Lobby is a traditional North Staffordshire stew eaten by poorly-paid potters who could not afford freshly prepared food every day. It consists of minced or diced beef or lamb, diced potatoes, onions, carrots, leeks, and root vegetables bulked up with pearl barley and seasoned. Maurice Hassell describes Lobby as "a nutritious economic meal made with the season’s vegetables".[1] It remains on the menus of local pubs and on locals' dinner tables today.
In Leigh, Greater Manchester, the dish earned the nickname "lobby gobblers" for the inhabitants of the town, in contrast to the "pie eaters" of neighbouring Wigan. However, one writer from Wigan states that, as well as mutton or tinned stewing steak, Lobby can be made using corned beef.[2]
A similar dish to lobby can be found in Liverpool, where it is called scouse.[3] It is thought both names derive from "lobscouse", a cheap stew dating from the early 18th century.[2]
^Maurice Hassell (2008) A Cooks Tour of England Power Publishing ISBN978-9963-673-41-4, p55 et seq
^ abFood thoughts from abroad- a rant by Ken; retrieved 27 November 2020
^BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - Discover Staffordshire - Lobby - a traditional Potters' dish
March 12, 2023
lobby, food, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, lobby, food, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lobby food news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lobby or lobbies is a traditional stew or casserole containing chicken or corned beef potatoes carrots peas and onion Usually made out of the leftover Sunday roast to make a 2nd mealBackground EditLobby is a traditional North Staffordshire stew eaten by poorly paid potters who could not afford freshly prepared food every day It consists of minced or diced beef or lamb diced potatoes onions carrots leeks and root vegetables bulked up with pearl barley and seasoned Maurice Hassell describes Lobby as a nutritious economic meal made with the season s vegetables 1 It remains on the menus of local pubs and on locals dinner tables today In Leigh Greater Manchester the dish earned the nickname lobby gobblers for the inhabitants of the town in contrast to the pie eaters of neighbouring Wigan However one writer from Wigan states that as well as mutton or tinned stewing steak Lobby can be made using corned beef 2 A similar dish to lobby can be found in Liverpool where it is called scouse 3 It is thought both names derive from lobscouse a cheap stew dating from the early 18th century 2 See also Edit Food portalNorth Staffordshire oatcake Scouse Lancashire hotpot List of stewsReferences Edit Maurice Hassell 2008 A Cooks Tour of England Power Publishing ISBN 978 9963 673 41 4 p55 et seq a b Food thoughts from abroad a rant by Ken retrieved 27 November 2020 BBC Stoke amp Staffordshire Discover Staffordshire Lobby a traditional Potters dish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lobby food amp oldid 1125552327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
