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Can Scotland make US stomach the haggis, America’s “most wanted” – no chance of parole?
Whoever thought you could have so much fun with haggis (see posts below, and I hope you checked out the picture titles, I particularly like them – hold your curser over the photos). Obviously not the US customs, or more specifically … Continue reading
Posted in Haggis, Robert Burns and a' that, Scotland, Scotland news
Tagged Alex Salmond, Catching Haggis, Food Standards Agency, George Bush in Scotland, great chieftain o' the puddin-race, haggis pakora, Macsween, Scottish Haggis, Scottish smuggler, US customs, US Department of Agriculture
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Watch out, it’s haggis hunting season, and not a teddy bear in sight
If you go out to the hills today You’re sure of a big surprise If you go out to the hills today You better go in disguise For every haggis that ever there was Will run away for certain because … Continue reading
Another essential guide: ‘How to catch a haggis’
How to catch a haggis? Well, first throw one up in the air … only kidding. But really, I often get asked by visitors to Scotland, how do you catch a haggis (almost as often as, what do real Scotsmen … Continue reading
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Tagged Catching Haggis, Haggis, Scottish Haggis
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Oh dear, another burning story hits the haggis pan
A true story, allegedly. Tony Blair is visiting an Edinburgh hospital. He enters a ward full of patients with no obvious sign of injury or illness and greets one. The patient replies: “Fair fa your honest sonsie face, Great chieftain o’ … Continue reading
Have you listened to Robert Burns’ “Address to a Haggis”?
The majestic sound of bagpipes introduces a frugal dish – and so begins a Burns Supper, held on January 25th to celebrate the date of the Scottish poet Robert Burns’ birthday (1759-1796). The tradition originated in 1780, when Robert Burns founded the Bachelors’ … Continue reading