Hunt that haggis!
For anyone in the UK this may be difficult to believe, but a survey has revealed that a third of United States visitors to Scotland believe the humble haggis is, in fact, an animal. Even more worrying is the fact that a quarter of those questioned in a poll also believe that it is something that can be hunted. The amazing results come from a survey by the Scottish haggis maker Hall’s of Broxburn, which teamed up with an American tourism association website to question 1,000 US visitors to Scotland. According to The Guardian, one respondent thought the haggis was “a wild beast of the Highlands, no bigger than a grouse, which only comes out at night”. A spokeswoman for Hall’s said: “It is amazing in this day and age that the myth of the haggis roaming the glens continues to resonate with overseas visitors.” For those still unsure exactly what a haggis really is, it is a delicacy made from a sheep’s stomach, stuffed with sheep’s liver, heart and lung, mixed with oatmeal, suet, stock, onions and spices.
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