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TH E Deciding-stabbing. Md maybe CV6" a ” The Mexican lixperimzre" bit of kilt-tWirling afterwards. (Lucy 0. Chefs in even the grandest , Bailey) "0' ,- ,) restaurants don‘t mind admitting Sm“ \ v \f’ they buytn their haggis—our butcher gl makes such afine haggis. they say. 1 You can't go wrong if you frequent when one suspects the reasons may i Findlays of Portobello. last year’s have more to do with the traditional winners of the Scottish Haggis snobbishness of the food world Championships. a small. busy towards the humble beast. butcher's which serves a healthy At least these days haggis is on the queue on Saturdays. These days you menu all year round at the can buy haggis ofall sorts. ranging Caledonian Hotel. albeit in the from venison to vegetarian. though. Gazebo restaurant as opposed to according to Joe Findlay. proper upstairs in the Pompadour with the haggis are made only from beef. For the best in home haute cuisine. ‘We get our haggis The recipe was handed down to Joe cooked Mexican Cuisine from Dalzell and McIntosh‘. says by a butcher from Hawick. in return & Good Vegetarian Menu Caledonian head chefJeff Bland. fora solemn vow to keep it secret ‘and always offer whisky with it. Our until it became appropriate to pass OPENING TIMES 70“) HSHMARKETCLOSE EDWBURGH house whisky is Bells‘ — they used to on the formula to someone else. The 031225 was own the hotel — ‘but we‘re finding chain ofinitiates will probably be LPnCh Man‘sat 12.21"“ b r a S S e r i e that malt whiskies in general are on continued by Joe‘s son. who has Dinner Mon-sat6—11Pm the up and up.‘ chosen toenterthe family business. .19, / Chen seven days There is a special menu on Burns‘ The original recipe has been worked {flfifl . Night. with other Scottish treats as on over the decades. culminating last f°°d served 0” dCY f“ 8‘ 50* well as haggis (such as cranachan for year in the achievement ofthe r e S 1- G U r G n pudding. ifyou‘ve saved some winning formula. Bookin Advisable T: —_ space). The cost is ‘about £17.5(l’. The award has made a tremendous g . mesdoy_ somrday ‘900 _ 2200 which is a bit steep for our beloved difference to sales. which have PaChUI‘O Gamma . . boil-in-the-bag. but you do get at almost trebled. At this time ofyear 3 Cf?“ Sheet piper who ‘may be persuaded to play Joe has three men working on haggis Edinburgh ‘ \ requests — it depends on how many and nothing else. Around the 25th he 031 228 1345 whiskies he's had‘. says the chef. will shift the best part of a tonne. . I This is the only ‘theme night‘ they There are still those unfortunates Bangyourow" bom‘i' do at The Caley. Are there many who remain a little confused as to the “fast, ‘ takers? ‘lt‘s not a busy time of year organic nature of the beast. choosing ' L6 for residents‘. says chef Bland. ‘but to picture a twelve-legged creature any Americans we have staying are skipping about the heather rather :zgiggzyfgytggvyu-gaggigggzgz;333.3.E.3:3.E.3.EIE:§:E:E:E.E.E.E.EIEIE. guaranteed to participate . as are any than a bag of sheep‘s stomach stuffed ItitltltIthI'I'I'I'914'}:5355:2135: :eem ''''''''''''' cc --------- °. Japanese. although more quietly.‘ with offal and oats. Joe is not averse (Scotch whisky is the most to a little leg-pull himself. fashionable thing to drink with food particularly When people come into . . . in Japan anyway. so maybe they the shop asking ridiculous questions. u I o u ’ I think they‘re in the posh restaurant). 'ThCFC‘S {01k in Amcrica WhO Still ‘Wc'rc anticipating a h()ugc_‘ bCliCVC IhC an animal - DO! Probably the best place to bc‘ just in America. it [Oi of English
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