Queen Elizabeth II favored simple British dishes such as tuna sandwiches, chocolate cake, Sunday roast, and a morning bowl of Special K cereal. She preferred game from family estates and enjoyed smoked salmon and eggs topped with grated truffle. She loved truffles but forbade royal chefs from purchasing them due to their high cost and concerns about appearances. She accepted truffles when they arrived as holiday gifts and indulged in them then. White truffles can sell for up to $4,000 per pound, and rare Alba truffles have fetched over $80,000, making them among the most expensive ingredients.
Being a royal, the late Elizabeth II's taste in food was subject to the same curiosity of any other part of her life, but according to people around her there wasn't much shocking about her diet. Queen Elizabeth's favorite foods included British classics like tuna sandwiches, chocolate cake, and a Sunday roast, with the biggest hint of her high status being her preference for game from the family's estates. Even her breakfast most mornings was just a simple bowl of Special K cereal.
It didn't have anything to do with them being out of season or not up to her standards, it had to do with cost. Elizabeth reportedly enjoyed a breakfast of eggs with grated truffle, along with another favorite of hers, smoked salmon. But whether out of concern for appearances or genuine worry about the price, she didn't want them purchased for the royal kitchen.
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