Lamprey Pie Queen
End of centuries old tradition as shortage of severn lamprey eels means queens jubilee pie will be made using canadian fish.
Lamprey pie queen. Gloucesters lamprey pie is one of those peculiar traditions that could only be british. Lampreys sometimes also called inaccurately lamprey eels. On 4 march 1953 queen elizabeth iis coronation pie was made by the royal air force using lampreys. Cooks in gloucester have fine tuned a recipe for a traditional lamprey pie to be cooked for the queen later this week.
Lamprey pie is an expensive delicacy eaten by the nobility of the seven kingdoms. Queen elizabeth ii was herself served lamprey pie at her coronation feast in 1953. History of lamprey pie the lamprey pie consists of this baked eel like fish. Operations manager of the gloucester folk museum made the pie for the queen.
A lamprey pie from gloucester is being sent to the queen to celebrate her becoming britains longest reigning monarch.