Bread sauce - is it just a Proddy thing?

[BlackAmericanoNoSugar]

Long version - my DM (Prod) has always served bread sauce with Christmas dinner when I was a child. Sometimes we would go to Dad's side of the family (Catholic) for Christmas dinner and I can't remember clearly whether we had bread sauce then or not, but I think we did. Certainly when they came to us there weren't any comments about Mum serving bread sauce, but perhaps they were being polite.

This morning DH was shopping in Dunnes and there was no bread sauce, I wanted fresh but would have accepted packet mix, but nothing at all. He asked a couple of employees but they had never heard of it, however they weren't Irish so it could just be something that they're not aware of.

DH (Asian, so thinks a sauce made from bread is weird and unnecessary) was on a video chat with his friend when I walked into the room and he told me that he couldn't find it. His friend (Irish Catholic) had no idea what bread sauce was either, he's the one that suggested it's a Proddy thing. When I thought about it I realised that I had only ever bought fresh bread sauce from M&S, so imported into Ireland, but I still feel like I've seen packet bread sauce around in other places too.

So, which is it?
a) Everyone knows and uses bread sauce
b) It's just for Protestants
c) Condiments don't have a religious affiliation
d) Only a slattern would buy it instead of making it herself.

[Atalune]

I have no idea but this has tickled me.

[oneglassandpuzzled]

It’s like Protestant traybakes all over again! 😃

[TheMandalorian]

Dh norfolk family have bread sauce. I have never heard of it.

[Sittinbythetrees]

What is a proddy?

[Finfintytint]

C and D

[GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal]

I was raised Catholic and we never had bread sauce. Sounds revolting tbh.

[MrsSchadenfreude]

C and D.

[alliejay81]

I'm English Catholic (just drawn in by the title) and I've never had bread sauce in my life!!

[AppleKatie]

Irish Catholic’s in my family just demanded it for Xmas dinner.

So make of that what you will. They could be outliers.

[Grittlelayrabbit]

Totes prod.

[SamVimesFavouriteDragon]

My family do bread sauce - northern, English, Church of England! DH family are Norfolk based and don't have it

[Dafspunk]

Bread sauce loving atheist here.

[Bronzino]

I’m Catholic (Galway) and we always have it.

[burritofan]

Atheist, and it’s D.

[BarkHoneyBark]

Scottish Presbyterian....never had bread sauce till I left home.

[BarkHoneyBark]

Which is weird as a sauce made from bread is v Scottish Presbyterian.

[lyinginthegutterstaringatstars]

I remember my Nan ( catholic) talking about the 'Protestant lemonade' and ' Protestant slice of bread' 😆

[AfterSchoolWorry]

B, just for protestants probably, with the likes of red cabbage and other weird things that don't belong on a Christmas dinner plate.

Also like calling Christmas dinner Christmas 'lunch' 😖😤🙄

Lunch is a sandwich/salad or other small meal that is eaten from plastic or paper with a spork. Dinner is hot and comes on a plate. Gavel.

[AgeLikeWine]

My family are Irish catholics and we always had bread sauce whenever we had a roast. It’s as Catholic as rosary beads.

[Lordamighty]

My half Irish catholic DH is making breadcrumbs for his bread sauce this afternoon.

[lyinginthegutterstaringatstars]

@lyinginthegutterstaringatstars

I remember my Nan ( catholic) talking about the 'Protestant lemonade' and ' Protestant slice of bread' 😆

We never had bead sauce in our catholic family.

[Glittertwins]

Always had bread sauce when younger. I don't particularly like it now so don't bother. English/C of E if that helps

[KumquatSalad]

I wasn’t even aware that bread sauce was a thing until a few years ago (Catholic family). I’d never tried it.

A couple of years ago I decided I’d make it since people kept insisting it was a crucial part of Christmas dinner online. So I discovered that it’s lovely and I make it every year now.

[MsMamaNature]

Jesus, I always thought it was an English thing!! I'm Northern Irish and had never heard of it until I met my husband who is from London.

[SirSamuelVimes]

Ooh interesting. I'm English (London ish) and never had bread sauce growing up. Was introduced to it by a scouser at uni. She wasn't Catholic as far as I know... And my family are atheists back as far as the grandparents, so can't help much!

Really I'm just here for the bread sauce!