We Live in Time star Florence Pugh has discovered her family roots in North Yorkshire, learning about her connections to good old Yorkshire puddings.
But what have Yorkshire puddings got to do with Florence’s family history?
She appeared in a recent episode of ‘No Taste Like Home’ with Queer Eye favourite and foodie expert Antoni Porowski, which aired on National Geographic UK and Disney+.
In the series, Antoni curates bespoke journeys for celebrities as they travel the globe to explore their ancestral culinary heritage as “a family dish passed down through the generations can tell us something about who we are”.
The synopsis on National Geographic UK adds: “Through sweltering jungles, ancient villages and bustling cities, they discover mouthwatering dishes, epic scenery and hidden family stories.”
Florence Pugh's family history in Thirsk and Whitby revealed
During Florence’s episode, the pair ventured to Oxford, the Yorkshire coast and London as Antoni helped the Don’t Worry Darling actress “unearth family stories that reveal the origins of their love for food”.
On their trip, they visited local legend Tommy Banks at his pub to try an iconic British staple – a Yorkshire pudding, made by the top chef himself.
After having a go at helping to herd the sheep, Antoni and Florence discovered hogget, similar to the Yorkshire mutton Florence’s ancestor James Tose used to cook.
Her 3x great grandfather was from the sheep-farming town of Thirsk and was once the landlord of the Red Bear Hotel.
Tommy explained: “Lamb, everyone’s familiar with young sheep. Hogget are animals which are over a year old and then when they get to two they become known as mutton.
“And when you’ve fed them on grass, I mean, they just have this incredible flavour.”
Antoni then shared: “In James Tose’s day, Yorkshire may have had sheep in abundance but farmers were thrifty. They wanted to make the most of their livestock and this led to the creation of a very famous accompaniment of their delicious meat.”
Tommy continued: “As the meat rests, you’ve got all this lovely fat that’s rendered out of it and that’s what you make Yorkshire puddings out of.”
As Tommy took his tray of giant Yorkshire puddings out of the oven hoping to impress Antoni and Florence, he said: “Oh I’m happy with those.”
Florence beamed: “They look like flowers.”
Antoni then commented he had “never seen anything like this in my life” having never made Yorkshire puddings before.
Tommy picked up the Yorkshire puddings dripping in fat to show the TV stars.
He said: “You can see the blistering on the outside. You would never achieve that if you didn’t have all that lovely fat.”
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Elsewhere in the episode which launched at the end of February, Florence discovered her ancestor James moved to Whitby after his short time as a landlord, to open a fishmonger.
At the popular seaside town, they meet Barry Brown who showed them how to smoke herring to make the famous Whitby kippers.
Episodes of No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski are available to watch on National Geographic UK and Disney+.
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