coronation chicken
noun/ˌkɒrəneɪʃn ˈtʃɪkɪn/
/ˌkɔːrəneɪʃn ˈtʃɪkɪn/
[uncountable]- a cold dish consisting of chicken in a sauce made with apricots, spices and creamTopics Foodc2Word Originso named because the dish was created for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
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