School roast meals on Wednesdays

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Was wondering if (most) schools traditionally serve a roast meal for lunch on Wednesdays, and if so, why on that day?

DD's primary school always has roast on Wednesdays, my school also did, and so did DP's. I was wondering whether it's just coincidence, or comes from some deep-seated tradition like having fish on Fridays.

My dcs's schools always did roast on Wednesdays, yes.

Roast on Wednesday and fish on Friday

Thursday here - Fridays are half days so dc get a packed lunch to take away

Roast on Wednesday here. Do many kids actually like it? It's the one school dinner that mine won't touch.

Mine love a roast, but I doubt they’d eat a school one. When they’ve had the Christmas dinners they’ve said the meat was hard, vegetables mushy etc. The quality of the food (and the cooking) means they have a packed lunch.

The last school I worked at the food was great. I paid my £2.60 everyday for a lovely home cooked meal and never cooked at home. The roast was really popular, especially among the teens who didn't get one at home. This wasn't a mainstream school though, we ate lunch as a "family" and no canteen/take away type food was on offer. Lunch around the table was considered an important part of the curriculum. Actually the memory brings a tear, it was lovely.

Wednesday round here (south) at all 3 of DD's schools

Think my DS just eats mashed potatoes and gravy

Wednesday here too!

Roast on a Wednesday for my kids. It's their favourite meal.

It's "roast sausage" here on Thursday, Weds is curry, fish on Friday. We're in Wales where FSM are available for all primary ages. Due to the decline in quality since this has happened my youngest still takes packed lunch.

Wednesday here, though my DD won't touch it and always has the jacket potato option instead.
Also Wednesday at DS's school, which he reports does much better food than his primary, but usually takes a packed lunch as he has a club on Wednesdays and can't fit queuing, eating and the club in.

Roast on a Wednesday and Fishy Friday. It's the two days my DD had school dinners.

We’re in wales too and there has been a huge decline in school meals quality since FSM for all was rolled out.

mine has roast dinner on weds. But it’s all made off site at a central place and brought to schools to be heated up on the day.

fridays aren’t fish here neither- beef burger or nuggets with chips. Jamie Oliver would be horrified

Yep Wednesday here too.

Yeo Wednesday here too

DS's primary always did, and fish Friday. Think it's pretty common across schools.

I always remember it on Thursdays as well. I went to school in London...

I am sure fish Friday is universal in UK schools and even work canteens and uni canteens

Exactly this! And also because a Sunday roast is a thing and you don't want two roasts too close together 😁 (appreciate not everyone or even most people have a Sunday roast nowadays)

We have a packed lunch on a Friday.