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>>> THIS WEEKEND VISITORS NEAR AND FAR WILL UNITE ON THE
ENUMCLAW PLATEAU FOR A
CELEBRATION OF SCOTTISH
TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE AS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST HIGHLAND
GAMES AND CLAN GATHERING
RETURNS FOR ITS 73rd YEAR.
VISITORS WILL SEE FEATS OF
STRENGTH, ARTS, FOOD AND
WHISKEY.
WHISKEY.
WHISKEY. SO WE HAVE A CULINARY PREVIEW
WITH KEVIN HAGGARD FROM
PREMIER MEAT PIES.
SO YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING
AUTHENTIC SCOTTISH MEAT PIES
FOR HOW LONG?
>> FOR 30 YEARS.
>> SO YOU ARE THE GUY.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SCOTTISH
BAKERS TIE AND I PARTICIPATED
IN THAT LAST YEAR.
>> SO HOW DO YOU GET TO BE AN
OFFICIAL?
OFFICIAL?
OFFICIAL? >> I PARTICIPATED IN A CONTEST
WHERE THEY HAVE TRADE SHOWS,
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION OF
THE INDUSTRY.
THE INDUSTRY. AND I AM THE ONLY PERSON
OUTSIDE OF SCOTLAND TO EVER
PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.
>> THAT IS PRETTY AMAZING.
RUF SCOTTISH HERITAGE?
>> ACTUALLY, NO.
NOT A LICK OF SCOTTISH IN ME.
>> THAT IS SO FUNNY.
SO, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN GOING
TO THIS EVENT?
>> WELL, ENUMCLAW PLATEAU IS
THE FIRST EVENT THAT I HAVE
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN.
>> THAT IS SO GREAT.
SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT A SCOTTISH
MEAT PIE.
MEAT PIE.
MEAT PIE. WHAT IS IN IT, WHY DO YOU MAKE
IT AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
>> IF YOU WANT TO KNOW JUST
ABOUT THE SCOTTISH MEAT PIE,
THAT IS A PARTICULAR PIPE.
WHAT IT IS, IT IS AN EXTREMELY
SIMPLE RECIPE IT IS AN EASY
RECIPE.
RECIPE.
RECIPE. SO IF SOMEBODY COMES UP AND
SAYS THEY WANT ME TO GIVE THEM
A MEAT PIE, THIS IS WHAT THEY
MEAN.
MEAN.
MEAN. WE
MEAN. WE HAVE NINE VARIETIES OF PIES
AT THE SHOW SO.
>> AND, SO, THIS ONE IS STILL
WARM.
WARM.
WARM. >>
WARM. >> THAT ONE IS FOR LATER.
>> SO WHAT ABOUT THIS?
>> THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE
SHEPHERDS PIE.
SHEPHERDS PIE. AND EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. WE
THAT. WE HAVE A SEASONED GROUND BEEF
WITH MIXED VEGETABLES, PEAS,
CARROTS, ONIONS.
CARROTS, ONIONS. >> YUM.
>> YUM.
>> YUM. I
>> YUM. I LOVE THAT SO MUCH.
THIS IS REALLY JUST ONE OF MY
FAVORITES.
FAVORITES. >> I MADE THESE LAST NIGHT AT
MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE.
THEY ARE VERY GOOD.
IT IS JUST A HARD-BOILED EGG
ROLLED IN A PORK SAUSAGE. AND
IT'S SO GOOD.
>> SO YOU PRETTY MUCH NEED TO
TRY THEM.
TRY THEM.
TRY THEM. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. SO, WHAT WE HAVE GOING HERE.
>> SO THE SCOTTISH MEAT PIE HAS
A SHORT PASTRY CRUST WE DO A
LAMB CURRY PIE AND JUST A
TRADITIONAL AMERICAN CHICKEN
PIE.
PIE.
PIE. >>
PIE. >> SO IF I WANTED TO TRY THIS
AT HOME, IS THERE SOME SECRET
TO MAKING THIS?
>> IT IS A SECRET.
>> YOU CAN'T TELL ME?
>> IT IS MADE WITH A SHELL
PIPE.
PIPE.
PIPE. I
PIPE. I AM ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE IN THE
COUNTRY THAT CAN DO THAT.
>> SO, YOU REALLY NEED TO GO TO
ENUMCLAW TO TRY THESE PIES.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SHORT RATE
SHORTBREAD.
SHORTBREAD. THIS IS VERY BELOVED IN
SCOTLAND.
SCOTLAND.
SCOTLAND. >> THIS IS A CLEARANCE
SHORTBREAD.
SHORTBREAD. THIS WAS PREPARED BY SUE AND
JENNIFER.
JENNIFER.
JENNIFER. THEY DO THIS NATIONALLY
INCLUDING AT THE HIGHLAND GAMES.
THEY INDEPENDENTLY RETAIL AND
THEY HAD SENT US SAMPLES AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> I'M SO GLAD FOR THAT.
SO WHY DO THIS?
IS IT A TRADITION OR SOMETHING
MORE?
MORE?
MORE? >>
MORE? >> SCOTLAND HAS ALWAYS TAKEN
THE PRODUCTS THAT WERE LEFT FOR
THEM TO EAT AND MADE SOMETHING
CONSUMABLE FOR THEMSELVES.
SO REALLY, WHAT A SHORTBREAD
IS, IT IS A BISCUIT.
SO IT WAS LEFT OVER DON'T FROM
PREPARATION OF THE PRODUCTS AND
THEN IT IS FORMED AND BAKED
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. SO
AGAIN. SO THEN THIS TRANSITIONS INTO
MORE BUTTER, SUGAR AND THAT
MAKES IT MORE PALATABLE.
>> AND PART OF IT IS THE STORY
OF SURVIVAL, RIGHT?
>> THAT IS THE WHOLE ORIGIN OF
HAGGIS.
HAGGIS.
HAGGIS. >> BUT HAGGIS IS DELICIOUS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. I AM ACTUALLY BE SELLER OF
HAGGIS AT THE GAMES.
>> I AM SO THERE.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE
OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
>> WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE?
>> WITHOUT A DOUBT, IT HAS TO
BE THE BANDS.
THEY WILL ATTRACT SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 20-25 BANDS.
>> SO, LOOK AT THIS REALLY QUICK
. THE FEATS OF STRENGTH AND I
DON'T KNOW HOW THIS EVEN
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. BUT IT IS SO COOL.
AND THEN THE MUSIC AND THE
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES. >> SO YOU WILL HAVE HIGHLAND
DANCING COMPETITIONS.
DANCING COMPETITIONS. BAGPIPE COMPETITIONS.
BAGPIPE COMPETITIONS. AND THAT IS THE WICKED TINKERS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> THE MUSIC OF THE DRUMMING IS
REALLY GREAT.
REALLY GREAT. SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH SCOTTISH HERITAGE
IS MID-18TH CENTURY, THE ISLAND
CULTURE WAS JUST DECIMATED.
ALL OF THE TARTANS WHEN AWAY.
THE FACT THAT THIS STILL EXISTS
AND PEOPLE STILL RESPOND TO IT
IS A PRETTY COOL THING.
IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. AND THIS IS THE 73rd
ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY. FOR A COMMUNITY THAT IS SO
ETHNIC ORIENTED, IT IS A GREAT
CULTURAL EVENT AND I SUGGEST
ANYONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN THERE,
BUT OUT THERE.
IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL AS WELL.
>> IT IS VERY COOL.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH AND I
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
I WILL BE THERE AND I WILL FIND
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> THAT'S GREAT.
SO,