Address to a Haggis - GoodnessDirect's praise for the haggis

"Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!

Aboon them a' ye tak your place"

There are some things we Brits do better than anyone else. We have better chocolate than anywhere else. We like marmalade spread thickly on our toast. We put vinegar on our chips and we love it!

But if there is one great staple of British society, that is envied the whole world over, it is our great range of puddings. They are our culinary heritage; savoury or sweet, we are famous for them. And haggis, as Rabbie Burns expounds, is a true great of the pudding class.

What you may not realise is that there are countless ways to serve haggis on Burns Night (25^th January). It really is truly versatile.

Most people know about the traditional serving of 'neaps and tatties', and their knowledge might extend to the Flying Scotsman recipe (simply stuff a breast of chicken with haggis, bake it wrapped in smoked bacon and serve it with a creamy alcoholic sauce).

Yet there is more... How about Haggis Balls in a Whisky and Mustard Sauce? Or Haggis Tartlets with Red Onion Marmalade?

You could go continental with a Haggis Lasange or explore your exotic side by preparing Haggis Pakora.

Then there's also a true piece of mean cuisine: the Haggis Torta Salgada - a kind of Haggis soufflé-style pie.

So if you're ever bored with Burns night then it's possible you're not being creative enough, which of course, is what Burns night is all about. Begin the evening by serving kipper pâté with oatcakes, surprise everyone in the main course with your own haggis with a difference, and build to a grand finale with a luscious cranachan dessert.

The real great secret about haggis is that it's so easy to cook. If you buy a Macsween's haggis it's possible for you to steam it in just 6 minutes in the microwave (their vegetarian version takes 60 seconds!) So you still get to look good in the kitchen without all the bother.

All the eloquence of Rabbie Burns and all the speed of GoodnessDirect?

"owe it all...” he wrote, “to their gratis grace and goodness"

Enjoy your Burns Night.