Hard to beat a good Ploughman's Lunch

theatreanchor

Disagree. Very easy to beat a ploughman’s with pretty much anything else on the menu. ANYTHING. 

Philly_Q

Axe_meister said:

So 1970s

That was my first thought.  I'm not saying the Ploughman's Lunch became extinct as Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2), topped the 1979 Christmas charts, but I do think of it as one of the very narrow range of pub lunch options available in those days.  I can't recall the last time I saw it on a menu.

Nitefly

It seems it goes by the name of "sharing platter" these days. 

Kurtis

I've never tried piccalilli, is it more of an English thing?

Looks rank. 

Sporky

theatreanchor said:

Disagree. Very easy to beat a ploughman’s with pretty much anything else on the menu. ANYTHING. 

Deep fried gherkins? 

theatreanchor

@Sporky Sure - don't even have to be deep fried. Just raw. And wriggling.

Sporky

I don't think I'd want to eat wriggly gherkins. 

theatreanchor

@sporky - yeah, was a LOTR reference.  

Sporky

I apologise for sinking your funnyship.

fretmeister

I don't like pork pies.

TTBZ

Ploughman's lunch reminds me of my grandad, we'd always get one after he took us swimming at the weekends. Haven't had one in years but I quite like it.

Emp_Fab

Emp_Fab

And for no other reason than it's funny....  

Kittyfrisk

Sporky said:

I apologise for sinking your funnyship.

Holed below the pickle line...

Dominic

Emp_Fab said:

So many people don't realise that they were very serious /well regarded Session players ....the Whole Chas and Dave thing was a tongue in cheek joke they did initially but it developed a life of it's own.
They played with Clapton, Albert Lee etc etc 

midlifecrisis

Ive just eaten a ploughmans lunch..... he was well pissed off.

ESBlonde

Axe_meister said:

So 1970s

Indeed, one of the major breweries constructed the 'ploughmans' in the 1970s arcade time when they were trying to persuade more people to lunch in pubs. I can't remember which brewery after all thus time, but it's been "traditional" for over 50 years now so I guess it's true. Sadly the demise of pubs continues. 

Philly_Q

Dominic said:

Emp_Fab said:

So many people don't realise that they were very serious /well regarded Session players ....the Whole Chas and Dave thing was a tongue in cheek joke they did initially but it developed a life of it's own.
They played with Clapton, Albert Lee etc etc 

On the contrary, I think just about everyone - at least the old soaks reading this forum - knows all about the history of Chas & Dave.

Dominic

Well , the young puppies can look and learn then
A lot of people genuinely think they were some kind of 'Knees up Muvva Brown ' novelty 
I actually knew Dave's brother, Brian and met them on a number of occaisions .......great musicians

mudslide73

Cheddar and Branston go together like peaches and cream imo. I have a cheese and pickle sarnie and it's like I'm transported back to 1977.. wonderful. A good ploughman's is also v.nice imo with a pint of Rattler.