Say it with haggis: Odes to Robert Burns
Scotland's most beloved poet, Robert Burns, will be remembered this week in the form of - naturally - the savory sausage-and-barley dish known as haggis.
Scotland's most beloved poet, Robert Burns, will be remembered this week in the form of - naturally - the savory sausage-and-barley dish known as haggis.
Border Springs Farm Lamb in Reading Terminal Market will offer haggis sliders starting Tuesday, Jan. 21 through Robert Burns Birthday weekend on Sunday, Jan. 26. Served with pickled turnips and Scotch mayo, they are $3 each, two for $5.
Chef Nick Macri has also created loaves of haggis that will be sold for $14.99 a pound.
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Victoria Freehouse in Old City is hosting a Robert Burns Night (7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25) in true Scottish fashion with a $30 three-course dinner of cock-a-leekie soup, haggis, 'neeps n' tatties served with whisky sauce, and whisky cake with Scotch tablet ice cream.