Haggis is English, historian says

[mrtrebus]

For centuries the scotch have praised local delicacy Haggis. Their celebrated poet Robbie Burns composed an ode To A Haggis. But now it turns out it was originally an English dish!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8180791.stm
Although why anyone would claim ownership of this most obnoxious of dishes is beyond me! :dunno:

 

[Artimus]

They can keep it, I say.

 

[Neutron66]

Anything to take away that Scottish identity.

 

[BlueBalls]

Although why anyone would claim ownership of this most obnoxious of dishes is beyond me! :dunno:

They can keep it, I say.

Indeed. Let the Scots keep it.

:hatsoff:

 

[habo9]

I new something so disgusting had to be English :tongue:

THANK THE LORD :bowdown:

 

[Riffy]

Absolutely lovely stuff.

I was a bit hesitant at first when I tried some haggis in Fort William years ago, but I absolutely love the stuff. Yummington!!

 

[Supafly]

Strangely enough, our Ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl had the habit of serving a very similar dish when guest politicians visited him at home:

Pfälzer Saumagen

Goes to show that sick dishes are international, or that english and german tastes are similar disturbed :rofl:

 

[habo9]

Absolutely lovely stuff.

I was a bit hesitant at first when I tried some haggis in Fort William years ago, but I absolutely love the stuff. Yummington!!

LOL I like it as well , when I said disgusting , I meant what its made from :thumbsup:

 

[marquis2]

I've always understood it to be from Northumberland. I suspect though that similar concoctions have been made locally everywhere as people had to make the most of what was available.

 

[tartanterrier]

I used to get Haggis,Neeps and Tatties at school and it was shit,I'd
prefer a fish supper over that any day

 

[Riffy]

I reckon that haggis, mashed tatties, carrots and leek is one of the finest meals ever.

Neeps?

 

[marquis2]

For centuries the scotch have praised local delicacy Haggis. Their celebrated poet Robbie Burns composed an ode To A Haggis. But now it turns out it was originally an English dish!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8180791.stm
Although why anyone would claim ownership of this most obnoxious of dishes is beyond me! :dunno:

Nitpicking perhaps but people from Scotland are Scots (note the upper case S) not scotch or even Scotch.That word is reserved for their whisky ,ale , beef and for some reason eggs wrapped in sausagemeat.

 

[habo9]

I've always understood it to be from Northumberland. I suspect though that similar concoctions have been made locally everywhere as people had to make the most of what was available.

Im not 100% on this but I think black pudding is from Northumberland :dunno:

 

[SiCo]

I think originally, Black Pudding is from Bury.

 

[gunslingingbird]

Haggis,Neeps and Tatties

:wtf: :helpme:

 

[ChefChiTown]

Most dishes that are known to be a certain country's staple dish usually aren't from that country in the first place. Spaghetti isn't Italian. Hot dogs aren't American. People in China don't even eat egg rolls.

Most dishes have roots that are Chinese and Arabic. Those two groups of people spread their knowledge of food, crops and animals around the world more than anyone else. So, I wouldn't be surprised if haggis had roots that were outside of Scotland.

:wtf: :helpme:

I second that motion.

 

[marquis2]

Most dishes that are known to be a certain country's staple dish usually aren't from that country in the first place. Spaghetti isn't Italian. Hot dogs aren't American. People in China don't even eat egg rolls.

Most dishes have roots that are Chinese and Arabic. Those two groups of people spread their knowledge of food, crops and animals around the world more than anyone else. So, I wouldn't be surprised if haggis had roots that were outside of Scotland.



I second that motion.

Yes, it's a matter of making the most of what's to hand too.Most peasant dishes are designed to spin out meat with starchy food.

 

[tittenman]

I think the scottish wont complain too much at their loss, and I doubt the English will make tto much fuss about it either.

 

[tartanterrier]

:wtf: :helpme:

Haggis,Turnip and Potato

 

[Ravenholm]

This whole England thought of it first is fucking horse shit so it is. It's like a Scottish butcher who was interviewed said about the whole situation: I find it hard to believe. However there may be a recipe in England similar to it. and so some wee English historian clown tries to lay claim to something famous from Scotland. And to give comments like, let them have it, that is just a typical by the book response to the situation because we all know it's not true. There's no grounds what so ever in it. So an English recipe has one or two similar ingredients to that of a Scottish dish. Big deal. If it was a rip off on our behalf, I'm damn sure some bigot would have brought it up long before now sinse Haggis is a famous Scottish dish. And as history has told us, historians have been known to get it wrong from time to time.