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In time o?need,

While thro?your pores the dews distil

Like amber bead.

His knife see Rustic-labour dight,
An?cut ye up wi?ready slight,

Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch;
And then, O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich."
Or in English Translation

Nice seeing your honest, chubby face
Great chieftain of the sausage race

Above them all you take your place,
Belly, tripe or links:
What exact ly is a Haggis? Well are you worthy of a grace
As long as my arm.
To begin, Haggis is Scotland's national dish. While
there are variations in how it is made, and in today's
world there are even vegetarian options ( which rather The groaning platter there you fill
misses the point of the whole affair some would say),
Your buttocks like a distant hill
the basic haggis is a conncoction made of mutton and
Your pin would help to mend a mill
sheep offal, beef liver, onions, oatmeal and spices,
encased in a sheep's stomach and boiled until ready In time of need.
to serve, appearing rather like a giant sausage. The While through your pores the dews distill
vegetarian option includes a plastic casing, Like amber bead.
mushrooms, red beans, and carrots along with
oatmeal, onions and spices.
His knife sees rustic -labour sharpen
For people who'd like to punch up the haggis, there is a
And cut you up with practised skill,
Whiskey Haggis Sauce that includes red currants,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
horseradish and a shot of whiskey to make it go down
more easily. Like any ditch;
And then, oh what a glorious sight,
Burns Suppers, always include a reading of Burns'
1786 ode ?Address to a Haggis?, a small portion of the Warm -Steaming, Rich!
poem which appears here, before cutting into it with a
long and very sharp knife.

"Fair fa?your honest, sonsie face,

Great Chieftain o?the Puddin-race!
Aboon them a?ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy of agrace
As lang ?s my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Yourpinwad help to mend a mill
Cutting the haggis, image by iStock HenFaes
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