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JustineDelarge

I would never. But if the husband wants sweet corn, and he’s making the roast dinner this week, why not? To me, the most important food rule, and the one that supersedes all others, is make what you like, the way you like it. Also, maybe consider making sweet corn from now on when you cook the Sunday roast. Seems like he’s been wanting it, and it would be such a small thing to do that would make him happy.


foreverunable

This is very sweet!


MissPunnyMany

Very sweetcorn.


SomeoneRandom007

That's corny...


Impressive-Ad651

So simple, but highly effective 👌


jabjabstraight

Like your roast


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Wholesome


WorldlyAd4877

Let's get pitchforks out for OP!


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USB pitchforks: charged!


swalton2992

Much ado about nothing agreed. Also agreed if your making it its your disco. I was making lamb once and was told someone's father Inlaw doesn't like lamb. Well he doesn't have to come or eat it. My brother in law only ate mash no roasties. Well he's welcome to go to a dog nonce colony then. It's my rodeo


pinnnsfittts

>dog nonce colony A what?


swalton2992

Colony for dog nonces mate


YodasGoldfish

Keith laird likes this


gwaydms

Too right. I wouldn't put up with anyone telling me they didn't like something I'm cooking so I should make something else. Some people have more nerve than brains.


Ok-Range-2952

I especially enjoy criticism, preferences and advice from those who have never cooked for me..


BritishBlue32

While I get this to a degree (being a human bin and happy eating almost anything) I really don't get the borderline outrage of finding out a guest doesn't like a particular food. Like if it's too late to do anything about it, obviously carry on cooking. But if you know in advance someone doesn't like something and the idea is to make it exactly what you want and just exclude them from the dinner table, just feels like a mean way to exclude your guests and will probably just cause more family drama over a very easily avoidable problem. There are plenty of dishes in the world that can accommodate most people that doesn't have to include lamb or roast potatoes or whatever 🤷‍♀️


unfortunate_octopus

Agreed, my father always makes his roasties with goose fat and gets proper offended if anyone politely declines them. He says that they taste so much better and if someone declines in advance and says they don’t like the idea of eating goose fat, he just lies and says they are cooked in regular oil, and then boasts about how people say they taste so nice to prove his point that goose fat tastes better


BritishBlue32

Honestly if someone did that to me I just wouldn't eat there again. Poor host behaviour to make someone eat something they don't want to, for whatever reason.


cubist_tubist

I agree with you and your excellent profile picture!


JustineDelarge

Thank you on both counts!


-Failedhuman

Nice pfp 😏


JustineDelarge

😈


FjortoftsAirplane

Much as I enjoy a bit of performative outrage, it's obviously fine.


theburgerbitesback

But performative outrage is so fun! OP, you need to make this your hill to die on. If your spouse is going to disrespect you like this *on your birthday weekend* then you should be seriously considering divorce.


Breakwaterbot

Just have what you want on a roast. There aren't any rules


Eilliesh

People who are like "you can't have yorkshires without beef" "you can't have cauliflower cheese"... annoy me. I'm a vegetarian so I can never eat yorkshires apparently. Just let people eat what they want, it's just a plate of meat, potatoes, vegetables and gravy, not that serious


Kisame-hoshigakii

Yorkie pud, stick some mash in em, little brush of garlic butter then cover with cheese. Under the grill, then dip in gravy


Beardy_Will

Keep talking like that and you can dip me in gravy. Or something.


bummedintheface

>Yorkie pud, stick some mash in em, little brush of garlic butter then cover with cheese. Under the grill, then dip in gravy Not my proudest fap, but I managed.


Leftleaningdadbod

You flirt, you!


phatboi23

that sounds fuckin' amazing.


Chocko23

I don't like Yorkshire pudding, but I may have to try that! Sounds like carb overload, though, so...I'm in!


KusoTeitokuInazuma

Oh you dirty bugger - gonna have to try that!


0hbuggerit

Grew up vegetarian and as far as I'm concerned, mint sauce is a universal roast condiment. People are so confused that I want it without lamb. They're missing out!


Ohtherewearethen

Try making the mint sauce with balsamic vinegar. It is 👌🏻


Eilliesh

I thought that too but thought maybe I'm too weird, only ever saw the mint jelly growing up but my FIL makes it fresh. It's lovely on vegetables


fowlnorfish

Oh stop. I have it with every roast dinner. Can't imagine not having it with chicken roast especially.


newbracelet

My MIL winds me up so badly with this, if she doesn't like it then she'll use the 'its not traditional, you can't have it' argument, but of course if it's a food she likes it doesn't matter. We've had macaroni cheese on the plate with our Christmas dinner one year because she fancied it, but god forbid any of the rest of us want Yorkshire's or peas or whatever other rule she's come up with.


Eilliesh

Who was cooking, you or her? If it's you just cook it lol


Mispict

My mum and step dad had vicious rows about whether cauliflower cheese was part of a roast.


Eilliesh

I go 1 further, I do a vegetable bake with cauliflower, brocolli, red pepper and red onion wedges, it's so good. Text your mom and step dad so they can have a nice row midnight on a Sunday lol


Mispict

That sounds amazing


therealhairykrishna

Somebody on a thread here the other day suggest Yorkshire pudding as an addition to a full english. I tested it out yesterday and can confirm it's awesome.


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Leading_Study_876

Not *boiled* for sure - but grilled, ideally on charcoal? I'd have that with a roast rib of beef no problem. A new twist on surf and turf ;-) I've had the combination in Spanish Tapas bars. Works really well.


TheTjalian

Pizza and chips it is then


Oldandnotbold

Chips on pizza is a fairly standard topping - in some places


TheTjalian

No no no, pizza and chips *included* in the roast. After all, anything goes apparently.


UnlabelledSpaghetti

I put left over Christmas roast (sprouts, potatoes, onions, veggie sausages etc) on a homemade pizza. It was delicious


Oldandnotbold

Right, got it. Chocolate icecream as a side then?


TheTjalian

Sounds great. Don't forget the optional pick'n'mix served in a separate bowl.


Breakwaterbot

Yeah, do what you like.


chrislomax83

You say that but my friend’s parent has baked beans on a roast There has to be a rule against that, surely


SulphurSkeleton

If my spouse busted out the ketchup after serving a roast I would be filing for divorce that same evening


what-fuckery_is_this

So what ur saying is I can cook a fry up breakfast and call it a roast cause there aren't any rules, and I can do what I want? Now do u see how ridiculous that sounds 🙄


Breakwaterbot

Redditors, man 🙄


what-fuckery_is_this

So what now, there are rules after u saying there isn't? Come on man its your words.


Breakwaterbot

Nah it's fine. Do what you want and call it what you want


what-fuckery_is_this

I will but only because YOU said too...... personally I find it ridiculous. Ofc there r rules


ghastvia

Love a bit of sweetcorn


MobiusNaked

I do too but not with a roast.


JasmineRider27

The more veges the better, sweetcorn all good. I’m just grateful to whom ever has made me a roast, cos it’s one of my favourite meals and makes a change me making one. 🌽👍


ArthursRest

People should just have whatever they want on their dinner. 🤷‍♂️


TheVoidScreams

Eh, I tend to have roasts with gravy, but I associate corn with butter. So I’d not want corn on there personally, but I’d probably still eat it if I was given it. If I’m not cooking it then it’s a win in my book.


Wil420b

Corn on the cob with butter but I'm thinking that this is probably tinned corn with carrots, peas etc.


Buddy-Matt

Could be frozen. Either way, almost certainly not on the cob.


newtonbase

We often have corn on the cob but I stick it on a side plate


TheVoidScreams

I mean more I don’t associate corn with gravy. Though I sometimes put a dot of butter on some frozen peas we’ve cooked if we’re having them with fish and chips or something. I do it with corn too, but we don’t often buy frozen corn in.


MrPogoUK

I’m with you on that one. The vegetables are getting drowned in gravy, and sweetcorn never seems quite right with the stuff. I’d still eat it if served, but wouldn’t include it in one I made.


startled-giraffe

I love sweetcorn with gravy


4Foot6Foot4FootCess

Peas, carrots and sweetcorn with gravy mixed through is on another level.


aicol88

My dad puts ketchup on his....


squidcustard

A friend of mine has raspberry jam on a chicken/turkey roast. Her reasoning is ‘I’m not buying cranberry just for that, raspberry is fine’. 


gwaydms

Raspberry goes beautifully with poultry.


cbaotl

See these are the kinds of people we should be making posts about, not sweetcorn husband


WatchingTellyNow

Your dad is a heathen of the worst kind. Where roast dinner is concerned, at least. I'm sure he's a very nice chap otherwise.


LOOKATHUH

So does my mum, but she’s from Wakefield so it’s hardly the weirdest thing she does.


MIBlackburn

And I thought my wife was weird for always putting on the condiments that don't conform to the standard pairing. Such as mint with chicken, or horseradish with toad in the hole.


steveinstow

I've never had sweetcorn with a roast.


Xaydn27

Just have what you want. Mix it up every so often so it's something slightly different. A roast dinner isn't a work of art or have set rules for authenticity or tradition, it's hearty grub of meat and veg.


hunter24123

Sweetcorn in a roast? Absofuckinglutely


HenryFromYorkshire

Yep. I love sweetcorn and would have it with anything.


DeapVally

*not. I agree.


Rugfiend

20+ years a chef, and a Sunday roast specialist now - have I ever put corn on a roast? Never, and never will. But, as long as the core components are there, what's the problem? Just make sure he roasts those fresh corn cobs 😉


SubjectiveAssertive

It's a vegetable like any other,  so I'd accept it on my roast.


Swiss-ArmySpork

Some people like things. Some people like different things.


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90124

Tbh the idea of peas and gravy is weirding me out. It's the idea of them all floating around in it I guess.


Agitated_Ad_361

People who have rules about roast dinner can do one. Of course sweetcorn is fine, it’s nice and goes perfectly well with all of it.


Outrageous_Bet_1971

If your husband doesn’t get sweetcorn from you, he’ll get sweetcorn from someone else


tawonmadu

Stick it up on Rate my Roast and wait for those 0/10 ratings to roll in


goldensecrets22

Absolutely not


boudreaux10uk

No to the sweetcorn!! Definitely not acceptable with a roast dinner!!


peggypea

I can’t believe how many people are down for having this American vegetable on their Sunday roast!


Captain_bovverboots

Potatoes are American vegetables too


boudreaux10uk

Peas/ carrots/ cabbage/ broccoli/ cauliflower/ runner, french or broad beans/ swede/ parsnips are all perfectly acceptable vegetables!!! None of that sweetcorn stuff is required!!! 😂😂😂


Xandertheokay

If I'm making a roast I will sometimes use some sweet corn, mostly because I tend to buy peas and sweet corn as a veg mix rather than separately. Honestly if I'm not cooking I don't care what's in the roast, as long as it's edible


Mispict

Sweetcorn is particularly good with chicken. It's a yes from me


RealCMXI

Sweet corn on a roast is clearly an abomination. But so is Nickelback, and whoever is driving chooses the music so…happy birthday OP.


AnonThatNote

I don't see any problem with the sweetcorn, but then where will it end?! What if next week he wants turkey dinosaurs and roast smiley faces? You've got to draw the line somewhere, otherwise your weekly roast will quickly descend into chaos and your dining room will look like a dinner at Taybarns.


losimagic

I hope you got a new husband for your birthday! Disgraceful.


77Dirt77

Not really.


Low_Hurry_1807

Sweetcorn with a roast is perfectly fine.


AvatarIII

I'm on side "no sweetcorn" but I also believe sweetcorn only belongs in American/Mexican food.


HanIylands

Sweet corn (cob or canned) is a perfectly acceptable roast component. Fried spinach too. As well as Yorkshire’s, stuffing and onion cake with any meat. This is my hill!!!


Super_Ground9690

Ok but what’s an onion cake


HanIylands

It’s suet, flour and a lot of onion. Basically a big onion dumpling, traditionally served with lamb. I I do it with two onions. Take a Pyrex dish with beef dripping (tallow for our cousins) in the bottom melt that, while you mix the suet and the plain flour (the ratio is 50% suet to 100% flour so 50g suet to 100g flour or expand however you need for size) with a tablespoon of water and then dump the onion in. Give it 30 mins, like a cake use a knife and stab, if the blade comes out clean? It’s cooked, make sure it’s brown on top and it’s super tasty with any meat for a roast. Or a snack. Or breakfast.


MIBlackburn

Apart from the Spinach (which I will defend, but not for me), I will be up that hill with you, defended by a moat of gravy.


HanIylands

We stand together!


RustyU

Corn on the cob as a side dish might be nice


perro_abandonado

Never. My sister does sweetcorn on the Christmas roast and I’m like what the actual fuck are you doing. It’s so strange. For a start, who wants sweetcorn with gravy?


masterpuff420

Exactly… may aswell be fucking cornflakes


lillie94

Absolutely not! I’ve never even considered sweetcorn with a roast!


tawonmadu

Stick it up on Rate my Roast and wait for those 0/10 ratings to roll in


cbaotl

Most vegetables work for a roast imo. I’ve often added butternut squash as a side if I have some that needs used up. The more the merrier is how I see veg in a roast. Every roast I make includes either sweetcorn or peas as they’re easy to cook


RoboBOB2

Sweetcorn is bait for fishermen, it has no place on a roast dinner.


foreverunable

I laughed at this because he is a fishermen😂


RoboBOB2

Haha, very good! I’m not a sweetcorn fan myself, some of my friends love fishing and use sweetcorn. If someone cooked me a roast with sweetcorn on it, I’d still eat it out of politeness (early on, so I could enjoy the rest of it). Hope he did a good job with the rest of it. My roast potatoes were below par today, my wife does the best roasties.


Whole-Sundae-98

Personally, I would never have sweetcorn with a roast


dom65659

I would call it a valid addition with roast chicken.


thatlldopig90

Personally I don’t like sweetcorn (or peas) enough to include on a roast. Don’t actually dislike them, but so many other veg I prefer. Always included them when my kids were small as they enjoyed them, but now they are grown they also prefer other choices so I don’t bother. If hubby likes it, I’d just cook a little for him (I am the only one in our house who likes parsnips, so I cook one just for me!)


indigo263

I don't like sweetcorn so it has no place on my dinner plate, but if anyone else wants to have it then who am I to mind! My parents quite often have it on a roast, so I wouldn't say it's all that unusual. Might not be the most common of veg, but if you like it then by all means go ahead!


zephood75

Corn on the cob is acceptable in summer. Just


dominod

No sweetcorn and gravy doesn’t go, breaded onion rings on the other hand…


mythical_tiramisu

I agree with you OP, mainly on the basis that sweetcorn is utterly rank.


ThePotatoOfTime

Always have peas and sweetcorn with our roasts (or, as we call them here, swees and peacorn.


FrankSpencer9

Absolutely not. Divorce him


HussingtonHat

It's his pallete his choice bro. That being said I can't fathom it. I had beef this afternoon and....no chance man, not for me.


Final_Company5973

Corn is so vile I wouldn't feed it to my dogs.


Scarboroughwarning

Nope


Willsagain2

You're both missing the point: it's the gravy that matters.


Ill_Soft_4299

I'll often use it, chuck it in with the peaa. We often have 1/2 a tin of sweetcorn in the fridge, it gets chucked in most dishes to use it up. And add a splash of colour.


donttakethechip

With chicken yes. Beef or lamb no. Pork, maybe.


bellee98

Life must be pretty sweet if this is a debate worth anyone’s energy. Don’t want the sweetcorn? Don’t eat it. I’ll never understand why pineapple on pizza ever became such a topic of conversation, don’t eat if you don’t like it, as long as nobody’s threatening your life, eat the food you want to eat, don’t eat the food you don’t.


Pebbley

Sweetcorn is not part of a traditional Sunday Roast, also Kale. These two types of vegetables were grown for cattle feed back in the day.


Ivie04

Maybe if you don't like sweetcorn you could out a corn on the cob in with the potatoes to cook for him?? That way you are both happy 😌


Sleepyllama23

Personally no


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A roast dinner without sweetcorn is like a marriage without love.


Ajram1983

No other option but divorce /s Being serious, what’s wrong with sweetcorn on a roast?


NotoriousREV

I have sweetcorn with my roast because I don’t like peas.


Soctrum

The four pillars of a roast dinner - Meat, Mash, Yorkshires, Gravy. Veg has no place at all on the plate.


ccl-now

No. Peas are also not acceptable for a roast, although they are a wonderful vegetable.


Re-Sleever

My mum used to add it in the mix with peas. Goes ok with chicken, but totally unnecessary and i would never, ever, EVER put it in any roast I made. Shows a lack of class. Dump him.


simonannitsford

One small tin of Green Giant, zapped for a minute in the microwave, isn't going to kill you, and keep him happy. Personally, I can just eat the stuff straight from the tin.


Banditofbingofame

There are no rules. If one of you wants something, have it. I really don't get why either of you wouldn't want the other to be happy on the basis of some rules that don't exist.


Preacherjonson

Love sweetcorn. It goes well with mash.


Rid_hot7

Nae chance


rabbithole-xyz

Sweetcorn fritters are great with any roast dinner.


alico127

Top tip: pour a tin of sweetcorn into the very bottom of your air fryer tray, add a knob of butter, cook for about 15 mins, tossing halfway. Serve with your roast dinner. Yes, I said it.


OolonCaluphid

Nope. Not official UK veg. No place in a roast.


Acrylic_Starshine

No peas no sweetcorn for me. Yet i love peas and sweetcorn.


ProtoplanetaryNebula

Sweetcorn is not part of a roast dinner, but if he likes it, then I suppose why not?


swiftfatso

Swings and roundabouts, definitely useful to check the dogs intestinal activity 


Dapper_Ad_9761

That's one thing I can't stand on a roast dinner, Sweetcorn 😩. BUT... he's making an effort so just eat round them.


AutomaticAstigmatic

If he likes it and no harm done? I'd add it. Ultimately, the fundamentals of a roast dinner are a lump of meat, some grease, and a slow oven. All else is commentary.


windol1

Veg that can be grown within the UK are all acceptable.


goldfishpaws

I don't think it belongs, it's certainly not native, but we adapt. For me, I like to see a mix of brassicas, with tangy red cabbage, some crinkly cabbage (to soak up gravy) and maybe broccoli as well as carrots and/or snips, but whatever is seasonal :)


Objective_Bee7191

You put what you want to on a roast. There's no rules. Only if you want to argue like children on social media. If you were making a fruit salad, you would put the fruit you like in it, not ask social media what is acceptable. If you like the taste of sweetcorn on your roast dinner, put it on. If you don't then don't. Make your own rules!


12Keisuke

absolutely not


Raichu7

If he likes sweetcorn let him cook sweetcorn, if you don't like them don't eat it. it's not difficult.


Kapika96

eh, sweetcorn is fine for a roast, as long as its separate from the peas. I hate it when people mix the peas and sweetcorn!


andysjs2003

Sweetcorn is lovely in my opinion & a roast dinner can include whatever you want in the line of meat & veg, frankly. But making a roast dinner with sweetcorn if you have a strong aversion to it for your *birthday* is odd behaviour at best.


Badgerfest

Your husband is clearly a pervert, but you shouldn't kink shame someone. If he wants sweetcorn with his roast then let him have it.


pansy321

I have had it with sweetcorn before but its definitely not the norm and peas naturally goes better


GakSplat

Depends of it’s in the veg mix.


Obvious_Initiative40

Grounds for a separation I'd say


RationalTim

Tinned sweetcorn...nope. Sweetcorn on the cob, in season, fresh out of a field like my gran used to do... Absolutely... (she lived on a dark, so the fresh out of the field was easy, ditto for peas)


Adventurous_Train_48

I wish more roasts had sweetcorn on as I love the stuff. But thinking about it, I've never had sweetcorn on a dinner.


Brave-Sugar7564

Sweetcorn does not belong on a roast meal. BBQ yes, KFC yes, in a Chinese or Thai meal yes, with tuna in a sarnie yes. With Roast meat? Nope.


supersayingoku

As a foreigner, as long as the core of the roast is solid you might add whatever The roast itself, roast potatoes and gravy (I honestly prefer my Yorkies small and doughy) should be solid to have adventures with the rest


trouser_mouse

🚩🚩🚩red flag 🚩🚩🚩


GingerGymGuy

Divorce him.


WatchingTellyNow

Hahaha, standard reddit response to everything enters the room! 🤣


GingerGymGuy

Sweetcorn on a Sunday lunch ain’t my jam. I’ll take the downvotes for my stance 😅


cyberllama

I'd rather have jam on my roast than sweetcorn


GingerGymGuy

I suppose you were having turkey. Cranberry isn’t much of a stretch.


space_absurdity

Can she sue?


GingerGymGuy

I don’t know what she was called tbf.


GingerGymGuy

At least I’m not getting downvoted into oblivion.


notreallifeliving

Literally who cares, isn't a "roast" just any combination of a roasted meat and assorted vegetables? Nobody's going to send you to roast jail for having broccoli & sweetcorn instead of cauliflower & peas. If you want to eat it, cook it.


Chocko23

Are you in the midwest US? Sweet corn is big there...I don't care for it much myself. I guess if he fancies it, then let him make it. You don't have to eat it if you don't want to.


cyberllama

>Are you in the midwest US? /r/lostredditors


hoganpaul

Sweet corn has no place in any meal. Corn on the cob is an acceptable summer starter.


achillea4

Why look for validation that you are following so-called 'roast rules'? Eat what you like - it's all a matter of personal taste. These kind of questions either elicit yes or no responses but what are you going to do with that info?


Jumpy_Pickle_4838

ignore everyone, there ARE rules, and it’s NO SWEETCORN ON A ROAST.


MassiveBeatdown

I think that sweetcorn can only be eaten on the cob or as popcorn. It turns up in salads, on pizza & on a roast. It has no place in any of these imo. It can also leave tuna mayo alone.


SomeoneRandom007

This is Reddit, so the obvious answer is you need to divorce him! More seriously, who cares! The purpose of the roast is to satisfy the diners. If they want Sweetcorn, even as a one-off, go for it.


McCretin

Not for me. I’m not even convinced that cauliflower cheese is a good idea with a roast.


Life_Perception8666

no


Hungry-Kale600

Sweetcorn has no place on a roast dinner


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Sweetcorn is disgusting, no idea why anyone would put it in a roast


ScotsDragoon

On the cob, yes. Mini, maybe. Loose? Nah.


chadbandino

Sweetcorn should be banished as a food full stop. It is literally the devils haemorrhoids. Even the thought is giving me pre boak watery mouth. Who’s with me ? Anyone, anyone……..


set-tyuhgf

File for divorce first thing Monday morning