what is haggis

Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish that is a type of pudding made from the liver, heart, and lungs of a sheep (or other animal), minced and mixed with beef or mutton suet, oatmeal, and seasoned with spices and salt. The mixture is then mixed with stock and cooked while traditionally encased in the animals stomach, although an artificial casing is often used instead. Haggis is usually served with neeps (mashed turnip) and tatties (mashed potato) and washed down with a wee dram of your favorite whisky. It is a versatile ingredient that can be used to make a stuffing for poultry and game or fried up for breakfast like crumbled black pudding. Haggis is widely available in supermarkets in Scotland all year, with cheaper brands normally packed in artificial casings, rather than stomachs. Sometimes haggis is sold in tins or a container which can be cooked in a microwave or conventional oven. Some commercial haggis is largely made from pig, rather than sheep, offal. Kosher haggis, not only pork-free but fully conformant to Jewish dietary laws, is also produced.