The Beauty of The Haggis

Haggis is a savory pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally encased in the animal's stomach and simmered for approximately three hours. Tradition holds that at a haggis is a small Scottish animal with legs on one side longer than those on the other, so that it can run around the steep hills of the Scottish Highlands without falling over. While associated with Scotland, the origins of the haggis are unknown.  Some evidence suggests it was common among the Romans and introduced during their efforts to occupy Scotland.

The haggis is used in sport as well, haggis hurling.  The current world record, set in 2011, is 217 feet. 

The US Food and Drug Administration prohibits the importation or manufacture of traditional Scottish Haggis. Wonder why? Certainly explains why the meal must be taken with large amounts of whiskey.