The modern Aussie Sunday roast, like all traditions, is still a work in progress. What we choose to eat, and when we choose to eat it, is a direct reflection on how we live, writes Adam Liaw.
There are several theories about its origins, but the most likely lies in the religious practices of the different denominations of English Christianity.Since at least the 18th century, English Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Methodists abstained from eating meat on Fridays, giving rise to the related tradition of eating fish on Fridays.
The modern Aussie Sunday roast is still a work in progress. What we choose to eat, and when we choose to eat it, is a direct reflection on how we live.Beef may be the original Sunday roasting meat, but today in Australia we could argue that the slow-cooked lamb shoulder has replaced beef, lamb leg, pork shoulder or chook as the Sunday roast of choice.
A Sunday roast doesn’t even really need to be a roast at all. The important part is that it punctuates our week and our lives, lest it all blend in an endless procession of work, home, takeaway, paperwork, school pick-ups and laundry.
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