Wae Hae?

[oursin]

Following the Welsh-themed ads (including ones actually in Welsh) that were haunting my Facebook sidebar:

Haggis in a minute
An old favourite in a handy new pack. 2 slices of tasty Macsween haggis in a microwavable pack.

Served up, according to the wee piccie, in a bun like a burger.
Is this really, really consistent with claiming to be 'Guardians of Scotland's National Dish'? (Check out the recipe for haggis in a bun with melted mozzarella, though perhaps the long-established Scottish-Italian community does provide a pass for that). Do they also do microwaveable neepies?

Comments

[kore]

Maybe I shouldn't have read this right after the 'soluble urethra crayons' post. //is green

[adrian_turtle]

Hmmm. They're taking a national dish that people would otherwise eat quite rarely, as part of a particular kind of special occasion, and turning it into a convenient everyday sort of food. That looks like they're taking pretty good care of it, in a way. As an American, I'm not in a position to judge how the Scots regard their national foods. But I know the whole roast turkey as a ceremonial centerpiece of American Thanksgiving was not diminished when US supermarkets started selling packages of turkey parts designed for 4-6 person households. The turkey industry just got a lot bigger. Of course, if you asked a random sample to name the American national food, a fair number of them would say "hamburgers," rather than "turkey." It's hard to think of something as a national dish when it's talked about a lot but not eaten.

[(Anonymous)]

People round here do eat haggis on a regular basis. It's a staple of pub food, and lots of people eat it at home. It's not just for Burns' Night. Veggie haggis isn't bad at all.

What's scary is when you see it as fillings in other things: in baked potatoes, and, in one of the strangest food-combos ever, haggis and spicy mexican vegetables in a tortilla wrap (available at our local grocer) and, veggie haggis spring rolls at a foo-foo restaurant. Haggis gets pretty much everywhere.

(heyokish on lj, in edinburgh)

[oursin]

I rather like haggis (original and veg versions) - but this struck me as possibly towards the dubious end of things to do with haggis. (In pitta pockets with tzatziki???!!!)

[(Anonymous)]

Tzatziki and haggis? Ugh. Some of the more dubious combinations are in the swanky Scottish-and-everywhere-else-at-once fusion places, though, rather than the instant post-pub haggis-burger. But still probably better than a white pudding supper.

I MUST pass this on!

[dakiwiboid]

But you knew that I would, didn't you? How could I possibly resist such an abomination? I'm so glad that my dear friend Tom McRae is actually on the other side of the world and can't actually hit me with a cow's stomach. (For a good time, read some of Tom's fairy tales retold in working class Edinburgh Scots.)

[movingfinger]

A hagburger? I guess fundamentally haggis is sausage, but... I'll have a grilled cheese today, thank you.

..."Macsween" is uncomfortably close to "Macswine"...

Could it be true that food companies test market everything in Scotland, because if it won't sell there it won't sell anywhere? Someone once told me that straight-faced and I thought they were pulling my leg.