The dish is usually served with onion gravy, but may also include fried onions and peas.

[1][2][3] This dish, even when cooked at home, may be thought of as an example of pub grub, meaning it is relatively quick and easy to make in large quantities.

[4] In 2009, the dish was listed as Britain's most popular comfort food in a survey commissioned by TV channel Good Food.

[5] Although it is sometimes stated that the term banger has its origins in World War II, it is recorded in use at least as far back as 1919.

[6] The term is said to have originated from the fact that sausages produced during the meat rationing of World War I were made with such a high water content that they were liable to explode when cooked.