Sunday 05-11-2023 - 13:37

This year's Banquet will be a little different as we sample foods from around the world, but here's an example menu from a previous year, brought to you by Serve It Forth

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Frozen Grapes

Grapes frozen and dressed with a citrus flavoured powdered sugar

Emberday Tart

A tart of eggs, currants, cheese and herbs

Green Cheese with Crackers

A herb soft-cheese served with crackers

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Chicken in Sauce Madame

A roast chicken with a fruity sauce of pear, plum and grapes

Almond Ryce

Ryce cooked in Almond Milk

Tuscan Lentils

Spiced lentils topped with baked egg and parmesan

Parsnips & Chestnuts

Gently roasted parsnips and chestnuts

Buttered Worts

Seasonal leafy brassicas, alliums and herbs blanched with butter and served with croutons

Mushroom Tart

A sweet-spiced open tart of mushrooms and cheese

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Centerpiece Spectacular

Built by our pastry chef-cum-siege engineer, Tom.

 

Armoured Turnips

Layers of turnips, spiced butter and melted cheeses

Chykes

Roasted chick-peas poached in gode broth with garlic and saffron

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Salmon in Beer

Side of salmon marinated in olive oil and black pepper and roasted in strong beer

Rúgbrauð

A dark rye bread

with

Flavoured Butters

A selection of unusual butters

Perres

A delicious medieval take on mushy peas with onions and parsley

Shrympes

A sweet dish of shrimp with sultanas

Funges

Whole portobello mushrooms poached with leeks and fennel in a wild mushroom jus

or

Salsa a Bolets

Sauteed mushrooms served with a sharp, herbed vinaigrette

Void

Apple Muse

A hot and thick apple and almond soup

Baked Pears

Baked pears dressed with honey and cinnamon

Payne Foundow

Bread pudding with fruit, wine and spices

Caudel

A white wine sauce