Not For The Faint Hearted. (Haggis)

Member Name: Sarahjh

Product:	Haggis
Date:	10/12/08 (90 review reads)
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Advantages: A delicious dish using sheeps offal

Disadvantages: Maybe not everyones cup of tea.

A lot of people would automatically refuse Haggis because of the reputation that goes before it!
Haggis is very much an acquired taste, a mixture of lambs hearts and lungs combined with beef or lamb trimmings both fat and lean and oatmeal and seasoning. I enjoy the odd portion of Haggis, its a tasty and warming meal.



I do feel that healthy eating has probably made Haggis totally unacceptable to many. Years ago it was common to eat Lambs hearts, stuffed and roasted, they were delicious. The lungs or lights as I have always called them were boiled for the cats!



Haggis needs to be eaten in small quantities and served with creamy mashed potatoes and mashed swede or turnip, whichever you choose. Traditionally the meal would be accompanied with a dram of good Scotch Whisky.



Many supermarkets stock Haggis, as we near `Burns Night` the major supermarkets make a point of stocking them.
A good quality small haggis will cost you in the region of £5.
A smaller haggis will need to be simmered in a saucepan of hot water for about an hour and a half. I have reheated some in the microwave but have never been tempted to cook a haggis from scratch in that way, the oatmeal content tends to make the texture a bit dry so im sure that microwaving it whole would dry the haggis out even further.
Once you have taken the Haggis out of the saucepan and set it onto a plate you are ready to cut into the outer skin which is in fact the lining of a sheep's stomach.
As you cut that lining and start to scoop the haggis out with a spoon the smell of the offal contained in the haggis hits you!
But don't be put off, in small quantities it is delectable.


Scotland's Indian population have adopted the Haggis and many Indian restaurants now serve Haggis Pakora, I would imagine they taste wonderful.
Haggis has also become a popular stuffing for chicken breasts and there are many Scottish Fish and Chip shops that serve battered haggis slices.
A 100g portion of haggis contains in the region of 225 calories and as you would imagine it is high in fat.


Maybe a meal that you would only serve once in a while, but it is most definitely a tasty choice.

Summary: Haggis is delicious with mashed swede/turnip and creamed potato