<P> Bangers and mash, also known as sausages and mash, is a traditional dish of the British Isles made of sausages and mashed potatoes, and may consist of one of a variety of flavoured sausages made of pork, lamb, or beef, or a Cumberland sausage . The dish is sometimes served with onion gravy, fried onions, or peas . </P> <P> 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 . More up - market varieties, with exotic sausages and mashes, are sold in gastropubs, with less sophisticated alternatives being available in regular public houses (pubs). </P> <P> Although it is sometimes stated that the term "bangers" has its origins in World War II, the term was actually in use at least as far back as 1919 . The term "bangers" is attributed (in common usage in the UK) to the fact that sausages made during World War I, when there were meat shortages, were made with such a high water content that were more liable to pop under high heat when cooked; modern sausages do not have this attribute . The contraction of "mashed potato" to "mashed" rather than "mash" was common among the upper - middle and upper classes in Britain up to the mid Twentieth Century, and was an example of U and non-U English . </P> <Ul> <Li> Peter Sellers recorded a song with Sophia Loren, "Bangers and Mash" (1961), extolling their virtues: "No wonder you're so bony Joe, and skinny as a rake . Well then, give us a bash at the bangers and mash me mother used to make". </Li> <Li> In chapter 6 of "All Things Wise and Wonderful", James Herriot wrote an episode in which the cook of their bachelor household went on holiday, and Tristan Farnon could only cook sausages and mash . Everyone else in the household became heartily sick of it . </Li> </Ul>

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