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Roast beef is a cut of Beef which is roasted in an Oven . Roast beef is often served within sandwiches and sometimes is used to make Hash . In England and Australia roast beef is one of the meats traditionally served at Sunday Dinner . The typical side dish to roast beef is Yorkshire Pudding .


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In fact, according to research carried out by the Museum Of London amongst Roman Rubbish Dump s in London , it seems that Britons acquired their first taste of roast beef from the Roman military as the city expanded under their occupation. Despite this, it seems not to have become popular amongst the population in general until the Middle Ages or later, and only became a 'national Caricature ' in the 18th Century . ''( Observer August 6 , 2000 )'' . William Shakespeare suggests a reputation of the English to gorge on beef, when in the play Henry V , act 3, scene 7, before the Battle Of Agincourt he has the Constable Of France say
: "Give them great meals of beef and iron and steel, they will eat like wolves and fight like devils". ''Henry V'', plain vanilla text at Project Gutenberg
There is also a (much Parodied ) song called '' The Roast Beef Of Old England ''.


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