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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:36 pm
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A dilemma. This:
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Alan, I will most definitely be raising a fat glass of Talisker to you and yours tonight! Have a good one.

But then this:
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Oh and some may be happy to hear that a large purchase of Innis & Gunn hath taken place

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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:56 pm
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I say Ceri that picture seems like it should say "throth" instead of "both", without froth I hophe. Phugar, now my thongue ith thieb intho a noth.

...pherhaphs tthoo much Laphroaig, Nutther? 8)

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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:30 pm
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Yep haggis and bashed neeps with totties tonight and it was great 8) the haggis was the tinned Grant's stuff but it was superb, the turnip was sweet and the potatoes were excellent.

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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:10 pm
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well seeing as it's burns night and the traditional fare is haggis tatties and neeps (i'm having that anyway :D ) just wondering if anyone else in fenderland is going to a burns supper or just stuffing their face with haggis ? , and just for giggles , who has never tried haggis ? cheers
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Being an American, we are weak of heart, I have never tried haggis. We have been conditioned to only accept band tastes, compared to what the rest of the world eats. I'm more adventurous than most and have sampled food from a lot of different cultures. One thing I've found, food cooked properly is usually delicious.

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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:25 am
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Being an American, we are weak of heart, I have never tried haggis. We have been conditioned to only accept band tastes, compared to what the rest of the world eats. I'm more adventurous than most and have sampled food from a lot of different cultures. One thing I've found, food cooked properly is usually delicious.

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i say texas sounds quite good taste wise all that tex mex food , check out some good curry recipes , that'll get you'r taste buds going :lol:
and thank you very much oxfan , i'm glad you like them mate

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:35 am
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Ceri wrote:
For those as don't know, here's a recipe for haggis:

Ingredients
1 sheep's stomach or ox secum, cleaned and thoroughly, scalded, turned inside out and soaked overnight in cold salted water
heart and lungs of one lamb
450g/1lb beef or lamb trimmings, fat and lean
2 onions, finely chopped
225g/8oz oatmeal
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground dried coriander
1 tsp mace
1 tsp nutmeg
water, enough to cook the haggis
stock from lungs and trimmings

Method
1.Wash the lungs, heart and liver (if using). Place in large pan of cold water with the meat trimmings and bring to the boil. Cook for about 2 hours.
2.When cooked, strain off the stock and set the stock aside.
3.Mince the lungs, heart and trimmings.
4.Put the minced mixture in a bowl and add the finely chopped onions, oatmeal and seasoning. Mix well and add enough stock to moisten the mixture. It should have a soft crumbly consistency.
5.Spoon the mixture into the sheep's stomach, so it's just over half full. Sew up the stomach with strong thread and $@!&# a couple of times so it doesn't explode while cooking.
6.Put the haggis in a pan of boiling water (enough to cover it) and cook for 3 hours without a lid. Keep adding more water to keep it covered.
7.To serve, cut open the haggis and spoon out the filling. Serve with neeps (mashed swede or turnip) and tatties (mashed potatoes).


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Why - why do I find the idea of that a challenge? What a sissy I must be. Man up, Ceri, and get it down ya!

(No wonder they drink all that whisky first...)

Cheers - C


Alan, for just a moment I thought "I should try haggis", when I read Ceri's recipe I thought "I shouldn't try haggis". Sorry Alan, I hope you had a wonderful time on this special day, but, for me a stomach, heart and lung wouldn't stay down very long, lol.

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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:13 am
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you don't know what you'r missing mate :D my son is a picky eater and it wasn't till a few years ago he asked to try some haggis , after a mouthful he ended up eating most of the bloody thing :lol: thats how good it is 8) . If you tried it without knowing whats in it you would eat it all the time :mrgreen: and it tastes better when you happen to be drunk , the fish and chip shops sell it here so on a night out , get blootered , hit the chippy for a haggis done in batter , which is then deep fried and served with salt , vinegar and some brown sauce , delish :mrgreen: , cheers
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 3:04 am
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A Haggis is rare in Australia. I have however had the pleasure . As a young chef, I once assisted a Scotsman in the preparation of a Haggis with bashed neeps and tatties.
It was one of the best things I've eaten, and I've eaten a lot of different stuff.

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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:50 am
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One thing that Americans shy away from is, organ meat. If you took a poll on here I'm sure you'd find the majority of Americans might like liver, in a small group and maybe heart. As far as lungs, kidneys and such, definitely no.


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Post subject: Re: so who's having haggis for dinner then
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:16 am
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Being an American, we are weak of heart, I have never tried haggis. We have been conditioned to only accept band tastes, compared to what the rest of the world eats. I'm more adventurous than most and have sampled food from a lot of different cultures.

i say texas sounds quite good taste wise all that tex mex food , check out some good curry recipes , that'll get you'r taste buds going :lol:
and thank you very much oxfan , i'm glad you like them mate

As far as culinary traditions, Texas and Lousiana are out of the ordinary. Some of the southern states (Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia) have "different" foods and dishes compared to the Northeast and Midwest, too. I think the idea of American "blandness" is because people aren't scratching beyond the surface of the unique cuisine that is right under their nose.

For example:
I grew up near Fort Worth, Texas, so I thought I had a pretty good handle on what Mexican food was supposed to taste like. When I married Lady Armadillo (she of Mexican descent) she said, "C'mon, bolillo, let's show you what real Mexican food tastes like..."

What most people call "Mexican food" is really "Tex-Mex". Tex-Mex isn't bad--it's spicy and filling and generally enjoyable, but true Mexican food is much more flavorful and has a greater variety of dishes. Interestingly, most Mexican food is not as spicy, but it has more flavor.

So when we go to the restaurants (or her relatives' homes) to eat, they're usually surprised that a bolillo such as myself not only knows the right dishes but also the way to prepare and eat them--foods like menudo, chorizo, papas y frijoles, juevos con migas, pan dulce, gorditas, nopales and so on...there's only one dish that I refuse to eat any more, and that's pollo con mole (also called mole rico). It's always served at weddings, anniversary parties and funerals, and it just does nothing for my tastebuds. After several years of choking that crap down (assuming I would either get used to it or somebody would make it "right"--several people said, "You don't like mole? Well, you haven't tried my mole!")I finally started asking people if they really like it. 90% of them said, "No, I hate that stuff, it's just tradition to eat it and I don't want to hurt the host's feelings." I suspect the 10% that said they like it are either (1) lying or (2) weird.

When we moved up here to the Texoma area, we were concerned that we wouldn't have any good authentic Mexican food--the two restaurants we tried were a poor white person's imitation. But right under the noses of all these people was a little hole-in-the-wall cafe, carnecaria y panaderia (Mexican meat market and bakery), and they have everything we need.

Ole!

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:41 am
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Screamin' Armadillo wrote:
that a bolillo such as myself not only knows the right dishes but also the way to prepare and eat them--foods like menudo, chorizo, papas y frijoles, juevos con migas, pan dulce, gorditas, nopales and so on..

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... when's a good time for us to come visit? We'll bring Haggis.... and beer!

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:28 am
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A few pubs here in the States have a Robert Burns party. Believe it or not, Robert Burns was a cousin of my Great Grandfather. Our family has a book of poems signed by him as well as a few letters. Our family is one of the oldest Clans in Scotland. We had a castle that is now a museum. And yep, I do own a kilt with our family's Tartan and wear it around. :mrgreen:

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:36 am
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I like what Mike Myers said: "All Scottish food seems to be based on a dare..."
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Screamin' Armadillo wrote:
I like what Mike Myers said: "All Scottish food seems to be based on a dare..."

Yep, well: I thought it would be bad Sassenach manners on this thread to make jokes about deep fried haggis. But then the man himself mentioned it, so I guess it must be real:


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...hit the chippy for a haggis done in batter , which is then deep fried and served with salt , vinegar and some brown sauce , delish

Any Scots here care to amaze the world by naming all the unlikely things they've eaten deep fried? :|

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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:59 am
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Ceri wrote:
Any Scots here care to amaze the world by naming all the unlikely things they've eaten deep fried? :|

Cheers - C

I've never eaten it but they sell deep fried Mars Bars :lol: How do they deep fry it without the chocolate melting :lol:

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