I was going to write up a whole story about the great haggis-roast this weekend that the ever gracious Kirk and Julianne hosted, but I feel like pictures should do.... To preface: Will, Kirk, and Tyler bought an entire lamb and then invited a lot of people over to eat the various parts of it. The main focus was on the oft-neglected bits.
The very appropriately-garbed William holding our three sacks of haggis, which I had the great honor of helping to grind. What went in the grinder? Lamb heart, lamb lungs, lamb liver, and lamb fat.
Will, Tyler and I with the finished haggis product, shortly after the haggis was ceremonially marched out as I piped (wearing a very meta t-shirt that says "I would rather be playing my bagpipe") and subsequently given the official Robert Burns haggis toast.
And then I ground the testicles. The resulting "white pudding" was considerably less successful and delicious than the haggis, but didn't kill anyone...
Old friends, new friends, very new food, and a beautiful day well spent. Haggis, I was surprised, is actually pretty tasty when done right.
You are a brave man, Mike. It's like you're on Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern or something.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your latest blog, but I must confess, my lip was curled throughout most of the reading of this entry. I'm just strange that way! Good to see you in B-town recently!
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