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Poker Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: Swinebag on February 22, 2011, 00:08:02 AM
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Now, I should point out that I love baked beans and the fry up is probably not our national dish BUT
for me the perfect fry up only has fried items in it?
What do you think Wayne? (or anyone else)
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Now, I should point out that I love baked beans and the fry up is probably not our national dish BUT
for me the perfect fry up only has fried items in it?
What do you think Wayne? (or anyone else)
It"s an interesting point. For me it"s important to distinguish between a "fry-up," a "full-English," and a "cooked breakfast." A fry-up by definition should only include fried items. A full-English can and should include non-fried items such as beans (but never ever potatoes). A cooked-breakfast however can include further side orders such as hash browns and that sort of corned beef hash type stuff you get in America.
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Tin of beans
Real butter when they are warmed up (about half way)
Sliced raw Onion in for the last 60 seconds
No need to thank me
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Beans definitely, but they have to be cold straight from the tin, not warmed so they go all claggy & horrible.
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Now, I should point out that I love baked beans and the fry up is probably not our national dish BUT
for me the perfect fry up only has fried items in it?
What do you think Wayne? (or anyone else)
It"s an interesting point. For me it"s important to distinguish between a "fry-up," a "full-English," and a "cooked breakfast." A fry-up by definition should only include fried items. A full-English can and should include non-fried items such as beans (but never ever potatoes). A cooked-breakfast however can include further side orders such as hash browns and that sort of corned beef hash type stuff you get in America.
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I have to admit to being partial to non fried items in an American "cooked breakfast" such as pancakes with blueberries.
However I always seem to treat Baked beans as a cheap shot on my breakfast plate.
I will certainly give Ger"s idea a bash, though will reserve it for a lunchtime beans on toast or as my favourite side with cottage pie at dinner time.
FWIW - I love my baked beans with hot pepper sauce
SO my ideal fry-up comes from a combo of my Northern Irish and Northern English roots
plain pork sausages (none of those fancy ones with fruit and veg in)
smoked back bacon
fried mushrooms
fried tomato
potato bread
soda bread
black pudding
2 eggs (sunny side up)
no toast, no beans, no spuds
washed down with a pot of tea.
so that"s porridge for breakfast tomorrow ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Baked beans and cheese obv...
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I don't know about Backed Beans or tined Tomatoes but one thing you MUST have with a fry-up, full English or cooked breakfast is Black Pudding cut thickly. For the record I have both Beaked Beans and tined Tomatoes. The one thing that doesn't belong on any breakfast plate is potato in any shape or form.
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Beans are essential with a "Full English", I can do without the tomatoes, but without beans the whole fry up is a bit dry. I love American breakfast where you can put anything with anything, when in Vegas in January I had Blueberry pancakes with maple syrup, bacon, fresh fruit, and those flat sausages they do over there on the same plate!
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Whether it"s called a fry up or a full English, it wouldn"t be complete without Baked Beans and/or tinned Plum Tomatoes, preferably with a generous splash of Tabasco sauce.
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Fact 1 - Baked Beans can be fried!
Fact 2 - Baked Beans count towards your 5-a-day
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You can merge the two threads and have a breakfast on a bread cake
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Well thats just a " Breakfast Barm" Mega size teacake with Bacon, Sausage and Fried egg, my health conscious staff have these "Belly Busters" at least twice a week!
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.....and those flat sausages they do over there
Sounds like thickly sliced bacon :P
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Not sure if my comments are welcome on this thread given that we consider "full English" to be a "National" dish.
Scottish and Irish breakfasts are miles better IMO.
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As usual the Scots are on the war path.
We"ll let you call it a "National" dish as I believe that you have a White Pudding on your breakfast?
Is there any Haggis on it or do you eat that terrible stuff only once a year?
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Warning - bean based scandal inside:
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-drink/consider-baked-beans-article-huib.html
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Not sure if my comments are welcome on this thread given that we consider "full English" to be a "National" dish.
Scottish and Irish breakfasts are miles better IMO.
have to agree - I only refer to a "fry up" and rarely a full english. I was refering to a "fry-up" as Great Britain"s National Dish (even though it is probably still something like CHicken tikka masala)
I love soda bread and Potato bread in my fry ups and when I went to my Gran"s (Ulster born and bred) funeral about 10 years ago, I silently thanked her for introducing me to these items.
As for the scottish version, I need a bit of education here. I remember once having haggis in a morning breakfast thing and it was pretty good. However, won"t lose too much sleep if I never have it again.
Am amazed at the love that beans are getting (understandable because they are awesome) for breakfast, but am horrified that tinned tomatoes are loved over standard ones. Even if the standard of fresh tomatoes in this country is generally poor. I just love to fry them with plenty of salt and pepper.
Am waiting for some responses from the Ulster contingent on the beans issue
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Am waiting for some responses from the Ulster contingent on the beans issue
I"m sure they"ll come up trumps !
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dose nobody like fried bread ? ad
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dose nobody like fried bread ? ad
Well done for bringing this up. I personally can"t stand it. soda bread is a much nicer option.
I know this is a laughable comment given all the crap that is on a fry-up, but
"fried bread is so unhealthy"
I"m pretty sure that soda bread is even more unhealthy, but with fried bread, I just can"t stand the sensation of fat running through your teeth when you take a bite into it. It just seems to be taking the piss out of your heart.
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I have fried bread, but not crispy. It's more of a dunk in the fat and out again (very unhealthy)
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dose nobody like fried bread ? ad
Love it, get it when ever I am stopping away, I know it is terribly bad for you, but what the hell!
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Not sure if my comments are welcome on this thread given that we consider "full English" to be a "National" dish.
Scottish and Irish breakfasts are miles better IMO.
have to agree - I only refer to a "fry up" and rarely a full english. I was refering to a "fry-up" as Great Britain"s National Dish (even though it is probably still something like CHicken tikka masala)
I love soda bread and Potato bread in my fry ups and when I went to my Gran"s (Ulster born and bred) funeral about 10 years ago, I silently thanked her for introducing me to these items.
As for the scottish version, I need a bit of education here. I remember once having haggis in a morning breakfast thing and it was pretty good. However, won"t lose too much sleep if I never have it again.
Am amazed at the love that beans are getting (understandable because they are awesome) for breakfast, but am horrified that tinned tomatoes are loved over standard ones. Even if the standard of fresh tomatoes in this country is generally poor. I just love to fry them with plenty of salt and pepper.
Am waiting for some responses from the Ulster contingent on the beans issue
Soda bread is officially the best part of any breakfast
Potato Bread
Soda Bread
Sausages
Bacon
Fried Egg
White Pudding
Beans
Simples :)
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Can somebody please explain what the hell "potato bread" is? Thanks in advance as my mind is not accepting of any form of relationship between a potato and a rolling pin.
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Can somebody please explain what the hell "potato bread" is? Thanks in advance as my mind is not accepting of any form of relationship between a potato and a rolling pin.
Hope that post is tongue in cheek wee man, cos if you ask an Irish person living abroad what food they miss most from back home, potato bread will probably be one of the top answers. or did "Potato bread" never make the metropolis of Westport.
Bloody hell, It"s made from frigging potato"s FFS. And it"s totally suited to frying as it doesn"t tend to soak up oil or fat the way a common sliced loaf might.
(http://martian.org/karen/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/potato_bread.jpg)
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Never heard of it! Ever! Clearly never made it west of Athlone...feckin thieving midlanders....
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Why hasn"t anyone mentioned "Eggy Bread"????
2 Sausages
3 Rashers of Bacon (lightly fried)
Beans
2 Eggs
2 Fried Tomatoes (real ones, not tinned)
1 round of Eggy Bread
3 Rounds of Bread and Butter
Fruity Brown Sauce
1 Mug of Tea....
3 hours in the armchair feeling absolutely stuffed ;D
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eggy bread is there with toast for me. V nice but not needed on my fry up plate. A lot of cafe"s put toast in their fry ups, but its just a cheap filler and an excuse to leave out quality ingredients.
Also, I prefer my eggs fried rather than scrambled and I prefer my breads to be soda or potato.
Have some friends coming up this weekend to watch Accy Stanley v Torquay. I"ll be cooking breakfast (as is the established hosting ritual between us)
piccies to follow!!
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I might be a bit late with this but did anybody get through the mega breakfast at Bolton and get it for free in the local cafe, i know there were a few people willing to have a go just wondered if anyone was triumphant.
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I might be a bit late with this but did anybody get through the mega breakfast at Bolton and get it for free in the local cafe, i know there were a few people willing to have a go just wondered if anyone was triumphant.
Nope...Friday night"s festivities kind of precluded anyone feeling up to it on Saturday morning other than me, and I wasn"t going to do it by myself.
Next time...maybe.
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Beans definitely, but they have to be cold straight from the tin, not warmed so they go all claggy & horrible.
add milk and butter
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Beans definitely, but they have to be cold straight from the tin, not warmed so they go all claggy & horrible.
add milk and butter
How is the heart these days Al?
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Beans definitely, but they have to be cold straight from the tin, not warmed so they go all claggy & horrible.
add milk and butter
How is the heart these days Al?
Next time anyone is in Dublin with Eck ask him to take you to that great breakfast place he took us to. Just make sure though you pack your walking shoes, plenty of water, a map of Ireland and you like breakfast with none of the above ingredients ::)
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Beans definitely, but they have to be cold straight from the tin, not warmed so they go all claggy & horrible.
add milk and butter
How is the heart these days Al?
in the hospital tomorrow so will find out how long i have left
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Not even bothering reading this ! just read title and really 3 pages on such a bone question. Rob for starting this you really have too much time on your hands lol
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Not even bothering reading this ! just read title and really 3 pages on such a bone question. Rob for starting this you really have too much time on your hands lol
If you read the OP then you"ll realise it was a little dig at wayne and his sandwich thread. However, it did gain some (short) legs, so I just ran with it.
thread of the year IMO :D