Also asked as: “What is haggis made of?” · “Is there halal haggis?”
The ingredients
Sheep offal is halal when the sheep was slaughtered Islamically. Standard haggis is not halal-certified, and the suet may be beef fat from non-halal animals.
Options
- Halal haggis from a halal butcher.
- Vegetarian haggis made with beans, lentils and oats.
Haggis and what's in it
Haggis is Scotland's national dish, traditionally made of sheep's heart, liver and lungs minced with onion, oatmeal, suet and spices and cooked in a casing. The casing was originally a sheep's stomach, and many now use artificial casings.
Two things to check are the source of the offal and the casing. Vegetarian haggis uses lentils, beans and oats. It is eaten on Burns Night with neeps and tatties.
Written and checked by
Hafiz Nasir Mehmood
Quran HafizIslamic researcher