It’s the day Scots up and down the country raise a dram and celebrate the birth of our national Bard.
But if you canny quite wait for your Burns supper tonight, one Ayrshire café is honouring oor Rabbie’s birthday with a twist on tradition.
The Coo Shed, just outside Ayr off the A77 at South Corton Farm, have some unique and somewhat controversial dishes on the menu this week.
The top eatery, who are hugely popular for their vending machine flavoured milk and cakes, have rustled up some Scottish themed delights for hungry foodies to tuck into.
On the menu as a special this week - and causing much debate on social media - is haggis, neeps and tatties served in a Yorkshire pudding alongside peppercorn sauce.
Customers have taken to Facebook to share their views with over 300 comments on The Coo Shed's post addressing whether the items should or shouldn’t share a plate.
One customer commented: “Haggis, neeps and tatties are not to be vandalised in this way! They should be served pure and unadulterated, washed down with a wee dram of single malt! Or, for the designated driver, a glass of Irn Bru. Nothing else is acceptable.”
Another said: “I love Yorkshire pudding and I love a good peppercorn sauce, but neither of them should be within a mile of haggis, tatties and neeps. What a travesty.”
But others thoughts the hybrid plate of food looked tasty with one commenting: “Maybe I am common and tasteless but I would devour that in seconds. Weird but looks delicious.”
The Coo Shed have since expanded their Scottish themed delicacies to include haggis and cheese scones AND an Irn Bru milkshake.
The Coo Shed, who are open until 4.30pm from Tuesday through to Sunday, posted on their Facebook: “If you think our Yorkshire pudding with haggis, neeps and tatties caused some controversy…… we think Robert Burns would be ecstatic with our haggis and cheese scones.”
One commented they reckon Burns would give the nod of approval, saying: “I think he’d have thought the yorky pud was genius.
“He was a clever man and would embrace new ideas. Can see him munching on a scone on a travel day.”
Another said: “I loved the HN&T [Haggis, Neeps and Tatties] with the Yorkshire pud when we were in on Saturday.”
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