Burning love: Since 1801 the life of poet Robert Burns has been celebrated with an annual meal on or near his January 25 birthday. Deemed a Burns Supper, the dinner consists of haggis (sheep or calf offal seasoned, and boiled in a bag made from the animal’s stomach), tatties (mashed potatoes), and neeps (mashed rutabaga). Chef Jason Crickenberger keeps with tradition by having the haggis played in by a bagpiper, followed by a reading of “Address to a Haggis” and the delivery of a sweet, liquory Scottish trifle to finish.
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