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People who have never heard of bread sauce?

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TheBlueRobin · 25/12/2025 16:44

Sent a photo of my Christmas dinner to a friend. She asked what the white stuff was and whether it was horseradish.

I said 'No, bread sauce.'

She said she had never heard of it. Asked her family and they had never heard of it either.

Wonder it's a regional thing? Her family are from Somerset but also some from Lancashire. My partner is Welsh and never heard of it either. I'm from the Midlands.

I thought it was fairly universal? Dependent on preference ofc.

YABU - I've not heard of bread sauce /it's not a common thing.
YANBU - of course I've heard of it

OP posts:
goodnesswhathappened · 25/12/2025 17:28

I love it and was probably weaned on it. It's also served with pheasant and grouse. So maybe not working class as a PP suggested?

tothewindow25 · 25/12/2025 17:26

Heard of it, never had it or seen it or know what’s in it. Bread, presumably.

(if it’s anything like bread and butter pudding, I don’t want to know. That was a massive letdown when I had it and realised it was just soggy bread and butter with raisins Envy)

ShesTheAlbatross · 25/12/2025 17:26

I’ve heard of it but I’ve never eaten it and wouldn’t really know what goes into it or how to make it.

Christmascaketime · 25/12/2025 17:25

Heard of it but never had it or made it.

TheScottishPlay · 25/12/2025 17:25

I could eat a Christmas Dinner of sprouts, roasties and bread sauce. Love it.

TomatoSandwiches · 25/12/2025 17:24

SE and have had it with chicken or turkey since I was little and had it today, HM 😋

Zanatdy · 25/12/2025 17:23

My nieces have it at their grans at Christmas and love it. I don’t know anyone else who does have it (north wales)

ProfessorofCunning · 25/12/2025 17:23

Love bread sauce. My mum always makes a special pot for me if we are at theirs as I’m the only one who really likes it. They have it if it’s there, but only my Christmas dinner is ruined if it’s not available. I made my own just for me today, my 16yr old announced that he loved it earlier and ate half of it 😳 I may have to make more just for left over sandwiches.
DH is Herts/Beds/Bucks-North London heritage and had never heard of it before he spent Christmas with my parents. I’m Welsh/Irish/Scottish and both sides of my family traditionally had it when I was growing up.

Pomegranatecarnage · 25/12/2025 17:22

I love it, but it’s time intensive to make. We always have it with Christmas dinner here in South Wales.

ACatAsleepInYourHat · 25/12/2025 17:22

JustPlainStanfreyPock · 25/12/2025 17:09

Grew up in West Yorkshire and never had bread sauce at childhood Christmases. Vague memories of parents saying neither of them liked it, so maybe just personal choice. Have to say it doesn't sound very appetising, so am not at all tempted to try it.

I also grew up in West Yorkshire, and it was always a part of our Christmas dinner. One caveat - it was never made with cloves (my Dad always said the taste of cloves reminded him of traumatic childhood visits to the dentist), and having had it both ways, it's so much better without. Personal taste, of course.

When I moved over to Merseyside and remarried, I found that none of my new husband's family had heard of it. I made some one Christmas, and it was met with resounding indifference, even though it tasted exactly as I always remembered. Bloody philistines, the lot of 'em.

SollozzoMightNotBeInTheCarSonny · 25/12/2025 17:22

WellMaybeYouShouldntBeLivingHeeeeeeee · 25/12/2025 17:20

I’m really surprised at the strength of feeling among the bread sauce refusers. It’s so standard to us and very simple, subtle and nice.

I’ll try almost anything once but the thought of the texture makes me feel ill and the appearance doesn’t exactly help either.

Cranarc · 25/12/2025 17:22

I love it!

EuroTour · 25/12/2025 17:20

It's lush (and essential) - SW and had it on a Christmas dinner and with chicken since the 70s

PickAChew · 25/12/2025 17:20

Revolting stuff. Ex-MIL - from Lancashire - always made the Delia one and it failed to grow on me.

WellMaybeYouShouldntBeLivingHeeeeeeee · 25/12/2025 17:20

I’m really surprised at the strength of feeling among the bread sauce refusers. It’s so standard to us and very simple, subtle and nice.

luckylavender · 25/12/2025 17:19

I’m from Wales & had never heard of it until I met my husband from Kent. Never tried it though.

DappledThings · 25/12/2025 17:19

zzplee · 25/12/2025 16:49

I've heard of it but have never seen it in real life.

Same. Never been on any Christmas dinner I've had

SollozzoMightNotBeInTheCarSonny · 25/12/2025 17:19

Pleasegodgotosleep · 25/12/2025 17:14

I'm in Scotland and it's common here. I love it!

Which part of Scotland?

VintageKnittingPattern · 25/12/2025 17:18

Scottish. Essential part of Christmas dinner.

YesSirICanNameChange · 25/12/2025 17:18

Heard of it, but have no idea what it actually is, looks like, tastes like etc.

Early 30s, Wales.

RainbowBagels · 25/12/2025 17:18

Ive heard of it. Ive only had it once. Never again.

Coffeebeforework · 25/12/2025 17:17

Hufflebuffs · 25/12/2025 17:06

Scottish and love it.

Me too! Integral part of Christmas meal.

Floatlikeafeather2 · 25/12/2025 17:17

Theslummymummy · 25/12/2025 16:56

I think it's a working class thing

It's absolutely not. You'll find it on the menu in every truly "posh" house in the country. The difference is that it's not seen as just a Christmas thing.

Winterburn · 25/12/2025 17:17

FOJN · 25/12/2025 17:14

I know what it is but thankfully have never seen it on a dinner plate. The whole idea of soggy, milky bread makes me heave.

Yeah that would make anyone heave! Thankfully bread sauce is nothing like that.

Winterburn · 25/12/2025 17:16

I’m northern and always known bread sauce. Though we don’t often have it. I’d recently mentioned it to my mum saying we’d not had it for ages so we had it on our Xmas dinner today, weirdly. And my DP, who is from the same town as me, had never tried it before?! I was incredulous! He’s quite a bit older than me and will eat pretty much anything so very surprised he’d never had it!!