(n.) A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck.
Example Sentences:
(1) Half of us are vegetarian, so there was a vegetarian haggis too.
(2) Is haggis good?” he asked, curious about British cuisine.
(3) The haggis tolerance test may be useful in Sassenachs.
(4) "Jellied eels were always considered a regional dish, much like haggis is to Scotland, mushy peas are to northern England and laver bread is to Wales."
(5) Campaigners intend to hold a rally in New York outside the UN offices attended by Oscar-winning film-maker Paul Haggis.
(6) Richard Haggis Oxford • I do not understand what all the worry's about because after 6 April the economy will go roaring away.
(7) Vegetarian haggis gyoza dumplings You can make your own wrappers, but it's much easier to buy them frozen at Japanese or Oriental shops.
(8) Burns is, according to the poet Edwin Muir, "to the respectable, a decent man; to the Rabelaisian, bawdy; to the sentimentalist, sentimental; to the socialist, a revolutionary; to the nationalist, a patriot; to the religious, pious …" So no doubt, this January at the start of referendum year , even diehard unionists will be searching around for words of his that seem to support their position and, where they can extrapolate them, sprinkling them around with abandon to salt their haggis, neeps and tatties at Burns suppers the length and breadth of the land.
(9) 3 Add freshly chopped coriander, the nutmeg, cumin and some salt and pepper to the haggis mixture, and combine thoroughly.
(10) He was unhappy, and grim, and he gazed at the chairman Keith Vaz with the distaste that Rabbie Burns might have shown to a vegetarian haggis.
(11) These will transition drivers to the correct side of the road – whether travelling south–north or north-south – and avoid cross-border crashes – "a PR disaster worse than horsemeat in haggis", according to one planner.
(12) To start with we had haggis nachos and haggis gyoza dumplings with an Irn Bru dipping sauce, made by my friend Mandy, which were quite incredible.
(13) Cook, Get-Togethers - Burns night at Su Moore's flat Photograph: Mimi Mollica Makes 36–48 2 tbsp sunflower or rapeseed oil 225g vegetarian haggis (about half a packaged vegetarian haggis, such as Macsween vegetarian haggis) 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 tbsp chopped ginger to taste 5 spring onions, diced Fresh coriander, finely chopped to taste (mint or Thai basil are good alternatives) ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp cumin Salt and pepper 48 (2 packs) ready-made gyoza wrappers (thawed as per instructions on packaging) A small glass cold tap water Hot tap water in a measuring jug 1 Begin by making the filling.
(14) This study shows that Scots have higher lipid concentrations than Sassenachs but seem to be resistant to the lipaemic effect of haggis.
(15) "He got up and started this riff on the great scrotum beast the haggis, and he went on for what must have been 20 minutes.
(16) Down the road at Bradbury's butchers, whose shelves heave with haggis, beef links, mealie puddings and clootie dumplings, a few customers have begun to discuss the break-up of the union.
(17) She plans to host a Burns night this year, with homemade haggis (she honed her technique last year by stuffing enough offal into a pig's stomach to feed 30 people, brave woman).
(18) There's a wide selection of teas, a kids' menu, gluten-free and vegan options, and the Sunday brunch is legendary – try the veggie haggis on toast for satisfying hangover stodge.
(19) Generations of schoolchildren had to learn To a Mouse , across the British empire his tribute to a haggis was pronounced at Burns suppers each January, and on TV shows like the BBC’s White Heather Club songs such as Ae Fond Kiss were sung.
(20) She also does a great line in curries and pub grub – think roasted veg vindaloo and vegetarian haggis pasties.