Haggis

Would you eat haggis?

June 30, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Haggis imports have been outlawed in the United States since 1971. The ban was put in place because one of the key ingredients of haggis – sheep lungs – are prohibited in food products here. Now there is a fresh press by the UK government to try and overturn the import ban on traditional Scottish haggis.

Would you eat haggis?

June 30, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

Haggis may not be so Scottish after all

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Considering Independence For Scotland

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Haggis controversy

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Scotland’s most famous dish may have originated in England. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with James MacSween of MacSween of Scotland, one of the country’s best known makers of ï¿½haggis.ï¿½

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