PrintHaggis in the United States?
Does anyone make a good haggis here in the states? Where? What restaurant or establishment? And how is it made? (I know the basic recipe but sometimes people change it to make it better or improvise for what they have)
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7 Comments:
Kearny NJ still has a large Scottish population, and there are numerous restaurants/purveyors in the area...I just found this link; maybe some of these folks ship? http://heritagefoodsusa.com/food_you_can_trust/farmers36.html
Curlz at 10:07AM on 06/16/07
Curlz, thanks for that link. My interest in haggis is not huge, but my interest in ethnic enclaves is. I will be heading to Kearney soon!
BaHa at 10:30AM on 06/16/07
We will be heading that way, at the end of July, for three weeks.
Personally, I would like to experience the local cuisine of both Ireland and of Scotland.
However, a friend of mine who visited the UK a few months ago, ate some Haggis on what she called dinner on a "Castle Tour" and became very ill.
In fact, she had to return to the States immediately, cutting her pre-paid vacation short.
So, while I am very curious about the local customs, I have a few reservations about some of their local dishes.
Any input or suggestions would be welcomed.
DocChuck at 4:29PM on 06/16/07
Anytime we eat anything we risk illness, DocChuck. You could just as easily become deathly ill from the hamburger you ate at your local diner, the luscious bouillabaisse you savored at a fine established restaurant, or the lovely salad you prepared for yourself in your own kitchen.
You know that.
baboo at 8:11PM on 06/16/07
Yes, I realize that, baboo.
But, I wondered whether this particular lady-friend of mine suffered from something "too rich" for her system versus something that may have been "tainted" (which I doubt).
Let's face it, Haggis is, to my knowledge, pretty far removed from what we (at least I) eat in our regular diet.
Now, my wife is the one with Scottish roots . . . my heritage is German. Maybe that's why I love sauerkraut, and she hates it.
The missus is looking forward to experiencing Haggis, and other local traditional foods . . . I am simply being cautious.
DocChuck at 2:45PM on 06/17/07
I appreciate your point of view, Doc, my parents are the same. Which is why when I visit them in Florida, we pass by down-at-heel BBQ joints that I would kill to visit and wind up in the Olive Garden. On the other hand, you clearly travel a great deal, and even the very thought of flying makes me dizzy! We each have our own boundaries, and often they seem odd to others.
BaHa at 8:01PM on 06/17/07
Mea culpa, DocChuck, I inferred you meant the "foreign" food was tainted. Your caution is well founded.
baboo at 11:49PM on 06/17/07