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The Queen’s Jubilee Cookbook
The Queen’s Jubilee is also a culinary celebration. Photo: Joe Giddens/PA Wire/dpa
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In the past, there was only fish and chips to go, write Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla in the foreword. They are very grateful for the change brought about by international influences.
70 dishes for 70 years on the throne: A few weeks before the official celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum anniversary, royal fans can already feast on the Queen’s reign.
“Seventy years ago, when the Queen ascended the throne, the culinary outlook in the United Kingdom was bleak,” wrote heir to the throne Prince Charles (73) and his wife Camilla (74) in a foreword to the book, which will be published on April 28 target. “The only takeout option was the ever-faithful fish and chips.” Through the influences of other nations and their cuisine, British cuisine has changed to this day. “We are very grateful.”
The internationality is also reflected in the collection of 70 dishes (“The Platinum Jubilee Cookbook – Recipes and stories from Her Majesty’s representatives around the world”): British embassies and representations from all over the world have contributed their recipes – from Spanish jam from the Embassy in Madrid to green fish curry from the representation in Islamabad.
Food also plays a major role in all royal visits, wrote Camilla and Charles. “We remember some of the dishes, from the British-Malaysian Wellington beef we ate in Kuala Lumpur to the really delicious whiskey pudding we enjoyed in Washington.”
At 70 years on the throne, Elizabeth II (96) is Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Her anniversary is to be celebrated in early June with parades, a church service, a big concert at Buckingham Palace, an extra holiday for the British and “Jubilee Lunches” across the country.