Roast dinner conundrum!

[parapaul]

Wise foody types of PH, please help settle was has become quite a heated and involved argument at work?

On a roast dinner, would you expect to have roast potatoes, mash, or both?

[sleep envy]

both? because massive 1 serving of carbs just isn't enough

half a loaf of bread too?

[m0ssy]

mashed sweet potato & roasted maris pipers for me

[blackburnlad]

gotta be just roast for me i love mash but it takes up to much space for my big pile of roasties nom nom

[Stu R]

Both, because I'm a carb loving northern bloater.

[y2blade]

Stu R said:

Both, because I'm a carb loving northern bloater.

this^^^

have some roast parsnips too, and spikey roast carrots

[parapaul]

y2blade said:

this^^^

have some roast parsnips too, and spikey roast carrots

Roast parsnips and carrots are a given... I've just never in my life considered the possibility of having 2 potato options on one plate.

[y2blade]

parapaul said:

y2blade said:

this^^^

have some roast parsnips too, and spikey roast carrots

Roast parsnips and carrots are a given... I've just never in my life considered the possibility of having 2 potato options on one plate.

how odd

[parapaul]

y2blade said:

parapaul said:

y2blade said:

this^^^

have some roast parsnips too, and spikey roast carrots

Roast parsnips and carrots are a given... I've just never in my life considered the possibility of having 2 potato options on one plate.

how odd

Why? What other meals would you expect to have 2 potato options with?

[Davey S2]

Mash? with a roast?

Is this a joke?

[sleep envy]

y2blade said:

how odd

do you have steak, chips and mash?

[y2blade]

parapaul said:

y2blade said:

parapaul said:

y2blade said:

this^^^

have some roast parsnips too, and spikey roast carrots

Roast parsnips and carrots are a given... I've just never in my life considered the possibility of having 2 potato options on one plate.

how odd

Why? What other meals would you expect to have 2 potato options with?

none, but we always have mashed and roasted Potatoes when we have a roast dinner.....must be a northern thing I guess

[parapaul]

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[calibrax]

Both, but given the choice I prefer mash. Probably because I'm very fussy about my roasties... they have to be at the maximum about half the size of a golf ball, and no bigger.

[F i F]

Both it's a northern thing.

Roast, mash and Yorkshires, three helpings of carbs.

I'd start a poll but suspect it would be one sided.

Yorkshire pud; before or with?

Usually with, but a mega slice from a huge slab eaten as a starter in traditional style is on occasions an interesting change.

[PugwasHDJ80]

Mash with a roast dinner? that is just plain wrong

although at this time of year you won't get good roasting spuds.

[y2blade]

F i F said:

Both it's a northern thing.

Roast, mash and Yorkshires, three helpings of carbs.

I'd start a poll but suspect it would be one sided.

Yorkshire pud; before or with?

Usually with, but a mega slice from a huge slab eaten as a starter in traditional style is on occasions an interesting change.

[LooneyTunes]

What about some boiled as well? Definitely needed if there's lamb.

(although I could live without the mash)

[BrabusMog]

We've always done both, didn't realise it was a northern thing though. Although my old man is Scottish so maybe that influenced me

[V8mate]

For convenience, a friend of mine lived with his gran while he was at Uni. It wasn't unknown for his evening meal to include rice, pasta and chips.