Americans on Haggis
Sourced from today's Guardian newspaper
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The enduring myth of the Haggis still contributes to the Scottish travel trade, according to a poll yesterday that suggested a third of US visitors believe the delicacy to be an animal. The haggis manufacturers Hall's of Broxburn revealed evidence of the misconceptions from an online survey.
The poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found that
33% thought haggis was an animal
23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one.
The company said they intereviewed one tourist who thought the haggis was "a wild beast of the Highlands, no bigger than a grouse, which only came out at night". Another claimed it sometimes ventured into the cities, like a fox.
Haggis is traditionally made of a sheep's stomach filled with liver, heart, lung, oatmeal, suet, stock, onions and spices.
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Gah!
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