# Where can I get a sheep's stomach in Seattle? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805 "2009-11-24T18:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/1 "2009-11-24T18:04:00Z")
I was thinking of making a haggis this year, so I called Don & Joe’s down at Pike Place Market. They have sheep’s livers, sheep’s hearts, sheep’s tongues, and eve sheep’s kidneys. But they don’t have the stomach for me. Where can I get a sheep’s stomach in Seattle, or between Seattle and the Canadian border? I’ll still have leftovers from Christmas, and New Year’s Day I have to make my soul food. Might be a bit much, making haggis; but I’ve only had it from a can, and I’d like to have it home-made. ---
**Author:** ![Rib\_Eye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Rib\_Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rib_Eye)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/2 "2009-11-24T18:09:17Z")
IIRC you can’t get them legally at all in the US, or possibly that is the lungs, which is also an essential ingredient for authentic haggis. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/3 "2009-11-24T18:16:32Z")
That’s the lungs. Stomachs are OK. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/4 "2009-11-24T18:29:20Z")
[Give these folks a call.](http://www.oatmealsavage.com/contact.html) Yes, they’re all the way down in Oregon, but they might be able to hook you up, or at least point you in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/5 "2009-11-24T19:29:15Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > [Give these folks a call.](http://www.oatmealsavage.com/contact.html) Yes, they’re all the way down in Oregon, but they might be able to hook you up, or at least point you in the right direction. Not looking promising. He said my best bet would be to go out with the field butcher at a sheep farm. I don’t know of any in the area. I’ll keep looking for a couple/three weeks, and if I don’t find one I’ll just order a pre-made haggis from him. Thanks for the lead. ---
**Author:** ![Septima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/6 "2009-11-24T20:37:40Z")
Inside sheep. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/7 "2009-11-24T20:56:28Z")
In a pinch, you can use an old bagpipe. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/8 "2009-11-25T08:02:28Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Not looking promising. He said my best bet would be to go out with the field butcher at a sheep farm. I don’t know of any in the area. I’ll keep looking for a couple/three weeks, and if I don’t find one I’ll just order a pre-made haggis from him. > > Thanks for the lead. Try calling the [Washington State Sheep Producers](http://www.wssp.org/), and see if they can put you in the way of a farm that produces meat. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/9 "2009-11-25T13:17:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Give these folks a call. Yes, they’re all the way down in Oregon, but they might be able to hook you up, or at least point you in the right direction. So you’re Sheepless in Seattle? (D&R) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/10 "2009-11-25T15:39:14Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Try calling the [Washington State Sheep Producers](http://www.wssp.org/), and see if they can put you in the way of a farm that produces meat. I’ll give that a try next week. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > So you’re Sheepless in Seattle? Only bits of them. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/11 "2009-11-25T16:51:55Z")
It’s a long shot but consider giving [university seafood](http://www.yelp.com/biz/university-seafood-and-poultry-co-seattle) a call. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/12 "2009-11-25T17:14:21Z")
There’s an exotic meat store… I shit you not… in North Seattle (maybe Shoreline). They might have what you need. My friend and I had an exotic meat party once years ago- We had buffalo, wild boar, emu, llama and aligator. They might have sheep stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/13 "2009-11-25T18:15:52Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > There’s an exotic meat store.. I shit you not… in North Seattle (maybe Shoreline). They might have what you need. Do you know the name? Even if they don’t have sheeps’ stomachs, I wouldn’t mind a bit of alligator or game. . ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/14 "2009-11-29T03:21:17Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > In a pinch, you can use an old bagpipe. Naw, the lye seasoning in the bag would overpower the subtle flavourings of the haggis. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/15 "2009-11-29T04:05:00Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > There’s an exotic meat store.. I shit you not… in North Seattle (maybe Shoreline). They might have what you need. > > My friend and I had an exotic meat party once years ago- We had buffalo, wild boar, emu, llama and aligator. They might have sheep stomach. I don’t know the name, but it is in Shoreline or the next town north of Shoreline on highway 99. It is a white building on the east side of the street and North of 160th. Hope that helps R ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/16 "2009-11-29T04:44:01Z")
Heya, **Rick**! Wotcha? I searched on Exotic Meats and Shoreline, and found Seattle’s Finest Exotic Meats. They were in Shoreline and are now in Bellevue. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/17 "2009-12-05T23:52:04Z")
Bump. Did you ever find the sheep stomach? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/18 "2009-12-05T23:54:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Heya, **Rick**! Wotcha? > > I searched on Exotic Meats and Shoreline, and found Seattle’s Finest Exotic Meats. They were in Shoreline and are now in Bellevue. Great. I was worried the name of the store might actually have been **I Shit You Not**. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/19 "2009-12-06T12:25:20Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I was thinking of making a haggis this year, so I called Don & Joe’s down at Pike Place Market. They have sheep’s livers, sheep’s hearts, sheep’s tongues, and eve sheep’s kidneys. But they don’t have the stomach for me. > > Where can I get a sheep’s stomach in Seattle, or between Seattle and the Canadian border? > > I’ll still have leftovers from Christmas, and New Year’s Day I have to make my soul food. Might be a bit much, making haggis; but I’ve only had it from a can, and I’d like to have it home-made. OK, why has no one suggested this? Assuming you haven’t gotten it yet, why don’t you ask Don & Joe’s if you can put in a special order for a sheep’s stomach, if they could get one from their supplier or if they don’t want to do that, ask who supplies their sheep meats & contact them? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805/20 "2009-12-06T13:21:39Z")
FTR, you’re supposed to use sheep’s bladder, not their stomachs, to predict earthquakes. I can’t believe no one else brought that up. Also, make sure that you’re contacting the _Exotic_ and not the Erotic Meat Store. Trust me, that’s a rough lesson learned. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-sheeps-stomach-in-seattle/518805.md?page=2)