A Community Food Project for S E Wales

 Introducing the Haggis ....

... as a parallel to a future, single food symbol of Welsh food. 

Or, rather, introducing the book

Have a look at the cover - 

The haggis, before dropping it into the pot, is not exactly photogenic, as you have already seen.

Here, you see the

 "wee sleekit timorus .." haggis moosie

"O, what a panic's in thy .." hoosie

and I hope Robert Burns will forgive me for changing his text.

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The first parallel we can draw relating to Welsh food is a national symbol for its food.  So far in my own assessment, the leek and the Welsh cake seem to be prominent.  I wait for reader reaction with interest via the Contact page. 

There are other parallels to be drawn relating to what is said in the book and we can begin with the matter of unsatisfactory diet.

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Here's a brief extract from the Preface:

"The free and open hospitality which characterise Scots everywhere may be found in different forms in other civilised countries.  As the march of civilisation continues over family unity, community spirit and dietary self-care, at least some countries are tackling the issue of a good national diet. Scotland is amongst them. It is suggested, however, that Scotland was subjected to an unsatisfactory diet during its history."

The extent to which a second parallel can be assumed relating to the last sentence depends very much on the interest and reaction of readers.

The question of "tackling the issue of a good national diet" is a main aim in relation to Wales.

A different sort of parallel is my second book.

Are We Really What We Eat: The Thinker’s Book of Food