Christmas dinner police

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Can’t sleep and endlessly reading MN. Oh how I loathe the Christmas dinner police. Policing what “should” be on a Christmas dinner, calling it Christmas lunch (urgh), all the formalities and “musts”. Reminds me of my ex DP who was aghast for about 4 years straight that no one in my family liked turkey so we had beef for Xmas. His mother called my mother to clarify it was true (after a drink) and I’d go round to theirs over the Christmas period and the whole (large) family would be saying things like “I can’t believe you don’t have turkey on Christmas dinner.” “It’s not Christmas dinner without” “without turkey it’s tasteless” (????) “you must buy a turkey and a ham for Xmas even if it doesn’t get ate its tradtition” from the same people who buy 3 turkeys (Xmas day, New Year’s Day redo, then another on Easter(!!!!))

anyway I digress, I loathe it!

This is a great example OP!

Yorkshire puddings belong anywhere they fucking want to 😆
They go great with any combination of meat, potato and veg!

Same. Just ignore them if you see them.

That’s a fair point.

This year we’re having chateubriand, roast potatoes, honey glazed carrots and parsnips, Yorkshires, cauliflower cheese and sprouts. With a black treacle gravy. Arrest me now.

My 14yr old has about 3 yorkshire pudding on everything single roast he has including Christmas Day. I don't find this shocking, it's the fact he doesn't like roast potatoes that gets me. Not even Christmas Day!

Really, who cares what yiu eat on Christmas Day. Those eating it need to enjoy. End of. It’s shouldn’t be about competition or bragging rights.
im in an older age group and have cooked turkey for Xmas only twice. Had salmon, goose, duck, beef, lamb, vegetarian. Importantly it was whatever me n family chose because we wanted it.

Like the Yorkshire pudding and mint sauce and mustard police.
im having mint sauce, mustard and Yorkshires and stuffing with my fucking goose.

We don’t have turkey. Partly stemmed by my parents who were not British. We have a large gammon Christmas Day. Dh prefers it too.
Fil had a complaint once that he didn’t have turkey, so I sent a message via mil (they’re divorced) that maybe he can invite us to Christmas dinner and make a turkey. Still waiting on that invite…

Im bored/bemused/irritated by the sheer volume of discussion/enquiry, even by relative strangers, as to what I am eating on 25th December. Weeks on end hearing about 1 meal??? What about the other 1000 odd meals in a year. Close family and close friends, yes, thats fine, we talk a LOT about food in general but this obsession from all corners about 1 meal. I just say, I dont know, will decide the day before - and that is what we do. Off to M&S on 23.or 24th. I dont think there are any MUSTS about the day apart from be kind, enjoy it and eat what you like. I like to go to church, my kids dont, so we.dont - we play, eat and have fun together. And stay off of social media..... that is a must for me.

We are an Asian Muslim family who love Christmas! We pick the best bits of traditional meals and eat them our way ;-)
Chicken instead of turkey, no pigs in blankets but yes to roast potatoes and veg. Table full of crackers and hats. Chocolate pudding instead of Christmas pudding. And as for Yorkshires, it’s a big yes! My mum is not much into food. But goodness she loves Yorkshire puddings with her chicken!

Our Muslim ‘Christmas Day’ involves presents, spending time with those we love, playing games and eating delicious food. Reckon we have got some of it ‘right’ whatever the police say?!

I couldn't give a hoot what you can it but the traditional food thing annoys me.
My mum had a notebook. Every year she buys the same list, every year there is a ton left over. She likes the leftovers over the next few days. I'd rather buy and cook what we need and what we fancy that year. We didn't have turkey last year and if I do buy one it's very small so some of us can have turkey and the rest can have beef.

Yorkshires are a must with any roast.

Not if you're northern.

Oh I wouldn't say no to a Yorkshire pudding with my Christmas dinner. Never done them because 1) I'm a disaster at making them 2) I would have the oven space/ time slot, as I'm too busy making multiple stuffings.

I'm fine with whatever I'm given on Christmas day - not made it myself for years for varying reasons. There's certainly things I miss (that will bread sauce, red cabbage and chestnut stuffing - oh an a decent gravy glances with an air of disappointment at sister) but I'm not cooking so it's tough titty really.

My only Christmas trauma is - and I've spent many an hour lying in a darken room with a cool cloth on my forehead due to this - is a stuffing a stuffing if it's not stuffed in something?

Why does what other people think feel like the Xmas dinner police ?
We've never had turkey either and I don't care one jot if someone says they can't understand why or whatever.

My mum would have laughed if someone had called her to ask why or my dad.

• definatly having Yorkshire's !!

It’s the one day of the year when the vast majority of us are probably eating the same meal. So much tradition surrounds it, of course people are going to be opinionated. No one is ‘policing’ it though.

And it’s lunch in our house, albeit a late one.

We love turkey all week at my house, and I'd have one half way through the year too by choice. My birth family stopped having turkey for christmas when it became unfashionable, about 20 years ago.
I'm not complaining. I get 2 wonderful Christmas meals, plus days of turkey leftovers every year. It's Win Win for me.

We have breakfast lunch and tea in the house, but Christmas dinner.
We're going rogue this year and doing TexMex. I expect the Dinner Police will be calling any day now.

Ever since I had my first child we have Xmas dinner at 5pm as it suits my kids better. I’ve never had anyone comment on it, so YABU for assuming people are bothered.
And yes to Yorkshire puddings and cauliflower cheese and whatever else you want, it’s Xmas!

I don't stick to anything we choose what what like .
Definitely no sprouts.

Born and raised in the UK by Mediterranean parents. We LOVE Yorkshire puddings, and when family visits from abroad it is unilaterally the top food item they request - a proper roast with Yorkshire pudding. Over the years I’ve realised that unless I prep for 3-4 puddings each, there will be a riot!

We alwaays have yorkshire puddings for Christmas dinner. We have them on every roast dinner.

And there we have it from i assume a Yorkshire native ....for those who rely on rules , we /you are allowed to have Yorkshire's as long as their is gravy

I hate turkey its so gross we have lamb we love it and with the left overs lamb rogan josh .But i dont mind catering to guests who want turkey but personally i would make a cheap crown. Chuck it in the slow cooker with minimal effort