Difference between English fry and Irish fry?

Sclosages

What is the difference between the two traditional breakfasts?

I'm thinking myself it is the black and white pudding?

4zn76tysfajdxp

English Frys tend to be a lot more smug.




Well, Stephen does anyway.

Mint Sauce

Sclosages wrote: »

What is the difference between the two traditional breakfasts?

I'm thinking myself it is the black and white pudding?

I think traditioanly, an Irish Breakfast does not include beans. So its just Sausage, bacon, egg, and toast.

I just go for a fry up, with beans, and maybe tatty/soda bread, and toast.

The Backwards Man

The spelling.

There's no difference between a fried banana and a fried cucumber

jockeyboard

Red sauce v brown sauce (gross)

rawn

The Irish one has a fáda on it.

Sclosages

Mint Sauce wrote: »

I think traditioanly, an Irish Breakfast does not include beans. So its just Sausage, bacon, egg, and toast.

I just go for a fry up, with beans, and maybe tatty/soda bread, and toast.

What about the puddin?

Sclosages

rawn wrote: »

The Irish one has a fáda on it.

Fada doesn't need a fada. Confused?

Elmo

Canned products tend to be part of the English Fry. Tomatoes, Beans and Peas all from a can. Irish fry won't have peas or beans general, fresh grilled/fried tomatoes.

That's about it.

crockholm

One is fried in Ireland and the other is fried in England. I can't remember which one though.

Sclosages

Elmo wrote: »

Canned products tend to be part of the English Fry. Tomatoes, Beans and Peas all from a can. Irish fry won't have peas or beans general, fresh grilled/fried tomatoes.

That's about it.

Peas?

The Backwards Man

Sclosages wrote: »

Fada doesn't need a fada. Confused?

It does when you're writing it in English, to denote it is Irish. When you write it in Irish it doesn't.

NeonCookies

Might be other differences, but definitely the pudding anyway! Only black pudding in an English breakfast. My English friends didn't even know what white pudding was until I told them..one even asked me if it was a dessert type thing haha.

donglen

English has a tomatoe, Irish doesn't?

Sclosages

crockholm wrote: »

One is fried in Ireland and the other is fried in England. I can't remember which one though.

You're a fierce cliver fella altogether.

marco_polo

Sclosages wrote: »

Peas?

English folk do love their peas.

4zn76tysfajdxp

The Backwards Man wrote: »

It does when you're writing it in English, to denote it is Irish. When you write it in Irish it doesn't.

That's nonsense.

Sclosages

Vanessa Beautiful Pain wrote: »

That's nonsense.

Ah jaysis. I thought he was making fierce sense there.

The Backwards Man

Vanessa Beautiful Pain wrote: »

That's nonsense.

It's true, a man down the pub told me.

Help!!!!

Sclosages wrote: »

What is the difference between the two traditional breakfasts?

I'm thinking myself it is the black and white pudding?

English don't have white pudding

Sclosages

Help!!!! wrote: »

English don't have white pudding

Didn't realise they have black pudding.

Help!!!!

Sclosages wrote: »

Didn't realise they have black pudding.

yeah some do

Cienciano

They're basically the same. You get both puddings in England from my experience.
Not a fan of their sausages though, sometimes they try to be fancy and stick parsley, leaks or garlic into them.

Son Of A Vidic

Sclosages wrote: »

What is the difference between the two traditional breakfasts?

Having spent a significant number of years living in the UK, I would say probably quality. Now I've had some quality English fry ups. But for me, nothing beats quality Irish rashers, sausages, pudding & eggs.

my teapot is orange

Hash browns in the English one.

More tomatoes in Ireland.

Dum_Dum

One is drunk with Yorkshire tea and the other with Barry's tea.

myshirt

RTÉ Two New Comedy Awards Winner | Sean Nolan: http://youtu.be/5oX2y88M7cQ

3:37 in in this video resolves it.

Tuathanach

The Irish fry - or at least, the 'Ulster Fry' is pretty similar, if not the same to the Scottish one. The main thing which I prefer from the Scottish one is the puddings - they're different. Black pudding in Ireland is from pig but in Scotland it's also popular from cow's blood. Mmm.. oh and potatoe scones/farls, square sausage... man i'm hungry (that would sort this bitch of a hangover right out!)

Tarzana

Fried bread is more a feature of English fries than Irish ones.

Brown sauce is the more common condiment in England, ketchup in Ireland.

Titzon Toast

English sausages have bread crumbs in them.

recylingbin

English one has bubble & squeak. I have no idea what abomination this contains, but it hits the spot in multiple ways.

cml387

Tarzana wrote: »

Fried bread is more a feature of English fries than Irish ones.

Brown sauce is the more common condiment in England, ketchup in Ireland.

Yep, it's the fried bread .

An Ulster fry will probably have a potato farl.

GinnyR

Beans on an English fry & usually tinned tomatoes

Black and White pudding on Irish fry & generally fresh tomatoes. Oh and the quality is usually far superior.

GinnyR

recylingbin wrote: »

English one has bubble & squeak. I have no idea what abomination this contains, but it hits the spot in multiple ways.

It's only mash & shredded cabbage (usually leftovers) that's fried in bacon fat/lard/dripping etc. Basically fried colcannon. Gorgeous stuff.

Iwasfrozen

Sclosages wrote: »

Didn't realise they have black pudding.

Black pudding is English.

Sclosages

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

Black pudding is English.

Explains why I never liked it hahahaha

Sclosages

So, in conclusion, you can expect the same if you ask for a Full English or a Full Irish?

filbert the fox

Sclosages wrote: »

So, in conclusion, you can expect the same if you ask for a Full English or a Full Irish?

you can expect to get an Ulcer fry.....:eek: Ha Ha.

The important thing about all of this is that the ones where you come from are always the best.

Tarzana

Titzon Toast wrote: »

English sausages have bread crumbs in them.

All sausages contain rusk.

lazeedaisy

I know the difference between an Irish fry and an ulster fry is the soda farl,

English ones used to use beef sausages, no white pudding, and add beans

GinnyR

lazeedaisy wrote: »

I know the difference between an Irish fry and an ulster fry is the soda farl,

English ones used to use beef sausages, no white pudding, and add beans

I've very rarely seen beef sausage on any fry.

Fratton Fred

Beans and hash browns are an American addition I believe. The only difference I would think is white pudding in Ireland and fried bread in England. Fried tomato is more common in England as well.

If someone put tinned peas or tinned tomatoes on my breakfast, in either country, they'd end up wearing it.

Paramite Pie

In Northern England they certainly have black pudding but I doubt you'd find it in the South-East. Most Continents have some form of black pudding, from Korean 'sundae' to German 'blutwurst' to Kenyan 'mutara'.

So yeah, it's not that unique.:cool:

Back on topic, I do believe that mushrooms are what set the Irish fry from the English fry. No mushrooms in the English or Scottish ones afaik. I like the idea of adding potato farls. We call them potato cakes out Whest.:)

Fratton Fred

Paramite Pie wrote: »

In Northern England they certainly have black pudding but I doubt you'd find it in the South-East. Most Continents have some form of black pudding, from Korean 'sundae' to German 'blutwurst' to Kenyan 'mutara'.

So yeah, it's not that unique.:cool:

Back on topic, I do believe that mushrooms are what set the Irish fry from the English fry. No mushrooms in the English or Scottish ones afaik. I like the idea of adding potato farls. We call them potato cakes out Whest.:)

I'm from the south east and black pudding and mushrooms would always be part of any fry I've ever cooked.

harry Bailey esq

I've never had a full English in England,but on the Spanish costas a full English always comes with chips.We don't have chips

IrishWelshCelt

Its the bread thats the big difference. Two slices of toast on an Irish fry.

The english tends to come with soda bread and fried bread.

About 250 miles.

CantGetNoSleep

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Beans and hash browns are an American addition I believe. The only difference I would think is white pudding in Ireland and fried bread in England. Fried tomato is more common in England as well.

If someone put tinned peas or tinned tomatoes on my breakfast, in either country, they'd end up wearing it.

You sound dangerous boy

preston johnny

"Full English breakfast, hold the sausage."

"This is not that kind of place, sir. We just do food."

Fratton Fred

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

You sound dangerous boy

I like a joke as much as the next guy, but messing about with a fry up is serious ****.

Fratton Fred

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

I've never had a full English in England,but on the Spanish costas a full English always comes with chips.

And a pint of San Miguel.