coronation chicken

Spiced mayonnaise fowl

Coronation chicken is a British cold dish of cooked chicken in a curried mayonnaise sauce, often with dried fruit and almonds.

Created for Elizabeth II's coronation banquet in 1953, it became a staple of British buffets and sandwich fillings: coronation chicken sandwiches for the office party.

Opposites
british cultural formality

coronation chickenchip butty

Fries between bread slices

beans on toast · pie and mash · full English breakfast · builder's tea · pot noodle

temperature/serving style

coronation chickenchicken tikka masala

Poultry in spiced cream sauce

roast chicken · fried chicken · chicken soup · butter chicken · grilled chicken

curry-spiced British dishes

coronation chickenchicken tikka masala

Poultry in spiced cream sauce

vindaloo · madras · jalfrezi

Family

corona, coronal, coronary, coronation, coronet, crowned, crowning, crowns, chicken

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G