Time To Get Those Guns Out
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Time To Get Those Guns Out
American tourists want to hunt haggis
A third of all American visitors to Scotland believe haggis is an animal.
Rsearchers have found almost one in four of those questioned said they had come to Scotland under the belief they could hunt it.
US tour operators are even selling haggis hunting tours.
Some 1,000 Americans took part in the survey, which was launched in the summer when haggis maker Hall's teamed up with a US tourism association website.
Hall's, which is based in Broxburn, West Lothian, asked Americans considering a trip to Scotland why they wanted to come and what they expected to see.
One American tourist believed that haggis was a wild beast of the Highlands, no bigger than a grouse, which only came out at night.
Another claimed haggis was a creature that sometimes ventured into the cities and was similar to a fox.
Anna Finlay, of Hall's, said: "It's amazing in this day and age that the myth of the haggis roaming the glens continues to resonate with overseas visitors."
The recipe for haggis varies but it can be made using a sheep's stomach bag filled with a mix of sheep's liver, heart and lung, oatmeal, suet, stock, onions and spices.
A third of all American visitors to Scotland believe haggis is an animal.
Rsearchers have found almost one in four of those questioned said they had come to Scotland under the belief they could hunt it.
US tour operators are even selling haggis hunting tours.
Some 1,000 Americans took part in the survey, which was launched in the summer when haggis maker Hall's teamed up with a US tourism association website.
Hall's, which is based in Broxburn, West Lothian, asked Americans considering a trip to Scotland why they wanted to come and what they expected to see.
One American tourist believed that haggis was a wild beast of the Highlands, no bigger than a grouse, which only came out at night.
Another claimed haggis was a creature that sometimes ventured into the cities and was similar to a fox.
Anna Finlay, of Hall's, said: "It's amazing in this day and age that the myth of the haggis roaming the glens continues to resonate with overseas visitors."
The recipe for haggis varies but it can be made using a sheep's stomach bag filled with a mix of sheep's liver, heart and lung, oatmeal, suet, stock, onions and spices.
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