Rare is the celebration of poetry, song, and offal combined. Allan Suddaby and Nomad Mobile [local food truck and caterer] hosted a Burns supper at the Yellowhead Brewery this week to celebrate haggis and Scottish culture. Lamb hearts, lungs, and liver from Tangle Ridge Ranch [Ep 15] that normally would be destined for the bin [Ep 28], are instead the feature. This was my first taste of a Burns supper, and it makes me wish more cultures had this kind of celebration more often. It was charming to see some of the older folks being touched by it all.
If you haven’t had haggis, I would recommend giving it a go. It furthered my interest in grinding off-cuts into other ground meat preparations – was chatting with some folks on Twitter this week about the prospects of a heart, tongue, and marrow burger, for example. How is it that that sounds decadent, when all of those pieces would often get thrown out? I’d bet money I could serve you a chili with tongue in it and you’d never know different. I’m already sold on spaghetti and beef-heart-meatballs. If my mother in law ever reads this, she’ll really, totally never ever want to come over and eat in my kitchen.
7 Comments on “Episode 30 – Burns Supper”
How wonderfully interesting for someone from Irish and Scot decent like myself. I would so love to have been there.
I had haggis at The Bothy before I went gluten-free and it was delicious. This looks like such a fun event!
interestingly enough, it was nomad truck who catered the xmas party for drift food truck in late december which is where i tried the beef cheek for the first time. It was fantastic. Looks like a fun event!!!
I’ve been to a Robbie Burns celebration & was one of the few who not only enjoyed the haggis but took one home. All we all toasted the great Robbie with a shot of Drambuie!!
I’ve been to a Robbie Burns celebration & was one of the few who not only enjoyed the haggis but took one home. And we all toasted the great Robbie with a shot of Drambuie!!
I’m definitely going to Burns Dinner next year!! Looks great.
Great fun Kevin.
I am part Scottish. Hence the last name Campbell. I unfortunately have not tried haggis. I will be sure to find it or make
it myself. Always interested in new to me foods. Thanks for sharing.