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Angels on horseback

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Angels on horseback is a hot appetizer of shucked oysters wrapped in bacon, prepared by baking, skewering and frying, or broiling, and served plain or as a canape on bread, sometimes with lemon, parsley, cayenne pepper or hollandaise sauce. Its name likely derives from the French anges a cheval, and the dish first appeared in print in 1888 in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, though an Australian newspaper referenced it as early as 1882. It gained prominence in the United States from the mid-1890s, with one early account crediting its creation to Urbain Dubois, chef to Kaiser Wilhelm II. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Disputed
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1882 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountThe origins of the dish are unclear per Wikipedia. An Australian newspaper reference with a brief recipe dates to 1882, earlier than the more commonly cited 1888 Mrs Beeton occurrence.
Origin Period, To (Year)
to 1888 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountWikipedia names 1888, in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, as the dish's first occurrence per the Oxford English Dictionary, though a earlier 1882 Australian newspaper reference is also recorded.
Classification
CourseSourced to the subject's own account
Appetizer 1
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own account
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
England 2
Sources
1. Angels on horseback (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • History section (earliest 1882 reference)
    there is a reference in an Australian newspaper to the dish, which includes a brief recipe, from 1882.
  • History section (1888 Beeton occurrence)
    Its first occurrence, according to the Oxford English Dictionary and other sources, is in 1888, in Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.
  • entity description (course)
    Angels on horseback is a hot appetizer of shucked oysters wrapped in bacon, prepared by baking, skewering and frying, or broiling, and served plain or as a canape on bread, sometimes with lemon, parsley, cayenne pepper or hollandaise sauce.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_on_horseback (dietary-suitability)
    Angels on horseback is a hot hors d'œuvre or savoury made of oysters wrapped with bacon.
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2. Angels on horseback (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): England
Quote, P495 (country of origin): England
England
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