Americans Try Haggis!

[@24magiccarrot]

In my opinion the majority of people that say they don't like Haggis were already pre-disposed to not liking it and the people that like it are those that were prepared to try new things with an open mind. Some people just can't get out their head what the ingredients are.

[@FF-he2nv]

100%

[@juzojuzo1806]

i mean, sausages are basically wrapped in cleaned intestines, whats so weird about stomach being used as a container for meat?

[@CullodenCowboy]

Like- ever had a hot dog? Same thing but with chemicals on top.

[@lauryn2868]

That’s is cuz haggis is good, and I just think about the meet I already eat it’s not much different

[@ilikepopeyes2835]

@@juzojuzo1806 xd

[@mosesberkowitz3298]

All the guys who've tried Haggis LOOK like they've tried Haggis.

[@shanittathompson2039]

Lol

[@Alir2345]

Yea

[@terrellma]

Agree, except weird huge purple sock hat guy.

[@fadiyassine6257]

😂😂😂😂

[@cree878]

Lol! Exactly

[@1ninjatiger]

Lol as a Scot who eats haggis regularly can I just point out we don’t normally eat it on its own 😂 It does need some accompaniments...usually neeps and tatties (mashed turnip and mashed potato) sometimes with a whisky sauce. You can also get haggis truffles (small bites in breadcrumbs) and battered haggis with chips (french fries) my favourite is balmoral chicken which is a breast of chicken stuffed with haggis topped with bacon and whisky sauce served with mixed veg and either potatoes or chips. Just yum 😋

[@nervousbabbs2769]

A true gentleman. Sounds delish

[@mattmao47]

That Balmoral chicken sounds so good. I've tried chicken stuffed with spiced suet and foie gras and that was amazing so I can bet Balmoral chicken would be great.

[@yuishishido8780]

Shit, Scots really aren’t ones to waste a single ingredient are they? Makes me proud to be one. Really should visit one day

[@BulletESV]

Brandy pepper sauce and chips! local butcher used to make chicken stuffed with haggis wrapped in bacon, so good

[@yehee_GotYourToes]

I like to scoop it onto a sliced bread roll with some roast veggies on the side.

[@HandOfGilgamesh]

I migrated from Iraq, lived in Aberdeen/Scotland for 15 years, and am kicking myself that it took me 5 years to try Haggis, its Food of the Champions!

[@sooryasankar2549]

Lucky bastard 😍

[@trennantpiccolo5817]

Haggis is beautiful. Perfect after a long niight

[@nolanbucsis1703]

Tastes like good meatloaf. Two kinds, traditional and not. Traditional is spiced diced organs baked/steamed in a stomach, you won't really eat that. Then there's Haggis that's usually what you get which is normal cuts of meat steamed in a stomach with oats and shit, I forget about the oats. It's good. Never had traditional but I like organ meat. I eat offal too, intestines, beef and pork, a stomach is meh.

[@andycopland3179]

Well, I think you should tell us an Iraqi classic to try. I love haggis, but I'm always searching for something new!

[@HandOfGilgamesh]

@@andycopland3179 OMG, thank you soooooo much for being interested in finding out, but yes you got it... The creepiest dish we have which I personally find appalling but very popular in the region is "Pacha" google images is your friend on this. But we also have Mumbar, Iraqi Dolma, Mazguf, Quzi and your typical mezze selection of course.

[@davidcramb5793]

It's a cross between a brat, meatloaf, black pudding and scrapple, so if you've ever eaten those, Haggis should be ok. It's ground meat, so it's not ever going to be fillet steak. It's a poor man's food, bulked out with oatmeal and onions. What it shouldn't be is dry, the lamb fat should keep it moist.

[@mikegallagher1967]

Big nose really done my head in.. He had made up his mind without even trying it.. If you told him it was the best cuts of meat diced up with oats and spice he would say it was delicious,

[@leagreenall5972]

He's the typical entitled Beta American male.... him along with that orange haired woman should not be on shows like this. All they bring to the table is frustration, disappointment and for people to be turned off from the channel.

[@garrick7076]

@@leagreenall5972 Oh yes, Mr Alpha male.. You can spot a beta a mile away can't you? I'd bet 50 bux you are the definition of white male fragility in your real life.

[@leagreenall5972]

@@garrick7076 LOL... most amusing. I'll take that bet since I am a retired ex-professional fighter. Seems the only fragility lies with your lack of awareness and ability to be easily triggered.

[@garrick7076]

​@@leagreenall5972 White male fragility has absolutely nothing to do with your physical prowess, tough guy. You're a walking textbook definition of both WMF and toxic masculinity.

[@leagreenall5972]

@@garrick7076 So you equivocate fragility huh? Reality is, you have shown your fruit by resorting to name calling an insults - the last vestige of a man who fails through logic and reason. And reality is friend; I successfully raised my son to a happy well-balanced adult, nurtured a boy to a man. As well as mentoring other kids and adults as better people through ring craft. So turn the mirror back onto yourself and deal with your own issues without resorting to transference and deflection. No more needs to be said, you are the prime example and poster boy for triggered 'toxic masculinity'. Good luck.

[@nutyyyy]

It's delicious, but really it's best as part of another meal, haggis neaps and tatties, a full Scottish breakfast, or in a morning roll with a tattie scone and a fried egg. Eating it on it's own is a bit odd. Like having a burger patty with no bun or toppings.

[@ragingbill]

Lewis Carlin I know it isn’t traditionally eaten on its own, but I’d happily do so!

[@stevenshannon1198]

On a roll in the morning with tattie scone is the way forward pal 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davidfergusson5559]

You sir are a man of culture

[@woolyimage]

Yeah you need the neeps n tatties and maybe a big lump of butter !

[@grimarcher872]

The funny thing is we eat burger patties alone with rice

[@arthurfnshelby4335]

Strange how they all (probably) eat chlorinated chicken, hormone ingested meat and vegetables laced with chemicals that are banned in other countries. Just saying....

[@TiffMcGiff]

And scrapple, just saying.

[@chairmanwumao1768]

Those "chemicals" gets broken down in ur gut so it won't effect u. Grow up idiots.

[@arthurfnshelby4335]

@@chairmanwumao1768 Why use the chemicals in the first place?

[@chairmanwumao1768]

@@arthurfnshelby4335 Bcoz the world will be in a famine without those chemicals. And water is a chemical too. Stop using dumb terms like chemical, GMO etc.

[@guidenredhawk]

Not every chemical we ingest into our digestive system actually gets absorbed into the bloodstream.

[@inq752]

You just know which kind of these people are the first to die during an apocalypse.

[@njineermike]

Well, somebody has to do the menial labor.

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rustymason3860]

Two kinds of people in the apocalypse: survivors and food.

[@belladrome]

Yeah the woman and man in the dark tops......they’ll be first on the BBQ

[@entropyanonymous3385]

Well said

[@allencampbell9719]

Last summer, my wife and I went to Scotland for the first time. We had a fantastic time and we'd love to go again! Two things I had to try, for the first time, while we were there... haggis and Irn Bru. Did it... loved them both... and couldn't get enough of either for the 12 days we were there. Awesome stuff!!!

[@fabianfischer4229]

Same here. I was the only one of the group who actually liked haggis and ate it more than once. You gotta try out the local cuisine when traveling abroad! During our entire stay (we stayed for twelve days as well) we only had one rainy day in Glasgow, which was incredible!

[@scampbell8817]

Next time you come back, try Buckfast Tonic Wine. One of our national Treasures.

[@kelly6491]

Oh gods I miss Irn Bru. ❤️

[@24magiccarrot]

@@kelly6491 I'm scottish and live in Scotland and I miss Irn Bru, they've changed the recipe

[@Pseudoplasmagore]

Irn Bru is pretty good, but nothing compared to root beer! I wish root beer was as popular in Finland as coke

[@halbarbour7340]

Ah, Haggis.....truly the King o' the Puddin' race!

[@ginger150]

It’s no a pudding

[@mikiryann5882]

@@ginger150 in other countries they call those puddings

[@davidoffski28]

@@ginger150 its the great chieftain of the puddin race is what it is.

[@colinp2238]

@@mikiryann5882 I think it's because Burns called it Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race! in his poem Address to a Haggis, and we have black and white puddings that are savoury in the UK.

[@cornpop2630]

Its a pile of fucking shit that starving people would eat back in the day. We are beyond that now.

[@greenman5255]

Buckeye, from Ohio here and I've had Haggis here and abroad...I LOVE IT! One of y favorite foods.

[@quinnjohn1]

Haggis with a fried or poached egg on a crusty Glasgow morning roll x2 has been my breakfast every day except Christmas for more years than I can remember! If you work a physically demanding job, it really does keep you going until lunchtime.

[@kazzzzzdaghli]

Ya wee gadge barstar

[@rssmdb1]

I’m salivating just thinking of that roll!!

[@kazzzzzdaghli]

@@rssmdb1 I'm rubbing my haggis over that haggis

[@jimpain7905]

Excellent breakfast mate, haggis and poached eggs and some nice fresh bread and butter oooooo lovely also great with a full English breakfast instead of black pudding (which I don't like even though most people will eat black pudding and not haggis for some silly reason??) Or even better a nice beef steak and eggs and fried sliced haggis with a nice crusty bread and butter!!! Making me hungry for sure!!!😋

[@TheExvangelicalCat]

I'm Polish american a lot of dishes I like, like czernina (duck blood soup) or saurkraut (I'm always surprised by how many people don't like saurkraut), aren't too everyone's taste. It sounds really good to me.

[@poopbutt6241]

Come to the south and try chitlins

[@helcan1]

Have you heared of kaszanka?

[@TheExvangelicalCat]

@@helcan1 not in that form, but I have had and do like blood sausage.

[@mosesberkowitz3298]

@@helcan1 Do you mean Kishka?

[@tamasabraham4162]

Hasonlit a Húrkához...

[@DG62able]

You didn't serve it right!! Where are the neeps and tatties and the whiskey sauce. It all goes together, you take a little of each with every bite! And lots of whiskey sauce!!

[@gerryjtierney]

WHISKY

[@w.reidripley1968]

Though if ye canna get whisky -- dropped the bottle and broke it -- a sauce of bourbon or Tennessee should be okay.

[@black_jackledemon6298]

Haggis is really good *if your butcher likes you* It's mostly a mental block for most folks but if you've eaten a hot dog....get over it. 😉

[@ericam1255]

Been to Scotland many times (husbands family is there) and I'm from Philadelphia. I've always said it's like the scrapple of Scotland! Lol

[@black_jackledemon6298]

@@ericam1255 Hello Philly ! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ We are in Central Texas....I'm originally from Ireland and my wife's family were Texan before there was a Texas. We hunt or raise almost all of our own meat so try to avoid wasting anything. So with "Sharpie" in hand and a mole skin journal we have been keeping track of our haggis experiments. Some better than others....fingers crossed none bad so far. 😂🤣😂🤣👍 Hope ya'll are well there. Good food, family, and friends. Hope you are forever blessed with those as well. 😊👍

[@ericam1255]

@@black_jackledemon6298 ha that's awesome! Tell your wife it sounds like she's a smart lady like me and married a real man from over seas! lol Good luck with the Haggis experiments! If it's done well its delicious!!! We are doing as well as can be expected here in PA...hope you all are doing well in TX! Much love from Philly! ❤

[@haalstaag]

One Christmas a few years back, my good lady made a haggis and goose pie.....it was the best ever. I love haggis

[@kumasenlac5504]

That sounds fantastic !! Was it in a pastry shell or just haggis and goose under a pastry lid ?

[@haalstaag]

@@kumasenlac5504 a proper pie with top and bottom....no wonder why I am over weight

[@SocialStudiess]

So cool story about haggis that has a connection to Africa. My nationality is American but my ethnicity is Eritrean (1st generation American by way of parents who immigrated to the states from Eritrea, Africa). That's Eritrea, Afica. East Africa. Predominantly Orthodox Christian people. I grew up in the states. I was in a performing arts group in high school. We were afforded the opportunity to tour England and Scotland upon graduating high school. When we were in Scotland we watched ceremonies and saw Scotish dance and learned of Scotish culture. During one of the nights we were having dinner in Edinburgh. We were served authentic Scottish food. One of the dishes was haggis. Were American. We've never heard of haggis. But, remember I'm American but Eritrean by ethnicity. My mom cooked Eritrean food most of my life. When I ate the haggis. I recognized it immediately. We eat this food in Eritrea but we eat it only really around Easter or for a wedding. We also eat it all diced up and in tiny little cubes with our national dish of injera (google search Eritrean food injera and you will see what I mean). Europe and especially western Europe is very far fetched from anything with Eritrea and Ethiopia. I rarely see any commantilities between us and Europe, especially in food. It was awesome to have been in Scotland and introduced to a food that I was well acquainted with because of my Eritrean ethnic tag but never spoke of it to my friends at school. In high school you dont wanna stick out. You never talk about the ethnic foods you're accustomed to eating. In Eritrea we call haggis dolet "Doo-let." We don't eat it how the Scottish present it, but we do eat it. It just goes to show you people can be the same and different without even knowing it. Scotand was awesome and it looks like my home state of Oregon with the shade of green that's in abundance everywhere. Cheers!

[@Jellyclaws221]

Is doo-let the pronunciation? How do you spell it in Amharic or English?

[@SocialStudiess]

@@Jellyclaws221 the worst thing you can do to an Eritrean is call him a Ethiopian or ask how to say something in Amharic. Eritrea is 100% Tigrinya, pronounced (Tah-green-yah). You’re question confuses me because the answer to it is explained and written phonetically in the last paragraph of my original statement.

[@Jellyclaws221]

@@SocialStudiess my bad, ik the relationship isn't good between the 2 countries. I knew you guys had your own language, just didn't know if Amharic was a common language. Didn't mean to say you were Ethiopian. And didn't see dolet there. Anyway, wishing you and your home country lasting peace, and general peace in east Africa.

[@SocialStudiess]

@@Jellyclaws221 think howScottish never like to be called Englishmen. Those were very kind and well said words. You’re a gentleman. Thank you ✊🏾

[@daviddale6056]

I genuinely find it hard to believe that someone would not like haggis.

[@tonts5329]

I know right? I mean unless they were served bad haggis, everyone's got their favourite Haggis and Haggis cooking method. Boiled, roasted, deep-fried and battered in the chip shop etc.

[@coraramage9100]

Well I hate to say it but I'm a scot and I'm not a fan. There are kinda similar puddings like white pudding which I much prefer. Haggis is very well liked here though so it doesn't matter that I don't really 😀

[@whatthe4059]

There's nothing extreme about it. I've had it. Several times. It's really mild. People are wimps.

[@healingandgrowth-infp4677]

I agree she just had this negative mindset since she started and that is what kept her put off.

[@miffedcuttlefish6139]

I want to try haggis. Never had it.

[@paulwilson2651]

They needed Tatties (Potatoes) Mashed and Neeps (Turnips) with the Haggis!

[@xehP]

not at all, haggis is just as good by itself. fucking good stuff.

[@paulwilson2651]

@@xehP Better with Tatties and Neeps though!

[@SexyBunny5576]

It's not Turnips its Swede.

[@crystalross2284]

It looks like it needs gravy.

[@eighties73]

I love haggis! Really the ingredients are nothing if you consider what is in your standard hot dog. To me it's similar in texture and flavor to corned beef hash.

[@KrisHughes]

I'm much more worried when eating a hot dog - in fact I do my best to avoid them. But I love haggis. Never tried what they call haggis in the US, though. It can't be made properly in the US, or imported, because of the sheeps' lungs.

[@Apollonos]

I tried haggis in the U.S. and hated it, but I tried it in Scotland and loved it. Later I found out that some of the traditional ingredients (like lungs) are illegal in the U.S. Also, I think they usually use sheep's liver in Scotland, but calf liver in the U.S. That makes a big difference in the taste. I can't wait to get back to Scotland for more haggis.

[@ShantKeshishian]

I've been eating organs my whole life; beef and sheep hearts, liver, beef tongue and lamb head are some of my favorites. But then again my family is from a post soviet country so....

[@nebw1999]

swagger meister I love Americans but they are often one of the fussiest peoples when it comes to trying dishes that seem out of their normality. In Scotland where I live people are not quite so vocal about their disgust at foods

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@nebw1999 i would probably eat haggis,because,I'm used to eating cow tongue and liver,and i eat sausage without any problems.

[@24magiccarrot]

@@nebw1999 I think the american disgust at trying new things is due to the US being a relatively new culture. Countries like Scotland, scandanavia etc are built on societies in which meat was scarce so it became part of the culture to make the most of the food available to you.

[@woodslore8537]

I'm a canadian. Born in the country but family only been here from about 1908 on. I grew up eating heart, blood pudding, marrow, stuff like that. No soviet heritage either. So, I laugh when I see Americans and Canadians turn up their nose at organ meat.

[@UnknownSquid]

I mean you just listed all the best meat on an animal! It's literally what any predatory carnivore such as wolves and lions go straight for and compete with their pack to get. It's tasty and nutritious. The typical 1st world mentality that "good meat" means muscle and only muscle, is honestly ass backwards. The reaction people have to foods like Haggis, is not only childish, but hilariously ignorant too. Any time someone eats processed meats such as hotdogs or chicken nuggets, they're already getting all the less marketable offcuts scraped and ground from places like the snout and hooves. People will turn their nose up and grimace like a fussy five year old when presented with prime organ meats, yet they'll happily lap up mechanically separated cartilage and gristle that's barely 14% meat half of the time.

[@verdeboyo]

My Italian mum used to home make a salami using basically some of the same ingredients so when it came to me trying haggis for the first time a year ago, I had no issues at all. I had it in Edinburgh and for brekkie on toasted sourdough. I absolutely loved it! This morning Im actually gonna bake my first ever Haggis and cannot wait to eat it with a runny egg on sourdough. Maybe some of these folk tried it while it wasn't quite dead yet and not humanly caught and slaughtered! 🤣

[@jazzcat9363]

Haggis is good, but what's really great is when you mix it with neeps and tatties and drizzle a whisk sauce on top. Mmmmmm...

[@Red-Brick-Dream]

Haggis is the most delicious thing ever made by man

[@viterzg1r]

Yeah, but in Hungary you can eat s'thing similar. Hungarians call that food "Hurka" I'm an Edinburgh based Hungarian and totally love this traditional Scottish stuff! Alba gu bráth🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍻

[@SaorAlba1970]

@@viterzg1r Haggis used to be the Sunday dinner over 100 years ago in Scotland

[@abbersj2935]

It's nice, but maybe you should get out more.....

[@ColinIngus1]

Maybe... But black pudding is also up there too. Which one's best. That's a tough question.

[@LordReptile0]

Your right, Haggis is very deliceus and in Germany, we have a similar Sausage too, thats called: "dead Granny" (Grützwurst = tote Oma)

[@xyz061220]

Each year at the start of the US Masters there is a dinner hosted by the defending champion, who chooses the menu. In 1989 that was Scotsman Sandy Lyle. He chose Haggis.

[@damienlovestheoutdoorsandr6110]

I tried haggis once. I literally love it. 😋😋😋 I buy it all the time.

[@pijnto]

If you ever go into a butcher and they have Vegan Haggis RUN AWAY

[@pijnto]

@Shelby Stewart I have no idea I just saw it in a local shop

[@thomascatford2627]

If you want to taste real haggis with neeps and tatties come to scotland none of your veggie or vegan stuff

[@ronaldomadrebien7045]

pijnto ..........I have to say that McSweens vegetarian haggis is the standard by which all others are judged

[@mamamaters]

Ya because that’s an abomination to true haggis , mmm love me some haggis

[@24magiccarrot]

Unless it is made with 100% Vegans. Which luckily most sheep are.

[@MelissaStarrs]

Haggis is just the best, I’m Scottish and not a lot of kids really care or adults even what’s in it everyone knows though. You either hate it or love it, I think its good

[@Someloke8895]

Trying to catch enough Haggi to make a meal is the real challenge.

[@twosleepycats]

The orange haired girl's reactions are too over the top 😬

[@yudangznehcmi5887]

Coz she's a freaking "Karen" !

[@Ms2cents]

IKR!?

[@Pseudoplasmagore]

Not really! Scotch tastes absolutely horrific, like poison

[@Andyface79]

No one told her to sip scotch.

[@kafir1mw2quick]

@@Andyface79 what else was she implied to do when she was handed a glass of scotch?

[@artytheterrible7287]

Haggis doesn't seem that gross to me. In fact it seems nice and hardy, like good cold weather drinking food

[@natlegend]

Mostly sheep lungs. Yummy.

[@Wolfsinger96]

@@natlegendAmerica has hotdogs, which are far worse lol

[@natlegend]

@@Wolfsinger96 mmm mystery meat and plastic

[@Beka_Rex]

I’m glad many of them liked it. I have this weird put out feeling when I see people dislike my beloved haggis. Git it doon ye pals! 😂

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

They must've lived a sheltered life, mate. Probably don't even own passports.

[@botanicalitus4194]

@@Beedo_Sookcoolor maybe, just maybe, they have different tastes thanyou?

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@botanicalitus4194 Y'know, I don't mind at all if people try something and don't like it. As you say, that's down to personal taste. But when people act all disgusted about something and haven't even tried it yet, that's just childish.

[@MrRaffing]

Went to Glasgow once. Had Haggis every morning at the Hilton Hotel

[@fenixiliusstrife1253]

It is ground up mystery meat in a casing. Its meatloaf. The fact it is cooked in the sheep intestines seems weird, until you realize sausage are the same damn thing basically. I'm sure it is fine.

[@ingerschmidt290]

I love Haggis .Try it,

[@Luetzow1]

I was in Oxford when I was 13 with my school and I was challenged to eat some haggis. I loved it. Haggis has become one of my most favourite foods ever. I spent a lot of time in Scotland afterwards, even did the WHW and whenever I can, I order haggis. It's awesome.

[@sadlobster1]

Specifically; Haggis is the heart, lungs and liver of a sheep boiled in its own stomach. Which is then mixed with suet and seasonings

[@dgk42]

I've had all those ingredients as part of other mixtures, but never in a haggis. So I already know I'll love a real haggis :) Over my way, kidneys are very popular in pies.

[@sadlobster1]

@@dgk42 Dear Lord, that sounds gross

[@dgk42]

@@sadlobster1 Nah, it's very nice.

[@ronaldburns7877]

Haggis tastes so much better when it is hot,plus Indian restaurants in Scotland do haggis pakoras which are absolutely ace

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

I'm a filipino and I wanna try the haggis. All because of my curiosity from watching how it's made.

[@Atomic_Haggis]

Plus in Filipino, the word "hagis" means to throw, and Scots have Haggis-throwing competitions! Haggis for you would be like a really finely chopped sisig with added oats.

[@mysterio952]

U eat balog

[@Atomic_Haggis]

@@mysterio952 Balut?

[@LaudianoHeathen]

@@mysterio952 balut and haggis are both delish

[@fcnelson978]

haggis,neeps and mash potatoes served with either whisky or whisky and arran mustard sauce ,im a scottish chef in south ayrshire and we sell every day

[@francisallen2852]

I love haggis I make it on on thanksgiving every year

[@Sonnie125]

Beautiful when it’s stuffed inside a chicken breast , and with a whisky/gravy sauce poured over top ... superb

[@nickyic]

You made it sound good. Haha

[@setter000]

I was skeptical as well, but when I tried it in Scotland I liked It a lot. I' m Italian

[@liondirk]

I like this for breakfast. With a scoop of mashed potatoes on the bottom, an equal scoop of haggis in the middle and an equal scoop of scrambled eggs on top.

[@clarky233]

love that the ginger lassie can single out the liver in a mound of multiple meats, herbs, and spices haha. so glad the rest actually enjoy it though. Also, we don't eat it all the time I think I have it maybe twice a year. maybe some people have it more but too much haggis is sickening lol

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Honestly, if she thinks liver doesn't have a taste, she did not correctly identify it.

[@Crimsonedge1]

Its not the same without neeps and tatties. For my American cousins. Take a look up a Scottish Tradition they have North of the border (I'm English) known as Burns Night where people partake in a Burns supper. Its a celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns. Its traditionally held on the 25th of January and its customary to drink scotch and eat haggis on the night. It was a celebration first held in memoriam by his friends on the 21st of July 1801 which was the 5th anniversary of his death. As a customary celebration that was taken up by all of Scotland and a large part of the rest of the world, it did move over to being held on the 25th of January though (Burns' Birthday) at some point in the past. Makes sense too considering its a celebration of his life and poetry and not his death. Either way, its a legitimate excuse once a year to eat haggis and drink scotch and you don't have to be Scottish to celebrate it. It's also the one time of year you can legitimately stand up and recite poetry to friends and still be considered a real man. He did write a fair few good ones too.

[@Cinemaphile7783]

Thank's, cousin!

[@robanderson1155]

I used to live in scotland.i used to go in the woods to catch haggis..you have to be quick.the cant half run

[@duncanbryson1167]

Years ago a DJ (Noel Edmonds) on BBC Radio 1 had a part on his show where he would prank someone who had been set up by a friend or relation. One of his victims (I think he was Australian) was studying in Scotland and had been set up by classmates. He had been told there was such a thing as haggis shooting and someone from the "Haggis Shooting Association" would contact him by phone to arrange for him to go on shoot. This was of course the DJ who kept it going on air for quite some minutes. He took it well in the end 😂

[@paulgrant5543]

their legs are shorter on one side, cos they run around mountains.... evolution my dear Watson

[@robanderson1155]

@@paulgrant5543 they used to run around in the undergrowth until they realised they where safer up in the mountains and evolved their legs over time.but even this was only the begining of their evolution.they then i beleive developed claws for extra support and grip😀

[@peterpaszczak4013]

hope you were doing it legally and within the season

[@kevinhendryx665]

Good, properly made haggis, is amazing. Cheap, bad haggis is bad haggis. You get what you settle for.

[@HUYI1]

true facts!

[@Skywatch33]

Haggis is probaly on my top 3 favorite foods though they didnt serve it with neeps and tatties which is regularly used as a side with haggis but honestly i dont get why people say it looks disgusting.

[@jmorgan276]

Tried it when I visited Scotland a few years back. Actually tried it 3 different times and loved every one of them. Totally wish we had the real deal here in the states.

[@StripsChicken]

I wish I could find real haggis here in the US, I'm very adventurous when it comes to food.

[@hispls]

It's not rocket science. Find a butcher or deer hunter who can give you the pluck from lamb or venison and Google up a recipe. IMO tongue and kidney works well if you can get that along with heart and liver, you will not be able to buy lungs in USA legally. Toast the oats, don't forget the suet, and definitely serve with mashed potato and turnips. You may want to slice the organ meats and soak/rinse several times in cold water and salt to remove some of thee blood and fluids before you boil particularly if you use kidneys.

[@christianrobertson8928]

Haggis is illegal in the us, you’re not aloud to eat lung in America

[@somethingwithbungalows]

@@christianrobertson8928 why tho?

[@natlegend]

@@somethingwithbungalows Cos they reckon you can catch tuberculosis from cooked sheep lungs. Which is ridiculous.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

@@somethingwithbungalows The FDA is terrified of sheep diseases infecting the food supply, or something. Some bollocks excuse.

[@ianbuchanan3839]

I used to make Haggis in my shop, We batch boil the ingredients before they are minced and put into the stomachs. I can tell you that although the lad was joking at 4:42 - I actually enjoyed eating the lungs separately before putting them into the stomach. Heart as well.

[@barbmassabrook1535]

I love haggis had it all over in Scotland! You need to know how to cook it as the best haggis I had was at Arcade Haggis and Whisky Bar on Cockburn Street in Edinburgh. It melted in me and my daughters mouth. Love it so much!

[@ichabod0391]

This was definitely entertaining... Ben, your expression were priceless. You looked almost disgusted with the Haggis, while Lucas you're way too willing to try new things... That's a good thing. Because when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs, all of you will be so glad to have some Haggis. It is an acquired taste.

[@nutyyyy]

It's no more of an acquired taste than any other meat. I don't know what Americans put in haggis but it's just meat...

[@richiethemage2646]

I have just booked for the Robbie Burns night where you have neeps, tatties and Haggis. I don't have whisky although this is traditional. I prefer john Smith's ale.

[@oxsila]

People who try haggis should eat it first and then start talking/thinking about what's in it after. The brain can twist your tastebuds if the ingredients you hear are offputting. Try haggis without thinking about it and I guarantee you'll be like woah that's nice.

[@vaughanellis7866]

There's definitely some food heathens in that group, Haggis is now where near Scrapple, If your going to serve it at least put the neeps and tatties with it The pair who could not get over their preconceptions (burgundy dress and black shirt and waist-coat) need to have a more open mind, they'd probably give Black Pudding a similar reception just because of what is its main ingredient.

[@celticblood4010]

Haggis is ok, Black pudding to me is horrible! The ingredients don't bother me, just can't stomach the taste!

[@eddiewhite7309]

@@celticblood4010 each to their own, me personally, i love Scottish black pudding, probably because I'm used to it, different parts of the UK make their own style of it.

[@badgerattoadhall]

@@eddiewhite7309 I'm American, I have had black pudding in the UK. I did not like it....but I did not dislike it.

[@badgerattoadhall]

@vaughan, what about goetta?

[@vaughanellis7866]

@@badgerattoadhall Goetta is alright was introduced to it by my German grandmother, similar in texture to Haggis but the flavour is totally different, probably due the different meats in it as it uses ground (Minced) meat where Haggis uses lamb's pluck, (heart, lungs and liver).

[@kwidevidsb8127]

Haggis is crazy delicious. It has strong ground pepper taste.

[@ArmandoDy]

Quick somebody insert the Highlander movie scene where Mc Cloud tells Ramirez the meaning of haggis.🤣😂

[@smoll.miniatures]

A rare species, the haggis are native to Scotland’s highlands. It is a mammal with many unusual features: its right and left legs are different lengths, enabling it to quickly scurry up and down steep cliffs. It is a fluffy animal whose fur is long and mane-like, which helps it survive the harsh winters of its habitat.

[@ianbuchanan3839]

And yes you can eat "raw" haggis, as the ingredients are precooked.

[@lencawthraw6802]

I’m an Englishman and I’m making haggis tomorrow to celebrate the great man on Tuesday. Haggis, like Scotland is a magical place to discover. Enjoy

[@wanderer3591]

I tried, really liked and ate haggis every day when I was in Scotland. Now, I go out of my way to get haggis and eggs before the Scottish Games, because you need a good meal before competitions. :-) Sláinte mhaith!

[@steelernation1989]

G. Vasquez slàinte à bhalaich!

[@steelernation1989]

For completeness sake it’s mhath :)

[@user-wn2sw5zm7m]

Chris r u trying to say “cheers, boy? Bc thats usually Slàinte, a balach or bhalach. If u were trying to say friend that is “a charaid”

[@aimeeanderson90]

@@user-wn2sw5zm7m wouldn't he be right by saying 'a bhalaich' as he's talking to someone so it lenites and becomes the vocative case

[@amywalker7515]

I was like this about Boudin (blood sausage) when I lived in France as a student. I went way out of my way to avoid it. The very idea! One day I went to the student cafeteria and the only thing to eat was Boudin, and I was starving. So I looked around the dining hall. People were eating it with gusto with mustard or plain, not paying the slightest attention to what it was they were eating. I rationalized, well, it is made of blood, it might be good for you. So I gulped hard and took a bite, and . . . . . . . I liked it. And a few hours later I felt better than I had in a long time.

[@amywalker7515]

but I have never had the opportunity to try Haggis.

[@ibelivinu1]

boudin is from louisiana and has no blood in it@@amywalker7515

[@gintokisan5171]

I intoroduced to you a Gothaku girl.. a hybrid of an Otaku and a Goth rolled into one..

[@SBC233]

I had haggis is Glasgow in nice restaurant and it was served like this, a scoop. It reminded me of breakfast sausage… then in Inverness across from a police station I got a big log of haggis from a fish and chips shop… it was phenomenal. Deep fried with that batter encasing it… it was amazing flavor.

[@ajrollo1437]

Ian looks like he would be a competitive haggis eater. I'd party with him.

[@interghost]

You can tell that those that did not like it had that already in their heads before they tried it. Not everyones cup of tea but its not horrible.

[@cassiewilson3489]

When that guy said what would Gordon Ramsay say about this dose he know that he is from Scotland and has made it on his show before

[@ShinyTurd1]

The guys asked what would he think of the presentation not about the food itself.

[@oryxes]

Gordon Ramsey is from Scotland? I thought he was British..??

[@josephg3153]

For now at least, Scotland is part of Britain.

[@Metallifux1888]

@@josephg3153 for now indeed 😉 Alba gu bràth, mò charaid

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@oryxes Scottish are British,since,basically forever,now,the Irish,are a different topic

[@staticshocker3832]

It's nice to see people actually enjoy it. My mother, who is scottish, hates it. Mostly because she knows what's in it. On the other hand, I love it and cnsider it a 'try at least once' kind of food. Then you never have to have it again if you don't like it.

[@michaelwishon5848]

It is amazing! I LOVE haggis!

[@JohnBuggy]

You should try some Scottish traditional Sea Food. If any one comes to Scotland and likes sea food....head to the coast, you’ll usually get top notch sea food..best I’ve had is on South Uist Langustines were massive...crabs the size of boulders...Kylsku was good too....but pretty remote!

[@duncanbryson1167]

We export so much good seafood. I love cullen skink. To save anyone have to look it up - a rich soup made with smoked haddock, potatoes and cream.

[@JohnBuggy]

@@duncanbryson1167 Yeah, they always pick the old Haggis out! Never the Seafood!

[@monkeymanwasd1239]

i got some free hagis at a competition once and i didnt like the taste or texture but my body told me "THIS IS THE BEST FOOD EVER!!!!" i couldnt eat it fast enough because it tasted too intense

[@AuntGert5]

This happening in Philly area. Who else would know about Scrapple?

[@Hun_Uinaq]

Yeah, I’m going to have to Google that one. I have no idea what scrapple is.

[@danf2588]

"That was entertaining. Thanks for sharing. "Great Chieftain O' the pudding-race! O what a glorious sight!

[@harryparks8395]

Pours whisky on the haggis... 'yeah that really brings something out'. I could pour whiskey on anything and say that 😅

[@ihaveanamebutimnottellingyou]

I loved haggis before I became a vegetarian. My highland grandpa used to recite Burns in his kilt to get a free Burns Supper.

[@cnocspeireag]

Until fairly recently, in my experience, many butchers in Scotland would produce fairly bland haggis, whereas large companies' products were almost always spicy. My late father's generation could be suspicious of spicy food, literally worried that spices were added to disguise unfit meat. As a child in England, I assumed my parents bought cheap sausages out of stinginess, later found they actually preferred them.

[@duncanbryson1167]

That was partly the reason for using spices. Before refrigerators and freezers meat would spoil quite quickly in hot weather so meat that had become a bit rancid could be served when disguised with strong flavours.

[@MadSwedishGamer]

I don't get why people are always so squeamish about eating organs. I mean, what do you think your sausages are made of?

[@luxaholicanonymous2577]

I love liver and at times chicken gizzards 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@apeman9238]

@@luxaholicanonymous2577 i love chicken hearts with hot sauce. You ?

[@keriXianne]

Never hate on something until you try it

[@alexbrown6624]

Sassanachs you need tatties and neeps to go with the haggis it’s magic ! 😂😂😂

[@hadmatter9240]

Mind translating that to American, cause my mind is in the gutter thinking bout "tatties" and "neeps".

[@billps34]

@@hadmatter9240 Sassenach = the Gaelic word for Saxon. A term of endearment for the English (or sometimes other foreigners), usually used in a jocular fashion, or sometimes as an insult. We know Americans aren't really English, but you all look the same to us ;) Tatties = potatoes, neeps = rutabaga (known as swede in England), both are usually served boiled and mashed with creamy butter, salt and pepper. "Haggis, neeps and tatties" is considered Scotland's national dish, traditionally eaten on Burns Night (25th January) to celebrate the life and work of our national poet Robert Burns, although it can be eaten on any day of the year.

[@wessexdruid7598]

I wonder how much of this is because in the US you eat very little mutton or lamb?

[@HosakaKeitarou]

If it tastes like scrapple, then we're probably in business, frankly.

[@FairyRat]

All the ingredients sound like a delicious combination to me. I mean I like oats, livers, hearts and onions already, the only things that would be new to me are lungs and the stomach (although I'm not sure if the stomach gets eaten or it's just for preparation and presentation). I'm definitely trying out haggis someday.

[@whowantsabighug]

The stomach is just the casing, more of a cooking vessel than part of the dish.

[@SnuggleBear1970]

All Scottish food was invented on a dare...thus haggis. LOL

[@thissmithymanga7119]

@d c pretty much most countries have a version of it

[@24magiccarrot]

It was more likely invented from the mindset that no part of the animal gets wasted so lets find a way of making the less diserable parts of an animal more tasty.

[@SnuggleBear1970]

@@24magiccarrot most likely. I enjoy haggis very much myself. ;)

[@michaelharris2640]

I am a born Scot and ny absolute favourite dish on earth. If I had to choose one thing to eat for the rest of my life it is Haggis.

[@charlesdriggers199]

Love me some haggis

[@rustbucket1728]

Do you prefer a clockwise or counterclockwise haggis?

[@missquinne8882]

Born and bred scottish lasssie , there’s a lot of history behind Scottish foods .. especially haggis and why we eat it. I myself love haggis , can cook it all different ways and add to it … I love to try other cultures foods so I’m happy to see Americans trying ours and being respectful 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Well, some of them were respectful. The others were downright rude.

[@flabbybum9562]

In chip shops in Scotland you can get a haggis supper. It's deep fried haggis served with thick cut fries. Salt and vinegar is then optional. I'm here to tell you that regardless of how that sounds, it's really nice.

[@richiethemage2646]

Is this real Haggis. American Haggis is slightly different from UK.

[@gungho1345]

American haggis doesn't have lung in it. Because of some FDA rule.

[@BoredOfBills]

Never heard of "American Haggis" but it's worth knowing that you can only get Haggis in Scotland. If you buy it produced anywhere else (even England or Wales) you are not getting real Haggis. It's like REAL Cheddar cheese (only produced in Cheddar Gorge in England) - other people make cheese and call it "Cheddar" but it's a far cry from the real thing. Champagne, Parmigiano-Regiano, Stilton, Cheddar, Scotch Whisky, Roquefor-sur-Soulzon... In Europe all these products (and many more) have protected status and you can't just produce a bad copy and use the name - in the US, sadly, you can. Get real Haggis if you can, serve it with tattties and neeps (swede and turnip) and a wee dram.

[@DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

American haggis is just like Scottish haggis but if you try to drink it with tea it rebels and throws the tea into the harbour 😁 Jk yeah it doesn't have the lungs in it. Lungs = yummy 😄

[@Lizzievance12]

Love Irn Bru and Haggis. Always get it at the Scottish Festivals here in the South. Raised on Liver pudding and it tastes similar.

[@namesbinge3073]

Yes

[@taylornox]

If you're going to try haggis for the love of god get it from a butcher, even we dont like store bought pish.

[@tedwarden5803]

Along with your bacon and sausage.

[@rnmike1569]

I just got home from an amazing trip to Ireland and Scotland. The haggis was amazing!

[@mamamaters]

I actually feel insulted the way these people are going on about the haggis, I shouldn’t I know but mmmm I love haggis truely

[@propyro85]

I've had haggis once in a UK heritage type restaurant in Ontario, I'm not sure it was good haggis, but I did like it. Funny enough, Koketsi is a Greek food that is essentially haggis on a stick. Sheeps heart, liver and lung chunks on a stick, wrapped in its intestines and cooked over a fire. Then it gets shaved onto a pita, kind of like shawarma.

[@BuinidhMoChridheDoAlba]

Has to be a good quality haggis. Bad quality haggis is 🤢

[@francesbundy6472]

A Southern American lady… I love haggis… have ordered it both times traveling to Scotland… once out on Applecross & then again on The Isle of Skye! Delicious!!