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{{Short description|Dish of sausages and mashed potato}}
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| caption          = Bangers and mash, served with peas and gravy
| alternate_name   = Sausages and mash
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| main_ingredient  = [[Mashed potato]], [[sausage]]s
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'''Bangers and mash''' or '''sausages and mash''' is a traditional [[British cuisine|British dish]] consisting of [[sausage]]s and [[mashed potato]]. The dish is usually served with [[onion gravy]], but may also include [[fried onion]]s and [[peas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/bangers_and_mash_with_80175|title=Bangers and mash with onion gravy and peas|website=BBC Food|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/food/recipes/bangerswithgreenmash_2962|title=Bangers with herby mash and onion gravy|website=BBC Food|language=en|access-date=2018-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Dinner tonight : 200 dishes you can cook in minutes |last=Lindsey |first=Bareham |date=14 July 2016|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|isbn=9781784721213|location=London|oclc=957647044}}</ref>

[[File:A plate of sausage mash onions and peas Epping Essex, England.jpg|thumb|A plate of sausage, mash, onions, and peas served at a pub in [[Epping, Essex]], England]]
This dish, even when cooked at home, may be thought of as an example of [[pub grub]], meaning it is relatively quick and easy to make in large quantities.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Bangers and Mash |url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/bangers-and-mash |access-date=6 December 2015 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica Online}}</ref>

In 2009, the dish was listed as Britain's most popular [[comfort food]] in a survey commissioned by TV channel ''Good Food''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bangers and mash most popular comfort food as Britons eat more during credit crunch |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/5596937/Bangers-and-mash-most-popular-comfort-food-as-Britons-eat-more-during-credit-crunch.html |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=22 June 2009}}</ref>

==Etymology==
Although it is sometimes stated that the term ''banger'' has its origins in [[World War II]], it is recorded in use at least as far back as 1919.<ref name="oed">[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50017254 "banger, n.4"]. ''The Oxford English Dictionary''. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 6 April 2007. {{subscription required}}</ref> The term is said to have originated from the fact that sausages produced during the [[Rationing_in_the_United_Kingdom#First_World_War_1914–1918|meat rationing of World War I]] were made with such a high water content that they were liable to explode when cooked.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
* [[List of sausage dishes]]
* [[List of meat and potato dishes]]

==References==
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[[Category:British cuisine]]
[[Category:Potato dishes]]
[[Category:Sausage dishes]]
[[Category:Meat and potatoes dishes]]