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Toast to the Lassies (often involving a lighthearted response by a female pres- ent), and poetry is recited. Although Scottish in principle, celebrations take place all over the UK and anybody is welcome to join in. Mac & Wild is a Scottish restaurant
bringing seasonal produce from the Highlands to people in the heart of London. “Burns Night is a bit like Christmas in that everyone has their own traditions,” says co-founder Andy Waugh. “Being in the dark depths of winter it’s usually quite boozy. It’s a party, it’s a gathering.” Teir menu in- cludes different haggis products such as haggis pate and haggis burgers. “I was messing around with drying out or de- hydrating haggis. I use it quite often,” Waugh explains in regards to additional variations of the dish. Last year in- cluded a week of Burns Night celebra- tions, with people grabbing a microphone and singing Scottish songs,
while this year sees the addition of live poets. Although a conventionally meaty affair,
there are alternatives for non-meat eaters. Emi Leese, (of Emi’s Good Eating blog), for example, is a London-based vegan cook who holds an annual vegan supper. “I made the event as much an experience as possible because that is what a Burns Night is all about,” she says. Tus, along- side listening to the Selkirk Grace, Address to the Haggis and closing the night with Auld Lang Syne, food is in keeping with the Scottish flavours and textures. “Te vegan version has the same mix of spices and aromas as the non-vegan version and the body – the dense and crumbly part – comes from the lentils, beans, carrots and oatmeal,” explains Leese. Overall, Burns Night has become an
occasion of pride, literary appreciation and an excuse to party for all, which, in the gloominess of late January, is just what’s needed to lift the spirits.
Francesca Rose is a freelance writer whose musings and research on fashion can be read at
www.knotjournal.com
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