What Exactly Is Haggis?
You asked for it. You got it. This is my article on haggis. Actually no one actually asked me for it but you are going to get it anyway. Besides everyone loves pudding. A word of warning. The following article depicts a meal that may make you sick, nauseous, and experience violent tremors. I had a similar experience from watching the Will Ferrell movie “Blades of Glory” yet I survived. Read on at your own risk. Let us start with the bloody facts. We learn from Merriam Webster (m-w.com) that haggis is “:a traditionally Scottish dish that consists of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or a calf minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings and boiled in the stomach of the animal.” The heart, liver and lungs can also be referred to as the sheep’s offal. Is it mere coincidence that offal could easily be spelled awful? I think not. I must also ponder the question of whether or not it is really necessary to boil it in the animals stomach? Throw it in a Ziploc bag for goodness sake. H
