers]

I am on the verge of a major tantrum if he brings up the subject of haggis again, he wont even eat liver or kidney. < I DONT WANT TO EAT IT> [foot stamping emoticon]

[MaryAnnSingleton]

don't like it, dh does..neeps and tatties followed by a dollop of that Scottish oat pudding with whisky (which is yum)

[GentleOtter]

At least give it a try! 5 million Scots don't give a fig what is in haggis and it IS our national dish you know.
Anyway, it is good for you.

[bigknickersbigknockers]

I will give it a go, I dont want to be rude so shall have to try it but if its bad I wont be eating it. I can miss out on the skin though cant I?