PhilT Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 US to be requested to lift its ban on Haggis : The Scottish Government is considering asking the United States to rethink its ban on haggis imports. Imports of Scotland's iconic dish were banned by the US in 1989 in the wake of the BSE scare because it contains offal ingredients such as sheep lungs. Only an offal-free version of haggis is available in the US. The move would be backed by renowned haggis maker Macsween, which believes the American market could be a very lucrative one. A Scottish Government spokeswoman said it "will consider engaging the US government on its haggis export ban, if there is popular support for such a move from within our world famous haggis producers". Jo Macsween, a co-director of family company Macsween, said she hoped to see the ban overturned. "The market is massive because there are so many expat Scots there and once Americans try a good quality haggis, they can't get enough of it," she added. The dish, traditionally served with tatties and neeps on Burns' night, usually contains a sheeps lungs, liver and heart minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt mixed with stock. It is then boiled in the animal's stomach for around three hours. A spokesman for the US Department of Agriculture said: "We do not allow importation because of the UK's BSE status." "Sheep are susceptible to TSE's and thus the US takes precautions on importing those ruminants from BSE-affected countries." However, a spokesman for Britain's Food Standards Agency said: "We see no reason at all why people cannot eat haggis safely, so long as manufacturers follow hygiene legislation. "We have the strictest BSE controls in the world." http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40756000/jpg/_40756645_haggis_pa203.jpg Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKLGT Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 :barf: Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle yeah!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 ew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 ick, ick, ick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 :gag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I'd try it. I had it once in Ontario. It wasn't that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 mmmmm, it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGT08 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 I prefer my guts to be fried, not boiled in a stomach. NEVER ARGUE WITH A STUPID PERSON. THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL, THEN BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 :blech: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 For all of you saying :blech: have you actually tried it ? It's yummy Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kienai Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 This is one dish I've been dying to try. It looks so disgusting its appetizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Looks like a boiled nutsack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocsin Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I'd try it... Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Tried it, good with mashed potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welby Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sounds disgusting, but I'd more than likely try it and like it, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGT08 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Generally, I'll try anything once. As long as it's dead. NEVER ARGUE WITH A STUPID PERSON. THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL, THEN BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarton Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Haven't had it in years. Kind of odd but not bad. I liked it best coated and deep fried like the chip shops do it in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDII Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Scottish food is def odd at times. <--scottish Need forum help? Private Message legGTLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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