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Real Irish Breakfast?

saabsaab

What is a real Irish Breakfast? Traveled about a bit and some Irish breakfasts don't really do it for me..

For me it doesn't include beans, chips, onions or God forbid Hash Browns.

The real McCoy should have soda bread, mushrooms eggs rashers and black pudding.

I willl allow tomato, a bit of fried potato and if you must sausages (only good ones).

Am I wrong?

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igCorcaigh

Probably correct. But Ulster style fried breads probably deserve a place too. And maybe potato cakes.

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119775767#Comment_119775767

True enough I've seen them but they are often called 'Ulster Fry' not a full Irish. Forgot the potato cakes don't see them often now.

saabsaab

Forgot to mention marmalade!

TaurenDruid

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058268481/real-irish-breakfast

Controversial! Surely the "basics" - the absolute minimum - are sausage, rasher, egg, toast and tea or coffee. Ideally, you'll be getting black and/or white pudding, too. Tomato is optional. Mushrooms are optional. Hash browns aren't traditional but are welcome. Never seen one served with onions! Beans - if you really, really must, but they have to be in a ramekin and not touching anything else!

Soda bread, potato farls/cakes and other types of cooked/fried bread are all 'Ulster Fry' territory, which is not 'Full Irish'.

breezy1985

I can take or leave Irish style breakfast sausages personally but they definitely belong on the "full Irish" if we are talking the classic menu.

Also white pudding. Half the world has its own black pudding but white pudding seems to be non existent or at least very rare outside Ireland.

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776055#Comment_119776055

The sausage or not a sausage? I guess it's part of it now but years ago we didn't include them usually.

Man Vs ManUre

Cornflakes.

Bluefoam

We used to have left over boiled potatoes, semi mashed and fried with our breakfast ..

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776086#Comment_119776086

Mother of God!

bmc58

Two sausages,two rashers(not streaky),two eggs,a well fried tomato,toast and a couple slices of bread to wipe up the egg yoke and a couple of cups of tea.And Chef Sauce(brown) will do me ant time.

bmc58

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776104#Comment_119776104

Lovely an odd time.

Hoboo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776082#Comment_119776082

40 years ago sausage were first on the list certainly from my experience, couldn’t imagine full Irish without them

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776130#Comment_119776130

Not the brown sauce or ketchup this is full english territory!

Strumms

Hard to say what is ‘real’, but what I like…

sausages x2

bacon x2

fried eggs x2

Bread : soda or just regular toast

black and white pudding

mushrooms

occasionally fried baby potatoes too but that’s my own variation.

Boardnashea

Tomato definitely but must be nicely grilled - coked through, not just a flash under the grill. I would always prefer streaky bacon instead of back but you don't often get it.

I like a few beans. I adore a couple of hash browns but not on a breakfast plate. Nice sausages - not too jumbo. Some shape of refried potato is nice, but maybe not trad. Mushrooms not necessary.

Nice cup of milky tea or black coffee.

It's been a while. Maybe it's time to go hunting again. Tends to be a lunch time or brunch (now that is certainly not trad!!!) treat, I couldn't handle all that first thing.

And then there is the JBR! About 1030am and you're set up for the day.

sprucemoose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776055#Comment_119776055

if the beans are on the plate use a sausage as a breakwater

bigroad

Two sausages,2bacon,egg, grilled tomato,mushrooms,beans,black and white pudding.

Orange juice

Loads of tea and toast.

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776194#Comment_119776194

It's no use they usually flood it with them. Fe*kers

sprucemoose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776235#Comment_119776235

someone will get the reference someday. someday

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776082#Comment_119776082

Sausages are the first thing the majority would say is definite.

Streaky bacon is a load of dumb American shte.

the_amazing_raisin

At a minimum, 2 sausages, 2 rashers, black and white pudding, fried egg and soda toast, along with about a liter of tea per person

Beans are okay, but they're an addition. Same for grilled tomato or mushrooms or hash browns, they're fine but not part of an "Irish" fry

If you're near Ulster, or related to anyone from Ulster then you can swap out the soda toast for soda farls or potato farls (or just have it all)

The most important thing is that your lifespan is considerably shorter after eating it all 😂

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776119#Comment_119776119

Smashed avocad...

I'll leave now.

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776613#Comment_119776613

Travesty and an abomination! Maybe a new thread could cover the things that have been served up as an Irish breakfast but should not be there at all at all.

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776684#Comment_119776684

You can't beat a glass of sparkling water with a slice of lime. Can you make tea with sparkling water?

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776055#Comment_119776055

Ramekin of beans...I can get on board with. Although if you have hash browns, they're soaking up bean juice quality is second to none.

Mushrooms. Yep shed load of garlic though.

Tomatoes. Bin.

Pudding. Need to be good quality but ultimately yes.

Toast. Meh.

Tea. Gallons of it.

Edit: brown sauce as well.

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776559#Comment_119776559

Maybe not..

https://www.irishpost.com/news/scientists-claim-eating-full-irish-breakfast-help-you-lose-weight-180021

saabsaab

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776699#Comment_119776699

Barry's Iced tea in the afternoon? Another thread perhaps?

FraserburghFreddie

I was surprised Ulster fry meat was`nt included but after looking it up,it`s only popular in breakfasts here in the Liverpool area with those of Irish descent.Similar to bacon grill or spam

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776773#Comment_119776773

I'm only kidding. My idea of a full Irish breakfast is sausages, rashers, black & white pudding, buttered brown bread with fried eggs on top and strong tea.

And anyone that say's they do "a great fry" is usually a shite cook!!

the_amazing_raisin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119776749#Comment_119776749

😂 Wishful thinking I would say

If you read the article again, the study never actually recommended eating a fried breakfast

The study found that eating a bigger breakfast is beneficial, but they don't mention if they recommended any particular foods.

It's the author who keeps saying it's healthy to eat a fry. That's actually pretty bad journalism, a lot of folks might take it at face value and think they're eating their way to success, when in reality they're eating their way to an early grave 😱

Unfortunately the current advice is to avoid those heavily processed meats like sausages and bacon as much as possible. Maybe when all this gene modification becomes normal we'll be able to eat whatever we want, but for now we'll have to stick with the limits imposed by mother nature 😭

Still, I actually prefer a fry as a once a week treat, makes it a nice bonus. I think I'd get fed up eating it every day