Qué son exactamente las salchichas con puré de patatas
Aunque la comida británica suele resultar desconcertante desde el otro lado del Atlántico, las salchichas con puré de patatas son un plato sencillo.
Among the dishes that baffle Americans are blood sausage, a crispy disc of coagulated blood with fillings and spices, and eels in aspic. At the other end of the spectrum is the potato chip sandwich, a roll of white bread and French fries.
There are some truly worthwhile British dishes, like Beef Wellington, a creation that combines puff pastry with a juicy beef tenderloin, or Sticky Toffee Pudding, a delicious sponge cake. Sausages and mashed potatoes are just as simple, despite their rather unusual name. They only require two ingredients.
People have been making sausages for centuries, but it was during World War I that the term "banger" came to be used to refer to a single sausage. The conflict disrupted supply chains and led to meat shortages across Europe, so manufacturers filled their sausages with bread and water.
Water generates steam when heated, and this steam puts pressure on the casing. If the pressure exceeds its capacity, the sausage bursts with an audible pop, hence the term "bangers." The origin of "mash" is simpler: it's a colloquial term for mashed potatoes in the UK.
The most common mashed potato is made by boiling the potato and mashing it with butter or another dairy product. Gordon Ramsay omits the dairy and uses olive oil, and tops the mashed potato with homemade onion gravy, another traditional element. To prevent a Cumberland sausage, which is chopped rather than minced, from bursting, Ramsay pricks it with a toothpick to let the air out.
