Have you ever been to Scotland? If not, you should visit it and try its national and savoury dish called ‘Haggis’. Its origins are not so clear but it is very popular thanks to the poet Robert Burns who wrote the poem Address to a Haggis. This peculiar Scottish dish is served with the Burns Supper on the week of January 25th in order to commemorate Robert Burns as the national poet. ‘Haggis’ consists of a sheep´s pluck; specifically, heart, liver and lungs. That is minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt and simmered inside the animal´s stomach for three hours. It is also traditionally served with neeps and tatties.
You can find some variants of the same dish, for instance, the haggis burguer (a patty of dried haggis served on a bun) and the haggis pakora (available in some Indian restaurants of Scotland).
Traditionally, ‘Haggis’ was a humble dish for poor people but now it is available everywhere and you can buy it in lots of supermarkets which sell ‘Haggis’ served in artificial casings or tins and containers for your micro-wave. So if you want to try it, you have no excuses!
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