haggis question

[dowofbuchanan]

hello i was cruising websites and found caledonian kitchen to my dismay they are out of irn bru but i saw their selections of haggis i was looking at the presentation haggis ive tried haggis before but i dont like the taste of liver and the one i tried was overpowering like liver and onions in bag form has anyone tried theirs and is it very "livery" if so can anyone steer me to a more palatable version ... im not thinking of myself having the skill to make my own at the moment but id like to have one to celebrate my brothers first return from the marines

[berserkbishop]

This wont help with the haggis question but if you want Irn Bru there is some for sale that you can order from the Tartan Museum.

BB

[macwilkin]

hello i was cruising websites and found caledonian kitchen to my dismay they are out of irn bru but i saw their selections of haggis i was looking at the presentation haggis ive tried haggis before but i dont like the taste of liver and the one i tried was overpowering like liver and onions in bag form has anyone tried theirs and is it very "livery" if so can anyone steer me to a more palatable version ... im not thinking of myself having the skill to make my own at the moment but id like to have one to celebrate my brothers first return from the marines

Have you tried the Caledonian Kitchen's Haggis, though? All of the Scots expats in our St. Andrew's Society like it as a substitute for the real thing.

T.

[MacMoose]

hello i was cruising websites and found caledonian kitchen to my dismay they are out of irn bru but i saw their selections of haggis i was looking at the presentation haggis ive tried haggis before but i dont like the taste of liver and the one i tried was overpowering like liver and onions in bag form has anyone tried theirs and is it very "livery" if so can anyone steer me to a more palatable version ... im not thinking of myself having the skill to make my own at the moment but id like to have one to celebrate my brothers first return from the marines

I haven't tried Caledonan's presentation haggis, but I have heard good things about it.

I purchase my haggi (that is the plural of haggis, no?) from Cameron's, and it is fantastic stuff. However, if you are not fond of liver...maybe Haggis isn't for you!

Seriously, I think your best bet is the canned product from Caledonian, truly excellent stuff, both the beef and lamb versions are great, and about as "liver-free" as you'll find. It may lack the traditional appearance and all, but it is very good eating! Maybe you could stuff a few cans worth into a sausage casing, and tart it up a bit, make it look like a presentation haggis.

[Jock Scot]

As far as I am concerned, the more of that wretched haggis, in whatever form it may take,is exported the better. It is dreadful stuff.

[bjproc]

As far as I am concerned, the more of that wretched haggis, in whatever form it may take,is exported the better. It is dreadful stuff.

i'll second that

[Mark Keeney]

Last time I was in the Better Chedder on the plaza they had a can of vegetarian haggis. The can looked a little dusty though.

[Jock Scot]

Last time I was in the Better Chedder on the plaza they had a can of vegetarian haggis. The can looked a little dusty though.

Vegetarian haggis is to be avoided at all costs!It's even worse than the propper stuff!!

[ChattanCat]

Vegetarian haggis is to be avoided at all costs!It's even worse than the propper stuff!!

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Vegetarian haggis is to be avoided at all costs!

even cats won't touch it.... good haggis is is really tasty, as is black pudding (okay, I'll admit they may be an acquired taste for some, just like pre-sweetened ice tea is an acquired taste). A good haggis should be moist, not that dry-as-sawdust hamburger helper stuff that pretends to be haggis and is often served at Burns' Suppers in the USA and Canada to poor, unsuspecting Scots long removed from their ancestral homeland.

Perhaps that "Ace" Kilt Snob Chef would care to venture an opinion on haggis?