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Bread sauce - is it just a Proddy thing?

198 replies

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 23/12/2020 16:08

Long version - my DM (Prod) has always served bread sauce with Christmas dinner when I was a child. Sometimes we would go to Dad's side of the family (Catholic) for Christmas dinner and I can't remember clearly whether we had bread sauce then or not, but I think we did. Certainly when they came to us there weren't any comments about Mum serving bread sauce, but perhaps they were being polite.

This morning DH was shopping in Dunnes and there was no bread sauce, I wanted fresh but would have accepted packet mix, but nothing at all. He asked a couple of employees but they had never heard of it, however they weren't Irish so it could just be something that they're not aware of.

DH (Asian, so thinks a sauce made from bread is weird and unnecessary) was on a video chat with his friend when I walked into the room and he told me that he couldn't find it. His friend (Irish Catholic) had no idea what bread sauce was either, he's the one that suggested it's a Proddy thing. When I thought about it I realised that I had only ever bought fresh bread sauce from M&S, so imported into Ireland, but I still feel like I've seen packet bread sauce around in other places too.

So, which is it?
a) Everyone knows and uses bread sauce
b) It's just for Protestants
c) Condiments don't have a religious affiliation
d) Only a slattern would buy it instead of making it herself.

OP posts:
Atalune · 23/12/2020 16:09

I have no idea but this has tickled me.

oneglassandpuzzled · 23/12/2020 16:10

It’s like Protestant traybakes all over again! 😃

TheMandalorian · 23/12/2020 16:10

Dh norfolk family have bread sauce. I have never heard of it.

Sittinbythetrees · 23/12/2020 16:10

What is a proddy?

Finfintytint · 23/12/2020 16:11

C and D Grin

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 23/12/2020 16:11

I was raised Catholic and we never had bread sauce. Sounds revolting tbh.

MrsSchadenfreude · 23/12/2020 16:12

C and D.

alliejay81 · 23/12/2020 16:12

I'm English Catholic (just drawn in by the title) and I've never had bread sauce in my life!!

AppleKatie · 23/12/2020 16:13

Irish Catholic’s in my family just demanded it for Xmas dinner.

So make of that what you will. They could be outliers.

Grittlelayrabbit · 23/12/2020 16:13

Totes prod.

SamVimesFavouriteDragon · 23/12/2020 16:13

My family do bread sauce - northern, English, Church of England! DH family are Norfolk based and don't have it

Dafspunk · 23/12/2020 16:14

Bread sauce loving atheist here.

Bronzino · 23/12/2020 16:14

I’m Catholic (Galway) and we always have it.

burritofan · 23/12/2020 16:15

Atheist, and it’s D.

BarkHoneyBark · 23/12/2020 16:15

Scottish Presbyterian....never had bread sauce till I left home.

BarkHoneyBark · 23/12/2020 16:15

Which is weird as a sauce made from bread is v Scottish Presbyterian.

lyinginthegutterstaringatstars · 23/12/2020 16:15

I remember my Nan ( catholic) talking about the 'Protestant lemonade' and ' Protestant slice of bread' 😆

AfterSchoolWorry · 23/12/2020 16:16

B, just for protestants probably, with the likes of red cabbage and other weird things that don't belong on a Christmas dinner plate.

Also like calling Christmas dinner Christmas 'lunch' 😖😤🙄

Lunch is a sandwich/salad or other small meal that is eaten from plastic or paper with a spork. Dinner is hot and comes on a plate. Gavel.

AgeLikeWine · 23/12/2020 16:16

My family are Irish catholics and we always had bread sauce whenever we had a roast. It’s as Catholic as rosary beads.

Lordamighty · 23/12/2020 16:16

My half Irish catholic DH is making breadcrumbs for his bread sauce this afternoon.

lyinginthegutterstaringatstars · 23/12/2020 16:16

@lyinginthegutterstaringatstars

I remember my Nan ( catholic) talking about the 'Protestant lemonade' and ' Protestant slice of bread' 😆
We never had bead sauce in our catholic family.
Glittertwins · 23/12/2020 16:17

Always had bread sauce when younger. I don't particularly like it now so don't bother. English/C of E if that helps

KumquatSalad · 23/12/2020 16:17

I wasn’t even aware that bread sauce was a thing until a few years ago (Catholic family). I’d never tried it.

A couple of years ago I decided I’d make it since people kept insisting it was a crucial part of Christmas dinner online. So I discovered that it’s lovely and I make it every year now.

MsMamaNature · 23/12/2020 16:18

Jesus, I always thought it was an English thing!! I'm Northern Irish and had never heard of it until I met my husband who is from London.

SirSamuelVimes · 23/12/2020 16:18

Ooh interesting. I'm English (London ish) and never had bread sauce growing up. Was introduced to it by a scouser at uni. She wasn't Catholic as far as I know... And my family are atheists back as far as the grandparents, so can't help much!

Really I'm just here for the bread sauce!