Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Total comfort food that I would LOVE to learn how to make.

I've always been fascinated by dishes like these and just this evening I watched the Andrew Zimmern "Delicious Destinations: London" episode and I wondered if the Sunday roast thing was as common as he made it out to be. I've made mushy peas before because I absolutely love them (although I know true mushy peas are made with marrowfat peas, but I only had green). But then I like anything made with green peas. I'm sitting here eating a mug of green pea soup as I type this.

Is this something you all in the UK do regularly?

On a side note, I've been meaning to make Yorkshire pudding one of these days, but I often wonder, after watching these shows, how 'true to life' these things really are... like tea time. Tea and scones or crumpets and/or finger sandwiches. Is this a common thing as well?

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

The foods you mention are normal food in our house. We have a roast dinner every Sunday and Sheila is always baking such as sausage rolls, cheese and onion pasties, scones, cakes, etc.

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Common fare in our house as well Linda, although much simpler perhaps than television chefs tend to make it.

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Everything mentioned and more except for pie and mash.. I havent had that for years..

I remember crossing the river on the ferry and going to the pie and mash shop with dad.. seeing the old folk supping the liquor and trying to chew pie crusts without their teeth lol...

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Tea and scones and finger sandwiches tend to be something you go out to eat at a nice cafe or garden centre (well, it is round here). I'm not sure how often people actually cook fish and chips at home either, it's usually bought in from a chip shop.

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We cook our own chips but we get the fried fish from our local chippy as it's nice and fresh.

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Not the first Linda if you mean traditional 'pie and mash' which usually refers to eel pie something eaten mostly in the south of england. I make steak and mushroom pie.
The rest yes thought fish and chips are made at home with my version of oven chips which are low fat and crispy

I don't eat mushy peas yuk
Finger sandwiches yes, crumpets in the winter (though I prefer their smaller cousins Pikelets) Scones in the summer with jam and cream

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

Although sometimes Scotland gets a bad press for its cooking, it has some of the best food that money can buy.
We don't have pie & mash or Yorkshire pudding, but we can buy fantastic fresh seafood and excellent meat. So, I'm cooking Haddock & chips tonight (with my special beer batter) - don't do mushy peas here. For tomorrows dinner, it's venison (roe ) bourguignon with potatoes & veges from our garden.

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I agree Grumble. We have some delicious food. Great fish and Aberdeen Angus beef. Our chippie fish is also delicious as we don't tend to have as much batter, more fish

Re: Pie & mash, Sunday Roast, Fish & Chips and Yorkshire pudding

We had fish and chip shops on nearly every street in the olden days.
Long before people discovered beef burgers, or Indian or Chinese take
aways.
Coming from Yorkshire we all can make Yorkshire pudding and for you
Linda I have added a poem of how to make the real Yorkshire Puddings
and its in Yorkshire for you. Hope you can understand at least some of it
if not I can translate for you

A Yorkshire Pudding Poem in Yorkshire!!!!!!


Eh waiter, excuse me a minute
I'm not findin' fault, but dear me
'taties is lovely and beef is alreit
But what sort of pudding can this be?

It's what? Yorkshire Puddin'? Now cum cum cum cum
It's Yorkshire Puddin' yer say?
I'll grant yer it's some sort o' puddin', owd lad
But not THE Yorkshire Puddin', nay, nay.

Now reit Yorkshire Puddin's a poem in batter,
T'mek it's an art, not a trade
So just listen t' me and I'll tell t' thee
How t' first Yorkshire puddin' were made

A young angel wi day off from 'eaven,
Were flyin' abaht Ilkla Moor,
When t' angel, poor thing, got cramp in a wing
An' cum down at an owd women's door
.
T' owd woman said "Eee - it's an angel.
By 'eck, I'm fair capped to see thee.
I've noan seen yan afore - but tha's welcome,
Come on in, an' I'll mash thi some tea."

T' angel said, "By gum, thank you kindly."
Though she only supped one mug o' tea,
She et two drippin' slices and one Sally Lunn.
Angel's eat very lightly yer see.

Then t'owd woman looked at clock sayin'
"Ey up, t'owd feller's back soon from t'mill.
You gerron wi' yer tea, but please excuse me,
As I'll atter mek puddin' fer Bill."

Then t' angel jumped up and said gie us it 'ere,
Flour, water, eggs, salt an' all,
An' I'll show thee 'ow we meks puddins,
Up in 'eaven for Saints Peter and Paul.

So t' angel took bowl and stuck a wing in,
Stirring it round, whispering "Hush"
An' she tenderly ticked at t'mixture,
Like an artist ed paint wi a brush.

Then t'owd woman asked " 'ere wor is it then,
T'secret o' puddins made up above?"
"It's nowt i' flour or watta, said t'angel,
"Just mek sure that tha meks it wi' luv."

When it were done , she popped it i' t'oven,
"Gie it nobbut ten minutes", she said.
Then off t'angel flew, leavin' first Yorkshire Puddin',
That ivver were properly med.

An' that why it melts in yer gob just like snow.
An' as light as a maiden's first kiss,
An' as soft as the fluff on t'breast of a puff.
Not ELEPHANT'S LEATHER like this.