Lamprey pie is a pastry dish made from sea lampreys or European river lampreys. Lampreys were a delicacy for the wealthy in medieval England and were often given as gifts to royalty as …

It is a meat pie made from the eel-like fish known as lampreys, baked in a syrup of wine and spices, and covered with a large raised crust. What is a Lamprey: The sea lamprey …

Sep 20, 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee was coming up fast, and he wanted to provide a traditional lamprey pie for the occasion. After all, for the Queen’s coronation in 1953, the city …

May 2, 2023 · For most coronations over the past 800 years, the city of Gloucester in England has presented newly crowned monarchs with lamprey pies. Charles’s pie was different.

Jun 18, 2012 · Cooks in Gloucester have fine-tuned a traditional recipe for a lamprey pie to be cooked for the Queen as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Sep 19, 2022 · Lampreys are a parasitic, blood-sucking fish with a tradition of consumption in the British monarchy. For King Charles' coronation, they might need to be shipped from the U.S.

Oct 9, 2022 · All the way to lamprey pie, in fact, which is a species-specific variant of the aforementioned pilchard bake with royal connotations, as detailed at the always magnificent …

Nov 1, 2018 · In 1953, the residents of Gloucester stepped back into their traditional role and whipped up a special lamprey pie for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, and followed it up with …

Jun 3, 2012 · Among the many gifts Queen Elizabeth II will receive for her Diamond Jubilee is a special lamprey pie from the town of Gloucester. It's a tradition dating back centuries.

Sep 12, 2022 · The lamprey pie is a tradition in the U.K., spanning hundreds of years. Serving it was discontinued except for coronations in 1836, due to its high cost, according to “What’s …