"Kate Dicey" > wrote in message
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> Colin L wrote:
> >
> > "Olivers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Kate Dicey muttered....
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Are you based in Scotland? If not, rest assured that last time I
> > > > looked, it was readily available in both supermarkets and butcher's
> > > > shops, and eaten regularly. If you are, then I don't know where you
> > > > are looking, but while most folk don't make there own, it seems to
be
> > > > eaten as regularly as Lorne saussage and butteries! Or kippers,
> > > > Scotch pies and Arbroath smokies...
> > > >
> > >
> > > While I'm in Scotland for a only few days every two years, my
comparison
> > > standard of two decades back, a two month period traveling about the
> > > country left me believing that haggis (and several other traditional
> > > dishes, Scottish and Aglo-S) were rapidly reaching the state of being
> > > quaint survivors of a culture and cuisine cherished by a few and
unknown
> > to
> > > many.
> > >
> > > There was visible haggis around, but the percentage of the population
who
> > > seemed to eat it regularly had diminished to tourists, traditionalists
and
> > > the hardy band of folks to whom it appealed in a culinary sense.
> > >
> > > While I would be open to challenge (and gladly accept it), I would
doubt
> > > whether more than 5% of the current population of Scotland would eat
> > haggis
> > > more than once in 30 day period (or at any time other than a special
> > > celebratory occasion). Even that represents more folks than the
> > percentage
> > > of Pennsylvanians who eat scrapple regularly.
> >
> > Well, within less than 10 minutes walk of where I live* I have seen:
> > A budget style supermarket selling haggis
> > A frozen foods supermarket selling haggis, frozen
> > Local corner shops selling haggis, tinned
> > Local butcher shops selling haggis, made on the premises
> > Two large chain supermarkets selling haggis, frozen, tinned and fresh
> > A speciality organic shop selling, yes, organic haggis, and vegetarian
> > haggis
> > A vegetarian shop selling vegetarian haggis
> > An open 24 hour corner shop that sells vegetarian haggis stuffed samosas
> > A least three traditional chippies selling haggis suppers
> > A chinese takeaway that sells haggis suppers
> > A little further afield sees the pattern more or less repeated, with
> > restaurants getting on the act. Not far from here I can get a portion of
> > haggis pakora at an Indian restaurant.
> >
> > I see people buy haggis all the time. I wouldn't say it was ubiquitous
or
> > eaten every day but a "quaint survivor"?
> >
> > Colin L
> >
> > *In Glasgow, on the border between a nice part of town and a not so nice
> > part of town
>
> And our local Sainsbury's has it here in Kent - all year round, too, not
> just in January!

Hope it's not the same brand Tescos have which they call haggis but is made
with pork!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It doesn't even taste like the real thing.

Steve