To do roast pork for Easter lunch?

[Bakingberry]

I'm doing Easter lunch for some family this weekend. I know there are some fussy eaters that don't like lamb and I need a change from chicken.

I was going to do roast pork but a friend at work said it was an unusual choice for Easter.

AIBU to serve pork??

Of course not, if you like it.

Why not? Hams are quite popular so I don't see that roast pork would be an issue.

I’m in the US. ham is the traditional Easter main.

Not quite as symbolic perhaps, but that's fine.

Why not? I perhaps wouldn’t serve rabbit... but I think any kind of meat is fine. Ham is the usual choice where I am in America.

Pork is fine. I don't know anyone who has a special Easter meal, it isn't much of a thing here, so I'm no expert, but I see nothing wrong with serving it if that's what you'd prefer.

Indeed, no rabbit. Especially if there are kids. They might think they were eating the Easter bunny.

YANBU. Just remember there will be mass panic on Saturday afternoon as people will stock up as shops are shut on Easter Sunday, so go early for your shopping.

Why shouldn’t you have pork if you want? It’s fine. Or rabbit if you want that .

Lamb seems a strange choice for me when so much of Easter seems to be centred around pictures of cute fluffy lambs. I completely go off lamb at this time of year.

Pork seems a fine choice.

Lamb is traditional because Jesus is the 'lamb of God' - quite logical for Easter (if you know the story). It draws on imagery from the Jewish Pesach.

Eat what you want, when you want! Why wouldn’t you?

Nut roast is lovely too!😉🌼

Seriously. Why would you give a second thought to what someone at work said?

The weather is supposed to be very good, get the bbq out

OH took our two into the market and pointed out all of the Easter bunnies hanging up.

I do not understand this whole tradition thing for Easter, must be this, must be that, etc.

Who gives a shit? Eat what you please

What don’t you understand about it? Lamb is the trad thing for Easter lunch, like turkey or goose are for Christmas. Not sure why that’s hard to understand.

And she said a friend at work. So not just some random.

Obviously the OP can cook what she likes and pork is delicious. But I’m baffled at some people’s comprehension skills sometimes.

I'm doing turkey - really looking forward to it. Ds was unwell at Christmas so we are having a do -over of our Christmas dinner

Thinking about it, we used to have turkey for Easter dinner... 🤔.

Eat what you want.

Shops are only shut in England though

Lidl have turkey in at the moment if you fancy that

I am perplexed as to why this question even needs to be asked. Why? Who cares what someone at work said - why does their opinion impact you at all? Just roast whatever you want to roast - or don't if that's your choice.
Who needs anyone's approval for this stuff?

Easter lunch is whatever you want, we usually do lamb at Easter as its expensive and a rare treat a proper leg of lamb from the butchers. This year we still have meat left over from our Christmas hamper so it will be a Turkey crown wrapped in bacon and a small half leg of lamb , yum