Aaaargh here we go again: yet another of the world’s greatest institutions is under attack:
British meme account No Context Brits set off a rather fiery debate on Twitter where they proposed a rather controversial question. Along with a snap of a plated full English, they asked: “You have to lose one item. What is it?”
All the trimmings were up for the cut, including mushrooms and black pudding. Although what first seemed like a impossible decision, many opted to rid of the tomato sauce-covered beans.
This is what happens when people have too much spare time: they change things that need no changing.
That said, I could lose the black pudding (top right) because I seldom eat it unless I’m starving and all the other items on the plate have been devoured. (Frankly, though, if all the items as pictured have been eaten, there’s no need to go any further, Kim you gluttonous fat pig.)
Next thing they’ll be wanting to put an automatic gearbox in an AC Cobra. (You saw it here first.)
Try eating the black pudding with the egg. The combo is delicious. BTW try the variations of Eggs Benedict where you have bacon instead of ham and a slice of black pudding or haggis instead of brioche.
As for what to cut, that looks like toast on the right and not fried bread, so that’s an easy one. Toast should be served separately in a rack.
Another easy cut are the hash browns: they’re American, not British.
“Next thing they’ll be wanting to put an automatic gearbox in an AC Cobra”
Be happy they stop there, they’ll be making them electric.
More disgusting, filthy talk on this website… [sigh]
Not only electric but – NO gearbox at all !!
We have to save weight for approximately
4638 Lbs of batteries and 187 Lbs for the extension cord !!
Either the fried tomato slice, or the black pudding.
Given there’s tomato sauce on the beans I lean towards losing the tomato if I MUST lose one thing.
But dammit, leave it alone.
Why alter it by cutting back! Why do the nannies (ninnies) never want to add things?
Instead enhance it, how about adding a side of cheese grits, and biscuits and sawmill gravy!
oh this is absolutely easy. the thing to cut is the boorish turd who even suggested changing the full breakfast.
I used to go into the city to watch the five now six nations rugby tournament in the winter and start off light with a full breakfast and hard cider then move on to Guinness through the day. Come to think of it I haven’t had black pudding in years. I thought it was a nice change from the bangers and other sausages and wursts that are more common around here.
JQ
The only thing that needs to be removed from an English breakfast is people who want to remove things from an English breakfast.
I do believe that what could usefully be added to or varied slightly in an English breakfast is a fair question because when we travel in England I have an English breakfast every morning and they are all somewhat different. So I’m not entirely sure of exactly what is a ‘proper’ English breakfast
Are scrambled eggs a reasonable substitute for fried eggs? Should the toast be fried after toasting? Should the toast be put on the plate first as a base for all the rest or served separately? I have been experimenting with fried corn tortillas in addition to the fried bread, and mixing my wife’s home made salsa into the beans. We have Morelle mushrooms at our place in the spring and they are delicious but are they too fancy-schmancy? Are canned beans OK?
I don’t always use ‘breakfast’ sausages. Sometimes a spicy Italian sausage tickles my taste buds. I like the look of that Boerwors and happily 2 South African butchers have set up a shop just a few miles away so I shall have some.
For me losing the sausages would be ideal. There are many types of sausage and I’ve found that I only like the very cheapest Irish sausages. Which you don’t normally get. Colour me prejudiced! (Leave the black pudding alone, I love it! And I love white pudding too). What is in the little pot?
Good eye for noticing the little pot. Probably Seville Orange marmalade for the toast. Brits love the stuff.
I could toss the mushrooms, in that I’ve never cared for them (don’t like the spongy squish.)
Also, not only are those hashbrowns suspect, but that bacon looks suspiciously streaky.
Hey Kim .. rather than removing one item .. why not sub plant-based products for the ‘real’ meat !!!
(/waiting for permanent ban from the site)