Our exploration has turned towards the land of the Scots, such being the fickle winds of fate I suppose, and trying to learn new things. Not easy for this old dog I can tell yeh true.
So here is what I'm learning about Haggis. Its all on the web, so it must be true...
http://www.electricscotland.com/haggis/haggis1.html
http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/haggisclopedia.cfm First page lists some common myths about Haggis, a couple Haggis cams and more. It seems to contradict the first page listed in saying that they, the haggis, have 4 legs and are non aquatic; perhapes there is more than one species of haggis, that ould explain things nicely...natural selection acounting for regional variations.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/haggis/wildhaggis.html
This describes the Haggi I saw while in Scotland, and matches up to the storied ai was told in the Pub in Castle Douglas and at Threve Castle where I stayed.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usfeatures/haggis/wildhaggis.html
I didn't know of this sport for it was not the season when I visited but...
Bob
6 comments:
Gee, why do I get the feeling that this is Brian's blog?
I remember when I first went to the UK, my guidebook had an entire page devoted to explaining to the hapless reader that the haggis was in fact NOT a small flightless bird (they make fun of tourists there, you see), but instead was some ungodly "culinary" concoction made from a sheep's stomach.
When I finally got up to Scotland, also discovered they sell haggis-in-a-can, and to top even that, vegetarian haggis-in-a-can!
Vegitarian Haggis? Ewwwwwwww
No, I am sure that the entire nation of Scotland (no doubt backed up by the Royal Navy) would not be guilty of trying to play a private practical joke on their tourists. ;)
So it must be true!
Ahhh, I love having the opportunity to turn someone's stomach with the thought of veggie haggis. While we're at it, how about the thought of delectable dried grasshoppers flavored with a little lime and chili salt? Yum!
(Very SRC appropriate, right?)
I do love the haggis hunt page with its webcams...
AS some one once said to me, nothing wrong with haggis that a great deal of single malt would cure.
Is it true that haggis are killed by playing the pipes?
Scotland (and) Ireland forever!
Tom
Haggis is one of those foods I tried once and feel no temptation to eat again. Ever.
Other once-was-enough foods: broiled limberger cheese (our house didn't smell right for days), raw oysters (ok--I tried them twice, just to make sure), chocolate covered ants, braised kidneys.
I have become a big fan of soft shelled crabs as long as I don't think about the eyes. So even a girl from Ohio can learn to live a little.
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