BBC reports, "Scots ask US to lift haggis ban .Haggis, traditionally eaten on Burns night, is banned in the US
The Scottish Government is considering asking the United States to rethink its ban on haggis imports. Imports of Scotland's iconic dish were banned by the US in 1989 in the wake of the BSE scare because it contains offal ingredients such as sheep lungs. Only an offal-free version of haggis is available in the US.
The move would be backed by renowned haggis maker Macsween, which believes the American market could be a very lucrative one. A Scottish Government spokeswoman said it "will consider engaging the US government on its haggis export ban, if there is popular support for such a move from within our world famous haggis producers". The dish is traditionally served with neeps and tatties on Burns night. It usually contains ingredients such as sheeps lungs, liver and heart minced with onion. It is boiled in the animal's stomach. A spokesman for the US Department of Agriculture said: "We do not allow importation because of the UK's BSE status." "
So the chieftain of the puddin race has the Yanks running scared. Now I am not amomng those who would argue that you cannot go mad from eating haggis because you have to be mad to eat it in the first place. It is a tasty dish and I like it so much I am prepared to share it across the pond. Lay on Macswen!
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