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]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sledge @ 25th January 2007 - 2:20 PM) 230619</div>:hihi: :hihi:
I think I've seen them in Sainsburys![/b]

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

[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! I gave one away as an Xmas pressie to a friend - it was in a tin! (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's to you Benzoe with a glass of Laphroiag ;) I'm saving the Skullsplitter for later :)

[mazza]

Neeps is mashed swede, but in some parts of the country it is called turnip. But it's the one that'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! I guess quite a few supermarkets are selling it now so that would explain it.

Personally I can't cope with the idea of lungs and hearts and stuff, so the 'meat' option is off my menu!!

Hope it's a good un anyway1 :cheers:

[Planet 24]

Much enjoyed thanks Yi Win - hope you enjoy yours tonight and don't forget the wee dram :thumbs:

[Planet 24]

Hi Benzoe - it'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'd understand that saying if you had lived in Doggie :lol: :lol:

No, not going out tonight I'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 'friendlier' than the people, we even had our own resident horse-whisperer :lol:

Only there it was the heir of the dog ;)