After bubble and squeak, now it’s time for the legendary bangers and mash. All part of this mindlessly nationalistic British comfort food rampage we’re on.
What’s Bangers and Mash?
It’s a hearty British comfort food that consists of mashed potato, with sausages, and usually some gravy.
Yes, that’s it. Sometimes you might chuck some peas on top of that (probably not mushy peas, though… because tradition).
But otherwise it’s a very straightforward bit of tucker. And one that’s got the nation in a bloody hoo-ha about its brilliance.
Pretty much any bar, cafe, restaurant, or pub you go into here will have the recipe on the menu.
Along with fish & chips, it’s about as ubiquitous and bellowing “God save the Queen!” in a drunken reverie.
As such, this means bangers and mash is bracketed into the “pub grub” area of foods. This being traditional British dishes you always find in pubs.
How Do You Make Bangers and Mash?
If you seriously need help with such a simple dish, here’s this jazzy man bloke to take you through the whole shebang.
For the sake of it, what you’ll need from an ingredient perspective includes:
- The bangers (sausages—vegan or otherwise)
- Potatoes (which you’ll need to mash)
- Gravy (such as onion gravy).
That’s pretty much it. You can add a Yorkshire pudding to that if you’re in an indulgent mood. Although that’s straying into toad in the hole territory.
Be on the safe side and don’t upset a nation of notoriously fussy eaters.
The History of Bangers and Mash
Not too much to report here. It’s a simple dish with an explosive history. The first time it appears in records? Back in 1919.
The term “bangers” comes from the regular use of sausages during WWI.
Due to the shortage of meat during the war, ingredient fillers upped to pad the sausages out. This led them to pop and bang on the old stove. And so the name has stuck!
Based off that anecdote, we should imagine the dish was around for a fair old while before WWI. As with fish & chips during WWII, it was a common meal due to its cheapness and simplicity.
This makes us think about WWIII and what dishes Britain could turn into a chest thumping nationalistic enterprise. Pot Noodle sandwiches, perhaps?
Classic dish never gets old 👌
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Innit!
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NO! Pot noodle sandwiches are too, soggy to take into a war, especially WWIII.
Although… they could possibly make an interesting weapon.
Now, the bangers look like a male body part to me (vegan or not), and I don’t mean a finger with/or/without gout. This makes it a lewd food. This post should be X rated.
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Can we just aim for mash with fireworks? Sorted.
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What’s that?
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Mash potato! Or that TV show M*A*S*H.
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I’m okay with the TV show!
Wait til you see the pic I drew of your yellow head for the next Gowntoons!
I’ll email a pic…. soonish.
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Proper belting!
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That looks tasty. Here we call it mashed potatoes with sausages. Pot noodle sandwiches are outlawed.
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Easy solution: England wins. Bagsy Australia!
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I plan to head for Australia as soon as they open the borders.
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Austria is nice this time of year. 👍
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You are full of good ideas
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Yup, we have the same thing in Sweden, too – korv (sausage) & mos (mashed tatties).
There isn’t a roadside food joint that doesn’t have it on the menu. Classic accompaniments are crispy fried onions, ketchup, and sweet mustard.
There’s a place in town that’s famous for the quality of its grub. Locally grown spuds laced with locally sourced butter and milk. They make their own sausages from scratch, too.
People make pilgrimages to eat there. It’s the Taj Mahal of sausage and mash, man…
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Is there Marmite in Sweden? Very important question.
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Generally speaking only through speciality food import shops. We have one here in town, and a small 125 gram jar goes for about 5 quid…
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Grand! Although that price is a bit steep.
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Well that dish looks quite “bangin'” to me (if I may use a local parlance). I…think I’ve had something similar well insofar as I’ve had sausage and mashed potatoes but without the gravy, which is a shame because gravy is delicious.
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First off, huzzah! Trumpet is gone. And yeah just make the bloody meal. And enjoy!
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Whoohooo! Yes, of course he’s trying to sue his way back because thus is the American way, but tbh what he’s really trying is a coup. I, for one, am very proud to live near the city that pretty much gave him Pennsylvania 😀
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Like a pigeon coop? I guess he’ll need a new hobby now he’s lost. Second career and all that.
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His window for escaping the country is closing! Though I severely doubt he’ll face any consequences, I at least know the State of New York has some business with his dirty dealings :p
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He can just buy his way out of issues, more than likely. Oh well, he lost. Massive dent to his NPD ego.
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Of course he’s throwing a fit on Twitter. It’s both amusing AND disturbing :p
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