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| Course | Main course |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Region or state | England |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Beef |
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Roast beef is a dishofbeef that is roasted, generally served as the main dish of a meal. In the Anglosphere, 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".[1]
The beef on weck sandwich is a tradition in western New York dating back to the early 1800s.[2] Roast beef is sometimes served with horseradish or horseradish sauce. In Denmark, it is mostly used in open sandwiches, called smørrebrød.
The roast beef sandwich commonly comprises bread, cold roast beef, lettuce,[citation needed] tomatoes, and mustard. Cheese, horseradish, fresh/powdered chili pepper, and red onion are sometimes added.[3]
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