Haggis!

Haggis out of the oven

While in Brighton, we also had a wonderful Burns Night Supper. What is that? Well, Robert Burns is the national poet of Scotland so each year they celebrate his birthday with a traditional Burns Night meal on the 25th of January centered around a poem that he wrote - Ode Tae a Haggis. Traditional Burns night supper is Haggis, tatters (mashed potatoes) and nips (turnips/rutabaga), with a healthy shot of whisky both on the side, and on the haggis. Haggis, as you may or may not know, is composed of the leftovers of the sheep, called the pluck - lung, heart, liver minced and put into the stomach with spices and oats, and boiled for several hours. Something else you may not know - it's banned in the US and people smuggle it in - that's how good it is!

When we moved here we were committed to trying new things - and this certainly was. We both tried it - Katherine didn't do much more than that, and I went back for seconds! I don't think it'll be part of our diet moving forward but next Burns night you can sign me up for one.

A Haggis waiting to go into the oven

Haggis, tatters, and nips