Every family has their unique roast dinner traditions. While some may prefer a generous serving of mac and cheese alongside the roasties, others might opt for mashed potatoand plenty of fresh greens.
However, one woman was left aghast by her partner’s peculiar request regarding their roast dinner, prompting her to seek advice from others. “Am I being unreasonable to think that boiled potatoes have no place on a roast dinner?” she queried on Mumsnet.
A staggering 82% of respondents agreed with her stance. She further explained that during Christmas dinner preparations, her partner was baffled as to why she wasn’t including boiled potatoes alongside the roast ones.
“Who does this?!” she exclaimed, adding that her online research suggested he was in the wrong. The woman revealed that her partner’s mother and grandmother traditionally served both boiled and roast potatoes, hence his preference.
However, she found the practice odd – and didn’t want to compromise the quality of her roast potatoes. She urged people to vote, stating that if they deemed her unreasonable, it would imply that having both boiled and roast potatoes on a roast dinner plate is normal.
Conversely, if they sided with her, it would mean that roast potatoes reign supreme on a roast dinner plate without being disturbed by the boiled variety.
In the end, only 18% opposed the woman’s roast dinner decision, siding with her husband on the potato controversy. One woman shared her own practice, saying: “We normally have two types of potatoes with a roast – roast potatoes of course and either mash or boiled potatoes. Or, if in season, jersey royals boiled. So I am with your husband on this one.”
Unmoved, other supporters insisted on the supremacy of roast potatoes, noting, “I agree with you entirely. Why have inferior potatoes served with roast potatoes when simply proving more roasties is the obvious solution? “
Another quipped: “No point wasting stomach and plate space with anything other than roast potatoes.”
And a third added: “Some people put mash on roasts alongside the roast ones. Also weird. But then, I’m a purist and don’t think there should be Yorkshire puddings unless it’s beef.”
So what do you think? If there’s one thing we’ve learned, it’s that everyone enjoys their Sunday lunch in slightly different ways. There are no hard and fast rules – so just do what you enjoy best!
