Chicken in the Basket was traditionally ate on the festival of Moses. The food sybolising Moses been found in a basket in the bull rushes. The festival was at its height during Pope Urban's reign. Out of favour for many centuries until its re emergence in the mid 1800's.
Now a pub classic it worth remembering its Christian roots
Chicken in the Basket was traditionally ate on the festival of Moses. The food sybolising Moses been found in a basket in the bull rushes. The festival was at its height during Pope Urban's reign. Out of favour for many centuries until its re emergence in the mid 1800's.
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