It's Burns Night, apparently the time for Americans to smuggle their haggises across borders, as one of the traditional ingredients, sheep's lung, has been ruled as unfit for human consumption by US authorities. I'm not particularly squeamish about meat, although admittedly I am veggie - I used to love liver, yum yum - but I think even my enthusiasm for authenticity would be tempered by a) possible prison time, and b) sheep's lung. Just me?

Thinking of disgusting, I'm trying to think of some local delicacies to feed my visitors. Perhaps some lovely Lardy Cake? This is a sweet, spiced cake which, well, to be absolutely honest, is soaked in lard. The clue is in the name. It's probably the reason why a lot of older Oxfordshire residents look somewhat Hobbitesque. It's delicious, honestly! Alas, again, I cannot eat it, being veggie. I'm genuinely sad about that.

The other Oxford delicacy seems to be beer. Oh well. :)