August the 1st isn’t just your average start-of-the-month kind of day. Oh, no. It is no other than Yorkshire Day. Yes, a day to celebrate the wonderful county we call home and have a ‘reyt’ good time in doing so. What would Yorkshire Day be without a celebration of one of the most Yorkshire things going – the humble Yorkshire pud?
It’s true, the Yorkie pud has been a matter of family pride for generations, especially in this county. But where did this delightful delicacy come from and who is the brainchild behind it?
Well, believe it or not, the Yorkshire pudding was called a ‘dripping pudding’ back in the day. And by back in the day, we’re talking back in the 1700s. According to Yorkshire pudding legend, meat would traditionally have been roasted on a spit over an open fire with the juices dripping down onto the batter puddings below to add flavour to the puds. However, a decade later it was cookery writer, Hannah Glasse, who gave Yorkshire puddings their name (cheers, Hannah!) and adapted the traditional recipe in her book ‘The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy’. This original recipe has since been cherished and can even be found on a wall mural, in the beautiful town of Malton.
Indeed, Yorkshire puds have become a proper British staple and today, they are adored around the world. We’ve seen many pioneering pudding projects over the decades, including that time Yorkshire legend, Simon Thackeray decided to create a boat race where contestants would take to the waters in a giant Yorkshire pudding boat of their own (yes, this was a thing!).
With the pure success and historic love of this food, the Yorkshire pudding is a true symbol of honour and one that we hope we’ll eat with pride for generations to come.
Happy Yorkshire Day, one n’all!
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