For many, Christmas is a couple of weeks of massive over-consumption. Two facts say it all: four million Brussels sprouts are purchased in the week before Christmas, and more than 8,000 tons of wrapping paper are used at Christmas, which the Government estimates is enough to wrap the whole island of Guernsey!
–(The Rt. Rev.) David Gillett, Bishop of Bolton
…Brussels sprouts?
yeah, that was my reaction, too. ???
Brussels sprouts are a tradition for Christmas dinner in many U.K. homes, but I don’t know the origin of the tradition.
A dash of hot sauce would make them more palatable, IMO. 🙂 But I don’t think the Brits are into the red hot stuff.
Using healthy Brussels Sprouts as an example of over-indulgence seems strange! The article would have made more sense if it had focused on alcohol or chocolate or some such.
I had to chuckle, because we had Br. Sprouts for Christmas eve dinner here in FL. I love ’em and we don’t get them where I work in Africa.
Made this [url=http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Caramelized-Brussels-Sprouts-with-Pistachios/Detail.aspx]yummy carmelized version[/url], (only I added crumbled bacon as well). Yum!!!
My sister-in-law was English and so we always had ‘bubble and squeak’ on Christmas Day. The Brits are big on Brussels Sprouts for Christmas, so I suspect the article focused on this uniquely British Christmas indulgence.