Yes, it’s that time of year again: the annual celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns, who lived from 1759 until 1796. However, to break the tradition of simply offering you smoked salmon recipes for your Burns Night celebrations, we thought we’d go one better than that and actually giveaway a whole side of whisky smoked salmon to enjoy on 25 January.

Before we get to that, here are some Burns Night facts that you may not know:

• Robert Burns was only 37 years old when he died, with only £1 to his name
• Scottish haggis was banned in the US in 1971, when one of its key ingredients – sheep’s lung – didn’t go down the right way with the Department of Agriculture
• When not crafting poems, Robert Burns was collecting tax as part of his other job as exciseman
• Robert Burns’ poem, Auld Lang Syne, has been covered by several musical icons – including Mariah Carey – and he has even featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for producing one of the most popular songs of all time
• Robert Burns fathered 12 children by four women (which may explain his tiny estate!)

So, to help kickstart your Burns Night celebrations and to be in with a chance to win a side of whisky smoked salmon, all you need to do is visit our Facebook page, submit your answer to the question below in the Robert Burns post and tag a friend in the competition.

Question

True or false? Robert Burns was the first person ever to feature on a commemorative Coca Cola bottle

We’ll then draw the winner at random and notify them by 3pm on Monday 20 January to make sure that they get their smoked salmon delivered in time for Burns Night.

Alternatively, if you’re looking for smoked salmon recipe ideas for your own Burns Night celebrations, find out what our favourite Burns Night recipes are here.

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