English breakfast

[Gata Negra]

English breakfast is - euh.. - wellknown and famous in Europe and also feared.. When in hotels or in the UK we always wonder how the English manage to get baked beans, sausages, potatoes and toast for breakfast.... And we now just were discussing here if the ordinary English family also eats this kind of breakfast in the normal morning of a normal working day

So do we have a wrong idea of a normal English breakfast or is it normal indeed ????
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[MyshMash]

I'm from Holland but I moved to England 1,5 years ago and I was wondering that myself in the beginning. I thought how on earth can people eat sausages, bacon, beans, toast, eggs and what not, when they only just got up. But I actually quite like an English breakfast. I've learned though (correct me if I'm wrong) that it's more of a weekend thing or for when you're on the go. For example when we went camping, in the morning we went to local cafe and had proper breakfast and it sorts you out for the day.
I don't think people have the whole lot if they're in a rush to get to work in the morning.
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[paul]

I would agree it's porobably more a weekend thing. That said, the only time I probably have an English breakfast would be when I am away (within the UK) - eg. staying at a hotel.

I don't remember the last time I had one at home. Scrambled eggs on toast perhaps, but not "the complete works".
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[laz]

It probably is mostly eaten at the weekend, perhaps especially on a Sunday morning (and even more especially if you have drunk too much beer Saturday night...).

I think the reasons for this are that it takes time to make, so no-one who works gets the chance to make it during the working week. Certainly I remember that both my grandfathers used to eat a full cooked breakfast every single morning, but my grandmothers would make it for them!

We maybe have a full cooked breakfast once a month if we happen to have all the ingredients is. For me, it is:
Fried eggs, Bacon, Sausages, Black pudding, fried tomato, potato pancake (if we can be bothered) or hash browns, fried mushrooms, followed by toast and marmalade, all washed down with some lovely English Breakfast tea.
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[robinoman]

Before breakfast I would have heavy cake and tea, then a full breakfast every day for 15/ 20 years, this started with cornflakes then 2 x eggs 4 x rashes of bacon 3/ 4 sausage, black pudding and beans, with toast after. Midmorning I would have cake and tea. Don’t forget dinner where it would be potatoes with loads of meat and cake and pudding.

I now may have a little toast or an egg sandwich if lucky, different job, different age ,

How did I survive, easy I worked manually from 5am to 6pm x 7days a week, outside in all weathers.
I could not put weight on and I was training at night 5 days a week. 70Kg now 78Kg

If I did that now, I would have clogged up my body in a year , but real hard fun times.

Rob

[evekendell]

i went to college in the uk and they served us a full english breakfast everyday. it was optional, of course, but i was amazed at just how many students could handle that amount of food every morning, 7 days.

i had it on the odd occasion the morning after a night out. it was college food, though, so i can't say that it was a particularly tasty experience.

[Thedidgeridude]

The mighty full English breakfast is the best cure for hangovers. The only problem is that when you have a stinking hangover, the last thing you want to be doing is slaving away at the oven. That's where the loving partner steps in and saves the day.
I love the full English but like most others have already said its a rare treat and probably best kept that way. I couldn't stomach it every morning.
My perfect full English breakfast:

fried eggs
sausage
beans
bacon
mushrooms
fried tomatoes
hash browns
two slices of buttered bread
......and a large mug of coffee

[Red Tape]

Sounds like a good diet for Michael Phelps.

I love a proper English Breakfast (hold the mushrooms)
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[oldboy]

The word 'Breakfast' means 'Breaking the fast' Therefore we need to eat to get energy.
The Full English Breakfast or 'THE FULL MONTY' as it is often referred to has been scientifically proved to boost your energy levels to help get you through the day.
Most people don't eat it at home during the week but prefer to eat it on the go once they are on the road.
For people on the move, the best places to obtain the 'Full Monty' can be found at laybyecafe.co.uk I'm not advertising, and there is no advertising on the site, it just has lots of practicle information.
It's well worth a look
Cheers
Oldboy

[paul]

[Red Tape]

Mushrooms are a fungus. So is Athlete's Foot. I don't eat that for breakfast either.
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[paul]

Fungi are used in the fermentation of wine and beer, so I take it you don't partake in those pleasures either, then?

Not to mention pizza, stilton, etc.
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[Red Tape]

used in the process is quite different than being the end product.

That said, if you insist I order the whole bloody breakfast, I'll post the mushrooms to you.
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[Aroundtheworld]

I only have a Full English on the occasional weekend or if I'm at a hotel. Sometimes they are good for lunch time. Some people (normally builders or truck drivers) will have them much more often, a good way to tell is to look at their belly!
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I'd never be able to eat it all in the morning. I'm rubbish at eating in the morning
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