phabric Posted November 22, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2012 We have a reserved booked at The Hub Cafe near the Edinburgh Castle for a pre Tattoo dinner for our group. They a have set meal for the Pre Tattoo Supper and one of the items is- Haggis (I know what that is), neeps (?), tatties (Potatoes). What is neeps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted November 22, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 22, 2012 We have a reserved booked at The Hub Cafe near the Edinburgh Castle for a pre Tattoo dinner for our group. They a have set meal for the Pre Tattoo Supper and one of the items is- Haggis (I know what that is), neeps (?), tatties (Potatoes). What is neeps? Mashed swede. Traditional accompaniment for haggis. The vegetable, not our Scandinavian cousins :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langoustine Posted November 23, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 23, 2012 What is neeps? Good stuff. Don't worry. Here's a (sort of) explanation: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jan/25/neeps-swede-or-turnip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted November 23, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashew14 Posted November 23, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Mashed swede. Traditional accompaniment for haggis. The vegetable, not our Scandinavian cousins :) Too funny :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy mac Posted November 23, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2012 We have a reserved booked at The Hub Cafe near the Edinburgh Castle for a pre Tattoo dinner for our group. They a have set meal for the Pre Tattoo Supper and one of the items is- Haggis (I know what that is), neeps (?), tatties (Potatoes). What is neeps? tatties ,haggis and neeps (turnip) is a traditional meal eaten at a burns suppers ,i being a scot have it every 2 or 3 weeks ,one of my favourite meals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtamchay Posted November 23, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 23, 2012 since we just celebrated Thanksgiving in Minnesota we did have the rutabega and I think that might be very similar to "neeps". For myself, I am totally unfamiliar with haggis and could some one tell me what that might taste like...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquilegia Posted November 23, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 23, 2012 since we just celebrated Thanksgiving in Minnesota we did have the rutabega and I think that might be very similar to "neeps". For myself, I am totally unfamiliar with haggis and could some one tell me what that might taste like...thanks You're right, rutabaga it is. I'll leave it to a Scot to try and explain what haggis tastes like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELTICGIRLCRUISER Posted November 23, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 23, 2012 since we just celebrated Thanksgiving in Minnesota we did have the rutabega and I think that might be very similar to "neeps". For myself, I am totally unfamiliar with haggis and could some one tell me what that might taste like...thanks You either love it, or hate it. It has a taste all of its own, minced organ meat, onions, spices and oats stuffed into a sheep's stomach and boiled, doesn't sound good does it but it actually is when done correctly! Having attended many a Burn's Supper over the years, I love it and all the tradition that goes with the event. And for anyone who doesn't know who Robert Burns was, he was a very famous and loved Scottish Poet -think Auld Lang Syne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtamchay Posted November 24, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 24, 2012 You either love it, or hate it. It has a taste all of its own, minced organ meat, onions, spices and oats stuffed into a sheep's stomach and boiled, doesn't sound good does it but it actually is when done correctly! Having attended many a Burn's Supper over the years, I love it and all the tradition that goes with the event. And for anyone who doesn't know who Robert Burns was, he was a very famous and loved Scottish Poet -think Auld Lang Syne. I will pass on the haggis but the neeps and tatties would be a nice meal all by itself...thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted November 25, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 25, 2012 We've just eaten Haggis Shepherd's Pie..... a layer of haggis, a layer of buttery, peppery neeps, one of mashed potato, then finished off with grated cheese under the grill....:p:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotswold Eagle Posted November 26, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I will pass on the haggis but the neeps and tatties would be a nice meal all by itself...thanks for the heads up! This is why no one should be told what haggis is until they've tried it :) It's delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_in_Spain Posted November 26, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Wild haggis (Haggis Scoticus) are native to the Scottish Highlands. It is the source of haggis, a traditional Scottish dish. The wild haggis's left and right legs are of different lengths allowing it to run quickly around the steep mountains and hillsides which make up its natural habitat, but only in one direction. There are two varieties of haggis, one with longer left legs and the other with longer right legs. The former variety can run clockwise around a mountain while the latter can run anticlockwise. The two varieties coexist peacefully but are unable to interbreed in the wild because in order for the male of one variety to mate with a female of the other, he must turn to face in the same direction as his intended mate, causing him to lose his balance before he can mount her. As a result of this difficulty, differences in leg length among the haggis population are accentuated. :D:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquilegia Posted November 26, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Wild haggis (Haggis Scoticus) are native to the Scottish Highlands. It is the source of haggis, a traditional Scottish dish. The wild haggis's left and right legs are of different lengths allowing it to run quickly around the steep mountains and hillsides which make up its natural habitat, but only in one direction. There are two varieties of haggis, one with longer left legs and the other with longer right legs. The former variety can run clockwise around a mountain while the latter can run anticlockwise. The two varieties coexist peacefully but are unable to interbreed in the wild because in order for the male of one variety to mate with a female of the other, he must turn to face in the same direction as his intended mate, causing him to lose his balance before he can mount her. As a result of this difficulty, differences in leg length among the haggis population are accentuated. :D:rolleyes: Further to English_in-Spain's post, it's only a few days before the The Scotsman newspaper's annual haggis hunt, when several millions of people from all over the world, including the US, try to spot the creatures on webcams. For details and pictures of the creatures, look here: http://haggishunt.scotsman.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesandiego Posted November 30, 2012 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I am rather gullible and was almost believing the post about 2 varieties, hard to mate, etc., so I had to go look it up!!! That is too funny. they are a strange looking animal, it will be interesting to hear all about them :):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted December 4, 2012 #16 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I love the stories of the haggis hunts. I love haggis and wish we could buy it in the US. We can't because of importation of meats laws. However, there is a company (can't remember its name) here in the US that makes haggis by a supposedly authentic recipe. They also make and sell the breakfast sausages I love to eat when I'm in the UK. Now....I also love blood (sometimes called black) pudding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feathersandnananose Posted December 5, 2012 #17 Share Posted December 5, 2012 For my money, it's ALWAYS worth trying traditional foods. I'm not that fond of black pudding, but we really loved Haggis when in Scotland. This "try anything" isn't always a winning situation - I admit to trying natto (Japanese), and don't think I'll need to try it again. Ever. So now I'm wondering what I'll be trying when we're in Norway next year..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted December 5, 2012 #18 Share Posted December 5, 2012 For my money, it's ALWAYS worth trying traditional foods. I'm not that fond of black pudding, but we really loved Haggis when in Scotland. This "try anything" isn't always a winning situation - I admit to trying natto (Japanese), and don't think I'll need to try it again. Ever. So now I'm wondering what I'll be trying when we're in Norway next year..... You're going to Norway? When? On a cruise? A friend and I are going on one of Hurtigruten's Norway Coastal Cruises in early March. I can hardly wait. I've been looking at the menus on the Polarlys which is the ship we'll be on and have also been looking into foods typically served in Norway. There will be lots of fish, some of which are unknown to me. Hopefully there will be king crab. There will be reindeer (but not Rudolph). Those are the main things I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camNaud Posted September 27, 2013 #19 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Mashed swede. Traditional accompaniment for haggis. The vegetable, not our Scandinavian cousins :) Neep is what we Scots call Turnip (Orange coloured vegetable) - Swede is the same thing but we call them turnips (turneeps)........ I note that Gordon Ramsay has started referring to the veg as Swede ..... he should know better. TURNIPS NOT SWEDES !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Di Princess Posted October 7, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Although I am Scots-Irish, I much prefer the Irish stew and other dishes. These Scottish things sound absolutely horrid. :eek: Please bring me a filet and baked potato. thanks. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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