A new survey shows the Sunday roast staple is even more popular than cheddar cheese. But do they work as a bowl, a sandwich or a dessert? Our intrepid writer finds out

The yorkshire pudding is Britain’s favourite regional delicacy. According to a new survey of 2,000 adults, yorkshire puddings are now officially more beloved than cheddar cheese, bakewell tarts and scotch eggs. But, setting aside all regional biases, aren’t yorkshire puddings a bit, you know, bland? Made of flour, eggs and milk, they’re just pancakes cooked in a muffin tin, aren’t they?

But perhaps by only ever eating them with roast dinners, yorkshire puddings have been hiding their light from me under a bushel. With this in mind, I decided to venture into vast and unknown territories, by eating yorkies three different ways.

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