Roast beef

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Roast beef
CourseMain course
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Region or stateEngland
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsBeef

Roast beef is a

cold cut, and used as a sandwich filling. Leftover roast beef may be minced and made into hash
.

Roast beef is a characteristic national dish of England and holds cultural meaning for the English dating back to the 1731 ballad "The Roast Beef of Old England". The dish is so synonymous with England and its cooking methods from the 18th century that a French nickname for the English is "les Rosbifs".[1]

History

Roast beef was not generally eaten in medieval England: "no medieval feast featured ... roast beef, even in England".[2]

Culinary arts

The

beef on weck sandwich is a tradition in western New York dating back to the early 1800s.[3] Roast beef is sometimes served with horseradish or horseradish sauce. In Denmark, it is mostly used in open sandwiches, called smørrebrød
.

Roast beef sandwich

The roast beef sandwich commonly comprises bread, cold roast beef, lettuce,[citation needed] tomatoes, and mustard. Cheese, horseradish, fresh/powdered chili pepper, and red onion are sometimes added.[4]

Gallery

  • Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding
    Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding
  • Some prefer roast beef to be served "medium"
    Some prefer roast beef to be served "medium"
  • Roast beef sandwich
    Roast beef sandwich
  • Roast beef
    Roast beef

References

  1. ^ "Why do the French call the British 'the roast beefs'?". BBC News. 3 April 2003. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. , p. 171
  3. .
  4. ^ "MyRecipes.com" Archived 24 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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