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People who have never heard of bread sauce?

315 replies

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

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SnowDaysAndBadLays · 25/12/2025 17:44

Bread sauce is my favourite part of Christmas dinner.

Pericombobulations · 25/12/2025 17:44

Parents from southern England, and cant imagine turkey (or chicken) without bread sauce. It was the one dish guaranteed to be empty first growing u (dad would eat the onion so only the cloves left).

DH now isnt fussed but makes it for me, and adult DS has a liking for it too. Tried the packet stuff and found it wasnt anywhere near as nice.

Silvers11 · 25/12/2025 17:44

ChungkingAshes · 25/12/2025 16:45

I’m in the north west and I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know anyone who has it on their Christmas dinner.

Same as us!

Downdowndownunder · 25/12/2025 17:43

We love bread sauce! Welsh / midlands border. DMum makes it for us every Christmas.

SollozzoMightNotBeInTheCarSonny · 25/12/2025 17:41

WellMaybeYouShouldntBeLivingHeeeeeeee · 25/12/2025 17:33

I mean, fair enough, but — what do you imagine the texture to be like that it makes you feel ill? Genuinely curious

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Like vomit tbh. Sauces should be smooth not lumpy/grainy.

LemonLeaves · 25/12/2025 17:41

I love bread sauce. Did it from a packet this year as I ran out of time to make it, but I usually use the Delia recipe, as that was the one my Mum used and I remember her teaching me when I was little.

BunnyLake · 25/12/2025 17:38

I hate it. I’ve never made it so my (adult) kids have never had it and they probably haven’t heard about it either. They certainly don’t ever ask if we’re having it.

silverwrath · 25/12/2025 17:36

Northerner here. Mum made it every Xmas. I never liked it.

Panda89 · 25/12/2025 17:36

Ooo I love bread sauce and we always had it!
I grew up in the South east and now live in the south west.

DoggyDilemma25 · 25/12/2025 17:36

CallMeDaphne · 25/12/2025 17:36

I’ve heard of it.

Still think it looks and tastes like puke.

Homemade or packet?

Growlybear83 · 25/12/2025 17:36

I couldn’t eat roast Turkey or chicken without bread sauce 😮😮

CallMeDaphne · 25/12/2025 17:36

I’ve heard of it.

Still think it looks and tastes like puke.

Pleasegodgotosleep · 25/12/2025 17:35

SollozzoMightNotBeInTheCarSonny · 25/12/2025 17:19

Which part of Scotland?

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Fife 😄

DoggyDilemma25 · 25/12/2025 17:35

Presumably it goes back to an age when you made a meal stretch if you couldn’t afford much meat. Stew and dumplings, chicken and bread sauce, beef and Yorkshire pudding. Same concept!

Nucleus · 25/12/2025 17:34

Theslummymummy · 25/12/2025 16:56

I think it's a working class thing

Definitely not.

Arran2024 · 25/12/2025 17:34

Scottish. We always had it and I love it but no one in my husband's London/Surrey family will touch it.

vanillalattes · 25/12/2025 17:34

Pollqueen · 25/12/2025 16:55

It's not either or. You have bread sauce and gravy. Food of the Gods, love bread sauce

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I've heard of it but never seen it served anywhere. It sounds horrible though!

Topseyt123 · 25/12/2025 17:34

I've certainly heard of it. I'm from the Midlands but live in Essex now.

We never had it with Christmas Dinner or any other meal growing up. I don't have it now either. The only time I did have it was once when PILs made it, if I remember rightly. It was a very long time ago and I haven't had it since. It was OK, but nothing special.

WellMaybeYouShouldntBeLivingHeeeeeeee · 25/12/2025 17:33

SollozzoMightNotBeInTheCarSonny · 25/12/2025 17:22

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

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I mean, fair enough, but — what do you imagine the texture to be like that it makes you feel ill? Genuinely curious

Franjipanl8r · 25/12/2025 17:32

There’s no way that making bread into a sauce is ok. Doing that to bread is never ok.

(Also found out it existed as an adult and also from the SW).

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 25/12/2025 17:31

Oh and I do have it sometimes when with DB and SIL.

AliTheMinx · 25/12/2025 17:29

I've heard of it, but no idea what it is...

Radiator981 · 25/12/2025 17:29

Midlands and we have it with onion! Yummy

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 25/12/2025 17:29

I have heard of it but when we were younger we never had it, ditto pigs in blankets.

DB and SIL love it though and stepdad sometimes does it.

tothewindow25 · 25/12/2025 17:28

Further to my previous post, I’m Scottish. So very surprised to see so many Scottish people having it!

I assumed it was an English thing