The BBC reports that a historian has announced that she has located an English recipe for haggis that dates to 1616. The earliest reference to the delicacy (which I’ve described in this space as “liverwurst-flavored oatmeal”) in Scotland comes from 1747. Thus, haggis was probably borrowed by the Scots from the English, she argues.
Read for yourself.
The question now is–is this good news or bad news for Scotland?
Tip: Cronaca.
It’s a question of blame or credit, it appears.
Are they going to stop making it because of this discovery? If so, I’m for it.
I think it’s good news for both countries, because it provides a point of historic trivia/contention and may even spark rival festivals to celebrate the culture and food–along with haggis.
But this BBC article says the Scottish government has been trying to foist haggis on the English (possibly in response to perceived market interest).
Thus creating the ungodly combination of haggis and pork.