So, 12 apparently unbreakable rules for a Full English. Hard to argue with most. I especially like No. 2, as a Partridge fan. https://www.joe.co.uk/food/the-rules-of-fry-up-full-english-breakfast-73120 Sausages - naturally. Square sausage if in Scotland. Bacon - I actually don't mind cremated bacon, provided it's the streaky one and not the other kind - I once had a friend who did his in the microwave. We no longer speak. Eggs - quite partial to scrambled, but fried with a semi-runny yolk. Mushrooms - five a day an' that. Black Pudding - obviously Hash Browns - not a fan of potato for breakfast. What is this, Ireland? I give them to the wife. Tomatoes - Nah, mushrooms provide veg. Fried Bread - as a treat. Not a big toast lover. French toast I like, with bacon. It's a bit puffy but it tastes great. As it says in the article, HP or Red, never mayo. If anybody ever puts mayo on breakfast, they need a swift reprimand. Like a hot grill to the face. On our anniversary I make bacon pancakes, essentially fluffy thick pancakes with bacon in them, served with maple syrup and skewered with bacon. Thank you Adventure Time. On my wedding day a few weeks ago I had steak (rare) and eggs for breakfast, lovely. Oh, and **** the continental.
Pork breakfast sausages. Well done Back bacon. Eggs scrambled or fried. Mushrooms. Fried tomatoes. Beans. Fried bread. Black pudding is an abomination and woe betide any ****er who puts ****ing chips on my brekkie Good thread.
Few rules & preferences for me. Chips don't belong on a breakfast plate. Get ****ed you unrefined Southern tarts. Tomatoes - tinned, mustn't come into contact with the beans. Toast - for the eggs (scrambled or poached) Breadcakes to butty up the rest in the following combinations. Bacon & egg (fried), Sausage & tomato, Black Pudding & Mushroom. Sauce - Ketchup for Bacon, HP for Sausage. Bacon - unsmoked. Sausage have to be decent. That's about it.
Sausages. Cumberland or Lincolnshire...nothing too fancy Bacon. Done enough so the fat isn't soft Beans OR tomatoes, not both (that definitely ensures the no touching rule Ben!) Mushrooms, fried in butter and salted Scrambled eggs with fresh chillies cut up into them Black pudding not done too much Potato cakes instead of hash browns or fried bread No ketchup, no HP, no mayo. Hot chalula sauce if there's no chillies in the egg Toast on the side, proper butter Pot of tea...or when on holiday a cold lager!
Good sprinkling of Italian seasoning into a frying pan and toast it for a short while before dribbling in olive oil. Yorkshire tea in half a mug of boiling water, let it stew. Bistro beef granules in another half a mug. Small tin of chopped toms - season lightly with white pepper - never black. (Try red&black pepper for a bit of a winter kick). Lots of thinly sliced mushrooms (leave out if disliked). Add mushrooms to pan and cook to brown, then add toms, tea and gravy - bring to boil and simmer to thicken. NO BEANS. Bacon, sausage, blackpudding and two splashed but runny eggs. Pour over the gravy. Good white bread to dip, see the yolks melt into the gravy. You'll thank me.
What is this sorcery?! I literally don't know what to say ...apart from please don't start inventing weapons on the other thread, your mind is too weird!
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All of the above plus endless repeats of only fools and horses if you went to Llorett De Mar in the 80,s..
Eggs. Fried. Two. Smoked. Back. Bacon. Fried. Two or more rashers. Sausages. Lincolnshire or Cumberland. Fat. Ones. Beans. Chili powder in em. Bread. Fried. Two. Pudding. Black. Two. Of. Hash. Browns. Chorizo. Sausage. Fried. Mustard. English. Colman. For. Sausages. Tabasco. For. Eggs. Bread cakes for mopping and dipping and making sarnies.
Can't over-estimate the importance of tea, can't have full english without tea, preferably Yorkshire. Also no hash browns but leftover mashed spuds fried up, no beans.
Don't apply a no touch rule at all. It's every item for itself on my plate. Nothing should be eaten separately. Combos of two, three or even four items at a time are a necessity. There are many. For example, fork up beans and bacon in a ratio of two to one for a chewy savory sensation with a slightly sweet undertone. Sweeten further with a measure of tinned tomato. Add a sliver of fried egg white for a quadruple item combo as above but with a hint of metallic aftertaste. And so on... The combinations, whilst not infinite, should keep you going for the whole breakfast without hesitation, deviation or repetition. However whilst a plated free for all is acceptable, indeed to be encouraged, twatting about unnecessarily is most definitely not. Here is a no-no of the highest order: please log in to view this image Oh, and tea. Several mugs of it, strong and sweet and hot. It should be drunk between mouthfuls of food and never be in the mouth at the same time as the food. Other than that, I'm easy really.
