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The Perfect Full English

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  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    edited August 2021
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Dave Rudd said:
    bobmunro said:
    Dave Rudd said:
    bobmunro said:
    Big_Bad_World said:
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    We buy Braughing Sausages from Tesco. They may not be available elsewhere as they are a Hertfordshire sausage, but they are delicious. If you spot them, give them a go.
    Only a 75% pork content? One step up from Richmonds  ;)
    One must never compromise on the majesty of a sausage.

    Only these for me https://www.clewlows.co.uk/sausage-varietys/
    Heresy!

    These are 'fancy Dan' sausages ... pork, orange and carnberry?  The Devil's work.

    All hail the King.

    The Braughing Sausage Company
    Some, not all. The pure pork is mighty fine on its own - and some of the fancy dan ones are pretty good also.
    We need a Sausage Off, @bobmunro.

    I will happily throw myself to the mercy of the wonderful Boys and Girls of Charlton Life.

    Let's use this season wisely ... please, friends and acquaintances ... get your online orders in via the website links that Bob and I have provided and let us know your verdict.

    Overall summary after the Ipswich (A) game in April?

    COYB
    The issue I have with Braughing is that they have a max pork content of 75%, and that's their 'Extra Pork', range. Their standard banger is only 65% pork.

    Bangers need to have an absolute minimum of 85%, preferably 90%, in my honest one of course. 
    Nice try, but there is no such thing.

    Even an actual pig is less than 85% pork.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,966
    Big_Bad_World said:
    bobmunro said:
    O-Randy-Hunt said:
    SuedeAdidas said:
    bobmunro said:
    O-Randy-Hunt said:
    Everything on that plate minus the tomatoe with a healthy serving of brown sauce 😋
    Nooooooo!

    Brown or ketchup, the latter definitely the work of the Devil, have no place on a Full English. 
    I'm with you on the Pie n Mash debate mate.....but you've gone too far this time.
    Hear hear. Pie and mash is toilet and completely agree with Mr Munro on that one but come on. You got to have a bit of dippage sauce on your fry up other than bean juice.
    Dippage is provided by the eggs!
    Also the residual oil left by the mushrooms.

    mushrooms should be cooked in butter
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,715
    also this hatred towards baked beans is not necessary. Yes baked beans comes from native america and the English breakfast was enjoyed by the gently as far back as the 13th century but it wasn't until the industrial revolution that us commoners started to have it as part of our diet. making the baked bean very much part of the plate. we all have to move with the times. 
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,491
    I like all of those things as long as the mushrooms and tom are freshly cooked and not from a tin and the sausage and bacon are decent quality. Prefer streaky bacon to back. 
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,645
    edited August 2021
    Garrymanilow said:
    It's never in a full English, but a bit of fried halloumi in there goes a long way
    Coco's cafe in Eltham do a Mediterranean breakfast (fry up) with halloumi and it is good.
  • theeenorth
    theeenorth Posts: 2,277
    Bacon, sausage, bubble, fried bread, mushrooms brown sauce. Black or white pudding as a bonus. Eggs not bothered but fried with broken yolk.
  • Dippenhall
    Dippenhall Posts: 3,919
    My dad was a long distance lorry driver and he took me on trips in the school holidays. The treat of the day after an early start was stopping for breakfast at one of the Michelin star “transport” cafes as they were called.
    I had to learn the order off by heart:
    egg, bacon, sausage, beans, tomatoes, fried slice a mug of tea and two slices of bread and butter. Bread was needed to mop up the juices at the end.
  • stockportaddick
    stockportaddick Posts: 1,134
    Bin the hash browns, no place on a full English and bin the toms but only because I hate them. Add some fried bread and I'm in greasy spoon heaven
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,144
    Seeing as I dont like eggs, tomatoes, baked beans, and mushrooms. A full English for me is, 3 sausages, 3 bits of bacon and a hash brown.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234

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  • Bromley Graham
    Bromley Graham Posts: 405
    At Bromley Towers, my manservant always provides a Kedgeree,if i am feeling exotic, or devilled kidneys if traditional is the order of the day. They are the proper full English breakfasts. None of this modern rubbish you chaps are quoting!
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,184
    As former garage mechanic, a full english was a Saturday morning must.

    2 Sausages, 2 Bacon, Mushrooms , Black Pudding, beans and bubble. 2 toast, finished with a milky coffee, at T Bones in Erith

  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Much as I love a full English, I really do enjoy devilled kidneys or kippers for breakfast once in a while.
  • KettsJohn
    KettsJohn Posts: 1,210
    There's a guy in Norwich who is the fry up inspector and he goes around under cover reviewing cooked breakfasts. He has done most of Norwich and also lots of other parts of the country. Check out his website. The fry up inspector.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Few additional thoughts - most likely controversial:

    1) Love a bit of crusty tiger bread on the side to mop up at the end. Has to be fresh so all the bean juice, egg and grease can be soaked up.

    2) Fried slice needs to be cooked last so it soaks up all the flavour from the pan.

    3) I prefer streaky bacon (with crispy fat) to back bacon when the fat is left chewy. Big no no for me.

    4) Love a hash brown. In my travels to the US though (maybe where the streaky bacon has come from), the breakfast potatoes with onions and peppers are an utter game changer.
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    Bromley Graham said:
    At Bromley Towers, my manservant always provides a Kedgeree,if i am feeling exotic, or devilled kidneys if traditional is the order of the day. They are the proper full English breakfasts. None of this modern rubbish you chaps are quoting!
    Kedgeree and devilled kidneys are both sublime. Great choices.
  • Bromley Graham
    Bromley Graham Posts: 405
    My besty, Jacob Rees-Mogg, often pops in for some. You must join us one day. 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,002
    Big_Bad_World said:
    Bromley Graham said:
    At Bromley Towers, my manservant always provides a Kedgeree,if i am feeling exotic, or devilled kidneys if traditional is the order of the day. They are the proper full English breakfasts. None of this modern rubbish you chaps are quoting!
    Kedgeree and devilled kidneys are both sublime. Great choices.
    Kedgeree is wonderful 
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    Egg, Bacon, Sausauge, Black pudding, Fried slice, beans, Mushrooms, Bubble, Brown sauce and a big mug of tea.............

  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,273
    This thread is making me crave a full English.  Of course ,not in itself unusual given the pictures but the issue is I lost my sense of taste earlier today so would be a bit pointless.  :(
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,002
    Garrymanilow said:
    It's never in a full English, but a bit of fried halloumi in there goes a long way
    Coincidentally I just had jerk chicken with rice and peas, and had some fried halloumi on the side … it complemented the dish perfectly so maybe, to my surprise, it would work with a fried breakfast
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,966
    Just had a plate of sausage egg bacon and mushrooms. No idea what put that idea into my head
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Black pudding is overrated and most people who have it my age think they’re proper geezers. Tastes of nothing and adds little to the dish.
  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    Love a full English though usually I have it for my tea rather than in the morning because I don’t usually feel in the mood for food early on. Obviously I have to veganise it so use Richmond’s meat free sausages, This Isn’t Bacon bacon (made from soya protein), tinned plum tomatoes, mushrooms cooked in vegan butter, tofu scramble for the eggy part of it and beans done in the consistency of those left to fester under a heat lamp in a service station for a few hours. Three slices of whole grain toast, one slice with Marmite on. All drizzled with a bit of HP. Bloomin’ lovely.
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    Fried egg, bacon, sausages, bubble, tomato's & toast, all done in the wonderful Valley Cafe. 
    Chuck in the occasional black pudding every other visit or so.
  • RC_CAFC
    RC_CAFC Posts: 1,756
    A strong mug of tea is an underrated part of any fry up.

    I like a combination of English/Scottish/Irish:

    Sausage, bacon, fried eggs, fried bread, black pudding, white pudding, haggis, mushrooms and beans.

    All washed down with a good mug of tea. Perfect meal.

    My favourite cooked breakfast I’ve ever had out also does bone marrow too.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    ValleyGary said:
    Black pudding is overrated and most people who have it my age think they’re proper geezers. Tastes of nothing and adds little to the dish.

    A thick slice of decent black pudding is lovely, I don’t normally bother with the piss thin overcooked rubbish you get in a cafe 
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    Can't see having black pudding makes you a geezer, you either like it or you don't. Agree, the thicker it's sliced the better.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,265
    2 sausages, preferably thick, short and spiced
    2 bacon, crispy but unsmoked
    2 eggs, I like mine poached personally
    4 triangular pieces of toast dripping in salted butter
    2 rounds of black pudding
    2 flat mushrooms, covered in worcestershire sauce
    2 hash browns
    Baked beans (in a bowl on the side)

    A whole pot of strong brewed English breakfast tea
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,900
    Ffs hash browns !!! ..No 
    Mushrooms and tomatoes...  No 

    Double sausage,triple bacon, fried egg,black pudding,fried slice(2 if you want) 

    Bread and butter (white bread )

    2 big mugs of tea 

    Alternative 

    Stewed kidneys on at least 2 slices of fried  bread with as much bread and butter as you want plus tea as above 

    All of you this is the law,the 11th commandment any wrongdoers are sentenced to a life of special k and muesli 

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