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Haggis is NOT the mythical furry creature,.. with its two inside legs
shorter than its two outside legs...to allow it to run easily along hillsides
! Nor is it any kind of living creature.
Haggis
Haggis is a very old Scottish
dish, which combines meats, spices and oatmeal to create a very rich,
unusual, but none the less delicious feast. Its factual and historic 
description is sometimes off-putting to people who have not tried it.
Fortunately, modern techniques in the preparation and presentation
make it an acceptable delicacy to almost everyone's palate. In fact, its
simply delicious. If you haven't tried authentic Scottish Haggis...you
must ! Here in Scotland it does feature regularly on many peoples home
menus throughout the year. It makes "guest" appearances on a
more formal basis throughout the year, whenever Scottish culture is celebrated.
ARRRRRGH
!!!
In the olden days the preparation went something like this :-
Take the liver, lungs & heart of a sheep and boil them. Mince the
meats and mix with chopped onions, toasted oatmeal, salt, pepper, and
spices. Take one properly cleaned sheep's stomach. Stuff the cleaned stomach
with the prepared contents. Sew up the stomach (leaving enough room for
expansion to avoid a large messy explosion) and boil. Serve and eat. Lovely
!
Okay!, now you've
returned from the bathroom, be reassured that modern dish prepared here
in Scotland is not so gruesome. The best meats are selected, (including
tripe and offal) and prepared with finest oatmeal and spices...but served
in a synthetic skin which is representative of the old technique. The
quality manufacturers here in Scotland pride themselves in their guarded
secret recipes and prepare the dish to exacting standards. It has a higher
quality of content than your average "sausage"...and is extremely healthy...so
please don't be put off! Nowadays, there are even vegetarian versions
made from the finest Scottish produce.
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for more on this famous dish.
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