haggis
Haggis and Chow Mein Collide at Seattle's Gung Haggis Fat Choy
The annual dinner celebrates Chinese New Year and Burns Night, both of which tend to fall around the same time.
Making a Vegan Haggis Is as Hard as It Sounds
The traditional Scottish dish might involve sheep’s innards and suet, but Edinburgh chef Nives Arosio swears her lentil-based version is just as good.
‘Reggae Burns’ Night Is the Caribbean Way to Celebrate Scotland’s National Poet
Brian Austin, Tobago-born owner of The Rum Shack in Glasgow, pipes in a plantain-covered haggis for his Caribbean-inspired Burns Night dinner.
Penis-Shaped Meringues and Squid Ink Flatbread Make the Perfect Burns Night Dinner
Last night, Jeremy Lee of Quo Vadis and Black Axe Mangal chef Lee Tiernan honoured Scotland’s most famous poet with an unconventional feast.
Why Everything You Know About Scottish Food Might Be a Myth
From the whisky sold in foreign liquor stores to tartan-boxed shortbread clutched by Edinburgh tourists, we’re told that Scotland’s food is rooted in history. But many traditional dishes aren’t as “Scottish” as we might think.
Why Scottish Restaurants Make Marina O'Loughlin Cringe
My home country’s reputation as being culinarily challenged has not been achieved without putting in the work. Scottish restaurants have a way to go until they’re no longer the punchline.
Glasgow's Haggis Pakora Is More Than Just Fusion Food
“Scots and Punjabis are very proud of their own cultures so you get both of these coming together and it’s wonderful,” says Harry Singh, Glasgow restaurant owner and co-creator of the haggis pakora.
Robert Burns Was a Secret Cheesemaker
Robert Burns, the great Scotsman who revolutionised Romantic poetry and whose memory we celebrate on Burns Night, had a sideline in cheesemaking on a farm near Dumfries.
America, Scotland Thinks You’re Ready to Eat Lungs Now
This week, Scotland’s rural affairs secretary will try to convince the American government to allow imports of haggis, a dish banned in the country since 1971 due to US laws prohibiting sheep lungs.
Why Scotland Needs Its Own Food Lab
Food is so complex and to have to tick the box of either being a supermarket or a cooking school or a restaurant or a cafe is so limiting.
This Is Why You Should Never Reach Under a Scottish Waiter’s Kilt
A group of male waiters from the city of Inverness has gone on strike, complaining about being constantly groped by horny female clientele. The sexual harassment tables have turned.
How I Brought Black Market Haggis to Four Different Countries
After it’s paraded around the room to the accompaniment of bagpipes, an ode is recited to this giant sheep sausage. Then it’s stabbed and ripped open to reveal its warm, reeking, and rich innards. It’s perhaps the most iconic of offal dishes, the great...