It is curious to see that Charles III, the ‘young’ King of England shares a good part of the culinary tastes that Elizabeth II, his mother, had at the table as the British are supposed to to the sound of five o’clock tea or sandwiches.
In addition, according to various sources, Carlos III he is not a spendthrift king in gastronomyalthough he does have a certain reputation for being extravagant when it comes to dressing and squandering money on suits and shoes, which we cannot corroborate either.
What is true, the former Prince of Wales has shown, as heir and as king, not be a particularly lavish type of luxury as far as eating is concerned. So much so that it is very common in his daily routine that he decided to skip lunch and prefer to have a late breakfast.
Of course, by Spanish standards, it would be necessary to check what they consider in Buckingham Palace a late lunchwhich probably takes place sooner than our meals.
Carlos III: austere or stingy?
It may be that kings are no longer what they used to be in the past, or at least not in recent years. gargantuan banquets at every step they took. According to Julian Payne, a former correspondent for the royal family, in statements by The Telegraphwhen Carlos from England has breakfast he barely has “tea, seasonal fruit and some seeds”.
a trend healthy Which may come as a surprise coming from British royalty but is self-evident if you want to reach your mother’s regnal years. Curiously, although the breakfasts at the Carlos III are frugal, he some sweet treats when travelingas mentioned by Payne himself (former press secretary of the then prince) alluding to “six different types of honey, his own muesli and his own dried fruits”.
Are the graves full of great dinners?
We know of examples of monarchs who died after binge eating, such as Adolf Frederick of Sweden (died 1771) after indulging after a sumptuous dinner of no less than 27 semlor, a dessert similar to a sweet roll dipped in milk and cream.
We do not know if Carlos III will suffer the same fate, but it is known that his most powerful meal of the day is dinner, so the saying “eat breakfast like a king, eat like a prince and dine like a beggar” does not apply either. , because according to Julian Payne it is the favorite food of His Royal Highness and, apparently, the menus are not lean.
So much so that Darren McGrathformer royal cook at Buckingham Palace, recalls one of Charles of England’s favorite dishes when he was still a prince: “roast lamb with wild mushroom risotto.”
From the sea, the grouper; and for Carlos III, the lamb.
It is not the first time that there were mentions of the Charles of England’s devotion to the lambalthough we must point this out, as it seems that Her Royal Highness does not prefer too tender options as in Spain with suckling lamb, but rather likes more mature animals, the same thing that happens with Camilla Parker Bowles, who also prefers intense flavours.
In fact, when talking about this type of product, it is necessary to point out what the British conceive as muttonwhich is an adult sheep or lamb or which at least over a year old. Standards that for the Spanish sheep, even in tall specimens such as the recental, the pascual or the ternasco de Aragón, would be new for Carlos III.
Of muttonRegarding the lamb, the then heir assured the publication Country Life that “it was important to give value to the old sheep”, which also allowed to eat a caper sauceone of his favorite dressings as a child.
Tea, weekend treats and lots of plums
It is evident that any Briton loves tea or, at least, drinks it with some frequency. In the case of the tables of Carlos II the variety that does not fail is the Darjeelingto which he usually adds honey and milk.
As for fruits, His Royal Highness enjoyed in the days of heir to the plums that were picked at Highgrovewhere Charles of England owned a country house in the county of Gloucestershire.
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Lastly, when his official chores freed him up slightly, he liked to enjoy at Clarence House (which was his residence as heir) a resounding breakfast at the expense of baked eggs, gratin with British cheeses and including spinach, tomatoes and cream.
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