More Fun with British Food Names

OK, so maybe Toad-In-The-Hole is not for you.  Or Bangers and Mash. But sausages are for breakfast, right?

Let’s take a look at breakfast, then. And maybe some other meals as well.

For a few years, both of us had a personal trainer who helped greatly in teaching us the most effective way to work out without injuring ourselves. She also shared this: “Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper.”  That translated to mean: have a big breakfast, a good lunch, but make dinner a smaller meal. That’s almost exactly opposite of what we as American really do, but it was her advice on how to lose weight and be more healthy.

Full English, minus the beans. © 2018 englandforallreasons.com

With that thought in mind, the “Full Fry Up Breakfast,” or colloquially, the “Full English,” is a “kingly” way to start the day, indeed! Typically it is comprised of a banger or two, fried egg or two, roasted tomato or cherry tomatoes, bacon (that is more like ham, than American bacon), fried mushrooms and baked beans. In the picture, I had opted out of the baked beans, so they are missing from the plate. Add orange juice and tea and you are ready to start your day!

But, if that’s too big for you, you can always go with the quick “Bacon Butty”—a buttered bun and bacon.

Bacon butty, yum! © 2018 englandforallreasons.com

Done. Maybe add some “brown sauce”—a condiment much like A-1 or a steak sauce. I prefer my Bacon Butty with an egg, as you can see.

If you are looking for something special on a Sunday, a perfect choice is the traditional “Sunday Roast.”  You will see it advertised on signs and sandwich boards in many places on Sundays; pubs, restaurants, hotels, just about everywhere will have a “Sunday Roast” on the menu. The meal includes roast beef, roasted potatoes and other veggies, Yorkshire pudding and gravy on the side. You may also see roasted Turkey and Lamb offered.  We always devise a plan to enjoy a good Sunday Roast on at least one weekend of our travels.  This is serious yum, not to be missed!

Sunday Roast. Yes, please! © 2018 englandforallreasons.com

Finally, one more quick meal, this time one you can even get in a street market—the “Scotch Egg.”  It begins with a hard or soft-boiled egg, which is then wrapped in sausage meat, coated it with bread crumbs and bake or deep-fry it. Eat and enjoy!

Scotch Egg. © 2018 englandforallreasons.com

And those are NOT all the lovely foods the Brits have created over the centuries. We’ll talk about some more in another post.

I don’t know about you, but all of that has made me hungry…may have to go make a Bacon Butty to start my day!