People who will only have Yorkshire pudding with beef

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Can I ask why? Yorkshire puddings are a nice addition to any roast meat. I’ve just never understood why you would deprive yourself of Yorkshire pudding on a roast because the meat isn’t beef, what is the reasoning? Some people seem to feel quite passionately about it.

It’s how i was brought up we used to have it every sunday with beef only.

I also don’t like gravy on anything.

I don't like anything made with batter!

Well, as your mum has passed, she will avoid my shaming, bless her

I do wonder why though - is Yorkshire associated with beef only?

God, a life of roast dinners without gravy, support girl, support 💐💐😄🥰

Then again, maybe thats how its supposed to be? I cant have a roast without it swimming in gravy 🤤🤰

😂😂😂…not where I live

I've never understood anyone being so limited/stunted when it comes to food.

But yes, some of the threads on here show that some people are very strict about only having them with roast beef.

I always have a Yorkshire pudding with a roast meal

I don’t personally find Yorkshire pudding adds much to any meal. I’ve eaten ones from top gastropubs and ones made by people who always say “oh, that’s because you haven’t tasted MY Yorkshire puddings, people rave about MINE” and my view still stands. But I suppose if you do like them they go fine with anything served with gravy, so don’t have an opinion on them going only with beef or not.

I like golden syrup 😍

Historically because you roasted the beef on a grill above and the meat juices dripped down into the Yorkshire pudding.

I am so daft on this- I love YPs, I enjoy making them and yet I only have them with beef. Having them with anything else feels a bit wrong, unless I'm eating out in which case most pubs and restaurants serve them with everything these days and I'm always pleased about that. Makes no sense, obviously.

The answer is, as anyone of Yorkshire heritage can tell you, is because there’s nowt as queer as folk.

Of course, Yorkshires are best made with beef dripping but a good joint should yield enough for a couple of future meals.

I grew up in the 90s (rural farming family in the SW) having them with every good roast.
Never realised some people thought they were for beef only until recently!

I'm more alarmed by people talking about having a roast without gravy!

Yorkshires go with any meat and I am from Yorkshire so my word is definitive. Having said that I don't always bother to make them every time I do a roast.

I dont find them a "nice addition to any roast" i like them with beef as a dark meat the Yorkshire works imo. However i dont find it works as well with white meats. Due to this I only serve them with a roast beef.

I dont have an issue with others doing different

That doesn't make sense though because people have stuffing with chicken, and originally that was the same idea - to bulk up the meal using stale breadcrumbs and herbs.

I was Brought up
yorkshires went with beef
stuffing went with chicken
mint sauce went with lamb
apple sauce went with pork none of this could be mixed

my son doesn’t eat potatoes but loves Yorkshire puddings so now we have them what ever the meat because I need to bulk his dinner out from just meat and carrots

I dont need that kind of negativity in my life, thank you very much.

Traditionally a joint of beef sits on top of the Yorkshire pudding on a trivet and drips into the batter, the Yorkshire almost becomes a batter pudding, very thick and tasty and crispy on the edges, very little rise to it and certainly not light and fluffy. It was always served first with lashings of gravy so you needed less meat for the main. (My grandfather was from Yorkshire and would only eat it this way, as a child in the 70s I fought to have it as a "starter" and as part of the main!!).

Nowadays for me, Yorkshire with anything and everything!!

It's simply tradition they were served with roast beef so some people, probably the older generation, prefer to stick to traditional customs. Was it made with beef dripping? My uncle (81) sent his back when he was served roast pork with a yorkie.

Mainly because I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to make them every time I do a roast, which I do most weekends. It’s not a hard & fast rule, but DC know not to expect Yorkshires with every roast and don’t moan if I don’t do them. Having said that I don’t think I’m brave enough to ever serve Yorkshireless beef. The consequences would be unthinkable.

(I don’t buy them because I mostly try to avoid UPF).

Yes, they're lovely with golden syrup! 😋

Ooh no, they go with any roast dinner, including Christmas. No way am I not having Yorkies with my nut roast! 😂
In the rare event of leftovers they're delicious with golden syrup. My DM would often make extra just so that we could have them like that for dessert.

I don't know why exactly, it's what I was brought up eating, but I think it's partly due to the additional options. With chicken, turkey or pork there's stuffing as well as often some sort of sauce (cranberry or apple).

I don't agree about the chicken thing by the way, as my mum was telling me that in the past, people only had chicken or turkey once a year as it was an expensive meat, and beef or lamb were the regular Sunday roasts.

My mum is the type to only make them with beef. She says they ‘don’t go’ with other meats.