Cauliflower cheese is a traditional English dish. It can be eaten as a main course, for lunch or dinner, or as a

side dish A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order, side item, or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.cauliflower Cauliflower is one of several vegetables cultivated from the species '' Brassica oleracea'' in the genus '' Brassica'', which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. Cauliflower usually grows with one main stem that carries a large, rou ...

lightly boiled and covered with a milk-based cheese sauce, for which a mature cheese (such as cheddar) tends to be preferred. A more elaborate

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or cheddar cheese sauce flavoured with English

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and

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may also be used. Some recipes include one third of Stilton in the cheese mix, and add chili sauce to taste. The dish is often topped with grated cheese (sometimes mixed with bread crumbs). It is baked in the oven to finish.

History

There is a recipe for cauliflower with Parmesan cheese in ''

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management ''Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management'', also published as ''Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Book'', is an extensive guide to running a household in Victorian Britain, edited by Isabella Beeton and first published as a book in 1861. Previously ...

'', first published in 1861. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the dish was often served as an accompaniment to the roast meat and potatoes that were eaten for the traditional Sunday lunch, normally in the winter months. In the UK, cauliflower cheese is now widely produced as a

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ready meal, and is also popular as a pre-prepared

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Recipe from A Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton
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