Demise of the English Breakfast?

Far as I can tell said:

Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of course), and a fried egg atop a
piece of bread which had been fried in the bacon fat.

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Those were the days....... burp.

So sorry the world is changing.

But you should know that rare is the American who takes
the time to eat something as healthy as a muffin! A slice
of toasted white bread, (if you can call the typical
store bought stuff bread...) and bad drip coffee is about
right for most people I know. A bowl of cereal serves
many as dinner.

Lucky am I though... my wife and I leave for Ireland next
month where we'll stay at those terrific B&B's you mention
and pig-out each morning on food that is delightful.

Long ago, when I was a lad, my Gran, who hailed from
Southampton, would usually make us a soft boiled egg, which
we ate by chopping off the top quarter and digging out the
deliciously runny guts with a demi-tasse spoon.

And burp to you too, Dora.

limey said:

Horrors! What is the world coming to, eh? British people
have adopted the habit of eating breakfast on the run, or
French croissants, or American muffins. The English
breakfast (the standby of Sunday mornings) is apparently
being relegated to B&Bs and country inns/hotels.

Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of course), and a fried egg atop a
piece of bread which had been fried in the bacon fat.
Those were the days....... burp.

Big breakfasts are not my style. A hearty breakfast of
bacon and eggs destroys me for the day. It's not the time.
Even on weekends when I have lots of time I eat a simply
breakfast of Shredded Wheat with whole milk, a bit of brown
sugar, and seasonal fruits. On the weekend I have time to
make myself a latte.

My son loves the big breakfast. He spent a week in England,
thanks to an extended layover on a return trip from Africa.
After 8 months of bad food, he had his first exposure to the
English Breakfast and fell in love with it. After returning
home he loved the days when he had time to indulge in the
big breakfast. He would spend a lot of time cooking bacon
and sausage, fried potatoes, eggs, baked beans, the works.
He would make extra for me, but I just can't handle that
sort of stuff in the morning. If I had a bakery nearby I
would be running over for a croissant to have with a nice
cup of coffee.

limey said:

Horrors! What is the world coming to, eh? British people
have adopted the habit of eating breakfast on the run, or
French croissants, or American muffins. The English
breakfast (the standby of Sunday mornings) is apparently
being relegated to B&Bs and country inns/hotels.

Anyone who says that hasn't been to England recently. Or
Northern Ireland, as the Ulster Fry is related, but with an
Irish accent. Hardly anyone eats the traditional fryup
during the week in any case. It's nearly always been a
weekend thing. Having said that though, the hundreds of
cafes in London that serve construction workers supply
fryups every morning. Have not seen much in the way of
American muffins in the UK, but maybe I've never really
looked very hard. Don't think they are a common breakfast
item for most people. Croissants have been a common
breakfast item in London for many many years, among certain
groups of people. Every decent bakery carries them and they
aren't new or novel.

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Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of course), and a fried egg atop a
piece of bread which had been fried in the bacon fat.
Those were the days....... burp.

Dora

Whoever wrote that is being unduly pessimistic.

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Horrors! What is the world coming to, eh? British people
have adopted the habit of eating breakfast on the run, or
French croissants, or American muffins. The English
breakfast (the

standby

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of Sunday mornings) is apparently being relegated to B&Bs
and country inns/hotels.

Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of

course),

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and a fried egg atop a piece of bread which had been fried
in the bacon

fat.

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Those were the days....... burp.

Lord but you people are gross. [hikkup]

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Boron

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Horrors! What is the world coming to, eh? British people
have adopted the habit of eating breakfast on the run, or
French croissants, or American muffins. The English
breakfast (the standby of Sunday mornings) is apparently
being relegated to B&Bs and country inns/hotels.

Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of course), and a fried egg atop a
piece of bread which had been fried in the bacon fat.
Those were the days....... burp.

Dora

don't know where you have been looking but where i live
everyfood place sells" the full English breakfast"some even
advertise the "all day breakfast" and some even sell the
full breakfast in a bun for those who want to eat on the
hoof --yuk.it really should be relished and cherished and
not eaten quickly. i have one about every two to three
months and it is a joy to behold. more often and i would
not enjoy.

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don't know where you have been looking but where i live
everyfood place sells" the full English breakfast"some
even advertise the "all day breakfast" and some even sell
the full breakfast in a bun for those who want to eat on
the hoof --yuk.it really should be relished and cherished
and not eaten quickly. i have one about every two to three
months and it is a joy to behold. more often and i would
not enjoy.

Thank goodness! All is not dead - forgive my previous panic,
since I thought a lot must have changed since my last trip
home I'm glad that that article was off-base.

Dora

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Thank goodness! All is not dead - forgive my previous
panic, since I thought a lot must have changed since my
last trip home I'm glad that

that

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article was off-base.

Dora

Forgive my late input - I know that practically all chain
hotels in UK serve fry ups. Some, e.g. the Le Meridian at
Russell Square, even serve steaks at breakfast!! They
usually do a buffet type fryup stand and you can take as
much as you wish. Some places offer to do kippers and
poached eggs at order
(e.g. Royal Station Hotel at Newcastle). Just 3 weeks ago I
went to the Ramada Jarvis at Perth (the one in
Scotland) and they serve haggis left over from the
night before! AFAIK, B&Bs in the following
universities also serve fryups - Warwick, Aberdeen
(black pudding too), Southampton, Swansea. I once
stayed at the Stormont Hotel (opposite Stormont, thus
the most bombed hotel in NI), they also serve fry-ups.

Some really [censored] B&Bs in central London do serve just
bread and butter and marmalade though. The worst experience,
however, was that I found my breakfast (a single morning
roll inside a white plastic bag with packs of butter and
jam) in a fridge at the corner of my room...

Now let's turn our attention to another British delicacy -
chip roll. :-)

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:46:31 -0400, "limey" <[email hidden]>

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Going, then, are the yummy cholesterol-filled meals of
grilled bacon, sausage, lamb or veal kidney, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans (of course), and a fried egg atop a
piece of bread which had been fried in the bacon fat. Those
were the days....... burp.

I had an English breakfast very much like the one you just
described at a pub in Houston today. Washed it down with a
pint of locally-brewed IPA. Very yummy...

I'm in Houston, too. Would you mind mentioning the location
of the pub? Thank you. - Cat

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Now let's turn our attention to another British delicacy -
chip roll. :-)D Don@t you mean that great British delicacy
the CHIP BUTTY?

(TheCatinTX) said:

I'm in Houston, too. Would you mind mentioning the location
of the pub? Thank you. - Cat

Not at all. It was the Stag's Head--on Portsmouth (Richmond
@ Shepherd)-- stagsheadpub.comstagsheadpub.comOpen ↗. Good food, great
atmosphere, and they have WiFi, so you can surf the Net
while drinking a pint!

Mary