272: The foods born out of British Royal celebrations - and those that never took off

<div>2022 marks 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, making Her Majesty the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.<br> <br> </div> <div>Royal celebrations have often been associated with food, banquets and street parties, with this year following the script.<br> <br> </div> <div>In May 2022, Jemma Melvin created a lemon and Swiss roll amaretti trifle which beat around 5,000 other entries to be named the official pudding for the Jubilee.<br> <br> </div> <div>In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we're looking at the <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/article/traditional-british-cuisine-a-food-map-of-the-uk/">traditions and recipes</a> of British Royal celebrations of the past.<br> <br> </div> <div>We ask why some dishes capture the public's imagination, while others don't.<br> <br> </div> <div>We look at the parallels between the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and those that took place at the Queen's coronation in 1953.<br> <br> </div> <div>Today, like then, the celebrations are taking place at a time of hardship for many. <br> <br> </div> <div> <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/discover/article/food-bill-costs-britain-gone-up-6-percent-brexit-new-report/">Food prices are rising today</a> as the cost of living crisis deepens. In 1953, we were still a year away from the end of rationing after the Second World War.<br> <br> </div> <div>And in today’s society, where you’re more likely to get your cooking inspiration from Heston Blumenthal than Her Majesty, we ask: Just how central is food to a modern day Royal celebration?<br> <br> </div> <div>Listen to the full episode to learn the true story of Coronation Chicken, why the Victoria Sponge is so reflective of the time it was created, and find out what treats our guests would rustle up if they were tasked with designing a new Royal dish.<br> <br> </div> <div>Meet the guests<br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>Mary Gwynn, Food writer<br> </strong><br> </div> <div>Mary Gwynn was the founding editor of B