A former employee of the royal palace recently shared his memories of his work for the queen.
Chef Darren McGrady, who headed the kitchen at Buckingham Palace for 11 years and cooked food for the family of Prince Charles for 4 years, spoke about how life works in the family of Elizabeth II.
He does not hide the fact that it is an honor to work for the Windsors, but there were also disadvantages to this work. For example, the organization of the workplace. McGrady says that there are some problems with the utensils in the kitchen and they often lacked new equipment.
It turns out that royal chefs still use copper pots that belonged to Queen Victoria!
But she was Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.
The saucepans are very old and cook in them most likely according to tradition, not out of necessity. So to speak, to join our origins, to pay tribute to ancestors and history.
By the way, not only copper pots and ladles passed to the current queen from her great-great-grandmother. Much of what appeared in royal cuisine during the reign of Queen Victoria is still relevant today.
For example, some dishes, such as sweet sandwiches with jam, the size of a penny (about 21 mm). As a child, Queen Elizabeth II loved them very much. In fact, there is nothing complicated and sophisticated about them: just bread and jam. And that's it!
Another tradition that Victoria introduced into the royal menu was the baking of a birthday cake. Its author was a chefGabriel Chumi.
But since the current head of the British monarchy, Elizabeth II, is not indifferent to chocolate, her chef Darren McGrady adapted the old recipe to her tastes.
He noted an interesting feature that this chocolate cake is always baked for the birthday of any member of the royal family.
Important!
Cooks and pastry chefs are strictly prohibited from decorating the cake with any inscriptions like "Happy Birthday" or "Congratulations". That is why birthday cakes on royal holidays from year to year, from holiday to holiday, always look the same.
And the former royal chef, Darren McGrady, wrote and published a book - "Eat like a king", in which he described not only the secrets of the royal cuisine, but also touched upon the personal nutrition of the queen herself.
According to Darren, Her Majesty has ruled for so long because she has always limited herself to simple carbohydrates, and with age, she tries to avoid them altogether.
So a whole set of rules-prohibitions appeared that Elizabeth II never eats.
Rule # 1: no pasta!
Rule # 2: potatoes are not royal.
Rule # 3: steak with blood - no! Although many consider scarlet meat an aristocratic delicacy, the queen is disgusted by its appearance and Elizabeth II does not tolerate the sight of blood at all.
Rule # 4: no white eggs! White starts but doesn't win. The royal chef notes a cute feature: Elizabeth sincerely believes that brown eggs are much tastier than white ones. Especially in the form of an omelet with salmon.
Rule # 5: dishes with garlic and onions are taboo at Buckingham Palace.
Rule # 6: Leave the bread crusts for the king's swans! Since the queen loves to enjoy soft sandwiches with tuna, mayonnaise-based sauce, fresh cucumber and pepper for an afternoon snack.
Rule # 7: food should be in season. Simply put, strawberries are great in summer, but unacceptable in December.
Rule # 8: peeled bananas are bad manners! Even bananas can be eaten with royal grace and without the peel. And the queen eats them with a fork and a knife: she cuts across, and then into small pieces.
Rule # 9: sugar and tea - no way! Sugar destroys the taste of the drink. Elizabeth II loves tea. But only bergamot, exclusively with milk and certainly without sugar.
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