Topic: In praise of British food ...

[Peripatetic Phil]

Don't get me wrong, I love my curries as much as the next man, but there just comes a time when your gut cries out for something native, and last night and tonight I gave in to the inner man : stewed lamb with leeks and pearl barley, with sliced Exquisa potatoes added for the last 20 minutes of cooking.  Both last night and tonight I ate until I was about to burst [1], and now I am completely sated.  Wonderful !

** Phil.
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[1] "Then auld Guidman, maist like to rive
      'Bethankit' hums".

Robbie Burns, "Address to a Haggis".

[Les]

Sounds good Phil, Almost a Lancashire Hotpot there, (Which is one of my fave dishes, along with bangers and mash, onion gravy)
Now you bring up "oor Rabbie" do you like Haggis? I love it, What I cant understand about haggis is that people say they don't like it without even trying it, how can you do that, It's not logical to me.

[Peripatetic Phil]

Now you bring up "oor Rabbie" do you like Haggis? I love it, What I cant understand about haggis is that people say they don't like it without even trying it, how can you do that, It's not logical to me.

Haggis ?  Love it, especially Macsweens.  I had the great privilege of addressing the Haggis at this year's Burns' Supper at Horsmonden Social Club, and we were packed out : over 80 people, almost all of them Sassenachs (like myself); but with very few exceptions, the haggis tatties & neeps went down a treat, and most people were up for seconds (and even thirds)!.  And I managed to hire the full Highland Dress for GBP 18-50, which I thought was a result of which even a Scot would have been proud !

** Phil.

[Les]

Now you bring up "oor Rabbie" do you like Haggis? I love it, What I cant understand about haggis is that people say they don't like it without even trying it, how can you do that, It's not logical to me.

Haggis ?  Love it, especially Macsweens.  I had the great privilege of addressing the Haggis at this year's Burns' Supper at Horsmonden Social Club, and we were packed out : over 80 people, almost all of them Sassenachs (like myself); but with very few exceptions, the haggis tatties & neeps went down a treat, and most people were up for seconds (and even thirds)!.  And I managed to hire the full Highland Dress for GBP 18-50, which I thought was a result of which even a Scot would have been proud !

** Phil.

Good on you Phil,
I've never had the honor of addressing the Haggis at a supper (Yet), And the full Highland Dress was a nice touch, I bet you looked the part ;D Well, I'm proud of you Phil, for showing respect to my national dish and I hope you do many more, Did you have the piper as well?
I may be wrong here, but I don't think there is another dish in the world that has a tradition like the Haggis

[Peripatetic Phil]

Good on you Phil,
I've never had the honor of addressing the Haggis at a supper (Yet), And the full Highland Dress was a nice touch, I bet you looked the part ;D Well, I'm proud of you Phil, for showing respect to my national dish and I hope you do many more, Did you have the piper as well?

We did indeed, Peter Tennant of Gillingham (a.k.a. "The Happy Piper"). My wife recorded some of the event, but I haven't had a chance to look at it; if it's any good, I'll post a link to it (uploading now, but the quality is very poor).  In the meantime, here is a link to the poster I created for the event ...

I may be wrong here, but I don't think there is another dish in the world that has a tradition like the Haggis

I would definitely agree with that. But maybe we BIR aficionados could start a new tradition : "Ghandhi Night", when a great steaming dish of Chicken Phal is sitared through the audience, all dressed in Indian national costume, after which we have speeches making frequent reference to the Vegas ... !

[Les]

We did indeed, Peter Tennant of Gillingham (a.k.a. "The Happy Piper"). My wife recorded some of the event, but I haven't had a chance to look at it; if it's any good, I'll post a link to it (uploading now, but the quality is very poor).  In the meantime, here is a link to the poster I created for the event ...

 But maybe we BIR aficionados could start a new tradition : "Ghandhi Night", when a great steaming dish of Chicken Phal is sitared through the audience, all dressed in Indian national costume, after which we have speeches making frequent reference to the Vegas ... !

Excellent poster Phil, And I see that you done the whole ceremony at that, Attention to detail, wonderful ;D And the piper looks the part alright.
As for the "Ghandhi Night",  Can I bring my own elephant, (indian of course)

[noble ox]

A very nice tradition.but the Haggis originated in England and was" Haggis -jacked "in 1707 the act of union years
Tartan is from Northern England
The Bagpipes from Turkey
Still a nice ceremony thanks to Burns

[Les]

A very nice tradition.but the Haggis originated in England and was" Haggis -jacked "in 1707 the act of union years
Tartan is from Northern England
The Bagpipes from Turkey
Still a nice ceremony thanks to Burns

HA, now we are nit-picking
OH, how I hate these smart-Asses ;D
But every word true of course,
No food is English really, The English are not English come to think of it, As they where conquered by the Normans in 1066, There essentially of French decent (actually Viking) ;D

[curryhell]

I would definitely agree with that. But maybe we BIR aficionados could start a new tradition : "Ghandhi Night", when a great steaming dish of Chicken Phal is sitared through the audience, all dressed in Indian national costume, after which we have speeches making frequent reference to the Vegas ... !

Excellent choice of dish Phil.  I'd be up for addressing the phall ;D ;D

[Peripatetic Phil]

Well, the video finally uploaded (after I thought to compress it from AVI to DIVX) but sadly the recording starts about a verse and a half in ...  Have a good laugh !

** Phil.
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the video