Is the 'full English breakfast' overrated?

[InOne]

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I don't hate it or anything but don't see the hype. I prefer most of it in a sandwich. But people joyously talk about how they'll devour it when doing the walk of shame after a night out on the lash. With comments like "A full monty will sort me right out". Then they're annoyingly giddy until it arrives and they shut up

[Daniel.]

No it's amazing for hangovers

[Jordan.]

It's flawfree

[Shaun]

hate mushrooms, baked beans and fried eggs :yuk:

give me scrambled eggs, toast & bacon and i'm happy

[Josy]

Ours is a bit different to that seeing it's a 'Scottish Breakfast' we have black pudding, potato scone and square sausage with it.

I do think they are overrated a bit yeah I normally just have scrambled eggs with either sausage or bacon and mushrooms.

[michael21]

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I don't hate it or anything but don't see the hype. I prefer most of it in a sandwich. But people joyously talk about how they'll devour it when doing the walk of shame after a night out on the lash. With comments like "A full monty will sort me right out". Then they're annoyingly giddy until it arrives and they shut up

i never had that bit much for breakfast :ninja2:

[Kizzy]

hate mushrooms, baked beans and fried eggs :yuk:

give me scrambled eggs, toast & bacon and i'm happy

Same, and I can't have any visible grease or it makes me queasy.
Runny egg, fried bread, black pudding , sausage ? :vom:

[Marsh.]

Egg, sausage and bacon is lovely with some toast.

All the other add ons can do one. Unless I have spaghetti in place of the beans.

[armand.kay]

Umm no it's not what's wrong with you? :umm2:

[andybigbro]

I like fry ups yummmm not mushrooms though :yuk:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Its just the perfect meal for that hangover on a Sunday morning.

Cant beat it.

[Jords]

I rarely have it but absolutely not.

Bacon, sausages, mushroom, fried egg, black pud, baked beans, tomato, toast :love:

I dont actually think Ive ever had all that on one plate... but being a student I dream about food.

[Ammi]

..I've always wondered why it's called a full English breakfast and not just an English breakfast ..I don't know anyone to have a half English breakfast or a part English breakfast/it's odd...it's not personally for me ...

[MTVN]

I think overrated but then there's quite a few things in it I don't like; mushrooms, baked beans, eggs. If I'm really hungover as well then I don't really fancy scoffing a mountain of food, wouldn't be able to stomach it

Prefer just having a bacon roll really

[Sophiee]

I don't like any of it so yes I think it's incredibly overrated.

[Jay.]

no, omg now I need one ;(

[Cherie]

Certain elements I won't eat like fried bread :yuk:, and dodgy looking sausages. Scrambled egg with bacon and a slice of toast and a half a tomato if someone is offering thanks.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I love it but rarely have it. I am having a traditional english seaside holiday this summer and will have the full monty each morning, with everything on the plate.

oh baby

[thesheriff443]

if you get a bad one then its overrated also you have to be hungry to really enjoy it.
I love the mcdonalds sausage.

I had a massive one yesterday called the big daddy, tried a new place while out in town, tasteless beans toast done one side, one egg too runny, under done bacon far to salty.
they get one shot, wont be going there again.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I used to go to the sheperdess in old street, london

many times a full monty rescued me from a hangover that could have launched a ship

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[Cherie]

I love it but rarely have it. I am having a traditional english seaside holiday this summer and will have the full monty each morning, with everything on the plate.

oh baby

if you get a bad one then its overrated also you have to be hungry to really enjoy it.
I love the mcdonalds sausage.

I had a massive one yesterday called the big daddy, tried a new place while out in town, tasteless beans toast done one side, one egg too runny, under done bacon far to salty.
they get one shot, wont be going there again.

I used to go to the sheperdess in old street, london

many times a full monty rescued me from a hangover that could have launched a ship

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:nono:Members of the Knitting Club need to look after their arteries. A full English LT you won't survive your English holiday, and if the hardened arteries don't put you in hospital, the depression from all that rain certainly will.

[joeysteele]

Rarely ever have one, I do when in Scotland as I always feel hungrier there,however I love the square sausage that Josy mentioned, it tastes different to me.

One thing I couldn't have on the plate however is black pudding, I loved it as a kid until I was told what it was.

[Cherie]

Rarely ever have one, I do when in Scotland as I always feel hungrier there,however I love the square sausage that Josy mentioned, it tastes different to me.

One thing I couldn't have on the plate however is black pudding, I loved it as a kid until I was told what it was.

Josy is always bragging about her square sausage :idc:

[InOne]

Certain elements I won't eat like fried bread :yuk:, and dodgy looking sausages. Scrambled egg with bacon and a slice of toast and a half a tomato if someone is offering thanks.

There's a full Irish breakfast as well isn't there? I can't remember what's different though but I've seen it advertised at the old local Irish club.

[Jack.]

I hardly ever have one but they are amazing :love:

[Cherie]

There's a full Irish breakfast as well isn't there? I can't remember what's different though but I've seen it advertised at the old local Irish club.

I think it might be white pudding, and it won't have fried bread or hash browns, thats about it I think!

[Crimson Dynamo]

:nono:Members of the Knitting Club need to look after their arteries. A full English LT you won't survive your English holiday, and if the hardened arteries don't put you in hospital, the depression from all that rain certainly will.

The scottish kc chapter members arteries are hard anyroad

:joker:

[InOne]

I think it might be white pudding, and it won't have fried bread or hash browns, thats about it I think!

Ahh yes the white pudding!

[Cherie]

The scottish kc chapter members arteries are hard anyroad

:joker:

:laugh: true.

[MTVN]

Fried bread and hash browns are the best part of a breakfast, lots of places often won't have them though

[InOne]

I thought hash browns were American

[MTVN]

Oh yeah they are apparently, never knew that

[Ninastar]

yes.

i cant understand how people can eat something so greasy as soon as they wake up

[Livia]

..I've always wondered why it's called a full English breakfast and not just an English breakfast ..I don't know anyone to have a half English breakfast or a part English breakfast/it's odd...it's not personally for me ...

I have a half English/half Hebrew... ie: no bacon. Do love a fry up sometimes.

[Josy]

Rarely ever have one, I do when in Scotland as I always feel hungrier there,however I love the square sausage that Josy mentioned, it tastes different to me.

One thing I couldn't have on the plate however is black pudding, I loved it as a kid until I was told what it was.

Joey :love:

Josy is always bragging about her square sausage :idc:

And rightly so, square sausage>>>>>>>>>those rubbish links sausages :laugh:

[Livia]

I remember having some kind of white putting at breakfast in Scotland. I have no idea what it was, but it was lovely.

[Samuel.]

[2] I prefer most of it in a sandwich

That's what I end up doing with the toast

[Black Dagger]

I don't like mushrooms, eggs (very much), tomatoes and I don't like beans early in the morning... so essentially it becomes sausage and bacon with a slice of toast and that is hardly a full english is it?

[Marsh.]

I remember having some kind of white putting at breakfast in Scotland. I have no idea what it was, but it was lovely.

Bull semen.

[Ramsay]

I can only base my decision on an irish breakfast but yes that too is overrated

[Livia]

Bull semen.

LOL... I'm laughing... but I'm feeling a little queasy.

[Kizzy]

I thought white pudding was a yorkshire thing, with oats and some other gubbins? Offal... why would anyone choose to eat it?

[Cherie]

I thought white pudding was a yorkshire thing, with oats and some other gubbins? Offal... why would anyone choose to eat it?

You British, first you steal our land, now our white pudding, where will it all end :fist:

[Crimson Dynamo]

mmmmmm black pudding/white pudding

[smeagol]

The only problem i have with it is i dont like half of it lol so if i ever do eat out and have it i just end up with one silly sausage a bit of scraggy bacon and a soggy egg lol

[jackc1806]

Had one this morning, was delightful

[Alf]

I'd eat it three times a day if I could, but I'd be dead.


And bubble and squeek kicks the butt of a hash-Brown and any Scottish potato cake.

[Crimson Dynamo]

pie and liquor is the ticket

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[Alf]

That's just a Cockney mess.

[smudgie]

Full English..with pease pudding for a great tea. :love:

[BigSister]

I only reallly like bacon beans and hash browns in a full english so I could say I eat an half english breakfast. I do like when I go to an hotel in England and you can serve yourself what you want full english cereals toast fruit

[Livia]

Full English is my signature dish. Ask any of the boys.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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I don't hate it or anything but don't see the hype. I prefer most of it in a sandwich. But people joyously talk about how they'll devour it when doing the walk of shame after a night out on the lash. With comments like "A full monty will sort me right out". Then they're annoyingly giddy until it arrives and they shut up

its actually turned out to be a very good thread :joker:

[InOne]

Inspired by reading about Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich.

[Livia]

Inspired by reading about Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich.

Yeah, he's a crap politician and a crap Jew.

[InOne]

Yeah, he's a crap politician and a crap Jew.

That's what the whole debate ended up about in the thread LOL. All I could think about was how wonderful it would be to have a bacon sandwich at that moment.

[Tregard]

It gets about the praise it deserves, however it's not the best breakfast these isles have given unto the world.

That honour belongs to the Ulster Fry

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[Livia]

You're pretty Jewish yourself as I recall... no bacon sandwiches for you my friend.

[Livia]

That fried bread looks good enough to eat, Tregard.

[InOne]

You're pretty Jewish yourself as I recall... no bacon sandwiches for you my friend.

I'm a Howard Wolowitz type of Jew

[Livia]

I'm a Howard Wolowitz type of Jew

LOL... I can't see it, but if you insist...

[Cal.]

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I don't hate it or anything but don't see the hype. I prefer most of it in a sandwich. But people joyously talk about how they'll devour it when doing the walk of shame after a night out on the lash. With comments like "A full monty will sort me right out". Then they're annoyingly giddy until it arrives and they shut up

It's definitely over rated, I don't rate them much at all. Full English Breakfasts seem to go immediately cold after about 5 minutes and they're just not the best in my opinion. Like you said, I'd prefer some of them on toast or on a sandwich.