Where did the tradition af a Sunday Roast come from?

Question

We have a Roast every Sunday...today was Lamb, but why? who started it? and when?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Sunday Roast Tradition

Answer 3

It goes back to old England when a roast of meat normally lamb would be cooked whilst the family was at church.
Usually cooked with the spuds and parsnips around the leg. Vegetables such as beans or peas would be boiled just before lunch.

We had roast mutton every Sunday lunchtime, the whole family (8) at the table together..

Left overs went into sandwiches for school lunches in our house as there would be little left over.
Traditionally the left over meat would go into Shepherds pie or in parts of England into pasties.

Answer 4

the classic Sunday roast has been traced back to Yorkshire, England in the course of the business Revolution. that is assumed this practice arose because the beef might want to be left interior the oven to practice dinner in the previous church on a Sunday morning, and it might want to be waiting even as the relations arrived residing house at lunchtime. The meal is often such as a a lot less grand version of a widespread Christmas dinner in those cultures.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

My guess is that it was because people used to work six days a week, and Sunday was special, when all the family were together, and for those who were religious, the joint could be left in the oven while the family were at church.

I know when I was working we used to have quick meals in the week, but Sundays was always special, with more time to cook, and for the family to sit down together.

Answer 7

I'm not sure, but it is a traditional Sunday lunch down south. I can remember my "ma-maw" putting a roast in the oven early on Sunday morning so it would be ready when we got home from church. Always served with fresh coleslaw & homemade cornbread - with plenty of sweet tea to wash it all down!! I still use her recepie & it's always done on a Sunday!!

Answer 8

The Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal served on Sundays (usually in the early afternoon), and consisting of roasted meat together with accompaniments. It is popular throughout 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.

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.


[edit] 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):

roast beef — served with Yorkshire pudding; and horseradish sauce, or English mustard as relishes.
roast pork — served with crackling and sage and onion stuffing; apple sauce and English mustard as relishes
roast lamb — mint sauce or redcurrant jelly as a relish
roast chicken — served with pigs in blankets, chipolata sausages and stuffing, bread sauce, cranberry sauce or redcurrant jelly
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 drippings (or more recently, due to the unhealthy nature of saturated fats, vegetable and olive oils), and also a gravy made from stock cubes 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 broths and stocks). Other vegetable dishes served with roast dinner can include mashed swede, turnips, boiled cabbage, roast parsnips, broccoli, various green beans, sliced boiled carrots and peas.

Sometimes, the left-over meat was used to make Shepherd's pie.


[edit] Sunday Roast in pubs and restaurants
Many pubs 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.

Answer 9

Sunday was a non working day,so folk had more time to cook
a big meal.Mondays were traditionally wash day,that left little time for food prep,so Sundays 'leftovers' were eaten;cold meat with bubble and squeak.

Answer 10

fruit grows on forest or vines and fruit and vegetables grow in the earth.