Tuesday, May 27, 2014

The Horror, The Horror.

At an ethnic food aisle in a grocery store, my eye caught something that caused my mind to do a double-take and the stomach a belly flop:

Yes, there exists Haggis, vegetarian, canned.

I can understand the cultural necessity of eating Haggis, even something as scary as canned Haggis.

But vegetarian Haggis? The mind boggles. How you could even make Haggis vegetarian considering that

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours.

Take all the animal parts out and you've basically got a spiced oatmeal with onions that no one in their right mind would eat.

Vegetarian haggis. Ye got tae be kidding.

Let's go eat at a Scottish-Style Vegetarian restaurant said nobody, ever.


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6 comments:

B said...

Prices are high in that store.

Half that price here, unless o sale, then even less.

Vegetarians wanna play, but can't take the field....

Old NFO said...

Err... ARE there any vegetarian restaurants IN Scotland???

jon spencer said...

Years ago at hunting camp there was one guy that when he made the mornings oatmeal he would put big chunks of onions in.
That was one part of the breakfast that I skipped.

ProudHillbilly said...

Ooooooohkaaaaayyy...But I have to say that I'd have to try it just out of curiosity.

Aaron said...

B: Yep, its a higher-end grocery store, interesting that the prices are that much higher though.

Old NFO: I think the ancient true Scotsmen ate the vegetarians, leaving none behind to go to such a restaurant.

jon: Yes indeed, I would have skipped that one too.

PH: Ok, Try some out and let us know what happens...

NotClauswitz said...

Kinda like Gluten-Free Beer...