Would you eat haggis?

[Mikawa Ossan]

Scotland. Home of Robert the Bruce. William Wallace. Telephone pole throwing. Haggis.

Oh yes, haggis.

Would you eat it? Have you eaten it?

Here is some information about the much beloved(?) dish of the Scots.
And some recipes.

[RockLee]

I've seen once how they prepare it. No thanks

[Mycernius]

I have eaten it in the past, but it is not to my taste. I much prefer the traditional drink of malt whiskey.

[No-name]

Perhaps Whiskey is the spoon full of sugar that helps the haggis go down?

[Mars Man]

First of all, I have absolutely no earthly nor martian idea just what that might be.

Then, I voted for the 'maybe, if on a dare' I have just now noticed, while scrolling down just now, that there is a link that I missed. I'll check that out and come back, with a better informed decision--even though I can't change my original vote, and probably wouldn't anyway.

An interesting and informative thread here !!

[Ma Cherie]

It doesn't look very good.

[No-name]

I am thinking that if I am ever in Scotland that it is something I must do.

[Mars Man]

OK...checked it out now, finally, and just as I had predicted, my vote wouldn't change.

I recall in the movie Dancing with Wolves (if I got that title correct) how the Native Americans had been complaining about the waste of killing the buffalo simply for their fur and not using the whole animal. I recall a documentary on a tribe in Africa, and how they both respected the animals used for food and thus made sure that nothing was wasted after a slaughter. In this sense, the dish may well make sense. But. . .

[Mikawa Ossan]

I think Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons said it best:

Git yer haggis, right here. Chopped hart n' lungs. Boiled in a wee sheeps' stomach. Taste's as good as it sounds. Good for what ails ya....

[nova]

Here eating the stomach, liver or heart of an animal is a very well accepted behavior so I don't see why I would have a problem with that.

[Minty]

Never heard of it, but the ingredients don't look so tasty to me...no offence.

[edao]

It's basically like a more savoury kind of mince.
If you don't know what in it, it's actually quite nice. Imports are apparently banned to the US, something to do with animal organs.

I have seen haggis topped pizza in the super markets,
mozzarella and haggis don't go well together.