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British comfort food that proves two beige things can still be the answer.
means Sausages served with mashed potatoes, usually with onion gravy ladled over the top.
from 'Bangers' for sausages dates to around World War I, when wartime meat shortages meant sausages were padded with water and other fillers — cooking them over high heat could make that trapped moisture expand and burst the skins with a pop or 'bang.' 'Mash' is simply a shortening of mashed potatoes. The pairing itself is an old, humble staple of British pub and home cooking, with the affectionate name sticking once sausages stopped literally exploding.
- name origin
- sausages nicknamed bangers from wartime cases bursting when fried
- core components
- sausages, mashed potato, onion gravy, sometimes peas
- pub staple
- still a default menu item across british pubs today
- wartime roots
- water-padded wwi sausages literally exploded under heat