Here’s another patriotic delight from this here England (the best planet on Earth). Toad in the hole is a sausage and Yorkshire pudding type dish. Confusing? No!
What’s Toad in the Hole?
It’s a British dish consisting of Yorkshire Pudding batter and sausages. It’s popular amongst British people. Because it’s as British as fish & chips.
The “toad” bit always makes us think of Toad from The Wind in the Willows. For some reason. Well, for the toad reason.
Anyway, this is another example of pub grub. Come to England and you’ll find this thing on the menu everywhere, from Manchester down to Brighton.
It’s almost like the name is a pisstake on frog’s legs. Or some such. But it’s got nothing to do with France, geezer.
How Do You Make Toad in the Hole?
Here’s gorgeous, smoking hot man bloke Jamie Oliver to inform you of the delights of comfort food.
But you need some proper ingredients as well. This is what you got.
To Make Your Batter
100 grams of plain flour
2 (two) eggs
150 millimetres of semi-skimmed milk
To Make Your Toad
4 or so sausages (or vegan things)
1 onion—slice that mother
1 table spoon of vegetable oil
But yeah. We’ve never made this. If you want to, go ahead. It’s just part of our ongoing English cuisine stuff.
Because of Brexit. England is the best planet in the world, didn’t you know?
The History of Toad in the Hole
The recipe turned up for the first time in A Provincial Glossary—in 1787. Back then it was thought of as meat boiled in crust.
Ultimately, there’s no clear indication of where the odd name came from. It’s just one of those things.
No toads are involved. There are merely suggestions. Hannah Glasse (1708-1770) fist mentioned the idea of a “hole” bit. With the batter needing some meat stuff.
And we have toads in England (yes, believe it or not). So the dish may refer to the way toads bop their heads out of a burrow before attacking prey.
Whatever. It’s called toad in the hole and if you visit England it’s here to overindulge on.
Professional Moron 
No, I didn’t know that England is a planet but it’s good to know.
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It’s the best planet on Earth!!
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I would love to visit one day to see for myself. Hopefully one day… when this virus goes away!
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London makes for a great visit. Lots of culture!
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This looks delicious, Jamie’s not bad either.
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Jamie is the best looking human male in history.
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I wouldn’t go that far but he’s OK.
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Yeah he’s ok. Too BRITISH! I don’t know if anyone has noticed but when I include his clips in these nationalistic posts I always talk up his looks. For a laugh. It amuses me so, for some reason.
Now, Gordon Ramsey! There’s a beast of a man!
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Gordon is a beast in more ways than one. Jamie was here in the US, visiting our school boards, trying to talk them into improving the quality of lunches for the kids. It didn’t get far. We are so backwards!
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Yeah Jamie tried that in England as well and was met with a large amount of outraged parents telling him to sod off.
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lol, same here! We don’t want to hear about fruits and salads from Jamie, at least not with his shirt on.
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I waaaaaant it!
Not divulging whether that it is Jamie or the food.
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How about… Jamie AND the food!? It’s possible to have both. Possibly.
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Wishful thinking :O
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Jamie is cute, but 14 eggs! I hope his heart doesn’t blow up!
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14 eggs? It’s not that many. 15 eggs would be pushing it a bit.
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…. yes…
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