{"id":1316247,"date":"2019-11-26T15:26:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T21:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1316247"},"modified":"2024-10-16T04:06:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T09:06:27","slug":"full-english-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/full-english-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Full English Breakfast?"},"content":{"rendered":"The full English breakfast is known around the world. This meal dates back to around 1300s, when the Anglo-Saxons believed that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. (Sound familiar?) Back then, only very wealthy families could afford to eat it. The full breakfast often appeared on the tables of country gentry, especially when guests or family were visiting. It's still a grand tradition today!\r\n\r\nHere are more charming English breakfast customs.<\/a>\r\n

What's in a Full English Breakfast?<\/h3>\r\nAlso known as a \"fry-up,\" a full English breakfast includes an assortment of hearty, savory breakfast foods. Think eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomatoes and mushrooms. Other potential dishes include potatoes like hash browns or potato pancakes, corned beef hash and black pudding. On the side, expect buttered toast. Mugs of hot tea or coffee wash down the feast.\r\n\r\nEven our best brunch recipes are modest by comparison.<\/a>\r\n

Why Is It Called a \"Full English\"?<\/h3>\r\nThe name \"full\" refers to the completeness of the breakfast, with its wide variety of foods. The full breakfast is typically eaten on weekends, while a smaller breakfast suffices for during the week. As with brunch in the US, the full English is often eaten later in the day, even after lunchtime.\r\n

What's the Difference Between Irish, English and Other European Breakfasts?<\/h3>\r\nAround the UK, countries have their own unique additions to the traditional full breakfast:\r\n\r\nFull Irish:<\/strong> Soda bread might stand in for the buttered toast in a full Irish. Here's a closer look at the full Irish breakfast.<\/a>\r\n\r\nFull Scottish:<\/strong>\u00a0Look for tattie scones, also known as potato scones. You may also find distinctly Scottish foods like haggis.\r\n\r\nFull Cornish:<\/strong>\u00a0In Cornwall, expect to see hog's pudding, which is a kind of sausage, as well as potato cakes.\r\n

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