The Case For Consuming Extra Haggis – Saveur
In 1995, my spouse went to see the film Rob Roy, and on her manner out of the theater, she crammed out an entry card for a sweepstakes, for which the grand prize was an all-expense paid 5 day journey to Scotland. Improbably sufficient, she gained, and a few months later we discovered ourselves in Glasgow, from which we departed to see Edinburgh, Inverness, Loch Ness and extra – and to eat numerous glorious meals, together with one of many three or 4 finest seafood dinners I’ve ever had in my life. (Additionally, after all, numerous single malt). I additionally occurred to eat haggis a number of instances, which you can’t do in america and which has been additionally unlawful to import, since a 1971 decree by the USDA that makes it unlawful to purchase or promote an important ingredient. The edict reads, “Livestock lungs shall not be saved to be used as human meals,” (lungs, coronary heart, and liver, together with oatmeal, are key components in haggis). Because it seems, haggis is having a second in Scotland, the place it’s more and more being made in cheffy, downright elegant variations for purchasers who need genuine Scottish meals, however would possibly balk on the sight of one thing extra clearly visceral.
– Jack Forster, Editor-In-Chief
