People who have never heard of bread sauce?

[TheBlueRobin]

Sent a photo of my Christmas dinner to a friend. She asked what the white stuff was and whether it was horseradish.

I said 'No, bread sauce.'

She said she had never heard of it. Asked her family and they had never heard of it either.

Wonder it's a regional thing? Her family are from Somerset but also some from Lancashire. My partner is Welsh and never heard of it either. I'm from the Midlands.

I thought it was fairly universal? Dependent on preference ofc.

YABU - I've not heard of bread sauce /it's not a common thing.
YANBU - of course I've heard of it

Best thing on the plate

It's amazing cold the next day in a turkey sandwich, mix a dollop of colemans mustard in with salt and pepper 🤌

Have heard of it but never had it and don’t know anyone who has it. I live in Scotland.

Yep. Love it.
Introduced it to my DH and in laws who'd never heard of it and they all hate it. Kids love it though. My mum always used to home make it at Christmas, otherwise it comes out of a packet. (Shwartz luxury). Mum from Sheffield, I grew up in East Midlands. DH family from Kent and Essex.

Scottish. I have heard of it and tried it and it’s really not the nicest. I’d rather have wallpaper paste.

Love it. Make my own every Christmas, it's easy peasy.

..from East Midlands.

Really? Heard of it but never been brave enough to try it. Mushy, warm bread in milk?

I'm from Lancashire. I've heard of it but I've never tried it and don't have a clue what it is made from.

What does it taste like? Texture?

Yes this. I have only tastes bread sauce in England it was on a carvery, I don't know anybody who has it here.

Used to have it every Christmas with turkey when young, my mum made it.

My northern Irish family (by marriage) were HORRIFIED the first time I introduced it. Still not convinced 🤣

Sort of rice puddingy texture and it tastes of cloves

yum, also easy to home make

I’ve honestly never had it with lumps. Nor is it remotely like vomit, ffs. What’s with these OTT fantasy descriptions? It’s not liquid with pieces of actual bread floating in it — it’s a very simple smooth, mild, delicately flavoured sauce

@Dearg I've just had lovely mealie pudding stuffing with my turkey 🥰

I lived in England for a while and couldn't believe it wasn't a thing and I was expected to eat sage and onion instead. I used to bring some back with me when I visited home.

A Boxing Day turkey sandwich with one slice of bread buttered and the other spread with cold home made bread sauce spread is what I look forward to most at Christmas. My mum's bread sauce is 👌

Closest texture I can think of is porridge, but it is a slightly softer/fluffier texture. And is flavoured with cloves, nutmeg, bay leaf and onion.
You infuse milk with the spices for about as long as you can be bothered, sieve the spices out, then stir in torn up white bread, or crumbs of you prefer it smoother, and simmer for a few minutes.
It's delicious.

I’ve heard of it and I’ve seen packets of it, but I don’t know what it’s for. So my brain is saying is it sauce for bread? Or sauce made of breadish stuff? I’ll Google it but I’m just being honest first.

Most definitely heard of it, but I think it’s vile -no-one in my family eats it. It’s all my least favourite flavours though, hate all things milky, nutmeg etc 🤮

I've heard of it but have never tried it. Can't see how it works with gravy.

My mum studs a whole onion with peppercorns and cooks that in milk with bay leaves. Then uses the milk to make the bread sauce. It's delicious.

I can’t bring myself to have multiple sauces on one plate, so if I have gravy that’s all I’m having.

I love it, and reading this has made me realise I forgot all about it for dinner today and the pot is in the fridge 🙈