giggle: Scots ask US to lift haggis ban

[cali]

Haggis, traditionally eaten on Burns night, is banned in the US
The Scottish Government is considering asking the United States to rethink its ban on haggis imports.
Imports of Scotland's iconic dish were banned by the US in 1989 in the wake of the BSE scare because it contains offal ingredients such as sheep lungs.

Only an offal-free version of haggis is available in the US.

The move would be backed by renowned haggis maker Macsween, which believes the American market could be a very lucrative one.

A Scottish Government spokeswoman said it "will consider engaging the US government on its haggis export ban, if there is popular support for such a move from within our world famous haggis producers".

Jo Macsween, a co-director of family company Macsween, said she hoped to see the ban overturned.

"The market is massive because there are so many expat Scots there and once Americans try a good quality haggis, they can't get enough of it," she added.

The dish, traditionally served with tatties and neeps on Burns' night, usually contains a sheeps lungs, liver and heart minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt mixed with stock.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7198751.stm

[Gman]

1. Reading the ingredients does nothing for me

I can't imagine.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Oh happy day, when I can finally eat the REAL THING!!!

:puke:

[Skinner]

3. Tough choice.

With-offal version or offal-free version? Boy, there's a tuffy. Let me think...

[WritersBlock]

4. Haggis Lasagne is the most popular dish at the work canteen here.

It's really pretty good!

[papau]

5. This weekend I'll be at at No lungs Haggis Burns Night supper - and the liver and heart are

a very nice paste - and the stomach smells no different that what is served in Scotland. :-)

[xchrom]

6. no -- dear god -- no. not the haggis.

[NashVegas]

7. I Can't Get Decent Brie de Meaux ..

Because of the ban on raw dairy imports.

[LeftyMom]

8. What on earth did we do to deserve that?

:scared:

[Crunchy Frog]

9. Mmmmm, haggis!

[swoop]

10. WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE? n/t