State banquet menu

JAS_OH1 said:
Well, some people are adventurous and like to try new things. Some are stunted and don't like to experiment with new things. I am with you on the watercress panna cotta, though, it really doesn't sound great. They should have just served the McD's value meals and not wasted money on good port and cognac. They could have taken a colored marker and written "45" and "47" on the diet coke cans and he would have thought that was special.
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45 and 47?
 
JAS_OH1 said:
They'll get their chance to make it for worthy guests.
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Unfortunately that is the standard fare served by the royal household. The royal family are well known for having their tastes stuck in the 1950s . Sometimes they get in celebrity or notable chefs in to deliver a menu for events, but for formal stuff it's all tasteless and textureless.
 
The Velvet Curtain said:
Unfortunately that is the standard fare served by the royal household.
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I read somewhere that seafood and garlic were vetoed by QE2. Seafood because of possible allergic reactions, and garlic because it makes your breath smell. 90% of the rest of the world might be wrong...
And as usual, I start thinking what the head chef would have considered if he'd been given a free rein.
What would be truly British to serve? Lamb, some form of roast beef, grouse, partridge? Dover sole? North sea haddock or cod?
Fresh garden peas, new potatoes, parsnips, leeks, swede, beetroot,baby carrots ( I adore baby carrots)?
Cheddar, Red Leicester, Wensleydale, Cheshire, Double Gloucester, Stilton, Shropshire blue, Lincolnshire Poacher, Sage Derby, Stinking Bishop, Cornish Yarg?
And instead of raspberries, which you can find in many parts - redcurrants? Sloe? Damson? Rowan berries?
 
karadekoolaid said:
I read somewhere that seafood and garlic were vetoed by QE2. Seafood because of possible allergic reactions, and garlic because it makes your breath smell. 90% of the rest of the world might be wrong...
And as usual, I start thinking what the head chef would have considered if he'd been given a free rein.
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Asparagus is a hilarious side dish to serve at large dinners.
 
karadekoolaid said:
I read somewhere that seafood and garlic were vetoed by QE2. Seafood because of possible allergic reactions, and garlic because it makes your breath smell. 90% of the rest of the world might be wrong...
And as usual, I start thinking what the head chef would have considered if he'd been given a free rein.
What would be truly British to serve? Lamb, some form of roast beef, grouse, partridge? Dover sole? North sea haddock or cod?
Fresh garden peas, new potatoes, parsnips, leeks, swede, beetroot,baby carrots ( I adore baby carrots)?
Cheddar, Red Leicester, Wensleydale, Cheshire, Double Gloucester, Stilton, Shropshire blue, Lincolnshire Poacher, Sage Derby, Stinking Bishop, Cornish Yarg?
And instead of raspberries, which you can find in many parts - redcurrants? Sloe? Damson? Rowan berries?
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A few years ago on TV an ex Royal chef showed how he made cauliflower cheese for Queen Elizabeth as it was one of her favourites. He steamed two cauli florettes and poured a couple of tablespoons of a mild cheddar sauce over the top on the plate.

About as bland as you can get

Edit: I will not be entering the recipe in the competition
 
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MypinchofItaly said:
Am I the only one who think that the menu it doesn’t sound that bad? 🙄
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I’d be happy with it - I think it’s just because it’s a state banquet that it seems…underwhelming.

I’ll say this, though - with cooking shows and the whole celebrity cooking industry, I get weary of the constant pushing to do this or that bigger and better than before, so I can imagine being a world leader and going to all these dinners, and seeing this head of state and that head of state all trying to outdo each other and I’d get tired of it really quickly…I’d be putting the word out to say, “If you really want President Tasty to sign that trade agreement, you need to feed him meatloaf and mashed potatoes!”
 
karadekoolaid said:
I wouldn't say it's bad. I'm sure it was delicious. I just thought it was very uninspiring and underwhelming.
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Agreed, I'm sure any decent chef could take those same ingredients, add some herbs and spices and present them in a more contemporary way.q
 
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