Spanning over 150 years of royal cuisine, Cooking and the Crown combines gastronomy and history to hugely enjoyable effect and showcases recipes both lavish and intimate.
Blending history, monarchy, and gastronomy, Tom Parker Bowles guides the reader on an adventure across royal culinary history
From breakfasts, picnic lunches and dinners, to coronations and state banquets, Cooking and the Crown showcases an abundance of beloved royal recipes for all seasons and occasions. Sophisticated creations feature alongside dishes of surprising simplicity, combining historical insights with modern tastes.
Each chapter is accompanied by fascinating tales of royal kitchens, chefs and culinary traditions. Weaving together material from the royal archives, contemporary accounts and personal insight, Tom Parker Bowles paints a vivid picture of royal tastes and traditions, as far back as Victorian times.
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
Breakfast
Queen Camilla's porridge; Herrings fried in oatmeal; Kedgeree
Lunch
Salmon fishcakes; George V's curry; Buckingham Palace mutton pies
Tea
Queen Mary's birthday cake; Sandwiches a la Regance; Welsh teabread
Dinner
The King's wet martini; Oeufs drumkilbo; Sardine diable savouries
Pudding
Bombe Glacée Princess Elizabeth; Rod grod; Mango melba
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781783256068
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 1240 g
Dimensions: 188 x 260 x 22 mm
Yet again, all this man has done is take a perfectly good recipe and ram as much garlic in every crevice he's lain his hands on. Why on earth do 'chef's' not pay as much attention to the many... More
Great recipes that remind me of a bygone era with some interesting new recipes for us all to try. Much enjoyed.
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