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Agincourt 600
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A Banquet of Commemoration
for the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt
September 2015, Guildhall, City of London
More photos of this event are available at Gerald Sharp Photography www.sharpphoto.co.uk
THE MENU - A STORY
In the discussions for a Menu for the Banquet some
attention was paid to providing an historical link between then and now.
It was suggested that we could stew up some meat (type — whatever was
available) along with some root vegetables (probably swede) and serve
with a hunk of bread. There would be no potatoes — The Americas have not
yet been discovered by Europeans in 1415.
For dessert, there would be a pudding. suet essential and possibly some
apple. Drinks would be beer (weak) and there may be some wine.
On reflection this Menu — though historically in keeping did not appeal
to many of us at the table, therefore, the meal you are to be served has
been 'inspired' by the times of Agincourt. England as a sea faring
nation is represented in the choice of fish, while English national
pride is present in the Beef and Yorkshire Pudding.
As you move on to the dessert there are the fruits available in Pas de
Calais, smartly presented with the international and modern addition of
ice cream.
The cheese however, is something special. It is made from goats that
reside in the Azincourt countryside, feasting from the grass that lay on
the battlefield. These goats are the descendants (possibly) of the goats
that were there 600 years ago!
Alongside the meal are fine wines to compliment the food that would have
brought the two sides of 1415 together in happy merriment.
Finally do enjoy these delights — for it is worth stating that the Chef
is French, but he bears us no grudge.
