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Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding

A dinner of roast beef, potatoes, and green beans

Roast beef is a cut of beef which is roasted in an oven. The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae Yorkshire pudding is a dish that originated in Yorkshire but attained wider popularity Green beans ( American English) or French beans ( British English) also called squeaky beans are the unripe Fruits of any kind of Bean Beef is the Culinary name for Meat from Bovines especially domestic Cattle (cows An oven is an enclosed compartment for Heating, Baking or Drying. Roast beef is often served within sandwiches and sometimes is used to make hash. Hasheggjpg|thumb|Can of corned beef hash with a Serving suggestion of cheese & an egg In England, Canada, and Australia roast beef is one of the meats traditionally served at Sunday Dinner. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A traditional side dish to roast beef is Yorkshire pudding. Yorkshire pudding is a dish that originated in Yorkshire but attained wider popularity

In Culture

In Europe, the English are particularly associated with beef-eating, which is why the French call them les rosbifs (the roast beefs). England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Another theory for the derivation of this name is a French mockery of the English: being relatively fair in comparison to the French, they easily get sunburned, resulting in red skin. The British reciprocally call the French "frogs" on account of the French dish of frog legs. Frogs legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French and Chinese cuisine

According to research carried out by the Museum of London amongst Roman rubbish dumps in London, it seems that Britons acquired their first taste of roast beef from the Roman military as the city expanded under their occupation. The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Prehistoric to the present day Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Despite this, it seems not to have become popular amongst the population in general until the Middle Ages or later, and only became a 'national caricature' in the 18th century. A caricature is either a Portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness or in literature a description The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system ^[1] William Shakespeare suggests a reputation of the English to gorge on beef, when in the play Henry V, act 3, scene 7, before the Battle of Agincourt he has the Constable of France say

"Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils". William Shakespeare ( baptised The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. The Constable of France (connétable de France from Latin comes stabuli for " Count of the stables" as the First Officer of the Crown was one ^[2]

There is also a (much parodied) song called The Roast Beef of Old England. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject " The Roast Beef of Old England " is an English patriotic ballad

Cooking

Roast beef is traditionally served "rare" or "pink" meaning that the centre of the joint is warmed, but not cooked so that it retains the red color of raw beef. It should be noted however that there are health concerns associated with the consumption of raw meat. ^[3]

See also

• Roasting
• Beef

References

1. ^ The Observer August 6, 2000
2. ^ Henry V, plain vanilla text at Project Gutenberg
3. ^ New York Times 20 Jan 1982