Royal pies, quintessential British sandwiches and party boxes are among the items being rolled out to help the nation mark the upcoming coronation on 6 May.
The supermarkets have already unveiled their products for the occasion, including commemorative biscuits, regal sausage rolls and coronation cookies.
We cast our eye over the array of limited-edition products on offer to help Brits celebrate:
King’s Coronation Pie, Dickinson & Morris
Melton Mowbray pork pie purveyors Dickinson & Morris have once again teamed up with ‘The Pie King’, pastry chef Calum Franklin, to launch the King’s Coronation Pie.
Said to take its inspiration from the King’s love of British game, the recipe includes outdoor-bred British pork with pheasant, chestnut, and madeira jelly, with intricate, royal-themed pastry detailing.
“As a pastry chef with a passion for creating spectacular, great-tasting pies, working with a brand that shares these values and creates products using traditional hand-crafted methods is always a joy,” commented Franklin.
Priced from £25, the 860g pie serves eight people and will be available for pre-order online from 3 April.
Dickinson & Morris has been baking Melton Mobray Pork Pies for over 170 years. Both King Charles III and the late Queen Elizabeth II have paid visits to the brand’s Ye Olde Pie Shoppe in Leicestershire.
Coronation chicken sandwich, Urban Eats
Sandwich brand Urban Eat has unveiled two sandwiches with quintessentially British fillings: Smoked Ham & Egg and Coronation Chicken.
Consumers will be offered the regal eats via food-to-go chillers nationwide from 17 April to 9 June. The sandwiches (rsp £3.49) are ‘draped in gloriously patriotic Union Jack packaging’ to make them easy to spot on shelves.
“With such a historic event just around the corner, it’s only appropriate that we help the UK celebrate with a special lunchtime treat,” said Urban Eat brand manager Abigail Nelson-Ehoff.
“Not only that, the food-to-go category has gone from strength to strength in recent months and we expect this to increase further as the weather warms up and more people are out and about.”
Coronation Pie, Holland’s Pies
Holland’s Pies has created a Coronation Pie, which it has dubbed the ‘crown jewel of pastry creations’.
The company said its recipe is inspired by the original Jubilee Chicken dish, created for King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935, and the traditional coronation chicken recipe, invented for Queen Elizabeth II’s crowning in 1953.
Alongside chicken, apricots, raisins, and a blend of herbs and spices, Holland’s Coronation Pie also includes dried prunes – a nod to King Charles III’s favourite fruit, plums. All the flavours are brought together in a unique Korma-style curry sauce. The Coronation Pie serves four.
Coronation Essentials, Birds Bakery
East Midlands-based Birds Bakery has launched a limited-edition range of new treats to offer those hosting a special coronation party.
One item to receive a royal makeover includes its medium pork pies (£16.50 for two), which have been adorned with a pastry crown. The bakery is also offering a Coronation Essentials box (£45), which includes a medium pork pie, eight sausage rolls, eight cheese & onion rolls, 24 large dinner rolls, and 24 tomato cocktail sausages.
The Coronation Box, Forman & Field
Gourmet food delivery service Forman & Field has unveiled its Coronation Box, a street-party hamper for two in honour of King Charles’ coronation.
The hamper is ‘packed with delicious foods incorporating natural, British ingredients fit for a king, and is perfect for celebrating this historic occasion with a loved one’, said the company.
Attempting to showcase King Charles’ favourite foods, the Coronation Box includes signature sausage rolls filled with Welsh lamb, apricot and coriander, topped with a crown motif. There’s also a pair of salmon & spinach flamiches made with flaky puff pastry, fresh Scottish salmon, and spinach.
Designed for two people, the hamper is available to order now and priced at £99.95, including delivery.
Coronation Chicken Toastie, Costa Coffee
Coffee chain Costa has put its own spin on a classic with the launch of its new Coronation Chicken Toastie.
The toastie (rsp £4.95) features coronation spiced cheese-topped bread filled with roast chicken and a blend of coronation spiced bechamel sauce, mango chutney, apricots, and sultanas. It’s available in stores nationwide until 31 May.
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