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Burns Night

A supper of haggis, neeps and tatties with whisky, held on the birthday of the poet Robert Burns.

Cutting the haggis at a Burns Supper. Traditional Scots fare is not always appreciated by visitors to Scotland. "The Haggis is a dish not more remarkable or more disgusting to the palate, than in appearance. When I first
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Burns Night

Scots and their friends hold a Burns supper on or near 25 January, the birthday of Robert Burns. The haggis is carried in to the sound of bagpipes, and someone recites his Address to a Haggis before cutting it open. It is served with mashed swede and mashed potato, known as neeps and tatties, and a glass of whisky. Many suppers begin with a soup such as cock-a-leekie or Cullen skink and end with cranachan, a dessert of cream, oats, raspberries and whisky.

The dishes

HaggisPiped in, addressed with a poem and cut open at the table.CranachanCream, toasted oats, raspberries and whisky for dessert.Scotch whiskyPoured for the toasts through the evening.

Also part of it, and being written: Cock-a-leekie (Chicken and leek soup, a usual first course.), Cullen skink (Smoked haddock soup, another common starter.).

About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Burns supper" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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