Roast beef is a dish of beef that is roasted, generally served as the main dish of meal. In the

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, roast beef is one of the meats often served at Sunday lunch or dinner. Yorkshire pudding is a standard side dish. Sliced roast beef is also sold as a cold cut, and used as a sandwich filling. Leftover roast beef may be minced and made into hash. Roast beef is a characteristic national dish of England and holds cultural meaning for the English dating back to the 1731 ballad " The Roast Beef of Old England". The dish is so synonymous with England and its cooking methods from the 18th century that a French nickname for the English is ''les rosbifs''.

Culinary arts

The beef on weck sandwich is a tradition in western New York dating back to the late 1800s. Roast beef is sometimes served with horseradish or horseradish sauce. In Denmark, it is mostly used in open sandwiches, called'' smørrebrød.''

Roast beef sandwich

In the UK the roast beef sandwich is often served hot with fried onions, gravy and horseradish sauce. When it is served cold it consists of bread, cold roast beef, lettuce or

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, tomatoes and horseradish sauce or mustard.

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Sunday roast A Sunday roast or roast dinner is a British dish traditionally eaten on Sunday. It consists of roast meat, roast or mash potatoes, and accompaniments such as Yorkshire pudding, gravy, and may include condiments such as apple sauce, ...

consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables, and Yorkshire pudding File:Harris Ranch Jack's Cut.jpg, Some prefer roast beef to be served "medium" File:Beef sandwich at a Earl Of Sandwich restaurant.jpg, Roast beef sandwich File:Roast beef 1.jpg, Roast beef

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