AIBU to have never tried bread sauce?

[Adogwithabone]

A heated discussion with my friend on what makes a Christmas dinner better than a Sunday roast. To me, obviously it's the pigs in blankets followed by shredded Brussel spout (sauteed in bacon, chestnuts and lashings of butter).

She said. Oh no, It's the bread sauce. What? A sauce of bread!? Is it a thing!?

She said it's torn up bread all mushed together with milk... Sounds appealing...
AIBU to not even want to try it?

I've always wondered what bread sauce is. Thought it would be more appetising than that. Sound like something from the Great Depression.

If we're talking controversial Christmas dinner opinions we always have white sauce with ours instead of gravy. Goes 210x better with turkey than gravy does.

Didn’t try bread sauce until a couple of years ago ( I’m 55) as it sounded bleugh to me. Oh , wow! Now I always have it with roast poultry. I can’t be doing with making it, I just buy the packet sauce type. Make sure you leave it to rest for a few minutes .

Roast potatoes smothered in bread sauce and gravy are pure heaven!

Chestnuts are not welcome on a Xmas dinner, as a but allergy sufferer this is a bit of a worrying new trend.

Not something I have ever been tempted to try and, no matter how many people on here say it’s delicious, still not tempted.

Some people think summer pudding is delicious but soggy bread with berries-nope.

Bread sauce is an essential part of our Christmas dinner & there would be a family riot if it wasn’t served.

so..bread sauce. Do you eat it hot,warm or cold? Thanks, I'll give it a go.

@adogwithabone the brussel sprouts sound amazing! How do you do it?

Warm or hot!

although Boxing day, it is irrestible cold as leftovers

Hot. Don’t be tempted by shop bought.
Put some good quality white bread to stale for a couple of days. The. Remove crusts and rip to pieces.
Heat full fat milk with a quartered onion, bay leaves, grated nutmeg, star anise, mace, a cinnamon stick to two, some people use cloves but we don’t, lots of black pepper.
Allow to infuse for a couple of hours. Drain.
Put bread into flavoured milk. Allow to soak all liquid up. Swirl to a sauce. Stir in a few spoons of double cream. Add salt. Celery salt is particularly good.

I've heard of it but the thought of it makes me want to puke. Which is pretty much what it looks like to me.

I was just thinking to myself that I had never tried it. It looks awful.. Does it just taste of bread?

My mother used to make this every year for Christmas when I was growing up. I have still never tasted it. It looks and smells vile and I have no intention of ever tasting it.

Sprouts, on the other hand, are the food of the gods even when they've just been steamed with no added bits and bobs.

I'm dNbu about the sprouts. If I made it for you, you'd be converted. This is a guarantee

‘Fraid not, still wouldn’t like them. Plenty have tried.

Sprouts, on the other hand, are the food of the gods even when they've just been steamed with no added bits and bobs.

No. I'm sorry but sprouts are not fit for human consumption. Although I think they might be like cucumber that only some people can taste and if you can actually taste them, they are vile.

YANBU.
It’s fucking foul
Even having it on the table (because my heathen of a BIL likes it and my mother has to please everyone at Christmas ) turns my stomach - it’s like looking at a gravy boat filled with vomit

I'm with your friend... Bread sauce only tastes good on Christmas day!! It's a childhood favourite of mine and sisters. Now my kids love it 😀😀

@biboat: If we're talking controversial Christmas dinner opinions we always have white sauce with ours instead of gravy. Goes 210x better with turkey than gravy does.

I'm sorry, what!? Get out. I will absolutely agree with you that a white sauce goes with turkey better than gravy but for Christmas day, you need to suck it up and drown your plate in gravy the way Jesus would have wanted you too!

I've never had it either. Sounds rancid.

Bread sauce with chicken or turkey is beautiful!

I adore bread sauce, and home made is much nicer than the packet stuff. I chop an onion roughly, add plenty of cloves and milk. Bring to the boil and let it infuse for an hour. Then I strain it, discarding the onion and cloves, and add white breadcrumbs - not too many at time as they expand as they absorb to milk. To finish I add a knob of butter and double cream (and seasoning). My oh hates it! Oh well, all the more for me. I think it's a very 'marmite' accompaniment.

You don't know what you're missing

I like bread sauce!

Is bread sauce a regional thing?

I think it might be. All my Northern friends are familiar with it, the Midlands and Southerners less so.

the way Jesus would have wanted you to - now, that's got me giggling.Thanks
Oh, and thanks for the bread sauce recipe.I'll give it go.