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Difference between English fry and Irish fry?

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  • 05-10-2014 5:56pm
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    Sclosages
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    What is the difference between the two traditional breakfasts?

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


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    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    English Frys tend to be a lot more smug.




    Well, Stephen does anyway.


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    Mint Sauce
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    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.


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    The Backwards Man
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    The spelling.

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


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    jockeyboard
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    Red sauce v brown sauce (gross)


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    rawn
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    The Irish one has a fáda on it.


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    Sclosages
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    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?


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    Sclosages
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    rawn wrote: »
    The Irish one has a fáda on it.

    Fada doesn't need a fada. Confused?


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    Elmo
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    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.


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


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    Sclosages
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    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?


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    The Backwards Man
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    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.


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    NeonCookies
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    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.


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    donglen
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    English has a tomatoe, Irish doesn't?


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    Sclosages
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    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.


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    marco_polo
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    Sclosages wrote: »
    Peas?

    English folk do love their peas.


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    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    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.


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    Sclosages
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    Vanessa Beautiful Pain wrote: »
    That's nonsense.

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


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    The Backwards Man
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    Vanessa Beautiful Pain wrote: »
    That's nonsense.
    It's true, a man down the pub told me.


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    Help!!!!
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    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


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    Sclosages
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    Help!!!! wrote: »
    English don't have white pudding

    Didn't realise they have black pudding.


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    Help!!!!
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    Sclosages wrote: »
    Didn't realise they have black pudding.

    yeah some do


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    Cienciano
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    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.


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    Son Of A Vidic
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    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.


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    my teapot is orange
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    Hash browns in the English one.

    More tomatoes in Ireland.


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


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

    3:37 in in this video resolves it.


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    Tuathanach
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    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!)


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

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


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    #30
    Titzon Toast
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    English sausages have bread crumbs in them.


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


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