Burns Night, haggis, neeps n tatties etc

[JanH]

[QUOTE=french frank;253714]But ...do you boil it or bake/roast it?

We steam our veggies, our haggis was cooked in the steamer too. It was delicious, from our local butcher.

[JanH]

Does anyone eat vegetarian haggis?

I enjoy ordinary every-burns-night haggis, vegetarian haggis has been mentioned on this thread. What is the veggie one made with, lots of oatmeal but what else? I'm curious.

[Barbirollians]

I am amazed anyone eats swede let alone haggis !

[Anna]

I am amazed anyone eats swede let alone haggis !

What do Vegetarian Cannibals eat?
Swedes

[MrGongGong]

Well, don't tell Mr Pee; he seems to have abit of a thing about "islands"...

"Over the sea to .........a small island off the coast of Scotland that isn't part of the country "

[mercia]

ALDI has just emailed me to say I can buy fresh haggis from them @ £2.18 per kilo or tinned @ £3.04 per kilo, a tin of Cullen Skink (?) for £1.90 and Fraoch Heather Ale for £1.49/500ml


...... but only on Sunday

[Richard Tarleton]

What do American Scots eat on Burns Night?

[Flosshilde]

a tin of Cullen Skink (?)

A fabulous fish soup, made with smoked haddock, potato and cream.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/jan/05/how-to-cook-perfect-cullen-skink

If you like fishy soups you might also fancy Partan Bree -

http://www.cooksinfo.com/partan-bree

[Zucchini]

ALDI has just emailed me to say I can buy fresh haggis from them @ £2.18 per kilo or tinned @ £3.04 per kilo, a tin of Cullen Skink (?) for £1.90 and Fraoch Heather Ale for £1.49/500ml

And LIDL are offering Kilts for £29.99, Sporrans for £9.99, Ghillie Shiirts for £11.99, Kilt Socks for £3.99 and tartan covered Hip Flasks for £5.99.

Won't get that in Waitrose, will you

[Flosshilde]

What do American Scots eat on Burns Night?

They can eat Haggis ordered from here -

http://www.scottishhaggis.com

"our haggis for the US market is made in Bangor Maine under license to the WA Bean Company "

"Q. Is this the same haggis that I would get in Scotland?
A. It is with two exceptions, the USDA does not allow sheep lungs to be used in manufacture and all haggis made in the US except our haggis links is in an artificial casing. Otherwise we use the same 150 year old recipe we use in Scotland, the same ingredients including Scottish oats and barley and always use lamb hearts and liver and never beef."

which is strange as the casing is a sheep's stomach, not lungs.

[BBMmk2]

I must see about my clan's tartan Royal Stuart! Mercia, that looks rather good value! Thanks! :) I be having whisky

[Richard Tarleton]

Just been reading about your rellies in Dan Jones's The Plantaganets, BBM. Crikey!

I knew Lidl were discounters but it's going to be a pretty skimpy kilt for £29. Acrylic tablecloth more like. A similar outfit from Messrs Kinloch Anderson or similar would set you back £500-600

[Flosshilde]

As you might expect there's been a lot of comment about Lidl's kilt hereabouts. As you say, rather skimpy, acrylic & made in China. Suitable for fancy dress possibly but I don't think it would stand up to a Dashing White Sargeant or two

[Anna]

I absolutely love cullen skink - but to me it's a special occasion soup as it's so rich with all the cream, a meal in itself. I've just been to Lidl (for their single estate 70% Ecuadorian chocolate!) and not a single dress-up-like-a-Scotsman item was to be seen. There are a couple of pubs here offering a Burns Night - one has 5 courses for £15, but they haven't posted their menus.

[Don Petter]

I absolutely love cullen skink - but to me it's a special occasion soup as it's so rich with all the cream, a meal in itself. I've just been to Lidl (for their single estate 70% Ecuadorian chocolate!) and not a single dress-up-like-a-Scotsman item was to be seen. There are a couple of pubs here offering a Burns Night - one has 5 courses for £15, but they haven't posted their menus.

I see some pubs are celebrating 'Burns' Week'. Is this commercial inflation?