Is Haggis good for you?

It’s good for my belly! Health-wise, hmm depends on how you’re cooking it I suppose.

All things in moderation. Probably not good to eat every meal, or even every day, but once in a while, sure it’s got important nutrients, and eating it once in a while won’t hurt you.

How could it not be, especially on Burns Night?

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o’ the puddin-race!
Aboon them a’ ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of a grace
As lang’s my arm.

Have a wee dram for me!

Ye Pow’rs wha mak mankind your care,
And dish them out their bill o ‘fare,
Auld Scotland wants nae skinking ware
That jaups in luggies;
But, if ye wish her gratefu’ prayer,
Gie her a Haggis!

Enjoy!

I’m not sure if it is good for you or not but I’m quite certain that I won’t ever eat it. I have a finicky palate sometimes.

Sure it’s good for you. It’s full of innards. Innards are full of power.
So is oatmeal. Haggis, yum yum.

Ha! I went to a Burns Night last night! Unfortunately, I couldn’t wear my tartan. We had good haggis, though! And for afters, there was toffee pudding with custard! There were many men in kilts and sporrans, and lots of poetry reading and dancing.

LOL. Like the answers so far :-)

Is Haggis an acquired taste thing?

I think it definitely is an aquired taste – and a lot of makers make it too dry for my taste. You need lots of liquid to wash it down !!

@ChazMaz, maybe, but I loved it on first taste. I was attending a Burns Night of the local Scottish society (as a member at that time) here in Northern California, and I had my first haggis with neeps and tatties. I didn’t think about it. I just ate it. I thought it was wonderful.

Later, on a trip to Scotland, I dined at the Abbotsford in Edinburgh and ordered haggis with neeps and tatties. The waitress gave me a really skeptical eye and said, “Are you sure?” I guess she wasn’t expecting much from an American. I savored every bite and followed it up with the most delicious bread pudding I have ever had anywhere. Mmm, what a memory.

Jeruba – Im starting to think you have some serious Scottish blood in you :-)

What does its flavor compare to?

@Chazmaz its similar to black pudding if youve ever tasted that.

Och, laddie, the Scots are a hardy race and jist hoo are yoo thinkin’ they got they way?

@Sandydog, my great-granny was a full-blooded MacNeill. When I was about five my father brought a recording of bagpipes home from the library, and at the first moment of hearing, I froze in place and just listened, transfixed. I swear I could feel it in my blood and my bones. I love them still and will gravitate to the sound from wherever I am, just as if it were a summons acting directly upon the soul.

“its similar to black pudding if you’ve ever tasted that.”

Need another example. :-)

@ChazMaz Black pudding is sort of like sausage or head cheese.

Ah, ok. Now I got ya. :-)

TY!

I wouldn’t even think about trying it. It looks disgusting and smells disgusting.

Imagine a soft meat loaf made with plenty of oatmeal and a somewhat different set of seasonings.

@Jeruba great description

I was in Scotland with a terrible toothache. Couldn’t eat much of anything solid. Haggis, Sheppard’s pie, and ale were my only sources of nutrition. I owe my life to Haggis, and it was quite tasty.

@Chazmaz I didnt want to go into any great detail with what goes into haggis !! My brother used to make them for the Co-op stores as he was a butcher.
He said different butchers used different ingedients – essentially its offal.
I like to eat it without thinking about what I’m eating !!

Seems like something that could use a splash of hot sauce.

Your right !! I put some sauce on mine :-)

@Sandydog, that’s exactly why I said I didn’t think about it. I just ate it. If I’d thought about it, I couldn’t have eaten it.