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Bangers and Mash

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Bangers and mash, or sausages and mash, is a traditional British dish consisting of sausages and mashed potato, usually served with onion gravy and sometimes fried onions and peas.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1747 2
Sourced to the subject's own accountEarliest documented recipe pairing sausages with potatoes, in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy; the pairing did not become a national staple until World War I, and the term banger for sausage is recorded from 1919.
Origin Region
United Kingdom 2
Sourced to the subject's own accountSausages reached Britain with the Romans and potatoes arrived from the Americas in the late 16th century, but the two were not paired as a standard meal until the Industrial Revolution; the dish became a British national staple during the First World War.
Classification
Course
Main Course 1
Connections

In Cuisine

Source Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Potato, Ingredients
Source Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)
Sausage, Ingredients
Source Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
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1. Bangers and Mash (Wikidata)
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2. Bangers and mash (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory section
Quote, History section
In 1747, Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy featured instructions for sausages served with potatoes.
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Bangers and mash (disambiguation) (Wikipedia)
  • In Cuisine: British Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Bangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausages served with mashed potato.
  • Uses Ingredient: Sausage, lead paragraph
    Bangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausages served with mashed potato.
  • Uses Ingredient: Potato, lead paragraph
    Bangers and mash is a British colloquial name for sausages served with mashed potato.
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