Has anybody had haggis this week ?

[TheTecknician]

Or at any other time ? Admittedly it's a delicacy I've never tried, whether traditional or vegetarian but I'm interested to know if haggis has much reach into Mumsnetville.

I don't remember Burns Night (or Week) being an event in the hospitality calendar until the last decade or so. Then again, I'm in Yorkshire so I expect it's different in Scotland. It's a way for the trade to start making some post-Christmas brass in the traditionally lean month of January.

nah its just innards nothing particulary different, butchers will put in in natural .casing.

We had haggis last night. And I’ve rolled strips of it in puff pastry and made haggis sausage rolls before. I love the stuff. I’m not Scottish but DH is.

We're having it this weekend. The kids love it as much as we do. I found out last year as I had a delivery substitute that M&S do a gorgeous veggie haggis. I almost prefer it to the meat one. Going to see if I can find it again tomorrow.

Yes, last night. We have a guest staying right now from Rwanda and he loved it, it was a lovely cross-cultural experience!

We probably eat it once every couple of months, it's a really easy dinner. Couldn't find MacSweens this year in Tesco, so ours was a Simon Howie which I don't think is as good, it's not as spicy!

Stuffed haggis chicken breasts, wrapped in streaky bacon and roasted is delicious

I'm Scottish but hate haggis

I tried it for the first time at my work Xmas party- first time working for a Scottish company and not Scottish. It was delicious but I'm pro-offal 😊

Had veggie haggis last night as I like the real stuff but can't stand the smell of it cooking in the microwave (and no, I'm not away to boil it for 45 mins!).

Had roasted carrots (neeps are just a drama) plus baby chilli tatties and baked tatties (couldn't be bothered with mash - spot the theme here 😆).

We had haggis, neeps and tatties for our wedding meal - everyone was quite happy even though it was July and roasting outside (surprisingly!).

Yup, we had a lovely one from the local butcher this week.

Also have it now and again in a cooked breakfast. Nice in a morning roll. 😄

Yes to veggie haggis with baked beans & brown sauce! And also a veggie haggis breakfast roll.

Scot in Scotland. Some Scots aren't haggis fans but lots of folk eat it all year round.

Howie's is still on Broughton St in Edinburgh.

Eat it all year round tbh but I do live in Scotland and it's always available

I absolutely understand the tradition of eating haggis. My BIL had his 60th on the Royal yacht in Edinburgh but I personally couldn’t eat it 🤦‍♀️The haggis was blessed by someone from the Queen’s castle..too much TBH !!

I did. Shared half a small haggis with DH on Burns night. We both love haggis and veggie DS loves veggie haggis. But usually only have it on Burns night.

So um... I'm fond of haggis but living somewhere that it isn't readily available. Found a shop with a few random UK foods and on impulse bought ... a tin of haggis. I'm rather frightened of it and haven't opened it.

Haggis-liking Scots, advise me! Will it be awful? Oh I'm looking at the tin and horrifyingly it says 'product of USA'... that can't be good. Hmm, it's directed me to a Scottish site (business based in Fife) that produces 'Scotch Haggis' in a tin and it says 'We also have a manufacturing partner in Chicago producing tinned haggis to satisfy the US and Canadian markets.' My tin is in the same style as theirs but mine says 'Scottish Style Haggis'.

TL;DR I'm afraid opening this tin may release sin and death into an unsuspecting world.

Yes. Eat it regularly. Don't tell anyone but we cook it in the microwave.
Was on deal this week. Bonus

Yup. Eaten it a couple of times this week, been to a ceilidh and the kids have been learning urns poems at school. My favourite thing is that kids in Scotland do Scottish country dancing instead of PE for about 3 months in winter! They are pretty mortified by it but they can also dance a gay Gordon or a dashing white sergeant
too!

I am desperate for an update when you open this 😅

I think the tinned stuff is just haggis (the one sealed in a round bag) and then dropped into the tin rather than a full tin of haggis.
Isn’t fried haggis the only and best way to eat it (as part of a cooked breakfast or with mashed potatoes and…… beans)?
Is there a vegetarian haggis that can be cut into circles and fried that tastes good?

They do also seem to make a full haggis in the skin which is put into a tin or container, but I think this one is really just a tin full of haggis, as the instructions are to put in microwave or empty into a pan and heat.

Funnily enough, I have, though I'd forgotten it was Burns night this week. I'm English and live in England (as is probably evident from my forgetting Burns night) but happened to be in Scotland overnight on Monday and there was a bit on the plate with my cooked breakfast.😀Haggis is delicious and satisfying in winter, I wish it was more widely available south of the border.

Scottish haggis cannot be imported to the states (and many other countries) because of rules about importing animal products. It's likely your US haggis will be made to the same recipe as Scottish haggis but using local meat. I've eaten tinned haggis before, it's fine.

We had veggie haggis. Love it. Can't be doing with the original version mind. Scottish living in London for over 30 years. People still think we speak like Burns at home 😂

We love Balmoral chicken. Stuffed with haggis. Haven't had any this week but may be on the menu for next

I'm Scottish but can't remember ever tasting real haggis - I've been eating vegetarian/vegan haggis for a couple of decades though! Love it with neeps and tatties. Turnip/swede is an absolute nightmare to cut - top tip - 'microwave it for 30 mins and it can scooped out like butter!

My husband (in his 40s) has recently stopped eating meat and says he prefer the veggie haggis 🤷🏼‍♀️

I am Scottish and I am not keen on haggis as a meal itself so I dont have at home, but it is nice in other dishes such as balmoral chicken, or when we were eating out before Christmas I had a beef and haggis Wellington which was tasty.

I went to a few formal burns Suppers in the 90s/00s, either with work or socially, formal dress/kilts for men, address to the haggis, piper etc, but I havent been to one for many years now. I also don't hear of many formal events anymore either, maybe just my social circle is different now. I would encourage ds to go to one if he gets the chance to soak up the Scottish traditions.