A dilemma. This:

But then this:

Decisions decisions:



Could always do both.

Slàinte mhòr agad - C

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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?

G'nigh',

N.

Yep haggis and bashed neeps with totties tonight and it was great 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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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
and thank you very much oxfan , i'm glad you like them mate

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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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you don't know what you'r missing mate 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 thats how good it is . If you tried it without knowing whats in it you would eat it all the time 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 , cheers
Alan

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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.

Happy Burns Day ....Mark.

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



Now seriously appetized -

Nutter

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.

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I like what Mike Myers said: "All Scottish food seems to be based on a dare..."

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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:



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

Cheers - C

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

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George Van Eps.