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British Culture: ALPHABET (F)
6 yıl önceHi all!I'm writing about British culture.I thought a cool way to introduce some British culture into the Verbling community would be to work through the alphabet and talk about a topic for each letter.
So, for F we are focusing on.....Fry Up!
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A “Fry Up” otherwise known as a Full English (or a Full Welsh/Full Irish/Full Scottish) is a substantial cooked breakfast and is one of the most well known British dishes. The dish is named such because most of the ingredients can be fried - sometimes even in the same pan!
The traditional fry up or Full English includes bacon (traditionally back bacon), fried, poached or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or buttered toast, and sausages (also known as bangers).
There can be a few variations or additions to the standard fry up outlined above, with Black pudding, baked beans, and bubble and squeak often being added/substituted. In the North Midlands, fried or grilled oatcakes sometimes replace fried bread. In Wales, you may find laverbread added to the fry up which is a paste made from seaweed. This is what would make a fry up a Full Welsh. In Scotland you might find Stornoway black pudding, Lorne sausage, Ayrshire middle bacon and tattie scones.
The food is traditionally served with tea or coffee, as well as fruit juices. One doesn’t need to order a full fry up, many restaurants or cafes which offer fry ups with variations of the dish, sometimes with less ingredients (catering for a person’s palate and a person’s belly!). As some of the items are optional, the phrase Full English Breakfast, or Full English often specifically denotes a breakfast including everything on offer on the menu.
Interestingly, a Full English may also be referred to as a Full Monty. This name became popular after World War II after British Army general Bernard Montgomery (nicknamed Monty) was said to have started every day with a full English breakfast when in the campaign in North Africa.
Fancy making your own? Here's a recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/stressfreefullenglis_67721
