The English Breakfast Society has said that hash browns do not belong on a Full English

Yaayuh! · 17 Apr 2023 at 12:43

mattyfez said:
Fry up is like a roast dinner, its more a concept than a fixed list of ingredients.

Indeed. Though I do find the thought of a "society" dictating what it is, incredibly entertaining.

gingergundog · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:47

Yaayuh! said:
Indeed. Though I do find the thought of a "society" dictating what it is, incredibly entertaining.

Where does it end though? There needs to be some law and order to things Before you know it we will have Full English Pizzas for Breaky.

robfosters · 17 Apr 2023 at 21:52

gingergundog said:
Where does it end though? There needs to be some law and order to things Before you know it we will have Full English Pizzas for Breaky.

Had that many a time

gingergundog · 17 Apr 2023 at 22:09

robfosters said:
Had that many a time

I knew someone would :cool:

mattyfez · 17 Apr 2023 at 22:19

Based on that a traditional English breakfast on a Sunday morning should be last night's re- heated Chinese or Indian hahah!

robfosters · 17 Apr 2023 at 22:30

mattyfez said:
Based on that a traditional English breakfast on a Sunday morning should be last night's re- heated Chinese or Indian hahah!

Curry tastes better next day

Minstadave · 17 Apr 2023 at 22:36

D.P. said:
WTF would you have mashed and roasted potatoes?

My in laws do this. It makes me die inside.

robfosters · 17 Apr 2023 at 22:47

I’ve never understood sweetcorn on a roast either, but plenty of people have it.

I wouldn’t have mash and roasties together, but if you’ve roasted up a nice gammon with cabbage, then it has to be buttery mustard mash (whole grain not English mustard) and thick onion gravy.

Zenduri · 17 Apr 2023 at 23:25

+1 for roasties and mash on the same plate. Its mainly a texture thing but also slightly a flavour thing too. Crispy roasties with a fluffy interior, cooked in some nice duck fat , then soft buttery mash with a little wholegrain mustard. Heaven

gingergundog · 17 Apr 2023 at 23:59

Two types of spuds is a bit weird tbh, id rather double the amount of roasties. In fact just a plate of roasties and gravy.

Voltar · 18 Apr 2023 at 07:45

Traditionally no hash browns or beans.
I like both.

Also, best cooked breakfast is definitely done by the Scots. Full Scottish when done right is a marvellous thing.

Bluecube · 18 Apr 2023 at 08:13

The best Scottish fry up uses the potato scones you can only get in the remote south west. Lovely thin things you can roll up - none of your cludgy thick pieces of god knows what. Add in bacon, black pudding, maybe half a sliced soda scone, a sausage and a wee drop of beans. Heaven…

drakulton · 18 Apr 2023 at 08:34

How traditional do you want to get? Tomatoes are from south America, as are the haricot beans in tomato sauce. so that just leaves sausage, bacon ,eggs, mushrooms and toast/fried bread.

PlacidCasual · 18 Apr 2023 at 08:58

I think we can safely say that a traditional Fry Up post dates the Elizabethan Era. Even the Georgians probably didn't eat a Fry Up they probably had kidneys and pork chops. I think the Full English is a firmly 20th Century affair.

robfosters · 18 Apr 2023 at 10:34

PlacidCasual said:
I think we can safely say that a traditional Fry Up post dates the Elizabethan Era. Even the Georgians probably didn't eat a Fry Up they probably had kidneys and pork chops. I think the Full English is a firmly 20th Century affair.

Fried breakfast became popular in the Victorian age. But what we have now was really the preserve of the upper classes, as much of the food was prohibitively expensive for the working class. Increasing mass production of meat in the 20th century soon got the prices to a level where everybody could enjoy them.

ColdAsIce · 18 Apr 2023 at 11:16

Hash browns are terrible. I'd take a birds eye waffle over them any day of the week.

SexyGreyFox · 18 Apr 2023 at 14:07

I 100% agree with the subject, I'm not saying I've never had them but the times I have I wonder why I had them.
It's a bit like getting chips with your breakfast.

aVdub · 18 Apr 2023 at 15:10

SexyGreyFox said:
I 100% agree with the subject, I'm not saying I've never had them but the times I have I wonder why I had them.
It's a bit like getting chips with your breakfast.

I'm guessing that came about with the all day breakfast and those wanting lunch, but still fancied a breakfast...

godinman · 18 Apr 2023 at 20:26

I make these potato cake things sometimes (mashed potato with flour and oil) that I fry. But they're better as a standalone thing with some sausages.

turbot1984 · 18 Apr 2023 at 20:37

Best fry up i ever had was in Scotland, black and white pud, haggis and fried bacon-onion-potato rosti type thing, and all the rest, served on an oval plate the size of a snooker table. Next meal was 2 days later.