Answer a) Yes. b) No. It has to be stressed that coming anywhere near haggis in Scotland is not inevitable. It’s not some kind of test.
Actually, here’s the secret if you’re not sure about haggis – assuming your not a veggie in the first place. Simply sprinkle it with Lea & Perrins sauce.
Haggis, neeps and tatties with Lee & Perrins. Yum. We have this once or twice a month, and we’re normal. Kind of…
If invited to a Burns Supper – basically a haggis confrontation scenario for the uninitiated, then smuggle your own bottle in. If you’ve decided to come in camouflage, then perhaps in your sporran, though a bit bulgy, or in your handbag.