h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well - I might

Yeah, but your view doesn't count because you can't vote

Maybe not right now. But if you leave and want to get back in later...

But actually I'm more worried about all those millions of Brits becoming muslims

It may harm our export of pork, and snaps

Just ask Liz Truss to go to Beijing to open up new Pork Markets for you.

(There are oft-repeated clips, seen on 'Have I Got News For You' and also a huge YouTube hit, of a speech by Liz Truss, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, discussing both pork markets and the import of ).

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Actually we have recently gotten problems because some Asian countries have started importing pigs feet big time. As a definitely not welcomed result the cost of one of my favourite national dishes has since quadrupled!

Nope, sorry, pig's feet/trotters are not a nice food.

I've tried them cooked many ways, and they're awful.


Of course, that's just my opinion

Yes it is

Acquired taste is the name of the game, I believe

I'm with Pastey on this one.




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And this from the isles which gave us haggis

That's one taste I'll never acquire, especially since I've recently shunned pork in general.

So that's something I won't be eating. Pigs feet and any sort of eyeball. I can barely stomach large roe.

Otherwise I'm a fairly adventurous eater.

England never gave anyone haggis, except maybe as a joke.

Mind you, it wouldn't surprise me if Scotland gave the world haggis as a joke.

Although having said that, a good haggis can be very tasty, problem is I find most of the ones around now are too rich.

The best haggis I tasted while in Edinburgh on my visit was at The Hanging Bat (thanks, Pastey, for the recommendation). I had it served on a pretty darn good hot dog. Some of the haggis fell down into my shirt pocket where I found it days later.

The worst haggis I've ever had was not here in Texas as you might expect (true haggis is forbidden in Texas as it contains certain banned organ meats like lung) but rather it was served for breakfast at the hotel where I stayed, The Carlton.

The thing with pigs feet (or knuckles of pork) is I only eat the muscle meat. Not the skin or fat.

I can't have haggis because innards aren't good for my gout.

Even though I truly consider the term an oxymoron, I would like to try a vegetarian haggis. Sounds quite tasty.

The Germans are no strangers to haggis, by the way. Only they call it "Saumagen" (sow's stomach): They fill a pig's stomach with innards, potatoes and veggies, sew it up and cook it before digging in

It's said to be former Chancellor Helmuth Kohl's favourite

What can I say? You are what you eat

I personally find pigs feet tempting only when my own trotters are injured and I'm craving repair factors.

Otherwise, it kind of makes me shudder when, for example, the nails come off, disolving into sticky gelatin.

The vegetarian haggis on the market is actually very good indeed!

*wakes suddenly to find herself in the comfy chair*

Oh, bugger. That's the jumper for me again.

Hi, all!

heyhey! Good to see you again!

Good to be seen! *sips *

Hopefully my crazy yet boring life will calm down soon so that I can spend more time here.