As Scots prepare to celebrate Burns Night new figures show demand for haggis is on the rise.My first experience with the dish was, ironically enough, bought in a West Cumbrian fish 'n' chip shop; although I'm a great believer in fusion cuisine, thinking back I probably committed some kind of sacrilege accompanying it with chips, curry sauce and mushy peas and a can of McEwans...but who cares, I enjoyed it.
Total haggis sales for 2009 in the UK alone were worth £8.8 million - an increase of around 19 per cent on 2008 figures.
The growing popularity of Scotland's national dish is partly being put down to its use as an ingredient in other dishes and throughout the year, as opposed to just Burns Night.
Demand was also boosted by last year's Homecoming celebrations. The World Famous Burns Supper Celebration, organised by Homecoming Scotland and The Famous Grouse, led to over 3,600 Burns Night suppers, involving over 80 different countries.
The figures for total UK sales are-
Total UK haggis sales (source: TNS Worldpanel):
2007 - £6.387 million
2008 - £7.112 million
2009 - £8.778 million (year ending December 27, 09)
Today also, of course, is Burns Day, so if you're off for a supper tonight, have a good one.
1 comment:
Mmmm, yum yum. Very tasty is haggis; especially if you get a wee helping with your cooked breakfast.
We had it with breakfast at the George Inn, Inverary, Argyllshire.
Just don't think of any offal ingredients! :-)
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