The Great British Breakfast.
Continentals may theatrically shudder at the sight of sizzling bacon, beans, fried egg and bread…
But get them away from their peers and the 1st thing they head for is the breakfast canteen – I’ve just come back from a quick 5 item breakie and you can’t get to the food for the Germans in the queue.
If for the conissueurs of these isles (JF just wouldn’t understand the subtleties of this) I think my choice would have to be (in ascending order):
But any GBB has to be better than an anaemic continental equivalent.
Continentals may theatrically shudder at the sight of sizzling bacon, beans, fried egg and bread…
But get them away from their peers and the 1st thing they head for is the breakfast canteen – I’ve just come back from a quick 5 item breakie and you can’t get to the food for the Germans in the queue.
If for the conissueurs of these isles (JF just wouldn’t understand the subtleties of this) I think my choice would have to be (in ascending order):
- English breakfast (North though – southern establishments can be bland in their selection).
- Scottish breakfast (for quantity – I once had a 5-course breakfast in a Scottish hotel)
- Irish breakfast (for quality – you can’t beat their sausages, and their selection….)
But any GBB has to be better than an anaemic continental equivalent.
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