Having a roast on a Sunday is quintessentially British, but one woman over in the US decided to have a go at the traditional dinner and she's divided the internet in the process.
Megan Torres-York, 36, from New Jersey joined a Facebook group for family dinner hacks and, after seeing English parents posting pics of their roasts, felt inspired to take a stab at it.
What could go wrong?
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Megan, a data analyst, said: "I kept seeing these roast dinners on the group and couldn't believe how giant the meals were.
"Us Americans are supposed to be known for being large, but I had never seen a meal bigger than the roast dinner.
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"I made a schedule and wrote the recipes out because the whole process seemed to need a full day's work to get it ready."
And she certainly gave it her best efforts, cooking up a roast chicken and potatoes, parsnips and carrots, Yorkshire puddings and, of course, gravy.
But while her husband Matthew, 37, and 12-year-old daughter, Charlie, loved the meal and even asked for it again the following week, there was one component in particular Brits had an issue with... broccoli cheese.
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Okay, in her defense she did add cauliflower to the mix too, which you could argue is a Tier 2 side dish of a classic roast.
She said: "We don't really eat cauliflower cheese here, but broccoli and cheese are a thing so I went with that, I was of course apologetic to the commenters for adding that to the roast.
"Don't get me wrong, it was all good spirited comments, it wasn't mean, but I quickly learnt what not to do."
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Here at LADbible we're giving her an A+ for effort - all the right components are there and that chicken looks top notch.
She added: "I knew it wouldn't be perfect but I figured it can't be too hard so woke up and cracked on with it.
"The one thing I couldn't get was swede, I looked everywhere but for some reason it's hard to get in the US."
Again, swede is a Tier 2 at best.
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Despite the fact that she had the roasties, another thing UK commenters decided to focus on was a lack of mashed potatoes. Eh?
Megan continued: "The biggest lesson I learnt was to never skip mashed potatoes because everyone was shocked that I didn't have that included, but it's an awful lot of carbs.
Megan also said that she couldn't understand how people have the time to make a roast every week... with plenty of practice, Megan, with plenty of practice.
She said: "The comments kept flowing and not everyone was very impressed, but everyone seemed to appreciate the effort I had gone to and gave me tips on how to make a better one next time.
"I'm going to give it another go in a few weeks, but next time I think I'll try roast beef."
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