Tatties and neeps, love them and grew up with them. Never did haggis
and would never as I hate lung.
Allison
From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: Clearly OT (but what the hell...) (was: food
>On Nov 6, 14:47, Roger Merchberger wrote:
>
>> (Oh, and as an aside, what's Haggis?)
>
>Minced sheep's liver, lungs, and heart (the "pluck"), mixed with
oatmeal,
>suet, and spices, sewn into the sheep's stomach bag and boiled. I grew
up
>in Edinburgh with the stuff and I hate it, but many consider it a
delicacy.
> Traditionally served with boiled mashed potatoes ("tatties") and turnip
>("neeps") and on special occasions like Burn's Night with a glass of
>whisky. Search for "Macsween" on the web -- theirs are widely rated the
>best.
>
>I've only once seen it served for breakfast, thank goodness. I put that
on
>a par with the person I saw eat two raw onions with a cup of coffee for
>breakfast.
>
>--
>Pete Peter Turnbull
> Network Manager
> University of York
Received on Tue Nov 06 2001 - 18:35:07 GMT