Yorick, sorry it took so long to reply, time differences etc. Haggis is a sheep stomach's filled with offal, oatmeal and onion and a few other ingredients. It tastes far better than it sounds, but like asian dishes its best not to ask too many questions. Personally I love asian food, although I have only been to Thailand. After trying various local dishes, despite being warned they were very hot, I thought I would seek out a true local restaurant that catered to the locals, in order to try the real thing. After enjoying a fantastic soup, served in a fresh coconut, I had beef with chilli. This turned out to be mainly chilli, as I had about 20 of the smallest and hottest chillies available on my plate alone. Unfortunately, I only realized what they wefe after 1 mouthful. I had thought they were red pepper or tomatoe. Never for one minute did I think any human was capable of eating a dish quite that hot. I soon learnt not to jump to conclusions and after drinking both my lager and my girlfriend's, along with a large jug of water, I beat a hasty and embarresed retreat. Still, I still enjoy other Thai dishes especially the chicken and lemon grass with (milder) green chillie.
If you travel to Mexico, I can recommend the chicken wrapped in banana but avoid the one in chocolate sauce, a bit too unusual to say the least. English cuisine is far more mundane and will prove dissapointing after French cuisine. Moiraine, if your reading this, I think you should introduce him to l'escargot and gruillon(?). Not sure if they are spelt correctly but I think you can guess.
Finally, don't be too adventurous in your diet as you are meeting old friends for the first time and you do want to create the right 'atmosphere'
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