OT: Haggis [was Re: [Ticket#: 2006040510000641] ]

[David Burgun]

On 7 Apr 2006, at 10:36, Alex Tweedly wrote:

> J. Landman Gay wrote:
>
>> Mark Wieder wrote:
>>
>>>> Don't you remember the original web site? At the bottom of the  
>>>> page it
>>>> said "We eat our own haggis."
>>>
>>>> Which is way further than I care to go. :)
>>>
>>> ...they can have my share, too... I'll pass...
>>
>> I'm OT now, but I want to know: Does anybody, anywhere, actually  
>> *like* this stuff?
>
> Yes, I love it !
>
> Forget the mythology, and the jokes - all haggis is is spiced  
> sausage with oatmeal added (most British sausage traditionally had  
> cereal of some kind added, unlike other European countries where  
> sausage had higher meat content).
>
> Once cooked (steamed is best, microwave is second best, traditional  
> boiling is not so good), it's comparable in taste to some German  
> and Swiss sausage - though often spicier; the texture is of course  
> quite different. Best accompanied by the traditional  
> 'neeps' (mashed turnip) laden with butter and pepper, and either  
> Rowan Jelly or Cranberry Jelly.

Owwwwww, yuck! Way too much information!

I remember the first time I tried it. It was from a Chipper in  
Glasgow, scared me for life - never again!

Cheers
Dave