Where does toad in the hole get its name from?
Now, how this dish earned its name is anyone’s guess! There are no toads and nothing to do with holes so far as I can tell either, but it is definitely a British classic which has sadly fallen somewhat out of favour in many modern households. The origins of toad-in-the-hole (or “toad in a hole” as it was originally termed) are pretty vague to say the least. Recipes involving secreting meat in a batter pudding date back to Roman times with recipes existing for such things as pigeon in a hole and all sorts of other delights, so it certainly isn’t a new concept. One of the earliest surviving written records of a toad in a hole recipe dates back to the early 18th century where this type of pudding first became popularised in Great Britain. How it got its name though is something which remains a mystery..to me at least. The ‘hole’ part makes perfect sense, considering the meat part of the dish is placed within a batter pudding mix, but the ‘toad’ itself remains confused. We assume no one ac
