Burns Night

[Planet 24]

Traditional Burns night dish is Haggis and Neeps followed by a wee dram :) and I'll be partaking tonight, although I am not Scottish born - my mother was Scottish and I suppose it's 'in the blood'.
Does anyone else here celebrate Burns Night in the traditonal way?

[Planet 24]

Open Wide now :glug: A nice wee malt for you :)

[StoneHenge]

I've never had haggis before. I know it's a sheep stomach, but what else goes in it? I'd be willing to give it a go!

[StoneHenge]

Not sure about the lung, but I'd give the rest a whirl!

I wonder if it can be brought (in England) ready made anywhere? I am a tunnel vison kind of girl when shopping. I know what I want, where it is and go get it. I hardly ever stop to browse the isles properly, so it might be sold in supermarkets, but I'd couldn't tell you for toffee!

[StoneHenge]

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I think I&#39;ve seen them in Sainsburys&#33;[/b]

Sorted. Hubby has been pestering me to get spam fitters to try (not had them for donkey&#39;s years). What a shock the poor man would have if I turned up with haggis&#33;

[Annabel]

You can get vegetarian haggis which I think is very nice, it has the oatmeal in it and various hearty veg like swede, carrot and turnip. its ok&#33; I gave one away as an Xmas pressie to a friend - it was in a tin&#33; (well its the thought that counts :D)

i wouldnt eat the meat one though, not keen on the thought of lungs and hearts :blink:

i hope everyone enjoys burns night :rolleyes:

[sp54]

My Grandmother was Scottish and I am proud of my Scottish ancestry, but I hate offal and so will pass on the haggis :rolleyes: [sorry ancestors :unsure: ]

I think I could do with a large wee dram myself tonight though :blink:

[Planet 24]

They taste like spicy mince but a little drier and mine is on cooking now - I get mine from Inverness too :)

and the whisky from the Isle of Skye and the neeps from Tesco :lol:

[Planet 24]

Here&#39;s to you Benzoe with a glass of Laphroiag ;) I&#39;m saving the Skullsplitter for later :)

[mazza]

Neeps is mashed swede, but in some parts of the country it is called turnip. But it&#39;s the one that&#39;s orange inside, not the little white things.

Veggie haggis is really nice, can be dry though so a bit of gravy goes down well B) .

Apparently sales of haggis have really soared this year as many are being sent to....England&#33; I guess quite a few supermarkets are selling it now so that would explain it.

Personally I can&#39;t cope with the idea of lungs and hearts and stuff, so the &#39;meat&#39; option is off my menu&#33;&#33;

Hope it&#39;s a good un anyway1 :cheers:

[Planet 24]

Much enjoyed thanks Yi Win - hope you enjoy yours tonight and don&#39;t forget the wee dram :thumbs:

[Planet 24]

Hi Benzoe - it&#39;s splitting but its worth it - hope the cold gets better soon :thumbs:

[Planet 24]

Thanks Benzoe - the skull is only cracking now as for the taste for alcohol - you might have to change brands - I dunno colds certainly have their side effects, we are not talking blocked noses :lol:

[Planet 24]

Hair of the dog[/b]

You&#39;d understand that saying if you had lived in Doggie :lol: :lol:

No, not going out tonight I&#39;m afraid too much paperwork and no Mr. P :(
so it looks like a takeaway and a maybe just a ...... little teensy weensy red wine :rolleyes:

Hair of the Beaujolais instead :)

[Planet 24]

Doggie was the nickname of the village where I used to live - the one labelled Village of Hate in the press.
A quaint little place where the animals are &#39;friendlier&#39; than the people, we even had our own resident horse-whisperer :lol:

Only there it was the heir of the dog ;)