Coronation quiche
{{Short description|Tart for King Charles III's coronation}}
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| country = United Kingdom
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| creator = Mark Flanagan
| course = Lunch
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| main_ingredient = Eggs, herbs and cheese
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{{Coronation of Charles III and Camilla}}
The coronation quiche was chosen by King Charles III and Queen Camilla as the signature dish of their coronation celebrations in May 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/king-charles-camilla-coronation-quiche-signature-dish|title=King Charles and Camilla choose coronation quiche as signature dish|date=17 April 2023|work=The Guardian|accessdate=17 April 2023}}
The official website of the British royal family described the quiche as a "deep quiche with a crisp, light pastry case and delicate flavours of spinach, broad beans and fresh tarragon" and stated that it could be eaten either hot or cold. It was designed to be eaten during a communal lunch during the celebrations of the coronation.{{cite web|title=The Coronation Quiche|url=https://www.royal.uk/coronation-quiche-0|publisher=British Royal Family|accessdate=17 April 2023}}
The dish was devised by the royal chef Mark Flanagan. It was chosen for its versatility as it can be eaten either hot or cold, is easy and cost-effective to make and can be easily adapted to suit various dietary requirements.
Recipe
File:Coronation Quiche, May 2023 01.jpg
The recipe serves six people. The pastry is composed of flour, salt, butter and milk; the filling also includes milk, as well as double cream, eggs, tarragon, salt, pepper, cheddar, spinach, and broad or soya beans.{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Caroline |date=2023-04-17 |title=King Charles and Camilla choose coronation quiche as signature dish |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/king-charles-camilla-coronation-quiche-signature-dish |access-date=2023-05-03 |issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web |last=ITV |title=Recipe: How to make the King and Queen Consort's 'Coronation Quiche' |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2023-04-17/king-and-queen-consort-share-recipe-for-their-coronation-quiche}}
Charles has previously expressed a fondness for egg dishes, especially scrambled eggs.{{cite web |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a41997928/prince-charles-eggs/ |title=Apparently, Prince Charles Really Loves Eggs |last=Hallemann |first=Caroline |date=4 December 2023 |publisher=townandcountrymag.com |access-date=7 May 2023}}
Reception
Overall, reviewers found the quiche "surprisingly delicious"{{Cite web |url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1765148/King-Charles-Coronation-Quiche-surprisingly-delicious |title='I made King Charles' Coronation Quiche and it's surprisingly delicious' |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=www.express.co.uk|date=2 May 2023 }} and scored an average of 9/10 by some tasters.{{Cite web |title='Does the Coronation Quiche feel like a special occasion dish? I have to say, not really' |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/telegraph-readers-put-the-coronation-quiche-recipe-to-the-test/ar-AA1aDYgN |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=MSN |language=en-GB}} However, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg called the dish "disgusting".{{Cite news |last=Low |first=Valentine |title=A dish best served cold: Rees-Mogg's revenge on coronation quiche |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/jacob-rees-mogg-coronation-quiche-king-charles-2md6t6mfj |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-05-03 |issn=0140-0460}} Furthermore, broad beans are out of season in April (the month before Charles's coronation), and eggs were limited in 2023 due to bird flu, and buying ingredients could cost £14 during the 2020s cost of living crisis.{{Cite news |last=Steafel |first=Eleanor |date=2023-05-03 |others=Problem with the fact that it tells the dish is not vegetarian |title=How the Coronation quiche managed to offend everyone |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/columnists/how-did-the-coronation-quiche-go-so-wrong/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} Nevertheless, supermarkets experienced a significant increase in quiche and party food in the run up to the coronation, and a £2.45 version of the quiche was available.{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Zoe |date=2023-05-04 |title=The 'coronation effect': UK high street shelves being cleared of quiche and fizz |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/04/high-street-sales-boost-uk-party-fare-coronation-spending |access-date=2023-05-05 |issn=0261-3077}}
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While Buckingham Palace named the dish a quiche, Évelyne Muller-Dervaux, the French grand master of the Brotherhood of the Quiche Lorraine (Confrérie de la Quiche Lorraine), said, "I think I would call it a savoury tart."{{cite news |title=Quiche wars! Why the French have tart words for the official coronation dish |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/03/quiche-wars-why-the-french-have-tart-words-for-the-official-coronation-dish |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2023}} Laurent Miltgen-Delinchamp, member of the Brotherhood, said: "I think it would have anyway better reflected the British spirit if they had called it a tart."{{cite news |title=Couronnement de Charles III: la "quiche" servie au banquet mécontente les puristes de Lorraine |url=https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id410986/article/2023-05-04/couronnement-de-charles-iii-la-quiche-servie-au-banquet-mecontente-les-puristes |access-date=5 May 2023 |trans-title=Coronation of Charles III: the “quiche” served at the banquet displeases the purists of Lorraine |work={{ill |Paris-Normandie| fr}} |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=4 May 2023 |language=fr}} The Daily Telegraph reported on claims that the quiche should instead have been called a flan.{{cite news |last1=McTaggart |first1=India |last2=Stephens |first2=Max |title=Coronation quiche is a tart, say French |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/05/01/coronation-quiche-is-a-tart-say-french/ |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=1 May 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.royal.uk/coronation-quiche-0 The Royal Family – The Coronation Quiche]
{{English cuisine}}
{{Charles III}}
{{Camilla, Queen Consort}}