Burns' Night: a Major Scottish Holiday.

[HairyHeaven]

Looks like there's a few of us in love with Scotland.
I remember as a young teen going to a Burns night where the haggis was ceremoniously walked around the room with a lone bagpiper, and then being stabbed with some kind of special knife.

A few years ago I was given this book. It's fabulous, full of whimsy, poetry and little bits of magic such as when making oatmeal you have to rain the oats into the water with your left hand only

 

[rascal]

Do you go for wild or farmed haggis? I prefer wild mountain haggis as it has a lovely heather flavour, obviously I prefer eating the left leg to the right leg as there is so much more meat on them.

On another forum that same subject came up, but with beef, apparently most cows sleep on the right? I think, which means the other leg does most of the hard lifting when getting up, so the other side was more tender.? Make sense??? It kinda did to me, I must look when in the country next time.

Russ

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

On another forum that same subject came up, but with beef, apparently most cows sleep on the right? I think, which means the other leg does most of the hard lifting when getting up, so the other side was more tender.? Make sense??? It kinda did to me, I must look when in the country next time.

Russ

With the mountain haggis their left legs are longer than their right legs so they can run round the mountains clockwise whilst they are grazing

 

[rascal]

With the mountain haggis their left legs are longer than their right legs so they can run round the mountains clockwise whilst they are grazing

Now you're taking the mick? Lol.

Russ

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

Now you're taking the mick? Lol.

Russ

No, thats how you catch them by making them turn round and fall over.

 

[caseydog]

No, thats how you catch them by making them turn round and fall over.

So, the catching of haggis does not involve standing in the dark woods with a burlap sack while your friends drive it toward you? I guess it it too big for that.

CD

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

So, the catching of haggis does not involve standing in the dark woods with a burlap sack while your friends drive it toward you? I guess it it too big for that.

CD

That's the lowland haggis.

 

[TastyReuben]

Mr. Haggis

• TastyReuben
• 24 Jan 2020

 

[Duck59]

A cold January day and the butcher is standing in front of an electric fire.

Customer: is that yer Ayrshire bacon?
Butcher: no, I'm just warming ma haunds.

 

[Duck59]

Edinburgh and Glasgow, same country, two very different cities. When a gun goes off in Edinburgh, it’s one o’clock.

(I nicked that one from the very funny Kevin Bridges)

 

[The Velvet Curtain]

I'm amazed this thread has got zo far without a mention of a deep fried mars bar.

 

[caseydog]

I'm amazed this thread has got zo far without a mention of a deep fried mars bar.

I've seen on some show how the Scottish share this with Texans -- a propensity to deep fry things never intended to be deep fried.

CD

 

[rascal]

I've seen on some show how the Scottish share this with Texans -- a propensity to deep fry things never intended to be deep fried.

CD

I've made deep fried ice cream, it was delicious.

Russ

 

[Duck59]

I'm amazed this thread has got zo far without a mention of a deep fried mars bar.

A friend of mine who comes from Edinburgh is of Ukrainian descent. One day, we were musing on this subject and how so many Ukrainians ended up in Scotland. His theory was that it was the only place that had food as stodgy as they got at home.

 

[Lullabelle]

Haggis for dinner tonight