Saturday, January 26, 2019

So...I See This

I see this on my Facebook feed and do not think the person who posted this knows this is not an American breakfast. In reality, this a Full English Breakfast...actually a variant upon it. ( I am not sure, it could be a Full Scottish or a Full Irish.

Now the photo is a TON more food than what you normally would receive in a "proper" breakfast as it would be called in the British isles.



Yes, they serve Heinz Baked Beans.

Yes, they serve grilled mushrooms.

Yes, they serve grill tomatoes.

The black disks at the bottom of the plate are "Black Pudding" which is pork blood mixed with pork fat, and oatmeal, then fried and served. ( It is quite good)

The white disks at the top of the plate are " White Pudding" which is pork fat, pork liver mixed with oatmeal, then fried and served. ( You don't see it in England, it is served in Ireland, Scotland, and the Canadian Maritime. I will fight you for white pudding. It is that good....there is a type of white pudding in SW England, but it is different. )

The objects at the edges that look like potatoes appear to be Potato Tatties. A type of potato scone. It also could be a type of boxty( potato pancake.)

The meat that looks like ham, is in reality bacon....and bacon is cooked this way there. Fried for 5 seconds on one side, flipped over and cooked 5 seconds on the other. It is quite floppy.

The sausage is just that, link sausage.( Also called a banger) It is cooked to death.

The toast at the top is served with generally black current jam, or orange marmalade. The black current tastes like  a blueberry/blackberry cross....on an occasion, there will be strawberry jam. 

This is what I normally eat when in the UK/Ireland. It lasts all day long. You are generally so full you won't eat until supper.

Now, if you are not a fan of this, in Scotland, and Northern Ireland, they also serve porridge. ( oatmeal) It is cooked in milk and served with honey.....or in Northern Ireland, a splash of Irish Whisky. ( Bushmills)

I now wish I was in the UK for breakfast.

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