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What Exactly Is Haggis, and Why Is It Illegal in the U.S.?
On or around Jan. 25 every year, poetry and whisky lovers around the world celebrate Burns Night, honoring the birthday of the writer Robert Burns. Considered the national poet of Scotland, he lived in the late 1700s and is best known for writing “Auld Lang Syne.” The night is commemorated with Burns suppers, and a central component to the suppers is haggis, a traditional pudding which, frankly, scares off many American diners.
