coronation chicken

British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of coronation chicken

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

Example Sentences

Coronation chicken sandwiches are made with dried apricots or sultanas, too.

From BBC

Take crisp sarnies, coronation chicken sandwiches, or the humble chip butty.

From BBC

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