Veggie Haggis (was: Sufganiot)

Queer as John john at queerasjohn.com
Mon Dec 2 19:18:01 UTC 2002


Kathryn Cawte said:

> low-fat latkes? definitely defeating the purpose there.
> And on a similar (although much ickier note) my local Waitrose is selling
> vegetarian Haggis. Now I can vaguely understand why someone (definitely not
> me but someone) would want to eat a 'traditional' scottish meal made from
> all the bits of an animal no sane person would normally eat (especially if
> you're a tourist trying to 'rediscover' your Scottish roots) but I would
> have thought most vegetarians would be all too happy to have an excuse *not*
> to eat the damn thing.
> Has anyone ever tried the veggie version? and if so what does it taste like,
> because although I'm curious I'm nowhere near curious enough to buy one.

Actually, both meatatarian and vegetarian haggis are quite nice. The veggie
one involves pulses and grains with spices, whereas the meat one involves
lamb/mutton and grain. The veggie one actually tastes somewhat Middle
Eastern. Try it!

IMO haggis has a bad reputation, particularly when one considers that there
is a higher proportion of meat in haggis than there in in ordinary British
pork sausages. ;) Although I can see where the "wrapped in a sheep's
stomach" thing squicks people.

--John

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