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In Elizabethan times, "collops" came to refer specifically to slices of bacon. On Shrove Monday, also known as Collop Monday -- the last day to cook meat before Lent -- a traditional breakfast dish is collops of bacon topped with a fried egg. An example of uncooked streaky bacon. Bacon is defined as any of certain cuts of meat taken from the sides, back or belly of a pig that is cured and possibly smoked. ... In Western Christianity, Lent is the forty-day period (or season) preceding Easter lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday (Easter Even). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Look up egg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Scotch Collops are a traditional Scottish dish. It can be created using either thin slices or minced meat of either beef, lamb or venison. This is combined with onion, salt, pepper, and suet, then stewed, baked or roasted with optional flavourings according to the meat used. It is traditionally served garnished with thin toast and mashed potato. Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78,772 km... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Lambing be merged into this article or section. ... Venison is the modern term for the meat of deer, elk, red deer, moose, caribou, and pronghorn. ...

The methods used to create this dish in its various guises have direct parallels with the Middle Eastern treatment of meat in their cuisine, such as Kebabs and Koftas. The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the various cuisines of the Middle East. ... Left to right: Chenjeh Kabab, Kabab Koobideh, Jujeh Kabab in an Afghan restaurant. ... Kofta, kÃ¶fte, kafta, kufta or kafteh are a family of Middle Eastern and South Asian meatballs or dumplings. ...

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18th century recipe for Veal collops
Mrs. Beetons recipe for Collops
Historic food website, recipe for Venison in Collops

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	Or, should your mum ask your pleasure at the dinner table, impress her with, "I would love maybe three collops of the roastbeef."
	The original meaning was "eggs fried on bacon," and Shrove Monday was called "Collop Monday" in some areas because eggs and bacon are eaten on that day.
	Collops as a name for bacon may be related to the Irish use of the word: "the number of animals that an acre of Irish land can support" (one horse, one cow, or six sheep).

Venison in Collops (984 words)
	Lean 'collops' - thin steaks - are cut from a haunch and larded with strips of salt bacon fat.
	The collops are all tied together with string and carefully put on a spit, preferably with a holdfast, as in the illustration above.
	The collops are served with a sweet and sour bread sauce delicately flavoured with cinnamon.

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