I had my first ploughman's lunch in London when I was passing through back in August 1987. I loved the concept and I was on a student's budget, so it was perfect. I was there in January 2024 and did not see it on any pub menus (and I went to many!).
As a yank, I love dishes being associated with occupations... the ploughman's lunch... the builder's tea. It gives so much soul and understanding. Thanks for all you do.
It was, but it was based on actual portable meals and picnic foods that farming folk would take out to the field to consume during working hours. It was an actual thing the milk marketing board hijacked to promote the cheese sales. But it's not a bad thing, as it was pretty authentic to proper ingredients. My dad was 80 when he died about ten years ago, and he grew up on a VERY large farm in the Scunthorpe area (I actually live on land that used to be part of that farm) said when he was a kid in the 1930 and 40s, the only difference they would have with their average packed lunch in the fields (yes they made the kids earn their keep back then) was a few extra items that you don't get in a modern "ploughman's" was an apple or a pear, and maybe some boiled eggs or leftover roast chicken, but everything else amounted to a ploughman's, So they pretty much hit the nail on the head in regards to the components they assembled for marketing reasons. .@@regmtait100
Ok. I'm really hungry now! I was binge watching Midsomer Murders when a character invites another to a pub in Midsomer Florey that boasts a particularly good Ploughman's Lunch. Not familiar with the term, I searched Google, which led me to your highly informative and entertaining video. You have gained a new U.S. subscriber for your efforts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of British cuisine.
This is wonderful! Thank you. (I'm a Yank reading the Cormoran Strike books (again) and you would probably have NO idea how many meals I've been googling! Lol. (I also really really must visit the UK soon, and now I'll know what to eat! 🥰) Cheers!
Thank you for an informative video. My grandmother (born in 1910 in North Dakota, USA) referred to this as a "cheese board". Several different high-quality cheeses, dill pickles & sweet gherkins, olives, brown German mustard, cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes fresh from the garden, sliced onions or spring onions, cold meats (sliced roast beef or roast poultry), butter, fruit (grapes, apples, or pears) and thick slices of bread. You can fancy it up and call it a charcuterie board. Add some pickled onions, Dijon mustard, soft cheeses like Brie, dried apricots, ripe figs, thin-sliced salami or prosciutto, pickled artichoke hearts, asparagus tips, water crackers or thin toast crisps, etc. I love that so many different cultures have their own take on this delicious "assortment of finger foods" for a mid-day meal (or pub snack).
Probably sacrilege to our British brethren but a Ploughman's Lunch but here in Canada, can have a lovely Oka cheese (from French Quebec?!) as a beautiful alternative along with a Polish ham. I've even enjoyed a friend's Vietnamese grilled, sliced pork side-by-each with good bread, cheese, and fruit. This is truly a magnificent meal that can be made better with international flavours. At least, here in Canada, eh?
Believe it or not but these foods are valuable in the UK, but they wouldn't improve a British Ploughman's we have some of the best cheese in the world 'Shropshire Blue' is my favourite but i'm bias as i'm from Shropshire, a good Ploughman's should be made with an extra mature Cheddar the real stuff matured in the caves of Cheddar Gorge, York Ham is good first mentioned in 1166, it's hard to single out a ham as there's many good makers making hams from traditional British breeds but my favourite is Suffolk Black Ham, they've only been making it for just over 200 years but they've got it just right.
Haha cheers Pete. I mean I'm not a food snob by any stretch, but the whole point of the modern day ploughmans is good local products assembled on a plate with care and thought. Much appreciated mate
Thank you for this video Adam. As an immigrant child in Canada it's thanks to people like you sharing the mundane parts of British/Western culture that lets me really connect with the people that are in this country.
Looks like this is quite an old video but, with so many British traditional food dishes, they stand or fall flat on the quality of the ingredients, like the FEB the constituent parts are simple enough but supermarket stuff just doesn't cut it, everything has to be top quality, then it's like heaven on a plate, amen!.
Thanks Adam, and very well said! A good ploughman's lunch should be the essence of simplicity, the hardest part sourcing the ingredients, though these days fairly decent ingredients are easily available for most. Lovely presentation and choice of ingredients, but the only no-no for me would be the brawn. My mother used to make a big pan of the stuff and, lets say, it's not for me.
Loved the video Adam! Super informative. Thanks, I'm eager to make a banging Ploughman's Lunch. Additionally, What's the jazzy little tune that's playing between 3:50 -4:05?
He had a fight last night with another cat which was really strange as I've never seen another cat around here ever! More fool that cat though, I wouldn't mess with mogs lol.
Good description, including substitutes. I have made a couple, out of necessity, live in the middle of nowhere Oregon. I even made my own Branston style pickle. That took some doing and lots of video watching. You are right about the state of some British food at eateries. I researched many Ploughman's lunches. Lots of offers looked like meat and salad plates.
Great video as usual Adam, thanks for sharing. Yes have to agree the likes of local farmers markets are good for buying for the ploughman's, but also my local supermarket are also pretty good for stocking decent cheeses, ham's etc so don't disregard them as you can bet some good products from them also. My favourite place though is the likes of borough market in London.
Fantastic video! I completely agree with so much of what you’ve said here, but I’ve got a soft spot for adding a gooey, pungent Italian cheese like Gorgonzola into the mix. It may not be traditional, but with the incredible variety of foods we have access to these days, why not shake things up a bit? Thanks again for putting together such a delicious-looking plate and an excellent video!
Today I was looking for some British sandwich recipes and I stumbled upon your video and wanted to thank for your detailed explanation. As a traditional food lover I enjoyed every second of it 😉 Coming from another country I have never had this lunch before and therefore I wanted to ask you if there are any rules on how to eat it properly? Do you put all ingredients on bread? And what do you with the apple? I am making it on Wednesday so please let me know, otherwise I will have to improvise 😂
Thank you for reaching out and I'll gladly answer your questions. Typically a good ploughman's lunch is all about good quality ingredients. Everything on a ploughman's is there to compliment each other, but there's no strict way of eating it. Think of it like a tapas, so you'll pick a bit of cheese, put that on a cracker with some pickle. Or you could take a bite of cheese with the apple etc. I like to add a few cheese options, one that is mature, a creamier more delicate cheese, and a blue cheese. But you can play around with different types. Flavour wise you're going for salty, fatty, sweet and sour. Hence all the other components. Hope that helps 😊
@@Adam_Garratt That helped a lot. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I cooked the English pickles yesterday, bought some Wensleydale, Cheddar and Stilton in the international cheese shop and some pickled onions and cucumber as well as German ham and bread. Very excited! Thanks for explaining everything, I am curious what combination am I going to like the most 😊
I ended up loving the pickles, cheese and pickled onion combination:) it is very nice selection. I could eat it all day long 😂 thanks again for sharing. Next I will be trying your English breakfast although finding the right sausage will be a challenge. But I might do what you suggested and mix ground meat with some spices:)
Thank you for this informative video, ploughman lunch is something I never buy in cafes because of bad experiences like yourself, but I would eat the Adam Garratts version any day you have certainly nailed this one and it looks delicious Thank you, Adam, for sharing :-)
Adam....luv your passion! What you're saying holds true for all food and any cuisine! I whole heartedly concur🎉 I'm a yank most interested in sampling the many cuisines of GB! A new subscriber....Cheers❤
@@Adam_Garratt well i must be an old soul because this stuff appeals to me. I live in the US in oregon. Farm life. So hard days work followed by a beautiful platter. Mmmmmm
I love ANYTHING British, I can’t wait till I can afford to visit your beautiful country and experience all it has to offer. I want to have a REAL full English breakfast, and now to try the Ploughman’s lunch. Thanks Adam. (John from California)
Don't get too excited by 'English full breakfast', it normally comprises, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, processed 'baked beans', sausages, egg & in hotels, hash browns (certainly NOT English). On rare occasions I stay in hotels, it the devil's own job finding places that serve kippers, smoked haddock, kedgeree or devilled kidneys!
@@ChezJohn Well "The Cookery Year" (published by Readers Digest, first published 1973) that I had for my 21st birthday lists them under "breakfasts and High Teas" , together with Porridge. It does say that Porridge or cornflakes may be followed by fried bacon and eggs, with sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms, also herrings in oatmeal, boiled, poached or scrambled eggs are popular... toast, butter and marmalade" It also lists a recipe for Cod roe and bacon. I think the whole "Traditional English Breakfast" thing must be created by chain cafes/hotels/pubs etc tio standardise their offering and keep the cost down/profits up, as it is almost impossible to find a different breakfast nowadays. When eating the egg & bacon version at home it is so much nicer to find other offerings. I also suspect the more traditional fair is more healthy.
I'll watch you make an egg in the microwave Adam. Your videos are awesome and I'm happy everytime I get a notification that you have uploaded something.
I'm from the United States, I've only read of a Ploughman's lunch. Author Tom Clancy first introduced me to the term... lol. Thank you for showing me what one looks like when it's at home.
Wow what a display of food! Amazing! The quality and content of your video has impressed me! You should have 100k subscribers! New subscriber here now!
As a Brit now living abroad I'm both proud and ashamed of our cuisine. We have such amazing dishes, cottage pie, toad in the hole, ploughmans, steak and ale pie, bubble and squeak, etc, etc....but try and find any of those VERY easy to make dishes in ANY pub or bar....done well??????....Good luck!!!! This ploughmans looks amazing and delicious. Good luck finding one at Weatherspoons though:))
Good video Adam. Only had my first Ploughman's the other week (been too scared of pickled onions up until then) but loved it and have been searching the internet on how to do a good one and you've nailed it. What sort of bread are you recommending though cos I think that's got to be an essential base surely?
To quote Ry Cooder(into the purple valley) 'the farmer is the man who feeds us all'. However these days I thought the ploughman usually had 2 pints of gassy, immature, over-priced lager in a glass that looks like a flower vase together with micro-waved lasagne and chips for lunch. Or perhaps not. Power to the plough.
My gage of a good pub is if they do a good ploughman's. 👍 Although I am a cheddar cheese man and it must be proper. I haven't had it with silton blue or red Leicester 🤔 Will have try and mix n match. It is also really good with grapes and apple.
Just cover the cheese with an upside down mixing bowl. Keeps the mice away and you might even be able to sneak it back in the cupboard unwashed if you’re sneaky.
Isn't there another lunch or plate around that's similar yet different of some kind? I don't know a name or something but it was called a "plate" at least, was offered on the afternoon/evening menu. Black pudding, ham and fresh bread at least, the rest was cold. Cheese, pickles... and lots more. One "serving" was enough for two. That's all I remember from it and it was almost like a "Vesper" of some kind we know here in Germany. Got it somewhere in Wales in a nice little hotel with a restaurant in it. Family-driven. 10-rooms, nothing special, yet cozy, friendly.
I used to work at a hotel in a village called lyndhurst in the New Forrest and we would sell bland crap cheese on a plowmans. It's shutdown now. I wonder why?
and yes, I changed my suspicious mind about so called `inferior` English kitchen after visiting UK. Nothing at all like that!! I had delicious food :) :)
Though ploughman's not my thing as I'm not keen on cheese (contrary to popular belief, this isn't a crime) but you did hit on a really important point in the popular misconception that so many people love to peddle in that British dishes are poor or bland. Not if you have quality and the right preparation, then they can stand alongside many well regarded dishes of the world. Funny how former humble millworker's fayre of a couple of decades ago, the black pudding, now is regularly seen in the sniffiest restaurants.
I would never, ever order a ploughman's. For the reasons you stated. But that looked terrific - reminds me of when I was a student at Leicester Poly - used to get amazing Red Leicester from the market.
I did have one really good one down in Dorset many years ago, think it was in a pub in swanage. But really these days it's like flipping a coin as to whether you get a decent one or not.
I would have that minus the ham and pork pie.. extra bread... can’t beat nice fresh crusty bread!! I could just demolish the rest off.. A couple of cobra beers 🍻 yum yum yum Something so simple you made so sexy lol 😆 well done 👍
There are many recipes floating around the internet for vegan Thanksgiving "nut loaf" made from finely diced mushrooms & chopped nuts, mixed with minced herbs & spices. I'll bet one of those would taste extra yummy baked into a "pork pie" style crust. Mmmm. The key to good vegan food is: would you eat each of the ingredients separately? Porcini mushrooms? Walnuts? Parsley? Onions? If the answer is yes, then the "loaf" should be delicious.
Fun fact, i've never been on a plane before. But I am always surprised by the difference in quality between airlines. Seen a few youtubers review airplane food
Hi! This time a little challenge for a german viewer but now I have got it. Nice meal. But I would prefer german bread. Regards Reinhard (Son of master baker)
@@Adam_Garratt Sorry. But the problem is that no one exept my father was interested in baking. Because father delivered good stuff. Now I am 60 y.o. and father passed away many years before. Have two books of recipes. Will see what i can do. Am in Bulgaria until. Mai 26th
@@Adam_Garratt Hiya chick yes thank you, hope you are too.... I had to write as I just saw some silly mare taking an hr to do one....thought it hilarious!! I'm in Westbromwich an I do mine as plonk everything on a BIG tray and dig in.... Having one later with a cold glass of cider and a truckle! 👍 Can't wait xxx
ate this before my polo event today. felt the pure vril flow through my veins as the latinx poison left me. the pure aryan energy transitioned my T20's to A10's after the first whiff of the bread. As I chewed the meal, all of the latinx and other swarthoids shattered into a million pieces.
Basically restaurant and pub food is a poor shadow of the dishes their serving. Buy the ingredients and cook it at home and your going to get a far far far better meal than any thing these places will cook.
as far as i can tell from the video, brawn looks like leftover meat boiled, put in the fridge to harden and then cut into slices. If we want to keep eating meat, i think produce like this we should include far more often as a replacement of eating the best parts of the meat only..... as our ancesters used to do for thousands of years....the resource of our planet is not endless
Dear Mr. Garratt, In these times of mass produce and heavily sprayed and overfertilized food I cannot agree with you more on this video. Indeed, bread, cheese, meat.... all basic food. If even these products shouldnt be of top quality, how are we as human beings are supposed to stay healthy until pension age?? You could not be right more. Simple daily food should be available for everybody at an excellent quality and at an affordable price. Better if we shed of some `indispensable` luxury products in favour of healthy food..... better for the planet, better for us humans.....
I'm lucky then that I ate good ploughman's sandwich in Wales back in early 2000's..but to be honest there aren't many tasty dishes in British cuisine. There are exceptions but overall it is dull and sad.
I'd have to strongly disagree there my friend. Our cuisine is varied, tasty and hearty. Admittedly we are also good at messing up our own food. I've had some really bad meals in the past. Got to know where to go and use decent recipes.
I had my first ploughman's lunch in London when I was passing through back in August 1987. I loved the concept and I was on a student's budget, so it was perfect. I was there in January 2024 and did not see it on any pub menus (and I went to many!).
I had a ploughman’s lunch once. The ploughman was furious.
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Once fluffy retires..you will
Be up sir lol 😂😂😂
As a yank, I love dishes being associated with occupations... the ploughman's lunch... the builder's tea. It gives so much soul and understanding. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you Chris. Glad you enjoyed it bud
@@Adam_Garratt
I haven't looked, so forgive me in advance, but have you done a video on the builder's tea?
The ploughman's lunch was invented by a marketing agency in the 1960s. To sell more cheese.
@@regmtait100 while this is true it is also based on historical realities. Bread, cheese, and small beers were common fares for the peasantry.
It was, but it was based on actual portable meals and picnic foods that farming folk would take out to the field to consume during working hours. It was an actual thing the milk marketing board hijacked to promote the cheese sales. But it's not a bad thing, as it was pretty authentic to proper ingredients. My dad was 80 when he died about ten years ago, and he grew up on a VERY large farm in the Scunthorpe area (I actually live on land that used to be part of that farm) said when he was a kid in the 1930 and 40s, the only difference they would have with their average packed lunch in the fields (yes they made the kids earn their keep back then) was a few extra items that you don't get in a modern "ploughman's" was an apple or a pear, and maybe some boiled eggs or leftover roast chicken, but everything else amounted to a ploughman's, So they pretty much hit the nail on the head in regards to the components they assembled for marketing reasons. .@@regmtait100
Always remember my dad having this regularly when we holidayed in Stratford On Avon every year! Well that's lunch sorted!!! Brilliant 👏 👏 👏
I love Stratford upon Avon. Fond memories of visiting Mary Arden's farm and the year round Christmas shop ☺️
Ok. I'm really hungry now! I was binge watching Midsomer Murders when a character invites another to a pub in Midsomer Florey that boasts a particularly good Ploughman's Lunch. Not familiar with the term, I searched Google, which led me to your highly informative and entertaining video. You have gained a new U.S. subscriber for your efforts. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of British cuisine.
Awww thank you TC. Yes a good ploughman's lunch is a real treat. But as I said in the video, I've had some truly terrible ones. Have a great day
This is wonderful! Thank you. (I'm a Yank reading the Cormoran Strike books (again) and you would probably have NO idea how many meals I've been googling! Lol. (I also really really must visit the UK soon, and now I'll know what to eat! 🥰) Cheers!
Thank you for an informative video. My grandmother (born in 1910 in North Dakota, USA) referred to this as a "cheese board". Several different high-quality cheeses, dill pickles & sweet gherkins, olives, brown German mustard, cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes fresh from the garden, sliced onions or spring onions, cold meats (sliced roast beef or roast poultry), butter, fruit (grapes, apples, or pears) and thick slices of bread. You can fancy it up and call it a charcuterie board. Add some pickled onions, Dijon mustard, soft cheeses like Brie, dried apricots, ripe figs, thin-sliced salami or prosciutto, pickled artichoke hearts, asparagus tips, water crackers or thin toast crisps, etc. I love that so many different cultures have their own take on this delicious "assortment of finger foods" for a mid-day meal (or pub snack).
Oh wow thank you for this. It's nice to read other people's versions. Your grandmother sounds like she knew her food. 🙂
@Jean Vignes Very nice! I think we had the same grandmother. Thanks for the memories.
Stop, you are making me hungry, but I am in bed...yum, I reckon thats my lunch tomorrow, jj
Wow, that is indeed a cheeseboard! Artichokes; now you're talking!
The fastest 10 minutes video I've ever watched! Thank you for your time.
You're welcome 😊
Very enjoyable and informative video. Nice introduction with the ploughman poem.
Cheers Jeremy 👍😊
Probably sacrilege to our British brethren but a Ploughman's Lunch but here in Canada, can have a lovely Oka cheese (from French Quebec?!) as a beautiful alternative along with a Polish ham. I've even enjoyed a friend's Vietnamese grilled, sliced pork side-by-each with good bread, cheese, and fruit. This is truly a magnificent meal that can be made better with international flavours. At least, here in Canada, eh?
Believe it or not but these foods are valuable in the UK, but they wouldn't improve a British Ploughman's we have some of the best cheese in the world 'Shropshire Blue' is my favourite but i'm bias as i'm from Shropshire, a good Ploughman's should be made with an extra mature Cheddar the real stuff matured in the caves of Cheddar Gorge, York Ham is good first mentioned in 1166, it's hard to single out a ham as there's many good makers making hams from traditional British breeds but my favourite is Suffolk Black Ham, they've only been making it for just over 200 years but they've got it just right.
Man, I haven’t had a ploughmans in years...you can’t beat it with a pint. Great video Adam, looked delicious mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I agree brother
I'm interested mate, what English cheeses can you get easily?
Adam Garratt Not many in my area Adam...I can get Blue stilton, Red Leicester and occasionally I can get wensleydale
Thanks Adam. Superbly informative presentation. Menu now changed to Ploughman’s Lunch.
You were waxing lyrical nicely there Adam :) I like your philosophy about quality and local provenance mate. I love brawn too!
Haha cheers Pete. I mean I'm not a food snob by any stretch, but the whole point of the modern day ploughmans is good local products assembled on a plate with care and thought. Much appreciated mate
Love the historical overview. Beautiful Adam, thanks for sharing your take on it.
Thank you Shannon 🙂
The mouthwatering hobbitness of simple food done right.
loooool "who doesnt love a good ploughman"
The look you give after that ahahahahahahahah
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Thank you for this video Adam. As an immigrant child in Canada it's thanks to people like you sharing the mundane parts of British/Western culture that lets me really connect with the people that are in this country.
I love this video, it was educational I enjoyed it!🥰
Looks like this is quite an old video but, with so many British traditional food dishes, they stand or fall flat on the quality of the ingredients, like the FEB the constituent parts are simple enough but supermarket stuff just doesn't cut it, everything has to be top quality, then it's like heaven on a plate, amen!.
Thanks Adam, and very well said! A good ploughman's lunch should be the essence of simplicity, the hardest part sourcing the ingredients, though these days fairly decent ingredients are easily available for most. Lovely presentation and choice of ingredients, but the only no-no for me would be the brawn. My mother used to make a big pan of the stuff and, lets say, it's not for me.
Thanks Danny, yeah brawn isn't for everyone. Thanks for watching bud 🙂👍
I have to concur, everything looked lovely, except the brawn.
Well done Mr. Garratt!
Loved the video Adam! Super informative. Thanks, I'm eager to make a banging Ploughman's Lunch. Additionally, What's the jazzy little tune that's playing between 3:50 -4:05?
I laughed so hard 😂😂 ( Ya fat loaf !! ) BUT seriously that looked amazing , the cheese ...... oh my ❤ Hello Adam 🙋
He had a fight last night with another cat which was really strange as I've never seen another cat around here ever! More fool that cat though, I wouldn't mess with mogs lol.
@@Adam_Garratt Oh I hope Mogs isn't wounded ; cat bites can get nasty 😣
@@sonsiehollingsworth5342 He's OK, didn't faze him at all. Came sauntering in like he's king of his castle haha
Just found your channel man! Really enjoyed this one 😀 have to check out more of your videos! Subscribed 😊 cheers man 🍻 have a great day ✌️
Thank you bud! Appreciate the support!😃
My mum, uncles and aunties all worked the fields of Aldbourne Wiltshire, and they all new how to make a plough man’s lunch
Good description, including substitutes. I have made a couple, out of necessity, live in the middle of nowhere Oregon. I even made my own Branston style pickle. That took some doing and lots of video watching. You are right about the state of some British food at eateries. I researched many Ploughman's lunches. Lots of offers looked like meat and salad plates.
Great video as usual Adam, thanks for sharing. Yes have to agree the likes of local farmers markets are good for buying for the ploughman's,
but also my local supermarket are also pretty good for stocking decent cheeses, ham's etc so don't disregard them as you can bet some good
products from them also. My favourite place though is the likes of borough market in London.
Omg I could live in Borough Market! 😂
Fantastic video! I completely agree with so much of what you’ve said here, but I’ve got a soft spot for adding a gooey, pungent Italian cheese like Gorgonzola into the mix. It may not be traditional, but with the incredible variety of foods we have access to these days, why not shake things up a bit? Thanks again for putting together such a delicious-looking plate and an excellent video!
I would say no cheese is excluded from a ploughman's, just use what you like. I sometimes add a few French varieties like epoisses and comte
I moved to Japan from the UK and miss cheese so much, it's wild the stuff you miss and enjoy from where you come from
I'd love to visit Japan! Such a wild amazing place with so much character and history
Today I was looking for some British sandwich recipes and I stumbled upon your video and wanted to thank for your detailed explanation. As a traditional food lover I enjoyed every second of it 😉 Coming from another country I have never had this lunch before and therefore I wanted to ask you if there are any rules on how to eat it properly? Do you put all ingredients on bread? And what do you with the apple? I am making it on Wednesday so please let me know, otherwise I will have to improvise 😂
Thank you for reaching out and I'll gladly answer your questions. Typically a good ploughman's lunch is all about good quality ingredients. Everything on a ploughman's is there to compliment each other, but there's no strict way of eating it. Think of it like a tapas, so you'll pick a bit of cheese, put that on a cracker with some pickle. Or you could take a bite of cheese with the apple etc. I like to add a few cheese options, one that is mature, a creamier more delicate cheese, and a blue cheese. But you can play around with different types. Flavour wise you're going for salty, fatty, sweet and sour. Hence all the other components. Hope that helps 😊
@@Adam_Garratt That helped a lot. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I cooked the English pickles yesterday, bought some Wensleydale, Cheddar and Stilton in the international cheese shop and some pickled onions and cucumber as well as German ham and bread. Very excited! Thanks for explaining everything, I am curious what combination am I going to like the most 😊
I ended up loving the pickles, cheese and pickled onion combination:) it is very nice selection. I could eat it all day long 😂 thanks again for sharing. Next I will be trying your English breakfast although finding the right sausage will be a challenge. But I might do what you suggested and mix ground meat with some spices:)
@@cooking-the-world awesome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
I love a good crusty bread ploughmans with best butter lunch 👍😍
Yes please got to have branston and pickled onions.
I loved braun melted over chips 😋
Love it Brenda. My Uncle makes amazing crusty cobs in his bakery. Would be perfect for this
Excellent video 👏🏻
Thank you for this informative video, ploughman lunch is something I never buy in cafes because of bad experiences like yourself, but I would eat the Adam Garratts version any day you have certainly nailed this one and it looks delicious Thank you, Adam, for sharing :-)
Joe, your a gent mate and thank you. I always look out for that flaming letter J in my comment notifications. Cheers man
@@Adam_Garratt, You are welcome mate :-)
Adam....luv your passion! What you're saying holds true for all food and any cuisine! I whole heartedly concur🎉
I'm a yank most interested in sampling the many cuisines of GB!
A new subscriber....Cheers❤
Thank you! And also a big welcome to the family
Thank you. I honestly would eat this platter everyday
This platter lasted me a good few days 😂. Thank you Starla
@@Adam_Garratt well i must be an old soul because this stuff appeals to me. I live in the US in oregon. Farm life. So hard days work followed by a beautiful platter. Mmmmmm
when i was in highschool , there was a local band called ploughmans lunch.. that is all...
you have it all right there, great video looks fantastic
Thank you chef!
I love ANYTHING British, I can’t wait till I can afford to visit your beautiful country and experience all it has to offer. I want to have a REAL full English breakfast, and now to try the Ploughman’s lunch. Thanks Adam. (John from California)
John, thank you! I also want to come over to the US one day, I want real bbq!
Adam Garratt I’ll be happy to show you around my friend if you ever get to California. 😁
Don't get too excited by 'English full breakfast', it normally comprises, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, processed 'baked beans', sausages, egg & in hotels, hash browns (certainly NOT English). On rare occasions I stay in hotels, it the devil's own job finding places that serve kippers, smoked haddock, kedgeree or devilled kidneys!
@@annteather2826 oh my, are those last items part of a traditional feb? 😳
@@ChezJohn Well "The Cookery Year" (published by Readers Digest, first published 1973) that I had for my 21st birthday lists them under "breakfasts and High Teas" , together with Porridge. It does say that Porridge or cornflakes may be followed by fried bacon and eggs, with sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms, also herrings in oatmeal, boiled, poached or scrambled eggs are popular... toast, butter and marmalade" It also lists a recipe for Cod roe and bacon. I think the whole "Traditional English Breakfast" thing must be created by chain cafes/hotels/pubs etc tio standardise their offering and keep the cost down/profits up, as it is almost impossible to find a different breakfast nowadays. When eating the egg & bacon version at home it is so much nicer to find other offerings. I also suspect the more traditional fair is more healthy.
I’m really glad you showed us this 👍🏻 these make perfect beach picnic food ❤
I'll watch you make an egg in the microwave Adam. Your videos are awesome and I'm happy everytime I get a notification that you have uploaded something.
Brother, thank you! That means a lot!
Just found you today and instantly subscribed! Watched quite a few videos so far and loved every one - totally inspiring. You have a new fan for sure.
Jay, thank you so much! Happy to have you in the family dude. Appreciate it :)
Bread and cheese on a plate and pass it off as a video haha 😂 Great video will make tomorrow for lunch.
This was a carefully constructed plate of bread and cheese though 🤣
This American always thought a ploughmans lunch was just a hunk of bread and a hunk of cheese.
Where in Leicester did you shop for this?
Many of the cheeses came from sherwins in the leicester city centre indoor market
The best meal on a hot summers day... especially with an ice cold Lager.😊
I love your videos,but you was waffling on way to long on this one 😂.lol
I'm from the United States, I've only read of a Ploughman's lunch.
Author Tom Clancy first introduced me to the term... lol.
Thank you for showing me what one looks like when it's at home.
It's a great celebration of what good produce we have. But alas, you can have some bad ones so choose wisely if you visit Britain. 😉👍
I tell you what brother I'd slide that down ma gizzard any day of the week.
Cheers brother
not much you wouldn't slide down that gizzard. I've watched your channel. haha
Very interesting video.
Wow what a display of food! Amazing! The quality and content of your video has impressed me! You should have 100k subscribers! New subscriber here now!
Helen, you're a sweetheart thank you! Welcome to our little family! xx
@@Adam_Garratt aww thanks for the quick response! I'll have to go and watch a few of your videos now! :-) Hello from Belfast Northern Ireland! xx
Do we ever forget that the ploughmans saved our lives 😉
As a Brit now living abroad I'm both proud and ashamed of our cuisine. We have such amazing dishes, cottage pie, toad in the hole, ploughmans, steak and ale pie, bubble and squeak, etc, etc....but try and find any of those VERY easy to make dishes in ANY pub or bar....done well??????....Good luck!!!! This ploughmans looks amazing and delicious. Good luck finding one at Weatherspoons though:))
Its maddening isnt it. Plus all the amazing ingredients on our doorstep!
Good video Adam. Only had my first Ploughman's the other week (been too scared of pickled onions up until then) but loved it and have been searching the internet on how to do a good one and you've nailed it.
What sort of bread are you recommending though cos I think that's got to be an essential base surely?
Cheers Laurence. Bread wise any decent farmhouse loaf or granary loaf is fine. Even some fluffy crusty rolls would be great. Just no baguettes lol
Fantastic video thanks for sharing 😋🇮🇪
You're welcome and thank you ☺️
Well done 👏
Looks delicious, just how it should be 😋
If you assembled that into sandwiches, do you think it would be worse? I've never had a Ploughman's Lunch.
You could make a ploughman's sandwich yeah. We have them in the UK all the time. 👍
To quote Ry Cooder(into the purple valley) 'the farmer is the man who feeds us all'. However these days I thought the ploughman usually had 2 pints of gassy, immature, over-priced lager in a glass that looks like a flower vase together with micro-waved lasagne and chips for lunch. Or perhaps not. Power to the plough.
My gage of a good pub is if they do a good ploughman's. 👍 Although I am a cheddar cheese man and it must be proper. I haven't had it with silton blue or red Leicester 🤔 Will have try and mix n match. It is also really good with grapes and apple.
Just cover the cheese with an upside down mixing bowl. Keeps the mice away and you might even be able to sneak it back in the cupboard unwashed if you’re sneaky.
That blue red Leicester looks amazing.
It's fantastic. Nothing like the boring orange mild cheddar stuff that seems to pass off as red Leicester these days
Lovely info thank you
You're welcome Tara :)
Can’t beat a bloody good ploughman’s. Cheers adam great video. 👍
Thank you man 🙂👍
Hi Adam eats it's been so long for you to put a video but I still like your videos 👍 keep it up 👍
Thank you Linda! yes, I'm trying to work out a better schedule so I can upload more. thanks for bearing with x
Thank you for this very informative video! I loved how you included the history of the Ploughman's Lunch. Well done.
Thanks for watching Julie! x
Isn't there another lunch or plate around that's similar yet different of some kind?
I don't know a name or something but it was called a "plate" at least, was offered on the afternoon/evening menu. Black pudding, ham and fresh bread at least, the rest was cold. Cheese, pickles... and lots more. One "serving" was enough for two. That's all I remember from it and it was almost like a "Vesper" of some kind we know here in Germany.
Got it somewhere in Wales in a nice little hotel with a restaurant in it. Family-driven. 10-rooms, nothing special, yet cozy, friendly.
That sounds like a modified version of a ploughman's. Just a plate of tasty stuff. Me and my ex used to call that kind of meal 'snacky tea'
That is gorgeous!
Thanks bud 👍
wow.....and all these years I've been buying tesco's 'ploughmans lunch' sandwich. talk about reeducation
They are OK in a pinch. But a proper ploughman's lunch is something else. Hope you're keeping safe bud
@@Adam_Garratt yeh not bad, but i'm going to try your one! nice one man
I have had a plowman's lunch at the Y lots of times, oh, wait...never-mind.
I used to work at a hotel in a village called lyndhurst in the New Forrest and we would sell bland crap cheese on a plowmans. It's shutdown now. I wonder why?
Been to lyndhurst a few times when I lived down in Bournemouth. Lovely place. I just don't get how something so basic can be ruined. Sigh
Lovely poem.
Thanks Jan x
Oh the poem was amazing. 👏👏👏
Love the historical overview!
Thanks Tara! x
and yes, I changed my suspicious mind about so called `inferior` English kitchen after visiting UK. Nothing at all like that!! I had delicious food :) :)
Pint of mild would be more traditional, sweetness of the mild would also compliment the meats & cheeses when Toms are out of season.
I Love your old style Adam; how to make proper food! Can you grow veg & herbs in your new place?
Yep, I've already got some rosemary planted. My neighbour has tomatoes, strawberries and potatoes too
@@Adam_Garratt let me know if you want recommendations for good TH-cam sites to grow good veg
Though ploughman's not my thing as I'm not keen on cheese (contrary to popular belief, this isn't a crime) but you did hit on a really important point in the popular misconception that so many people love to peddle in that British dishes are poor or bland. Not if you have quality and the right preparation, then they can stand alongside many well regarded dishes of the world. Funny how former humble millworker's fayre of a couple of decades ago, the black pudding, now is regularly seen in the sniffiest restaurants.
Spot on Nick! We should be proud of what we have, because one day we might lose it all.
I would never, ever order a ploughman's. For the reasons you stated. But that looked terrific - reminds me of when I was a student at Leicester Poly - used to get amazing Red Leicester from the market.
I did have one really good one down in Dorset many years ago, think it was in a pub in swanage. But really these days it's like flipping a coin as to whether you get a decent one or not.
Oh you should see the market now. The indoor part is all brand new, spacious and easy to shop. The outside part needs re developing though.
I would have that minus the ham and pork pie.. extra bread... can’t beat nice fresh crusty bread!!
I could just demolish the rest off..
A couple of cobra beers 🍻 yum yum yum
Something so simple you made so sexy lol 😆 well done 👍
Cheers Jenna! I agree it was sexy as hell 🤣
Love a plough mans lunch just wish I could find good strong cheeses here in the USA
Did I hear rightly that the us banned French cheese and Stilton?
@@Adam_Garratt I look into that
Big challenge for me has been finding a veggie version of the Pork Pie. Love Pork Pies but I'm trying to eat more veggie options.
There are many recipes floating around the internet for vegan Thanksgiving "nut loaf" made from finely diced mushrooms & chopped nuts, mixed with minced herbs & spices. I'll bet one of those would taste extra yummy baked into a "pork pie" style crust. Mmmm. The key to good vegan food is: would you eat each of the ingredients separately? Porcini mushrooms? Walnuts? Parsley? Onions? If the answer is yes, then the "loaf" should be delicious.
Is that whole thing for one person??? @_@
Oh definitely not. For 4 people at least
British airways do a really nice ploughman’s. Well… really nice for plane food
Fun fact, i've never been on a plane before. But I am always surprised by the difference in quality between airlines. Seen a few youtubers review airplane food
Hi!
This time a little challenge for a german viewer but now I have got it.
Nice meal. But I would prefer german bread.
Regards
Reinhard
(Son of master baker)
Thanks mate, i'd love to know more about your dads recipes! I'm no baker but i'd love to hear about what your dad made
@@Adam_Garratt Sorry. But the problem is that no one exept my father was interested in baking.
Because father delivered good stuff.
Now I am 60 y.o. and father passed away many years before.
Have two books of recipes.
Will see what i can do.
Am in Bulgaria until.
Mai 26th
He sounded like a nice guy Reinhard
@@Adam_Garratt sourdough-bread.com
Or enter youtube bauernbrot
Big up the Sparkenhoe.
Awesome cheese isn't it 🙂
Are ploughman’s healthy?
Absolutely. Lots nutritional food, but like anything, just don't over indulge.
disappointed you didn't down that beer in one, well ard?
I agree with you brother. Because it's so simple the need for quality is even more important
Hiya now that's what I call PROPA!
YUMMY........X
haha thanks Theresa! hope you're keeping safe
@@Adam_Garratt
Hiya chick yes thank you, hope you are too....
I had to write as I just saw some silly mare taking an hr to do one....thought it hilarious!!
I'm in Westbromwich an I do mine as plonk everything on a BIG tray and dig in....
Having one later with a cold glass of cider and a truckle! 👍
Can't wait xxx
A ploughman's lunch done right, as you've shown here is the very best. Especially with a nice pint of ale. Done badly, it's potentially awful.
ate this before my polo event today. felt the pure vril flow through my veins as the latinx poison left me. the pure aryan energy transitioned my T20's to A10's after the first whiff of the bread. As I chewed the meal, all of the latinx and other swarthoids shattered into a million pieces.
That's err quite the comment 🤣
so it's just an unassembled sandwich that you put together yourself?
Not really, it's a meal in itself
simplicity was the best and healthy to.
Thanks for watching Sammi
Hi Adam I seem to have sound issues with this post,not a peep in the whole eleven minutes
Oh no! I've not had reports from anyone else mate, hope you get it sorted
Basically restaurant and pub food is a poor shadow of the dishes their serving.
Buy the ingredients and cook it at home and your going to get a far far far better meal than any thing these places will cook.
The ploughmen where I live eat steak and chips
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as far as i can tell from the video, brawn looks like leftover meat boiled, put in the fridge to harden and then cut into slices. If we want to keep eating meat, i think produce like this we should include far more often as a replacement of eating the best parts of the meat only..... as our ancesters used to do for thousands of years....the resource of our planet is not endless
Agree. Off cuts and the bits we don't really use right now, that pack so much flavour as well.
Some places do really shit ploughmans lunch
It's like they think 'oh i'll just chuck any old rubbish on this plate, noone will care'
@@Adam_Garratt Exactly!!! I sent mine back a few years ago . Utter shit.
Sooo MANY shite ones! I'd a a few odd walnuts for the apple and cheese. Beyond perfect though.
Walnuts would be fab
Dear Mr. Garratt, In these times of mass produce and heavily sprayed and overfertilized food I cannot agree with you more on this video. Indeed, bread, cheese, meat.... all basic food. If even these products shouldnt be of top quality, how are we as human beings are supposed to stay healthy until pension age?? You could not be right more. Simple daily food should be available for everybody at an excellent quality and at an affordable price. Better if we shed of some `indispensable` luxury products in favour of healthy food..... better for the planet, better for us humans.....
now give me a Heinkeken to wash that feast down!
It was a good un I must admit
I'm lucky then that I ate good ploughman's sandwich in Wales back in early 2000's..but to be honest there aren't many tasty dishes in British cuisine. There are exceptions but overall it is dull and sad.
I'd have to strongly disagree there my friend. Our cuisine is varied, tasty and hearty. Admittedly we are also good at messing up our own food. I've had some really bad meals in the past. Got to know where to go and use decent recipes.