Sunday roast
Noun
Meaning
Sunday roast (plural Sunday roasts)
(Britain) A traditional roast dinner, eaten on a Sunday, consisting of roast meat and trimmings.
Examples
I love being at home now, improving my cooking. I've got a really bad memory, so my first attempts were a disaster - I'd forget what ingredients to put in. But I do a lasagna that's a crowd-pleaser, and a good lemon drizzle cake, which I take to my mom's for the Sunday roast to fatten the family up.
Here, pork is given a smooth, velvety texture (akin to juicy pulled pork) thanks to a long, slow braise that ends up on a pair of corn tortillas looking like a Sunday roast with a touch of heat on the finish.
There's a law in England preventing supermarkets from selling anything live (wouldn't it be nice to be able to buy yor sheep for your Sunday roast next time you're at Waitrose?
On this particular Sunday, I followed the pub etiquette I had been practicing for six months and ordered my last Sunday roast and pint of Camden Pale Ale before sitting down with Nadine.
I just had pizza today as my American husband doesn't do the Sunday roast.
Take these notes with you the next time you're picking up a Sunday roast.