coronation chicken

noun

1. sometimes capital a dish of cold cooked chicken in a mild creamy curry sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronation chicken¹

C20: so-called because it was served at the coronation lunch of Elizabeth II

Example Sentences

Discussing the wedding menu on the food podcast, the Cornish performer said that they had coronation chicken, a cold chicken salad famously created for a luncheon during Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation.

From Los Angeles Times

"We'll have to wait and see whether it becomes as much loved as its 1953 counterpart Coronation Chicken and cements its place on the British picnic and garden party menu," Mr McKevitt said.

From BBC

UK’s sarnie: Cut granary bread into triangles and add coronation chicken and lettuce.

From BBC

Prince Edward and his wife Sophie attended a Coronation Big Lunch in Cranleigh, where the couple tasted a coronation chicken pie.

From BBC

A large crowd flocked to a Gloucestershire town to witness the crowning of its "Coronation Chicken".

From BBC