Why the Brits love their Sunday Roast (and how it’s made)
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- What do you think of when you hear "British food"? Maybe Sunday Roast? Alongside classics like Fish & Chips and a full English breakfast, the Sunday Roast is another flagship of British cuisine. Where does this tradition come from? Why is it always eaten on Sundays in the UK? And what is the recipe for a good Sunday Roast? We traveled to London and visited the Clapton Country Club to find out.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:38 The restaurant
01:13 The meat
01:42 Yorkshire Pudding
02:38 The sides
02:58 The origins of Sunday Roast
03:38 Vegetarian and vegan options
04:09 Why Sunday?
CREDITS
Report: Jana Oertel
Camera: Peter Thorn, Matthew Marschner
Edit: Marcel Epple
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus
#sundayroast #britishfood #uk
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This is as comfort food to brits as fried chicken, mashed potatoes and collard greens for us Americans. Just simply wholesome.
Black American by any chance?
@@guysalzmann9302you're a clown and a person that likes there own comment....get a life pal..
I would say at most 25-30% of Americans have had collard greens...
@@tipsysmichigander6483Cabbage in the UK.
@@guysalzmann9302 gotta love slight innuendo of racism! People of all colors enjoy comfort food.
We inherited this in Australia, but lamb's more traditional than beef. Also, people may mock British food, but Britain was so renowned for its roasting chefs that the French kings used to hire them...
And pork of course. Big slabs of roast pork. Been to a few pubs here that do Sunday roasts with all the trimmings. $29 for a roast , soft drink and a desert!
"French kings used to hire them" which one ? 🤨
In Australia we can have Sunday Roast on any day/night.
Australia has no identity of its own so its obviously going to be British staples mostly, but Yorkshire puddings is rare here however.
@@SmellsLikeNirvannaWhat a bizarre comment
I'm glad the narrator pronounced Yorkshire properly.
I love a Sunday roast after a nice long walk with friends, hopefully with crisp weather. Build up a famish and thirst and head to a local pub for a roast and pint. Great way to see the UK.
Okay honestly... To me, that sounds like a lovely "slogan" to summarize and explain the UK. 🙂
God, I miss the UK. Been there countless times throughout my life and I regret to this day, despite Brexit, that I never fulfilled my plans to move there back when I still easily could have.
@@Michael.Blackwood Never too late mate!
@@lansvale28 True, but much more complicated now, in comparison to back then when Britain was still in the EU.
@@Michael.Blackwood Unfortunately true. Let’s hope that changes and things return to normal again.
I agree with ❤😊
I don't think Britain deserves its rep for bad food. I would argue that British cuisine is the best in Northern Europe. You just have to get over the fact that not everything has to be smothered in ghost chilies
Excessively spicy food is terrible anyway. This notion that "ethnic" cuisine is inherently tastier is bullocks.
Everyone bangs on about the spuds and yorkies, but for me, a good parsnip makes the roast.
I've never eaten a parsnip. What does it taste like?
@@mwrkhan It's a root vegetable so similar to a carrot but more earthy.
@@mwrkhan texture of a carrot and flavour of a turnip, I reckon.
Yup duck fat roast potatoes and parsnips.
Also can be any meat. Lamb, pork or chicken instead of beef and of course also Turkey or duck or even pheasant
Mom’s standing rib roast, mashed potatoes,peas,carrots and lots of Yorkshire puddings all smothered in endless amounts of gravy with a big dollop of extra hot horseradish! Then we watched The Wonderful World of Disney, what a perfect Sunday dinner! Miss you mom!
Yorkshire Pudding with beef
Stuffing with chicken
Apple sauce with pork
Mint sauce with lamb
Yorkshire Pudding with beef - and horseradish.
I love English food. 🇬🇧
It’s not just a meal for Brits, it’s traditional and woven into British society. Sunday roast at home with the family. It’s how our country was built.
Wow❤ Looks delicious! From Japan 🇯🇵
“Sunday is just around the corner” - slogan of my life
I much rather Friday evenings; Sunday means Monday is ready to pounce!
I'm always surprised by foreigners who at the beginning think "Roast potatoes and mash potato?!" And after say "I get it!" ❤ from England.
You got to mention the following day's bubble and squeak, if you've cooked it at home. All the leftovers in mashed potato pan fried, heavenly.
Not all the leftovers... greens, but cabbage specifically
You can't just add any old veg
Nah not all the leftovers. Cut the left over roast meat in to cubes, mix into mash potatoes with a few tablespoons of spoons of left over gravy and fry in dripping. Crusty both sides. Then mix the crush into the potato again before serving . A lovely hash. Mmmmmmmmm.
Up until fairly recently, pubs had very specific opening hours in England (not sure on other parts of UK).
When I was a kid, my Dad would go down the pub from 12-2 on a Sunday, few pints and a game of cards/domino's with friends, then home for Sunday roast for 2:30/3 ish. Some family time, and then back down the pub on Sunday evening for a few more beers :)
Now pubs are open all day Sunday people tend to go out for a roast I think?
UK TV channels used to shut down in the afternoon and start broadcasting again in the early evening. That seems so strange now.
In São Paulo, Brazil, and some others cities around the country, there is specific dish for each day of the week. Off couse, you have more options, but you know that you will find that dish in that day. For e xemplo, Wednesday and saturday is "feijoada" (black beans with salted meats and sausages). Al the best!
we also used to have it when i was growing up in california - my dad was a butcher and my mum was italian - i now live in london - it does not happen very often at my house now but i love it when it does.
I know it's less traditional but I love roast lamb with mint sauce for Sunday lunch. I agree with other posters about the size of the plates are too small in that video. Great to see Yorkshire puddings on DW
That looks so good. I wish I could have that every Sunday.
My favourite meal of the week.
A roast dinner or “Sunday roast”, though usually served on a Sunday, can be served on any day of the week. Why limit it to just Sunday? Also, why is stuffing absent from this video? It’s such a staple
There is stuffing in our pork dish
We do the chicken differently
Beef does not have stuffing nor do vegan dishes
Britain may not be the country of the most spices but we are the country of many herbs
It wouldn't be a true Sunday roast without a generous spoonful of horseradish. C'mon!
Only beef..remember there are pork, chicken and lamb sunday roasts.
@@ekspatriatdon’t forget Duck. Possibly the most indulgent roast dinner of them all.
This is also a tradition here in Germany. We call it "Sonntagsbraten" (literally: Sunday roast). But there are different types of roast and other side dishes like dumplings (no Yorkshire pudding though).
And the Sonntagsbraten in Germany can also be any other kind of meet and it is usually braised to make to meat so soft that it falls off the bone or can be pulled apart.
@@franktechmaniac7488 UK roasts aren't just Beef, it's just the most common one, you can do Chicken (usually without yorkshire pudding normally that's for Beef, but can add Cauliflower Cheese instead), Pork with Sage, Sausage and Onion Stuffing and Apple Sauce or the most expensive and probably the tastiest Lamb shoulder with mint sauce and cabbage.
@@123Andersonev You just reminded me Sainsbury's used to do frozen sage and onion Yorkshire puddings for chicken. Odd but not too bad ;)
@@user-co8bm3vc1d it's all about getting the right herb, sauce and meat combination going 😋
The chef knew what he was doing, alright! The food looked perfectly cooked and all patrons appeared to enjoy it. What is the price for this meal?
Nice one. Looks fantastic, would love to try one, one day. Greetings from Germany!
Sunday roast is absolutely crucial to our entire culture. We're not a very touchy feely people and this gives us a non-embarrassing excuse to get together each week, and it's delicious. Don't skimp on the gravy though.
Kind of surprised that the plates were so piled high with food. I like a roast lunch on a Sunday as much as anyone else, but please, either get larger plates or indulge in seconds.
When done well, this is an amazing dish with a character
Thanks, DW! This was fun to watch! What's better is that this video didn't have the roast speak to me in the first person. Boy, I hate that format!
Just like Italian families get together on Sundays for the comfort food of pasta, gravy & meat balls
Guten Abend.
I'm Polish who have been living in UK for over 20 years; Sunday Roast is what saves British cuisine - but you do have to pick a right place for a nice experience: some pubs (like whetherspoon) use frozen food which ruins the very idea
Come on. There’s many things they do well. Puddings. Other meat dishes. Caramelised Brussels sprouts. Its like saying the only thing saving Polish cuisine is the Pierogi.
The best part is all the family together
I meet an English father and daughter when travelling in China a few years ago. I ended up visiting them in England for a couple of weeks. On both Sundays I was there they cooked a roast, pretty sure it was lamb. No Yorkshire pudding though (it does look yummy) I said to them we should add roasted pumpkin which to my surprise they’d never had. Obviously pumpkin isn’t big in the UK
it is in December/November we add a roast pumpkin and chestnut soup to our menu at that time.
We often have mashed roast swede its quite similar, I think that's why we don't eat very much pumpkin with our roast dinners, often people like turnips, potatoes, greens/cabbage, green beans, roast or mashed carrot, mushrooms. Just about every type of veg we have a way of roasting or steaming and mashing to have with our roast dinners.
The pudding looks good. The best part of this video is the origin of beefeaters. 🐄
It's probably everyone's favorite is the gravy
We should really go back to a sunday roast and a lot less meat during the week. That way one would also much more apprechiate a good meat meal.
The British sunday roast is very tasty, but I really need some non-fatty vegetables with that. Otherwise it would be too heavy for me.
That mushroom pastry looked really delicious, too.
And any leftover meat and vegetables are used on Monday as Cottage Pie and Bubble and Squeak.
I never knew that's where the term Beefeater came from.
@readymade83 The Beefeaters are the guards at the Tower of London, guarding the Crown Jewels.
@@dropperknot I knew that, it's also a brand of gin, I just never knew why they were called Beefeaters.
👌👍
I am watching 'Secret Eaters.' Those plates' calorie intake easily goes up to more than 1,000 kcal
Yeah, but maybe other than a light snack it's all you eat for the day.
What is that light green stuff? Cole Slaw? 🥴
Green item, roasted beef and yorkershire pudding is a healthy combination instead.
We need a monday roast
Can you get the Sunday roast on other days?
No. They send you to the tower if you try to have it any other day. You are also forced to eat nothing but apples and pears if you try to and you have to say "alright guvner" every ten minutes. Harsh, but life is harsh in Britain.
3:58 vegan breadcrumbs? are all breadcrumbs not vegan, it's just blended bread after all
Good question, but it's surprising how many aren't vegan. 🙂
Some bread contains milk and eggs (even just as a wash to brown the top).
Breadcrumbs can also be toasted in butter.
Although options like Japanese panko and matzo meal are usually vegan.
Now it's harder to find traditional bread made only of flour, water, and yeast/starter. 😞
@@hyunybunny so let me get this straight, if you toast bread you get toast, but if you toast breadcrumbs they're still breadcrumbs and not toastcrumbs 😆
The Brits: "You can only eat Sunday roast on Sundays."
The Americans: "I'll eat pancake and cereal for dinner if I want to."
Britain for Britons.
1:33 The meat wasn't even seared, LOL.
You were there?
@@terencebates6808 You blind?
@@Batman-nz2ue I own the place and I was there (you were not!) we have served over 120,000 happy people in recent years. The beef is always seared, what you are probably witnessing is a film moment and editing. 90% of all filming gets cut. It never ceases to amaze me at how a few people want to spread poison in this world.
@@terencebates6808 It clearly goes straight into the oven, ain't no editing there. Why don't you explain that? Spreading poison? I'm just going by the video, no surprise there.
@@Batman-nz2ue You just don't have a clue how things are filmed and edited do you?
For my fellow yanks, the closest thing we have to Yorkshire pudding would be yeast rolls.
Spam. Sick birds from L.A., Boston vs India/fiji/PRico yay
my rosemary roast spuds
how do you cut the meat if it's sitting on the side dishes? this seems..tricky
Assuming you have working hands, you could use a knife and fork to move things around the plate to create room to cut the meat. I know this is a complex idea to understand at first but with practice and rigorous study you too can master it.
Unfortunately the Nhs isn't as reliable as this meal.
wheres the stuffing and the peas
That roast being shown is missing loads!
Its whole some food slightly bland but solid reasoning.
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Is that actually a picture of you? 🤣🤣🤣
@@mmfood3004 why the sly remark fellar
Im a brit who doesn't get particularly excited about a sunday roast but they are definitely nostalgic and nutrionally they are about as dense as it gets. Rather than being fancy or particularly flavoursome they are really more about family/community. A roast is a huge amount of effort tbh, ao part of the appeal is getting in the kitchen with loved ones and making it.
Really lovely once in a while, but definitely overrated by many IMO just in the same way- presumably- that fried chicken or lasagne is
why? they have been eating this since dark ages
Because it's bloody lovely.
it's amazing how much of human life is shaped by religion and taxes..and in more modern times corporate marketing and liability 😀
What's with all the hats they're wearing?
It’s cold
It's cold innit
Maybe to keep warm? Shocking, I kow!
@@thefirstchampster I've heard of a new invention called fire. Might help.
British dishes are all about quality produce, well prepared. If you don't have these two things, there's nothing to cover it up. Use poor ingredients and there's nowhere to hide. This is where its bad rep comes from, tourists being sold poor quality meat/fish and veg, and no sugar and spice to conceal the crime.
Absolutely correct Simon I own this place and do all the buying and source the produce seeking out specialist farms for the meat, it is essential to get quality produce, too many restaurants and eateries fail in this department.
Absolutely correct Simon I own this place and do all the buying and source the produce seeking out specialist farms for the meat, it is essential to get quality produce, too many restaurants and eateries fail in this department.
Not red thanks. I like my roast a roast, not raw. But I love a good roast. Best potatoes are duck fat roasties. And roast parsnip or pumpkin. A good thick (not watery) gravy. Slices of white bread to mop up the gravy. And a Yorkshire pudding is really only traditional in Yorkshire - it never used to be in the south.
Where’s the color
is that pub boss in prison ? he wearing prison clothes
We have Biryani here in India!
We have it in the U.K. too 😉, and it’s very good.
Does the reason anyone loves a Sunday roast need an explanation?
Very nice to see a Hindu man cooking roasted beef ❤️ Indian's are very aggressive and superstitious inside India. But when they come to a civilised and educated society, They become very humble and polite.
Love from Bangladesh to every educated and civilised Hindu person ❤️
The person is most likely from Nepal.
You are racial steriotyping.
Have you lived in India?
@@luvaholic Yes. Iam a web developer. I was in Lucknow and Kolkata for 3 years. But one's don't have to live there for comes into any decision. Just have to lookout indian media and knowledge of indian politics is enough.
@@mwrkhan আপনাকে কে বলেছে যে আমি নেপাল থেকে বলছি? আমি ঢাকা থেকে খাটি বাংলাদেশি। আর কোন প্রমাণ লাগবে?
Now I know why Yorkshire pudding felt so heavy :(
The chefs not even British. 😂
It’s like having a Chinese man cooking Coq Au Vin. 😄
And what is the problem with that? a decent chef would be able to cook authentic food wherever they may come from. And for the record the chef here can do a excellent Coq Au Vin
Surprisingly British pubs don't serve Indian food despite sizable Asian community. This looks very delicious
They serve curries?
They do. On many if not most pub menus you can get a tikka masala or similar.
I think there are specialized curry houses. I remember people at my office would go out in the evening and finish it off at a curry house that stays open late at night because the pubs have to close early
What’s with all their teeth? I feel like a dentist and/or an orthodontist would slay if they opened up shop 😮
Brits are known for their bad teeth …
Oh please 😂
In all likelihood most of their teeth are healthy. The desire for perfectly straight teeth is a relatively recent phenomenon historically.
bruh 😭😂
😂😂😂
Watched until you said garlic should be used 😂 no british person would include garlic. Sunday lunch is about the only meal in britain to absoultely not include garlic in it. Ah silly Merkins.
No Suprise that Britisch Troops can't win are Fight in Keine Vorschläge Thats so sad, from Swiss
Beef, Rosemary & Thyme? NO
I wonder if they are really enough vegan people to make the restaurants create vegan dishes.
I am the owner of this place 30% of our roasts consumed are vegan and are delicious! I have one most weeks. From the outset we decided to do 50% vegan. Most places from my experience fail in this department. We don’t!
Just give me meat, potato, veggies. Can keep that doughy...
That's the worst Sunday roast I've ever seen. Where are the roast tatties? The brussel sprouts with bacon ? The mash? The peas?
Really? Tatties' are there, Brussel sprouts are generally a seasonal item and served at Christmas along with elements like pigs in blankets (bacon). perhaps come and try or read the reviews before condemning a meal?
It is not the BRITISH sunday roast, it is the ENGLISH sunday roast. Stop saying Britain when you are referring to the English. If you mention 'Haggis' you say Scottish, mention 'Leeks' and you say Welsh. Stop trying to squash us all into one.
All subjective... food 'traditions evolve' we serve creamed leeks with our roast and that has Irish origins, this idea came from an Irish chef that worked for us in the beginning, we converted that into a vegan side by using a non dairy creamer, another evolution, you may not like the fact of there being Vegan options, but there are and it represents 30% of our customers.. life changes, traditions change and that provides a subjective view in regards to food dishes.
@@terencebates6808 No!! Traditional dishes do not evolve. The English Sunday roast is the English Sunday roast. Add something to it, it no longer is, take something away, it no longer is. surround it with ox-eye daisies and it no longer is. When you mentioned ''Vegan'' we all collapsed into a heap of laughter.
@@dropperknot all food dishes evolve. Good chef will always want to put their mark on the food.When they first developed 'fire' cooking it was tens of thousands of years ago (some experts state it was 780,000 years ago). over time recipes change, ingredients get substituted or someone puts a different aspect, technique to the cooking process .. This is a bit subjective, because we are often influenced by what our parents served up.. This ultimately is about different food cultures and with globalisation food will evolve even more. We should celebrate all food and cooking, it breaks down barriers between people. Make dinner not war!
@@dropperknot 50% of our highly commended roasts are Vegan, this is part of the evolution process nothing ever stays the same. Behind almost every tradition is a myth, and behind all traditions is the biggest myth of them all: that this is what our people have always done. But, of course, cuisines are always evolving and with food, "forever" simply means "as long as we can remember.
@@terencebates6808 Exactly! but make certain it is a traditional English sunday roast. The standard roast that we have been serving up to ourselves since the days of queen Elizabeth the first. Salute Sir Walter Raliegh for bringing the potatoes back from America. You'll be telling me that the sprouts made their own way over from Brussels. Don't be silly!
Why wouldnt you love your home countries traditional food what odd question and quite dumb to be honest...
Because it is prepared, cooked and served by an immigrant 👍🙏😂
Bigot alert.
Stop confusing England and the muck they eat with other constituent countries that eat sensibly.
Pretty soon we'll all be eating lab grown food that really will be "muck" ... insects will be a treat.
@jgalt155 Oh my, there is someone with a chip on his shoulder, or is it an inferiority complex?
Butt hurt you are
Since when is meat and vegetables "muck"?
The vegetarian and vegan options should not be called roasts
How else would they be cooked and what should they be called? The definition of roast is to cook by exposing to dry heat, so yes they should be called roasts.
They are roasted
err yes they should, All the key ingredients are there and all cooked in an oven, in other words roasted
Karma is coming for the United Kingdom
MOST HORRIBLE FOOD IN THE WORLD
It's not though is it.
But it’s not
Worst cousine in the world talking about tradition with a Asian chef involved in the video, simply UK
Racist of the week award goes to.....
And it is the blandest thing I have tasted. No artistry to dishing it up either.
To do a roast well isn't that easy. I know for certain you cannot make a good one as you don't understand food. Getting decent quality meat is a challenge in itself. The simplicity of the cooking process means no mistakes can be made. A good gravy is essential. If a good roast is the blandest thing you have ever tasted you have some sort of problem perhaps with your ability to taste, smell and your palette is out of whack. I would suggest you see a doctor related to nose and mouth. Most roasts have some sort of element depending on the choice of meat such as horseradish that cuts through the fattiness. A good gravy is like fine wine, perfectly balanced yet still retaining character. Whether you have had a roast is up for debate, but we all know for sue you haven't had a good one. It's not my personal favourite dish in the world but it can be absolutely exceptional with the right ingredients (ideally dry aged grass fed beef. Particularly in the context of colder weather, after a countryside walk etc.
@@jonathanbowen3640 my husbands family is English and I’ve disappointed each and every time that I don’t eat that mess anymore. Been to the pubs and also disappointed not only by the poor service and the food itself. I’ve been to Audley in London and it was just as bland. No matter how you try to up talk it as some intricate process. It’s just bad. The English have bad food. I now no longer touch that mess
@@nthabi25 I litterally said the process is simple! Thats the opposite of intricate! I sont need to make up anything regarding process. It is what it is. Its roast meat! It's inherently simple. I mentioned several times that
This is why the ingredients and thr balance are important.
If you find the taste of cooked meat (with meat flavoured gravy salt pepper etc) boring then you have a problem with your pallete. Humans have evolved to enjoy the taste of simply cooked meat you u really shouldnt find it bland. Youcmaybe nees to take a long hard lokk at your diet and start to detox. God knows what you have been eating but its damaging your abilty ro appreciate main food varieties.
FYI I live in London and have done for a decade, the audley is not renowned for its roast. I have had a deink in there but its not even on my radar as food destination. Having said that I'm sure thier roast is acceptable and of average quality. To have found it bland isnlike saying water is bland and you do t like it. Meat is meat. Thats what it tastes like.
@@jonathanbowen3640 The food is bland with no taste. Like dry paper. Prepared poorly. Dished up horribly. We can let this rest now
@@jonathanbowen3640 spot on. I am the owner of this place (Clapton Country Club). our beef is absolute top quality Aberdeenshire grass fed rib eye, our pork is from an award winning farm in Lincolnshire and chicken from Norfolk. Sunday roast is a feast, in my case I eat it every week here it is most definitely not bland and gets me through the whole day and night without further meals.