I tried top restaurant’s new haggis sushi, it should be disgusting but it works
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I AM a big fan of Japanese food. And when I got I got an invite for an alternative Burns supper at YO! I was sceptical to day the least. But I am here to tell you it works. The ever creative minds at Irn-Bru have teamed up with everyone's favourite conveyer belt sushi brand to create a Scottish fusion menu in time for Burns Day, which falls this Saturday.
![[Person opening an IRN-BRU can at a sushi restaurant.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/IRN-BRU-x-YO-2-1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A few special dishes will be available to diners in Scotland - as well as a couple of restaurants south of the border - for a month. The idea is that despite one in seven Scots enjoying haggis, a fifth don’t celebrate Burns Night because it feels ‘too traditional’.
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And I got the chance to head along and try the totally non-traditional take on the staple supper. For the event, the whole restaurant was decked out in the familiar Bru orange with cans of Scotland's favourite fizzy drink twisting their way around the conveyer belt.
![[Haggis menu with prices and descriptions of various haggis dishes, including nigiri, sushi rolls, and curry. Also shows sides and Irn-Bru.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-22-at-15.52.32-1.jpeg?strip=all&w=720)
There was a DJ playing a dubious mash up of hard beats and Highland dancing tunes. And a brilliant young musician - Kirsteen Harvey -did a surprising modern take on Burns' Address to a Haggis, to the tune of Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso. But the real event was the food.
![[Haggis katsu curry in a bowl with rice, radish, and bok choy.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-22-at-15.52.31-4.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
First up we tried teriyaki haggis nigiri. Little cubes of sticky rice were deep fried then topped with crumbled haggis and glazed with teriyaki sauce, mayo and sesame seeds. This was a tasty combo with the soft haggis perfectly complementing the crispy rice.
![[Two pieces of sushi on a plate.]](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/b4b1dade-be98-4ca3-a9ad-d17c4ffe8085_252a60.jpg?strip=all&w=682)
