Fagot (meat dish)
Fagot is a traditional meat dish in Great Britain that is particularly common in Central Wales , the South and the English Midlands .
preparation
It consists of meat cold cuts and offal , especially pork. A Fagot is traditionally made from pig's heart , - liver and - belly or bacon produced that are chopped together. Herbs and sometimes breadcrumbs are added for the taste. This mixture is formed into balls, rolled up in pork intestines and baked. Another way of preparing the fagot is pig's fry (pork offal), in which the offal and boiled onions are chopped up, mixed with breadcrumbs or boiled potatoes from the day before and seasoned with sage , herbs and pepper . This mixture is then wrapped in pork netting and shaped into balls that are baked in the oven but served cold.
history
The first mention is Fagots in 1851 Oxford English Dictionary by Thomas Mayhew, but it seems in the then London a Calzone- or pies to have been -like court.
The dish was particularly popular during the hard times of World War II and has since lost its popularity, especially in recent years. Fagots are usually homemade but can also be bought in traditional butcher shops and the market. Butchers often prepare them according to their own, often secret, recipes and sell them at low prices.
distribution
A popular combination is fagots and peas (fagots and peas). This is particularly common in the Black Country area in the West Midlands and has spread there since industrialization in the 18th century . But elsewhere they are usually cooked in a pot with gravy poured over with mashed potatoes and peas served.
In the Midlands , Yorkshire , Lincolnshire and Lancashire are also known as ducks (ducks) or savory ducks (savory duck) known.
You can now also buy industrially manufactured fagots in the supermarket . The frozen product consists of liver and onions, which are rolled up in meatballs and served in a sauce . Thus, it is very different from the traditional method of preparation.
In the media
Representations of the court are used as joke pictures in English-speaking countries due to the double meaning of the name (derogatory term for male homosexuals ).
A radio advertisement by the British supermarket chain Somerfield in 2004 also took up this double meaning. A man complains to his wife about the fixed sequence of the weekly menu. He wants to eat lasagna, but she tells him that fagots will be on the menu on Friday. He replies, “I have nothing against fagots, I just don't like them very much.” The spot was received critically and ultimately banned by the British media regulator Ofcom for violating the rules of good taste.