Part of becoming part of the British Royal Family after marrying Prince Harry means that Meghan Markle has to abide with royal protocol – from the clothes she’ll wear and how she shall behave, up to the food that she will eat.
After receiving the title Duchess of Sussex, it seems like Markle would have to give up eating one of her favorite dishes in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II.
According to Harper’s Bazaar UK, Markle will not be allowed to take a bite of her favorite Filipino dish, adobo, when the Queen is around as royals are not allowed to eat garlic in her presence.
Buckingham Palace chef Darren McGrady told Express that the Queen is not a fan of garlic and its smell. She has even banned members of the royal family from eating it at state banquets.
Every Filipino who has eaten this iconic Filipino dish knows that it needs cloves of garlic to achieve its distinctive taste so it’s pretty obvious that adobo will not get served at any Royal Family dinner.
Before marrying Prince Harry, Markle has previously said an article on Today which was published in 2012 that she enjoys Filipino food, like adobo, on Sundays.
“I enjoy making slow-cooked food on Sundays, like Filipino-style chicken adobo. It’s so easy—combine garlic, soy (or Bragg Liquid Aminos), vinegar, maybe some lemon, and let the chicken swim in that sauce until it falls off the bone in a Crock-Pot. I have a beautiful Le Creuset that could also do the trick, but the Sunday supper ‘Americana’ of it all calls for a Crock-Pot. Set it and forget it and serve with brown rice and salad.”
What’s more amazing is that Markle even has her own adobo recipe.
