William Rose have sold out of Haggis

[MrBen]

Do not forget - it is Burns Night on Sunday. The unofficial national day for all Scots around the world.

And William Rose have sold out of Haggis! (250 apparently)

No idea where I'll get one now and trying to avoid Sainsburys. I will be addressing the beast!

I raise a dram to the bard. And to all Scots - happy Burns Night.

[Pickle]

We've got ours and the neeps and tatties are at the ready... delicious! Hope you manage to find one (the van on Northcross might be worth a try today?)

[Asset]

Has to be McSweens!!

I'm off to a Burn's night tonight, someone else doing the cooking.

[KirstyH]

Fresh n' Wild north of river used to stock McSweens and the veggie version (also v good). Anyone know if any of the pubs are adding haggis to sunday lunch?

I saw that Hootenanny have got some mental sounding gaelic rock Motorhead band on, which in absence of haggis I may venture to - ever seeking a good Runrig bash equivalent.

[Applespider]

If you can get to a Waitrose, they have MacSweens including the giant 'serves 12' size. I picked mine up yesterday (the regular size!)

[SimonM]

Sparkes had plenty of haggis, as well as a vegetarian version, which doth boggle the mind somewhat...

[Asset]

veggie haggis is yummy, althnough not really haggis obviously. The meat-eaters always end up tucking in which isn't fair!

[Cassius]

Baburs is doing a Burns night do with haggis and they even have a piper 'addressing' the haggis. :-S

[Michael Palaeologus]

Make your own, surely?

Just buy lungs, pancreas and heart, boil and mince. Mix with oats and scottish herbs (thistle and .. um, um .. flooor of Scotland?), stuff in a sheeps stomach. Then dip in batter and deep fry.

Serve with chips.

Delicious ..

[SteveT]

Michael Palaeologus wrote:- (thistle and .. um, um .. flooor of Scotland?),

Flooor of Scotland is becoming very scarce in these parts, rather like peat beds in Ireland don't you know. This reckless

behaviour of using this seldom seen commodity is a disgrace to humanity.

[Michael Palaeologus]

But its so niiiiiiice

Like Panda steak

[SteveT]

I was in Finland a few years ago in some ritzy Helsinki restaurant, and 'bear steak' was one of the dishes on the menu.

One of the guys (American) who tried it said "it was the most greasy, gristly, inedible dish, he had ever tried", and for ?90 (1995) the most expensive too.

But I'm sure it would not be the case for the healthy, bamboo scoffing, vegetarian, panda.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Not a very efficient animal your Panda. they eat bamboo constantly and sh*t constantly because they cant digest the bamboo well. I observed this during a visit to Berlin Zoo. This may or may not have relevance to their eating goodness.

BUT they must have a hell of a stomach which may or may not be suitable for haggie production.

[Mick Mac]

i know many people avoid Sainsbury - but my wife has boiught me a "Simon Howie Haggis Company" haggis from there today ?1.99. That will do me fine.

[Applespider]

Michael Palaeologus Wrote:

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> Make your own, surely?

Make? Surely, you mean hunt your own haggis down. Admittedly, I've never spotted a wild haggis in the area. Perhaps we could introduce them to Sydenham Woods as food for the big cats. ;-)

[HonaloochieB]

MrBen Wrote:

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William Rose have sold out of Haggis! (250> apparently)

My sincere thanks to the 250 friends and neighbours, many of course unknown to me personally and I'm sure most yet unmet.

You've taken a shot for the rest of us by ensuring these 'haggi' are removed from public display. Well done.

I assume you have livestock of some description which will consider them a treat of some sort.

Thanks once again.

[MrBen]

Quite appropriate it was 250 sold - as it is the 250th anniversary of Burns birth. A very special day. Radio 3 has been playing Burns readings and songs all week - a nice touch. Also see BBC 4 at 9pm tonight.

Haggis is a actually fairly heathly dish, much better for you than..say....an English sausage. Or chicken tikka masala - which I'm led to believe is your own national dish? ;-)

If you have yet to try it...perhaps tonight you should? You will be pleasantly surprised.

I raise a glass to the bard!

[lozzyloz]

Is Haggis really the Scottish national dish? I thought it was deep fried Mars Bars and chips with curry sauce?

[Applespider]

Pudding and starter respectively. ;-)