What is actually in a Christmas dinner?

[Judelawissohandsome]

I can’t remember and need to make this year, what are the basics please?

In our house-
Turkey
Pigs in blankets
Pork stuffing
Carrot and swede mash
Honey roast parsnips
Sprouts with bacon and chestnuts.
Roast potatoes
Cranberry sauce and gravy

Turkey
Roast potatoes
Stuffing
Sprouts
Bacon
Sausages
Carrots
One type of green veg
Cranberry sauce
(Leeks and ratatouille if you're my mum)

No cauliflower cheese, Yorkshires or bread sauce

Forgot the parsnips

for us it’s
turkey
chipolatas
stuffing
roast potatoes
sprouts
another green
carrots
roast parsnips
cranberry
breadsauce
No to Yorkshires, Ham

Especially when they are stuffed with all the stuff from xmas dinner. I spoon in mash or chopped roasties, chopped sprouts, slice of ham, stuffing slice of turkey and then gravy smothering it.

Spaghetti Bolognese and garlic bread

And cauliflower cheese?!! Never heard of that in a Christmas lunch.

Turkey
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Parsnip
Sprouts (loads)
Roast potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Gravy

I've never seen a Christmas dinner with cauliflower cheese. - is that the vegetarian option?

Beef, chicken, sprouts, carrots, peas, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire puds, roast potatoes and mashed potatoes, pigs in blankets, stuffing and lots and lots of delicious gravy.

Is bread sauce a "south of England" thing? Never heard of it up here (but not British either)

How am I only just hearing about bread sauce? How do you eat that with gravy?

Turkey & cranberry sauce, stuffing, honey roasted parsnip & carrots, brussel sprouts, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes & Yorkshire puds, gravy …they are the core things for me in a Christmas dinner.

Then everything else, the ‘extras’ like mash potato, broccoli & cauliflower, other veg of choice.
I mean anything goes really - I know a family who have Mac ‘n’ cheese with their Christmas dinner😆

Meat - turkey and gammon
Stuffing
Sausage meat stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
Carrots and swede
Yorkshire pudding
Roast pots
Parsnips
Cranberry
Bread sauce
Gravy

Crackers

Christmas pudding brandy butter and cream

MASH has no place in a Xmas dinner or indeed any roast. But it's not as bad as ratatouille, that's just insane.

We usually have:

Turkey
Stuffing
P-i-B
Roast pots
Roast parsnips
Roast carrots
Sprouts
Red cabbage
Gravy
Bread sauce (best bit)

Followed by:

Xmas pudding & cream
Selection box in front of the telly
Cheese

Expected minimum would be

Turkey
Gravy
Pigs in blankets
Stuffing
Roast potatoes
Sprouts (the best bit! - but if noone likes then broccoli instead)
Carrots
Cranberry Sauce

Very nice but unnecessary addons

Mash
Roast Parsnips 😋
Sausage meat

Never had/or been served occasionally, but I either dont like or are not expected

Bread sauce 🤮
Yorkshire pudding 👍🏼 - love in a roast and never say no, but not Christmassy
Red cabbage 🤔
Leeks 🤔
Peas - imo dont go with Cranberry sauce
Ham - deserves its own top spot on boxing day
Cauliflower cheese - save it for ham

Turkey
Beef
Stuffing
Pigs in blankets
Sprouts
Gravy
Carrots
Roast potatoes
Red cabbage because I like it
Cauliflower cheese because DS likes it
Mashed potato for DS2
Mashed swede
Yorkshire puddings

Might also add stuffing wrapped in bacon 🥓

Turkey
Sausage meat stuffing with chestnuts
Pigs in blankets
Roast potatoes
Honey Roast parsnips & carrots
Sprouts with pancetta
Dauphinois potatoes
Cranberry sauce
Gravy

Yorkshire puddings have no place on a Christmas dinner

Whaaaaaat? Bread sauce is basically the whole point of Christmas for me 😂 I make loads extra especially so I can dunk cold roast potatoes in it for tea. YUM. I don't think it's just a southern thing?? But then again I'm southern so maybe not best placed to comment.

Turkey, ham, cranberry sauce, stuffing, roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, green veg (green beans, peas or broccoli), gravy. No sprouts or Yorkshire puds in this house.

Turkey
Sprouts
Carrots
Roast parsnips
Roast potatoes
Gravy
Stuffing
Pigs in. Blanket

Whatever you fancy. We’re having rib of beef, braised red cabbage, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, honey glazed parsnips and broccoli this year. With gravy and horseradish.

Leg of lamb
Pigs in blankets
Roasties
Mash
Cauliflower cheese
Honey roast parsnips and carrots
Carrots
Green beans
Tenderstem brocoli
Peas and sweetcorn
Yorkshire puddings
Gravy

Can't wait

I think it's just a case of doing whatever you fancy.

Mine will be roast turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets, roast potatoes, honey roasted parsnips/carrots, braised red cabbage, shredded sprouts with bacon and creamed leeks. Plus gravy and cranberry sauce.

Same way you eat cranberry sauce! On the side or create a sprout barrier between the two.

Do you and your guests like those things? If yes than that's what's in there. If they don't then no, maybe find some alternative veg. There aren't rules.

Some people insist on bread sauce (I have got to 43 without ever being offered this and don't really know what it is)
Some include Yorkshire puddings (I'm in the only with beef school so wouldn't personally)
Some expect different types of potatoes. I'm roast only.

It's all just preference.