Do you Like Faggots?

slimsid2000 · 02-06-2005, 13:15

Have you ever tried them and if so what do you think of them. Personally i never have and I'm not sure I would really want to.

Andy78 · 02-06-2005, 13:22

have you got something to tell us Sid?

Snook · 02-06-2005, 13:25

Never tried them myself, but each to their own.

Also, I believe the politically correct term is 'homosexuals'.

AJ sheffield · 02-06-2005, 13:26

I have never had a faggot, I dont even know what one looks like. Do they have meat in them ?
I wouldnt mind trying one just out of curiosity though.

Greenback · 02-06-2005, 13:28

They go down a treat with a glass of wine.

Er, so they tell me.

Litha · 02-06-2005, 13:29

i was told when i was young that they were brains, so i have never and will never try one

AJ sheffield · 02-06-2005, 13:31

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Originally posted by Greenback
They go down a treat with a glass of wine.

Er, so they tell me.

Anythings possible after a few bottles of wine

Or one of Litha's rat poison whicker man teas

Sultana · 02-06-2005, 13:35

Don't think they are made from brains, but there are some made by Mr Brains - confused, you will be.

Used to eat them, but haven't for a very long time now. Quite tasty as I recall

nick2 · 02-06-2005, 13:56

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Originally posted by slimsid2000
Personally i never have and I'm not sure I would really want to.

Go on, you might like them

cobaltblue · 02-06-2005, 14:09

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Originally posted by Litha
i was told when i was young that they were brains, so i have never and will never try one

I am sure I have seen a brand called Mr Brains Faggots

I haven't tried them and have no inclination too. I'm not sure what they are actually .... beef, pork??

EDIT: Oops bit late... just noticed sultanas post

AJ sheffield · 02-06-2005, 14:10

BEEF....all beef

Saifa · 02-06-2005, 14:15

I haven't had them since I was a kid but they used to go down a treat with a bit of gravy.

I bet they don't sell as well in the US though eh? "Excuse me Mr Shopkeeper I'm after a pack of faggots".

slimsid2000 · 02-06-2005, 14:16

Brain's Faggots are the best known brand. Apparently very popular in the black country.

I don't think they have ever been much of a sheffield thing.

tulip · 02-06-2005, 14:23

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Originally posted by Andy78
have you got something to tell us Sid?

It really isn't an appropriate question to ask in Emmett Idaho, It maybe considered a tad too personal!

Andy78 · 02-06-2005, 14:34

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Originally posted by tulip
It really isn't an appropriate question to ask in Emmett Idaho, It maybe considered a tad too personal!

I know, I just found it too hard to resist. It's nearly Friday and I was just being playful. I appologise for joking. I am fully aware that Sid has a healthy interest in women.

Litha · 02-06-2005, 15:04

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Originally posted by AJ sheffield
Anythings possible after a few bottles of wine

Or one of Litha's rat poison whicker man teas

haahaaa well seen as ya never tried my *coff coff* tea , how do ya know

and im partial to a hobnob with mine anyway

Litha · 02-06-2005, 15:07

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Originally posted by sultana
Don't think they are made from brains, but there are some made by Mr Brains - confused, you will be.

Used to eat them, but haven't for a very long time now. Quite tasty as I recall

ahhh that will be it then, i knew there was sumert to do with faggots n brains

the name puts me off tho i just dont think i could willingly put one in me gob. i tried haggis a few year ago at a hotel on loch ness it wernt awful but was deffinatly strange

nobikejohn · 02-06-2005, 17:52

faggots are great cooked in a rich gravy
with mash potato made with butter ummmmmm
it makes me feel hungry just thinking about them

PhilMurray · 02-06-2005, 18:08

can you have stuffed faggots?

LordChaverly · 02-06-2005, 20:47

Faggots are part of the traditional cuisine of the Black Country, as anyone from the area would know. They are usually eaten with sloppy peas, making the dish known as 'faggitsunpays'. They are usually the main fare on the menu at Black Country cultural celebrations of one kind or another.

Faggots are the same as Haggis, but minus the oatmeal. The meat in them can come from pork, lamb or beef. A story I heard some years ago (which may or may not be true) is that during the English civil war, Scottish soldiers were treated, or treated themselves, to Faggots whilst marching through the English Midlands. They apparently took the recipe back with them to Scotland and the rest is history. We know of course that Haggis was a Scottish delicacy in the 18th century, as Burns wrote about this noble member of the pudding race. But I wonder if it was a delicacy in Scotland prior to English civil wars?