Towncar T Posted July 18, 2009 #76 Share Posted July 18, 2009 ...which is really odd. and to think people would actually eat hot dogs or turkey twizzlers first before eating haggis is a bit weird...I think the ingredients in properly-made haggis is way more wholesome than some of the food colouring and additives in some hotdog products and turkey twizzlers! I think it all depends on which butcher's floor the ingredients for the haggis have been swept up from!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeper370 Posted July 18, 2009 #77 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I'm with you. I love haggis! I know it's probably not traditional, but I love mine with a thick, rich madeira gravy which mingles with the 'neeps and potatoes. An accompanying tot of a good speyside single malt whisky always adds a degree of anticipation too... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted July 18, 2009 #78 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Our local butcher makes everything himself-except black pudding-and haggis, which he buys from Arbroath, all neatly tied up with string. What a choice-his best Cumberland sausage, his local lamb burgers or his scottish haggis!-jocap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted July 18, 2009 #79 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I know it's probably not traditional, but I love mine with a thick, rich madeira gravy which mingles with the 'neeps and potatoes. An accompanying tot of a good speyside single malt whisky always adds a degree of anticipation too... :) I spent a couple nights with a friend in Scotland in late June. One night she served chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and covered with a gravy. It was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeper370 Posted July 18, 2009 #80 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I spent a couple nights with a friend in Scotland in late June. One night she served chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and covered with a gravy. It was delicious. I'll pay you for her address. I can be there in 4 hours!! :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orchid72 Posted July 18, 2009 #81 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Our local butcher makes everything himself-except black pudding-and haggis, which he buys from Arbroath, all neatly tied up with string. What a choice-his best Cumberland sausage, his local lamb burgers or his scottish haggis!-jocap. Cumberland sausage is great - I love it. Especially in a nice floury bap. There is so much to be said about having a great butcher. When in England, we try to go up North to this butcher that, IMO, sells the best bacon sarnie (on a bap with caramelized onions) and great meat pies (it is so fresh and hot, the gravy oozes as you take a bite off the pastry). My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeper370 Posted July 18, 2009 #82 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Cumberland sausage is great - I love it. Especially in a nice floury bap. There is so much to be said about having a great butcher. When in England, we try to go up North to this butcher that, IMO, sells the best bacon sarnie (on a bap with caramelized onions) and great meat pies (it is so fresh and hot, the gravy oozes as you take a bite off the pastry). My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I don't know where you live, but it sounds like you should be living over here in the UK!! You've just described my ideal: a) breakfast b) lunch :D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted July 18, 2009 #83 Share Posted July 18, 2009 I'll pay you for her address. I can be there in 4 hours!! :D:D All I'll say is near Glasgow! And actually she and her husband are on my side of the pond right now so wouldn't do you any good to try to find her. Even as I write this I'm cooking bangers and will make bangers and mash. I found some bangers made over here from a traditional recipe, so I'm going to find out how close they are to the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted July 23, 2009 #84 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I would love to have some Bangers & Mash but would dearly love to know where we can find a good Pub - preferably near The Copthorne Hotel and order some:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted July 23, 2009 #85 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I spent a couple nights with a friend in Scotland in late June. One night she served chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and covered with a gravy. It was delicious. Living in a wild area, we have lots of neighbours who shoot game, so we often find a brace of pheasants hanging from the door handle. I usually stuff them with haggis, so it's perhaps something that happens in the Borders (us) or Scotland.-jocap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhdmh Posted July 26, 2009 #86 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Thanks so much to all who posted in this thread. I am travelling with a 4 year old and am putting together a treasure hunt for each place we visit. This was a real treasure trove! I can already imagine the giggles and smiles when she hears names like Toad in the Hole and Eton Mess! Does anyone have any ideas for fun activities I can include for her while we are in London? I already have the London Eye, a double decker bus and a tea party with biscuits and clotted cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep68 Posted July 26, 2009 #87 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Thanks so much to all who posted in this thread. I am travelling with a 4 year old and am putting together a treasure hunt for each place we visit. This was a real treasure trove! I can already imagine the giggles and smiles when she hears names like Toad in the Hole and Eton Mess! Does anyone have any ideas for fun activities I can include for her while we are in London? I already have the London Eye, a double decker bus and a tea party with biscuits and clotted cream. Make sure you ask for scones with your clotted cream or you will get cookies!! Cookies are biscuits and Scones are the closest thing to American Biscuits although sweeter. You can imagine when I moved to the US I wondered what on earth biscuits and gravy were - cookies and gravy sounded horrible!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhdmh Posted July 26, 2009 #88 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Oh! I thought from the description of clotted cream that it was meant to go with cookies, i.e. biscuits. I imagined scones with jam. Are they the more appropriate thing with the clotted cream? I'm afraid to ask about the appropriate accompaniment for things like Spotted Dick:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncar T Posted July 27, 2009 #89 Share Posted July 27, 2009 Oh! I thought from the description of clotted cream that it was meant to go with cookies, i.e. biscuits. I imagined scones with jam. Are they the more appropriate thing with the clotted cream? I'm afraid to ask about the appropriate accompaniment for things like Spotted Dick:rolleyes: A traditional English cream tea will consist of scones, clotted cream and jam (usually strawberry in my experience), washed down with a nice cup of tea. As for spotted dick? That's easy. Custard!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeper370 Posted July 27, 2009 #90 Share Posted July 27, 2009 A traditional English cream tea will consist of scones, clotted cream and jam (usually strawberry in my experience), washed down with a nice cup of tea. :) Also sometimes referred to as Devon cream tea or Cornish cream tea if you are in those areas, or elsewhere if they feature the cream from those counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camNaud Posted July 30, 2009 #91 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Originally Posted by ILoveScotland I spent a couple nights with a friend in Scotland in late June. One night she served chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and covered with a gravy. It was delicious. Peppercorn sauce instead of gravy is even better..... Chicken Balmoral they call it. Other more Scottish dishes worth trying include...... Mince n' Tatties Haggis, Tatties and Neaps Black Pudding (The Stornaway Variety) White Pudding Skirlie n' Smoked Haddock Clootie Dumpling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted July 30, 2009 #92 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Originally Posted by ILoveScotland I spent a couple nights with a friend in Scotland in late June. One night she served chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and covered with a gravy. It was delicious. Peppercorn sauce instead of gravy is even better..... Chicken Balmoral they call it. Other more Scottish dishes worth trying include...... Mince n' Tatties Haggis, Tatties and Neaps Black Pudding (The Stornaway Variety) White Pudding Skirlie n' Smoked Haddock Clootie Dumpling It may have been peppercorn sauce. I said "gravy" but could easily have said "sauce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyfacedeb Posted July 30, 2009 #93 Share Posted July 30, 2009 If you are near the Tower of London, check out Grazing, which is owned and operated by my nephew. He serves all types of sandwiches, salads, soups, and desserts; all made fresh daily. See his web site at: http://www.grazingfood.com - you won't be disappointed in your breakfast or lunch if you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northender Posted July 30, 2009 #94 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Do they carry beverages with Alcohol in them:D Or maybe a beer or glass of wine?????;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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