A new book reveals that the British royal family has historically enjoyed trying American cuisine during their visits to the United States, and one meal in particular may have changed the course of history, the author says. There is.
In his new book Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to Charles III, Tom Parker Bowles details the culinary adventures of the royal family over the past two centuries.
Queen Camilla's son Parker Bowles is an award-winning food writer and restaurant critic.
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“I think monarchs try all kinds of food when they travel,” Parker Bowles told FOX News Digital in a Zoom interview from his New York City hotel room. (See the video at the top of this article.)
“When you come to America, why not go? It has some of the best local cuisine in the world,” he said.
Tom Parker Bowles, Duchess Camilla's son (she is pictured above, far left, next to King Charles), is the author of his new book Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to Charles III. , where we share royal stories and recipes. British royal family. This includes part of a trip to the US where I ate hot dogs (top right) and enchiladas (bottom right). (Chris Jackson/Getty Images; iStock)
Perhaps the most influential American dish consumed by the British royal family was the hot dog shared by King George VI and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Parker Bowles told FOX News Digital.
In his book, Parker Bowles writes that in June 1939, the two dined on an American classic in Hyde Park, New York.
“The King and Queen found themselves sitting in folding chairs in Hyde Park, eating hot dogs on silver platters,” he wrote. “The king looked a little dissatisfied. “What should I do?'' he asked the president, “Put it in your mouth and keep chewing until you finish eating.'' He replied with a smile. Ta.”
“Really, it was the power of food. That's what fascinated me.”
But after eating the hot dogs, the conversation turned to the growing threat of Nazi Germany.
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At the time, the idea of joining another war overseas was not popular, Parker Bowles said.
“Then they went upstairs and talked about the war,” he said.
“Really, it was the power of food. That's what fascinated me. The power of food, and something as humble as a hot dog,” Parker Bowles said.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (far right) and King George VI (second from left) eat hot dogs during a meeting in New York's Hyde Park in 1939, after which they discuss the ongoing war in Europe. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/COBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
During these discussions, Roosevelt promised support for Britain's Atlantic convoys. The United States would eventually provide support to Britain and other Allied powers prior to formal entry into World War II in December 1941.
“God knows what would have happened if America had not entered World War II,” Parker Bowles said. “So, no matter how you look at it, it was a very important hot dog.”
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Former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy treated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to a “very California Tex-Mex feast” during a previous visit to the United States, Parker Bowles said.
“I wouldn’t have thought about it. [Mexican food] “It was something the late queen used to eat, things like enchiladas and refried beans,” he said, adding, “It was delicious food.”
Parker Bowles said the Reagans maintained friendships with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip and were “united by their love of horses.”
During a visit to California, President Ronald Reagan (left) offered Queen Elizabeth (second from left) and Prince Philip (far right) a complete version of California Tex-Mex cuisine, including enchiladas, according to Parker Bowles. It is said that they had a feast. (Anwar Hussain/Getty Images)
Parker Bowles said Prince Philip had another hobby that might surprise some people: grilling and barbecuing.
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“He was a huge foodie, he watched all the TV shows about food, he loved cookbooks, he loved cooking,” Parker Bowles said.
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Parker Bowles said Prince Philip even went so far as to design the grille himself, calling it a “masterpiece”.
Tom Parker Bowles shares recipes and food anecdotes from the British royal family in his new book Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to Charles III. (Ten speed press)
Prince “created this incredible multi-level grill with different heat levels. He has an entire trailer designed to go in the back of a Land Rover,” he said .
According to Parker Bowles, royal chef Mark Flanagan also praised Prince Philip's cooking skills.
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”[Flanagan] told me that too [Prince Philip] He was a really, really great chef who would come into the kitchen and pick his cuts and make his marinades,” Parker-Bowles said.
