Move over, coronation chicken, because here comes … the quiche?
On Monday, the royal family announced the ceremony’s signature dish – which they’re aptly naming “the coronation quiche” – that was personally chosen by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.
Nevertheless, it got a lower than an egg-squisite reception from royal fans on Twitter, and it looks like a number of people won’t be firing up their ovens to try it out.
The dish, which includes a mixture of spinach, broad beans, cheese and tarragon, is inspired to be served at parties throughout the weekend.
The royal family’s official Instagram account even posted a video on their page of make it.
The coronation is slated for Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey. It marks the official transfer of power to Charles after the passing of his mom, Queen Elizabeth II, this past September.
But on social media, some people labeled the egg dish as “embarrassing” while others just couldn’t appear to hide their eggsplosions of anger.
“#Coronation quiche? Is Charles serious? No sane person chooses to eat quiche,” one person fumed.
One other chided, “The ‘coronation quiche’ looks absolutely grim, so I suppose it’s a fitting selection.”
“The undeniable fact that now we have a coronation recipe is embarrassing enough, but this?” one user questioned in response to a tweet from the royal family’s official Twitter account announcing the quiche. “An enormous country stuffed with unique cuisines and THIS is the crap you select?? Coronation quiche? It’s 2023, not 1973. Are we having vol-au-vents and cheese with pineapple on a follow it?”
Others slammed the royal family for selecting a quiche because the coronation’s official dish when there’s currently an egg shortage that affects each the US and the UK, per the BBC.
“Coronation quiche when there’s an egg shortage lmaoooo,” one person tweeted. They’re so tone deaf it’s comical.”
Nevertheless, not all social media users were turned off by the controversial quiche.
“That coronation quiche looks lush to be fair,” one individual admitted.
One other agreed, writing, “We shall be making the Coronation Quiche, since the recipe sounds as if it tastes nice.”
The Post reached out to reps for the royal family for comment.
Alas, should you’re within the no-quiche camp, you may opt to make the normal coronation chicken, a creamy, decadent dish using curry that was created for Queen Elizabeth II’s ceremony in 1953, in keeping with Le Cordon Bleu.
Nevertheless, the main target of the celebration weekend may not find yourself being in regards to the cuisine – it is likely to be the familial drama that might potentially ensue. Last week, the royal family announced that Prince Harry shall be attending his father’s coronation ceremony sans wife Meghan Markle.
His appearance comes amid tension between the family and Harry after the January release of his tell-all memoir, “Spare,” and Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan.”
In his memoir, he alleged that his older brother, Prince William, “physically attacked” him.
But possibly a quiche could smooth things over between the brothers.
And for those daring enough to try it, the official recipe is below – straight from the royal family’s website.
Ingredients:
- 125g plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 25g cold butter, diced
- 25g lard
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Or 1 x 250g block of ready-made shortcrust pastry
For filling:
- 125ml milk
- 175ml double cream
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon,
- Salt and pepper
- 100g grated cheddar cheese,
- 180g cooked spinach, frivolously chopped
- 60g cooked broad beans or soya beans
Preparation instructions:
- “Sieve the flour and salt right into a bowl; add the fats and rub the mixture together using your finger suggestions until you get a sandy, breadcrumb like texture.
- Add the milk somewhat at a time and convey the ingredients together right into a dough.
- Cover and permit to rest within the fridge for 30-45 minutes
- Flippantly flour the work surface and roll out the pastry to a circle somewhat larger than the highest of the tin and roughly 5mm thick.
- Line the tin with the pastry, taking care to not have any holes or the mixture could leak. Cover and rest for an extra half-hour within the fridge.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper, add baking beans and bake blind for quarter-hour, before removing the greaseproof paper and baking beans.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 160°C.
- Beat together the milk, cream, eggs, herbs and seasoning.
- Scatter 1/2 of the grated cheese within the blind-baked base, top with the chopped spinach and beans and herbs, then pour over the liquid mixture.
- If required gently give the mixture a fragile stir to make sure the filling is evenly dispersed but watch out not to wreck the pastry case.
- Sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until set and frivolously golden.”
