Week Two: International Week
If this post is brief, please forgive me. I’m heartsick about the election results here in the USA. Yesterday’s post was pre-scheduled, but I’m writing this on Wednesday night and still feeling pretty raw.
On Tuesday night — election night, before the results came in — I made the final stop on my British Isles food tour. Of course it had to be from Scotland, the only country I hadn’t yet covered. And of course it had to be haggis.
I’ve never had “real” haggis, but during our trip to Scotland a few years ago, Steven and I loved the veggie haggis at the Baked Potato Shop in Edinburgh. I recreated that meal tonight by loading up a baked potato with Maple Spice’s fantastic vegan haggis recipe, which came together surprisingly quickly and with little fuss. Topped with an easy vegan gravy, it was toothsome, wonderfully spiced, and a great meal to fill me up before I became too nauseated to eat anything else for the rest of the night and much of today.
Some tweaks:
- I used steel-cut oats instead of pinhead oats, but it looks like they might be the same thing.
- I soaked my steel-cut oats a bit before adding them, but I would soak them for longer in the future. Their texture was a little too crunchy.
- Lacking veg suet, I added some shortening. Not the same thing, but the fat helped all the ingredients come together.
What’s your take on vegan haggis? Ever tried it?
vegga 
Yum! In the UK you can buy a readymade haggis in some vegan shops, and it’s quite tasty. I also had some in Edinburgh before, at Henderson’s restaurant. It was really good! It’s the spices that make it so delicious, I think.
Commiserations on the result. Trump is not very popular in Scotland, so at least it’s a good post to make today.
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Ooh, I’d love to try the ready-made stuff! I’ve been to Henderson’s, though they didn’t have haggis on offer when I was there. Would’ve loved to try that too, because everything else was phenomenal!
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I’m still in shock..
I’ve never tried haggis before either. Looks like this would be a comforting meal. Much needed by many at the moment.
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Agreed — comfort foods all the way.
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I love vegan haggis – I make it often and like to play with ways to serve it – my favourite is haggis nachos – a great way to see in the new year! We were in Scotland earlier this year and I managed to have a baked potato shop haggis potato – many years ago it was around the corner from where I worked and I am very fond of the place. Also had an excellent haggis pizza in Glasgow.
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Whoa, nachos! What a fantastic idea. And, man, Glasgow is quickly climbing on my to-visit list; I keep hearing great things.
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