What Is Haggis Made Of?
What Is Haggis Made Of?
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Haggis for a Burns Night Supper.  Getty
Updated September 24, 2016.
The national dish of Scotland is Haggis . It is an excellent, tasty dish, but have you ever wondered what is in Haggis?
What is Haggis Made From?
Haggis is made using sheep pluck (the bits nowadays often discarded; lungs, hearts, liver). The cooked minced offal is mixed with suet, oatmeal, seasoning and encased in the sheep stomach. stomach. Once stitched up, the stuffed stomach is boiled for up to three hours.
If the thought of cooking the animal parts is off-putting, there are commercial haggis available, the best known (including a vegetarian version) from Charles MacSween & Son in Edinburgh .
How to Choose and Cook a Haggis
 
How to Serve Haggis
Once steamed and cooked through the Haggis is popular in many ways, the most popular either on a full Scottish breakfast or with hearty Tatties and Neeps ( T atties are Scottish for potatoes, and Neeps are turnips).
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What to Drink with Haggis
Top of the list is Scotch whisky followed by acidic red wines and strong, dark beers.
 
The Haggis and Robert Burns
The Haggis was immortalised by the poet Robert Burns in his Address to the Haggis in the 18th century and celebrated in Scotland and throughout the world on Burns Night , January 25th, in memory of the Scottish poet. It is eaten with Tatties (mashed potatoes) and Neeps (turnip or swede) alongside other Scottish favourites Cock-a-Leekie (Chicken Vegetable) Soup and Cranachan, a dessert made from raspberry, toasted oatmeal and cream.
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