Haggis

[TheSp8]

I don't see how you'd have to do anything different for a Muslim. They are allowed sheep and all the parts. I make my own either by hunting (venison or hog) or buying the parts directly from the slaughter house (sheep or beef). As for vegetarian, I can't help you. As a chef maybe you could improvise a vegetarian haggis.

YMOS,
Tony

[Silent Raven]

saw this at the highland games this past weekend..

just buy a bunch and every one gets a can!
...or you could try www.oatmealsavage.com

[Dale Seago]

saw this at the highland games this past weekend..

just buy a bunch and every one gets a can!
...or you could try www.oatmealsavage.com

I can attest that Caledonian Kitchen is very good quality. (My personal favorite is their Highland Beef version. The vegetarian/vegan version is also surprisingly palatable, though with a detectable flavor of soy sauce.) Being in the U.K. though, you may want to go with something produced on your own island.

[spglenn]

I con understand the concern with the muslim as I'm quite sure that Haggis are not necessarily Halal but the MacSweens vegetarian one is a good call.

Now I'm trying to rake my brain for what else in available...of course having lived in Scotland for almost a decade there are so many local varieties that I have tried, but I'm thinking of what is availale over the shelf (and not in a tin).

To think of those poor Haggis running free and then sold in a cylindrical tomb

[Rab]

My wifes a vegie and we eat the mcsweens all the time, however to trully enjoy haggis in its finest form it should be used as a pizza topping my local place does a "Braveheart" that has chillies as well but tesco do a haggis pizza made by cosmo, yum yum yum

[Laird_M]

My wifes a vegie and we eat the mcsweens all the time, however to trully enjoy haggis in its finest form it should be used as a pizza topping my local place does a "Braveheart" that has chillies as well but tesco do a haggis pizza made by cosmo, yum yum yum

Haggis pizza?

Now there's an intriguing thought...

[spglenn]

however to trully enjoy haggis in its finest form it should be used as a pizza topping my local place does a "Braveheart" that has chillies as well

That wouldn't be at Four in One would it?

[Rab]

Thats the place, add in some donner kebab meat for a real feast

[Meggers]

I don't see how you'd have to do anything different for a Muslim. They are allowed sheep and all the parts. I make my own either by hunting (venison or hog) or buying the parts directly from the slaughter house (sheep or beef). As for vegetarian, I can't help you. As a chef maybe you could improvise a vegetarian haggis.

YMOS,
Tony

Some Muslims are strict about keeping a "zabiha-only" diet and some are not. I would do vegetarian just in case. And remember to put NO alcohol in the recipe (just in case there is any. You never know with Scots!) as Islam restricts the consumption of any alcohol, even if it is simply used in cooking.

[Laird_M]

Some Muslims are strict about keeping a "zabiha-only" diet and some are not. I would do vegetarian just in case. And remember to put NO alcohol in the recipe (just in case there is any. You never know with Scots!) as Islam restricts the consumption of any alcohol, even if it is simply used in cooking.

The cub, (yes I did say this is for our cub pack - 8-1 01/2) has both Muslim and Hindu parents so we have to be very careful, hence the veggie haggis - a misnomer I know but...
...and as they're young there will be NO alocohol anyway.

Just as a side note, Islam strictly forbids the consumption of the fermentation of the grape and the grain, but interestingly not honey, so technically they can drink mead...