I read the tea leaves incorrectly. I thought that people would be preoccupied with health and fitness at this time of year. I thought people would want to talk about vegetables. Nope. Do you know what my google hits are telling me? They're saying people want to know if they should eat haggis while pregnant and what food goes well with whisky. Screw healthy resolutions! It's almost Burns Night!
Ok. I'm with you. It's just that the date always sneaks up on me. But being flexible and highly adaptable, starting on Monday we will have a WEEK OF REALLY GOOD SCOTTISH FOOD AND DRINK. I haven't come up with a catchy name yet. I'm excited though because this is a big year; it's Robbie Burns' 250th birthday. The milk jugs have wee verses on them and tiny pictures of mice. There's a new banknote. People are going to Ayrshire for cultural reasons. The Scottish government is hoping to attract tourist over here in January. This is huge. Plus last year I was sick, sick, sick right about now so I didn't eat any haggis at all. Unacceptable. I'm going to make up for it now.
So what can you expect? I'll be writing about one of my favourite Scottish dishes every day this coming week as well as one of my favourite whiskies. It's going to be informative and instructive and delicious. I'm going to keep things pretty seasonal, so no waxing about Scottish berries (although my goodness they are wax-worthy). Expect potatoes. But in many, many exciting ways. Fortunately we're also back in shellfish season, so some of those critters will make an appearance. And I will show you how to make the most amazing fish soup in the world that also happens to be so easy, that even a poet who's been dead for 200 years could probably do it.
Then we can talk about vegetables again after that. Don't worry.
In the meantime, if you are curious about whether you should eat haggis when you're knocked up, you can find a (sort of) answer here.
If you want to know what I would eat with whisky (aside from "absolutely anything") stay tuned.
P.S. Dad, please send me a picture of yourself in your full Burns Night regalia. I think it's time for the world/a few people to see.
Thanks you for your support, all the information is just what i need.
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It's so nice to have you do all of the research for us. It makes our decision making so much easier!! Thanks.
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Posted by: Dad | January 21, 2009 at 04:11 AM