Definition

1. Noun:
   • A traditional Scottish dish: Haggis is a savory pudding made from sheep's or calf's offal (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with oatmeal, suet, onions, and spices, traditionally encased and cooked in the animal's stomach.

Usage

• Haggis is typically served as a main course, especially on Burns Night, a celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.
• It is often accompanied by "neeps and tatties" (mashed turnips and potatoes).

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "To address the haggis": A ceremonial act of reciting Robert Burns' poem "Address to a Haggis" before cutting the dish open at a Burns Supper.
  • The host will address the haggis before we eat.

Variants and Related Words

• Haggis (as a mass noun): The word is typically used as an uncountable noun referring to the food substance.
  • Would you like some more haggis?

Synonyms

• Savory pudding: A general term for a seasoned, cooked dish with a soft, dense texture, though this is not specific to Scottish cuisine.
• Offal dish: A dish made from animal organs.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face": The opening line of Burns' "Address to a Haggis," often quoted in relation to the dish. It means "Good luck to your honest, chubby face."
• "Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!": Another line from the same poem, humorously declaring the haggis as the leader of all puddings.

Noun

1. made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach