{"id":617324,"date":"2025-12-07T05:33:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T05:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617324\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T05:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T05:33:13","slug":"historic-uk-city-crowned-roast-dinners-gravy-capital-of-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/617324\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic UK city crowned roast dinner’s ‘gravy capital of Britain’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The home of the ‘Fab Four’<\/a> has won the ‘fab pour’ – after Liverpool<\/a> was crowned the UK’s ‘Sunday and Christmas<\/a> roast dinner’ gravy<\/a> capital. Researchers found of all UK cities, the Merseyside metropolis has the nation’s biggest obsession with gravy with 73% insisting it\u2019s a roast’s most vital ingredient.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drizzling just behind was Sheffield (72%); Norwich (71%); Swansea (70%); Leicester (67%); Manchester<\/a> (65 %); Birmingham<\/a> (64%); York (63%); Oxford (62%) and Cambridge (61%). The survey of 2,000 UK adults last month, commissioned by Asda<\/a>, found on average across the UK 70% of Britons went so far as to say, gravy is a national obsession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The majority (59%) prefer their gravy medium thickness, to coat a spoon lightly, while 35% like it thick or very thick and just 5% prefer it thin and broth-like.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And in terms of the perfect colour and consistency \u2013 a 5 \/ B on the following colour to thickness gravy chart is optimum, according to the majority of those surveyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Almost half (46%) insist gravy should be steaming hot. Approximately 74C will produce a steamy aroma when poured onto meat and veggies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Asda have enlisted TV presenter, cook-book author and proud Yorkshireman, Sam Nixon as the UK’s first Gravy Sommelier, learning to identify flavour notes, assess pouring techniques and grade colour, like a fine wine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The appointment comes as Asda launches three new gravies to accompany its centrepieces, in time for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sam Nixon, Asda’s official Christmas Gravy Sommelier, says: “I’ve sniffed, swirled and slurped more gravy than I ever thought possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Working with Asda’s chefs has shown me what really matters to people – the heat, the shine, the viscosity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The Gravy Grid should make for some great conversations at the dinner table this year, and the new range from Asda should keep everyone happy!”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other gravy crimes, apart from taking too much, include serving it lumpy (51%), messing with someone else\u2019s sauce on the stove (26%), drinking it from the plate after finishing your meal (21%) or coming in for seconds before anyone has finished their first helping (11%) \u2013 little wonder then that 29% say their family regularly fall out over the gravy boat.<\/p>\n

But the research also revealed Brits aren\u2019t gravy snobs \u2013 with as many as 67% saying they are happy to use granules. A more militant one in three prefer to make it from scratch, with meat juices, wine and veggies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The majority (36%) say mum\u2019s gravy is best. While as many as 13% admit to pretending to prefer their other halves, when really, it\u2019s their mums all the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rich Harding, Asda’s Chief Test Chef, said: “Gravy might seem simple, but the research shows it’s the make-or-break element of Christmas lunch for many families.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“From portion fairness to perfect thickness, people really care – and we’ve listened. Our goal this year is to help households enjoy a Christmas dinner that feels special, without the stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“That’s why we’ve worked hard to create a delicious, ready-made gravy that meets the nation’s expectations and takes the pressure off home cooks.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

THE TOP TEN GRAVY CAPITALS OF THE UK:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liverpool – 73% (say gravy is the most important part of a Christmas lunch or roast )<\/p>\n

Sheffield- 72%<\/p>\n

Norwich – 71%<\/p>\n

Swansea- 70%<\/p>\n

Leicester- 67%<\/p>\n

Manchester – 65%<\/p>\n

Birmingham – 64%<\/p>\n

York – 63%<\/p>\n

Oxford – 62%<\/p>\n

Cambridge – 61%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The home of the ‘Fab Four’ has won the ‘fab pour’ – after Liverpool was crowned the UK’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":617325,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[486,748,35745,393,6800,192313,4884,179,1144,192314,712,461,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-617324","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-asda","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-christmas","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-food-section","15":"tag-gravy-capital","16":"tag-great-britain","17":"tag-liverpool","18":"tag-northern-ireland","19":"tag-sam-nixon","20":"tag-scotland","21":"tag-turkey","22":"tag-uk","23":"tag-united-kingdom","24":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115676656639057306","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/617324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/617325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=617324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=617324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}