Yorkshire Pudding: (was: "More-ish" ..._

Geoff Bannister gbannister10 at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Sep 28 06:42:26 UTC 2007


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Geoff Bannister" 
> > Geoff:
> > ...
> > 
> > Interestingly, Yorkshire pudding and black pudding 
> > are both unusual in that they are not puddings in 
> > the normal British sense ...
> > 
> > For those who are uncivilized enough <g> not to know
> > of the delights of Yorkshire pudding, it is basically
> > a round 'cake' of almost plain batter (in the pancake
> > sense,...). In Yorkshire itself, it is traditionally 
> > served on its own as a starter with gravy but most 
> > Brits will have it with roast beef and vegetables.
> > 
> > Very more-ish....

boyminn:
> 
> Just seeking clarification. I've never had the honor
> of testing or tasting the delights of Yorkshire
> Pudding, but I thought I had a sense of what it was.
> Though, my impression doesn't seem to fit your
> description.
> 
> I've been under the impression that Yorkshire
> Pudding was bread or biscuit (in the American sense)
> dough that was placed around a joint of meat while
> it was roasting in the oven. As the meat roasted,
> the bread rose and soaked up the juices of the meat
> and made a mighty taste addition to the meal. I had
> been looking forward to giving it a try. But now it
> sounds, if I interpret what you said correctly, that
> is is basically pancakes with gravy.
> 
> Could you explain further?
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

Geoff:
May I direct you to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_pudding

...which will give you a much more in-depth look than I can.

My only disagreement with item is that it is rarely used as a 
pudding/dessert/sweet course.





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