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The Sunday roast is a traditional British and Irish main meal served on Sundays (usually in the early afternoon), and consisting of roasted meat together with accompaniments. It is popular throughout Great Britain and Ireland . Other names for this meal are ''Sunday dinner'', ''Sunday lunch'', ''Roast dinner'', and ''Sunday joint''. The traditional Sunday roast has been traced back to Yorkshire , England during the Industrial Revolution . It is believed this tradition arose because the meat could be left in the oven to cook before Church on a Sunday morning, and it would be ready when the family arrived home at lunchtime. The meal is often comparable to a less grand version of a traditional Christmas Dinner . Sunday roasts are also common (though less so in recent times) in other Commonwealth countries such as Canada and Australia . In Australia, roasts increasingly feature on the menus of cafes and restaurants, designed to cater to British backpackers. Jigg's Dinner is a variation found in Newfoundland And Labrador , Canada. Typical elements Typical meats used for a Sunday roast are beef, chicken, lamb or pork, although seasonally duck, goose, gammon, turkey or (rarely) other game may be used. Recently, vegetarian alternatives such as Quorn or Nut Roast have also become available. These are some of the common traditional accompaniments to various meats (although many people combine different types of accompaniments, or mix and match foods):
Sunday roasts can be served with a range of boiled and roast vegetables. The Sunday Roast is perhaps one of the last meals where this tradition survives. The vegetables served vary seasonally and regionally, but this will usually include roast potatoes of some type, which have been roasted in meat Dripping s (or more recently, due to the unhealthy nature of Saturated Fat s, Vegetable and Olive Oil s), and also a Gravy made from Stock Cube s and sometimes with some sort of animal based Roux , or non-animal based Corn Flour (though in the past soups were made and thickened using animal based Broth s and Stock s). Other vegetable dishes served with roast dinner can include mashed Swede , Turnip s, boiled Cabbage , roast Parsnip s, Broccoli , various Green Bean s, sliced boiled Carrot s and Peas . Sometimes, the left-over meat was used to make Shepherd's Pie , or if there are vegetables left, then a Bubble And Squeak . Sunday Roast in pubs and restaurants Many Pub s in Britain serving food have a special "Sunday menu" that features a Sunday Roast, usually with a variety of meats available, and this is often cheaper than the normal menu. ''See also'': Pub Grub and Carvery British Trends In recent years, the appearance of news programmes in the Sunday lunchtime slot in British Television schedules has resulted in the term ''Sunday Roast'' being used to describe a searching — and sometimes abrasive — interview of a leading Politician . This usage is based on a modern interpretation of the words '' Roast '' or ''grill'' to mean a barrage of difficult questions. |
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