To ask you - what actually are "all the trimmings"?!

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I see this written down everywhere at this time of year or people describe their Christmas dinners and say "we're having [meat type] and all the trimmings," but what are these mysterious trimmings? If I asked what you're having to eat, I'd actually like to know!
When I was growing up, my grandma made Christmas lunch which was usually turkey, gravy, carrots, peas and mashed potatoes (although I prefer roasted ones now). Other people often had pigs in blankets which I was very envious of!
Whilst I know a lot of people probably don't care, for those of you who are making a Christmas dinner can you tell us what "the trimmings" you will be serving are?

roast turkey with stuffing, roast potatoes in goose fat, carrots, braised red cabbage, brussels sprouts , gravy, cranberry sauce ( sometimes bread sauce as well ) pigs in blankets, roast parsnips

christmas pudding custard and brandy butter

LOL what a bizarre question from the OP.

Post 2 (on page 1,) pretty much covered it.

Turkey
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Mash
Roast parsnips
Cauliflower cheese
Peas
Carrots
Gravy
Cranberry sauce

Turkey
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire puddings
Peas
Roasted parsnips
Roasted or boiled carrots
Stuffing
Sprouts
Cranberry sauce

Turkey
Sausage meat stuffing
Normal stuffing
Roast parsnips
Carrots
Sweede
Roast potatoes
Mash potato
Pigs in blankets
Cranberry sauce
Roasted sprouts with bacon

My dad's Xmas roast consists of:
Turkey
Boiled bacon
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Roast carrots
Roast parsnips
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Sprouts
Cabbage
Yorkshire pudding
Stuffing
Gravy

I have never not cleared a plate 😁

We have a spiral ham on Christmas. The trimmings will be funeral potatoes (cheesy potatoes), cranberry applesauce, roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet potato casserole, Kings Hawaiian rolls, sparkling grape juice then later pumpkin pie with squirty cream, butter tarts, snickerdoodles and cranberry bread.

A starter
Stuffing
Sprouts
Potatoes
Gravy
Bigs in blankets
Carrots Parsnips
Cranberry Sauce
Christmas pudding
Another dessert
Asssorted booze
Cheese
Coffee
Port
Rennies

I am doing:

Starter;
Smoked salmon and cream cheese on blinis with lemon and dill. Plus some of those salmon canapes from Tesco with fillings.

Main;
Beef and pork (as not many like turkey). Both from the butcher and they are always lovely.
Carrots
Sprouts
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Red cabbage
Stuffing (made by SIL who does awesome stuffing!)
Horseradish and Apple sauce
Gravy made with beef juices and red wine

Christmas pudding and brandy sauce

Maybe cheese if anyone is still hungry!

Turkey
Roast potatoes
Parsnips
Carrots
Red cabbage
Sprouts
Mashed swede
Stuffing x 2 or 3 types
Pigs in blankets
Cranberry sauce
Gravy
Yuuuummmm!

My "all the trimmings" are:
Yorkshires - whatever type of meat it is
"Good" gravy
Roast potatoes
Roast parnsips
Honeyed carrots
Broccolli or peas
Stuffing
Some sort of sauce (cranberry/mint etc depending on meat)

@Twuntsrule that all sounds delish yum. Apart from the dubious marzipan tower.

Yorkshire pud, sage & onion stuffing, sprouts, parsnips, mashed swede, carrots, broccoli, cauli, pigs in blankets, roast tates, mashed tates, gravy. Under all that we hide some meat, too.

twuntside

AIUI, gammon would be your baked ham. Swede is rutibaga, bread sauce is a white sauce mixed with breadcrumbs; runner beans are much bigger, flatter green beans

Turkey
Cabbage
Carrot and swede mash
Roast potatoes
Honey roast parsnips
Pigs in blankets
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy
Picked beetroot
Cranberry sauce
Mint jelly

This thread has made me really look forward to my Christmas dinner! Ours is:

Roast turkey
Baked ham
Roast parsnips and carrots
Brussel sprouts
Red cabbage
Peas
A few different stuffings
Yorkshire puddings
Pigs in blankets
Bread sauce

Delicious!

“All the trimmings” to me means what you wouldn’t normally have or bother with with a roast lunch. So, pigs in blankets, stuffing, Bread sauce, cranberry sauce.

The roast potatoes and veggies I would have any other Sunday lunch anyway. Except for sprouts. No-one likes them but me. They form part of the “trimmings” in our house!

I might of missed a page or two, but think ours is probably a bit over the top. Problem is, the minute you try and streamline the menu toy just keep thinking of the dishes you've left out!

Turkey (covered in bacon to cook, and served with watercress)
Roast potatoes
Parmesan Parsnips
Carrots
Peas
Chestnut stuffing
Pork apple stuffing
Stuffing balls
Red cabbage
Pigs in blankets
Brussel sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
Bread sauce
Cranberry sauce
Gravy

All made from scratch. I have now settled on doing everything, or nothing at all. I cannot do a pared down version.

Thank you, @concretesieve and @Skipuation!

Yes, that marzipan tower was awful and a total waste of money, as only a few people ever broke off a piece.

Both meals were/are delicious. We now do the steaks as we can fit around a table now and the eldest person is 63, so we’re down a generation or two.

I love how so many of you do roasted root veg. So delicious! I think they’re becoming more popular here in the States. Our Trader Joe’s (div. of Aldi) has lots of them, already peeled and cubed, for ease of use. I understand you can lose a finger trying to cut/peel things like turnips!

Again, Happy Crimble to all!

Beef (no one really wants turkey in this house)
Veggie alternative - haven't decided what i fancy yet...
Pigs in blankets
Veggie sausages
Roast potatoes and mashed potatoes
Roasted parsnips
Peas
Carrots
Yorkshire puddings
Stuffing
Cranberry sauce
Pickled red cabbage
Pickled onions
Maybe some cauliflower cheese
Gravy

Yule Log
Trifle
Cream

Oooh forgot the sprouts and maybe some chicken foe the meat eaters

This is normally what I would do. Having Xmas dinner at my DD2s this year but I expect many will still be on the list. Just a roast really with a few extras

Turkey or chicken as most of us prefer that
Ham
Sausages
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Roast parsnips
Yorkshire puddings
Stuffing balls
Sprouts
Peas
Carrots
Broccoli
Cranberry sauce
Bread sauce
Gravy

Hi, can I just ask what pigs in blankets are and why does everyone have them with their turkey ? Other side of the world so don’t understand this custom sorry😩

@Louby6 the U.K. version people talk about here is little sausages wrapped in bacon. The American version, pigs in a blanket, is little sausages wrapped in pastry. The American version makes way more sense to me.

See attached photos.

JingsMahBucket
Thank you very much, makes sense now!