Scotty McHaggis

Scotty McHaggis is is owned by Yvonne and was released at the same time as 4 other rubber duck travel bugs (Nellie the Narwhal, Lobby the Lobster, Skullsy the Skull Candy and DJ Poppy). We are in a competion to see whose travel bug and rubber duck can travel the furthest.

1. I'd like Scotty McHaggis and her ducky to travel to as many countries as possible please.

2. Lots of photgraphs of Scotty McHaggis with local and national food dishes from around the world please.

3. If you can't take her on holiday to photograph the delights of local and national dishes, then please move her as far as possible.

Thank you

Yvonne

Haggis

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheeps pluck (heart, liver and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead. According to the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique, "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour".

It is believed that food similar to haggis (though not so named)—perishable offal quickly cooked inside an animal's stomach, all conveniently available after a hunt—was eaten from ancient times.

Although the name "hagws" or "hagese" was first recorded in England c. 1430, the dish is considered traditionally of Scottish origin. It is even the national dish, as a result of Scots poet Robert Burns' poem Address to a Haggis of 1787. Haggis is traditionally served with 'neeps' and 'tatties', boiled and mashed separately, and a dram (a glass of  scottish whisky), especially as the main course of a Burns Supper.

Top Trivia:

• Haggis is used in a sport called haggis hurling, which involves throwing a haggis as far as possible. The world record for haggis hurling was achieved by Lorne Coltart on 11 June 2011, who hurled his haggis 217 ft (66 m). This throw surpassed the longstanding previous record of 180 ft 10 in (55.12 m), held by Alan Pettigrew since 1984.
• On October 8, 2008, competitive eater Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston set a world record by consuming 3 lb (1.4 kg) of haggis in eight minutes on WMMR radio in Philadelphia.
• Following his victory in The Masters golf tournament in 1988, Scottish golfer Sandy Lyle served haggis at the annual Champions Dinner before the 1989 Masters.
• During the Korean War, the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders received 180 pounds (82 kg) of haggis from the No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF during "Operation Haggis".

Try it, its Scottish and really lovely...

Yvonne