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mothra

Dec 21st 2018 12:42 am

Christmas Lunch

Do you cook Christmas lunch... Italian style, UK/US/ROW style? Are menus already decided?

Last year I went hiking in the lakes, it was a lovely sunny day. This year am less inspired and was wondering whether to 'do' Christmas in form or another or pass!

Accetturese

Dec 22nd 2018 4:54 am

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Traditional UK lunch. Our Italian relatives quite liked it last year and are coming back for moreðŸ˜

Mincepie

Dec 22nd 2018 8:49 am

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Originally Posted by Accetturese (Post 12612017)

Traditional UK lunch. Our Italian relatives quite liked it last year and are coming back for moreðŸ˜

Accetturese, does that include Yorkshire pudding? How did the Italian relatives like that?
I once proposed Christmas pudding to an unassuming bunch of OH's relatives, only to witness: 1) fear 2) confusion 3) slight embarrassment all mixed into one!!!! Needless to say it's something I went on to enjoy by myself down the line! :thumbsup:

philat98

Dec 23rd 2018 4:16 am

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In Umbria they sell Panpepato that is very similar to Xmas pud.

Accetturese

Dec 24th 2018 7:01 am

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Originally Posted by Mincepie (Post 12612076)

Accetturese, does that include Yorkshire pudding? How did the Italian relatives like that?

Absolutely not. Yorkshire pudding should only be served with roast beef! Although I do love them, I don't think we have tried them on the relatives. Roasted parsnips and cauliflower cheese is just about all they can cope with...

Pica	Dec 25th 2018 1:59 am

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Our Italian neighbours love Yorkshire puds.

BRIAN 1

Dec 25th 2018 7:10 pm

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Originally Posted by Pica (Post 12612797)

Our Italian neighbours love Yorkshire puds.

I,ll try ours on kate and Sydney pudding one day,lol.Can't even get kidneys here unless ordered days in advance.

BEVS	Dec 26th 2018 3:22 pm

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Originally Posted by Accetturese (Post 12612017)

Traditional UK lunch. Our Italian relatives quite liked it last year and are coming back for moreðŸ˜

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Originally Posted by Mincepie (Post 12612076)

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Accetturese, does that include Yorkshire pudding? How did the Italian relatives like that?

A roast would be a traditional UK Sunday lunch but yorkshire puds should only be served with roast beef. Only other meal I can think of for a yorkshire batter type thing would be a toad-in-the-hole.

Hope all you guys enjoyed your xmas fayre whatever you chose to serve.

We did a traditional roast turkey with all the associated trimmings & served early evening.

mothra

Dec 26th 2018 9:47 pm

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Originally Posted by Accetturese (Post 12612647)

I didn't know that about Yorkshire Pudding :-D!
Cauliflower cheese is lovely... haven't had that in years...

In the end we had Stinco and Christmas Pudding. I know and odd mix. But it somehow worked. But next year made a promise that it'll be a packed lunch out hiking somewhere, or an ice cream on a beach somewhere warm!

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