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Other & Off-Topics => Bar & Grill [Public] => Topic started by: JRTomlin on December 01, 2018, 07:18:42 AM
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I must admit that I didn't do anything to celebrate today. My workplace (in Edinburgh) had a St Andrew's Lunch... yesterday (Thursday), because they insist in holding all staff events on a Thursday. They were offering Beef Stew & Dumplings. Shame it wasn't Mince and Tatties, instead.
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It is time that St. Andrews Day was made a Scottish holiday - past time in fact. Hope the stew was good even if it wasn't stovies or mince and tatties. grint
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We all get free beer? But not haggis. Please, not haggis.
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I happen to love a good haggis (which you cannot get in the US) so I'll take your share. grint
Edit: For those who don't know, in most places, haggis would be considered a type of sausage. It is juicy and usually just a bit peppery, served crumbled up with potatoes and turnips on the side.
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Oh, I love haggis. If you're squeamish, you can always get vegetarian haggis which, to my uneducated tastebuds, actually tastes about the same. It's all the spices! I wonder if the US would allow vegetarian haggis past the borders?
I actually didn't realise it was St Andrews Day - should have had a day off just because, but perhaps next year.
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I agree about veggie haggis tasting about the same as the meaty kind (having been a meat-eater and now vegetarian, I've tried both in my time). In my experience haggis is a lot more likely to put in an appearance for Burns night than St Andrews Day, which hasn't really got any less low-key over the years.
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True enough about haggis traditionally making an appearance on Burns Night. I have never had it for St Andrews Day.