Scots in uproar as firm brands product 'Great British Haggis'

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Iona Turner - The Evening Times




A food company has come under fire from Scots customers after it was revealed that they had launched a product labelled 'Great British Haggis'.

Strahly Quality Foods who provide haggis to various countries around the world are a Scottish company but made the decision to brand one of their products as 'British'.

This sparked outrage from one Scots customer, @colz261 on Twitter, who spotted the product on shelves and took to social media to vent her fury.

She wrote: "What the actual hell do they think they are doing ? HAGGIS IS SCOTTISH."

Her Tweet has since gone viral, racking up more than 5,000 likes and 1,000 retweets.

However, the response has been divided on the matter with some Scots feeling a similar frustration and others arguing that Scotland is a part of Britain.

One follower wrote: "Actually it has English origins, anyway Scotland is part of Britain so it is and British technically speaking. If not in spirit."

Another arued: "Nationality is what country you’re from. Scotland is a country, Britain is a collection of countries."

[Goofy]

[Teh One Who Knocks]

So....haggis is British, good to know

[Muddy]

Ya'll need to dig up ol William Wallace..

[Goofy]

So....haggis is British, good to know

[deebakes]

i'll probably try some later this year, i will be in edinburgh in december

[Teh One Who Knocks]

i'll probably try some later this year, i will be in edinburgh in december

[Goofy]

i'll probably try some later this year, i will be in edinburgh in december

You've never tried it? You should try black pudding as well

[Teh One Who Knocks]

You've never tried it? You should try black pudding as well

Why not just shoot him? It will be far less painful and agonizing than eating either of those things

[Goofy]

Why not just shoot him? It will be far less painful and agonizing than eating either of those things

[Muddy]

Honestly, I think I would try the thing in the picture.. Just not the outer skin..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Honestly, I think I would try the thing in the picture.. Just not the outer skin..

[Muddy]

whew.. man its the lungs that mess me up in that...

[deebakes]

You've never tried it? You should try black pudding as well

if i am going to be vomiting anyway, i may as well

[Hugh_Janus]

last time I checked, scotland was in britain so what's the big deal?