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Nerja Rob

Breakfast Bonanza

Breakfast is often touted as the most important meal of the day and is quite a hearty affair in many countries, and the Full English Breakfast is quite an institution, but there are many other ‘full’ variations around the world. The following are fairly typical versions, although the possibilities and combinations are almost limitless and will obviously vary greatly at times in particular areas or countries.

Full Welsh Breakfast

  • Bacon: Thick-sliced pork belly that’s fried until the fat melts
  • Laverbread: A seaweed purée that’s often fried into cakes or served as a side
  • Cockles: Small, edible shellfish that are usually steamed and served with bacon
  • Eggs: Fried eggs or poached eggs
  • Mushrooms: Fried mushrooms
  • Tomatoes: Fried tomatoes
  • Black pudding: Fried black pudding
  • Sausages: Welsh sausages

Notes

  • Laverbread is made from seaweed that’s collected from the rocks off certain coasts in Wales. It’s cleaned, boiled, and then mixed with oats and/or flour to form patties. 
  • The patties are fried in the bacon fat. 
  • Cockles are mixed with flour, baking powder, and seasoning. 
  • The batter is then cooked in a pan to make cockle pancakes. 
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Full English Breakfast

  • Eggs: Can be fried, poached, or scrambled
  • Bacon: Often fried until crisp
  • Sausages: Usually pork, and moderately seasoned with salt, pepper, and sometimes sage
  • Baked beans: Introduced in the late 19th century, and became popular with the help of American soldiers during World War II
  • Black pudding: A blood sausage made from ground pork, oatmeal, pork blood, and spices
  • Mushrooms: Fried
  • Tomatoes: Fried or grilled
  • Toast: Buttered

Full Scottish Breakfast

  • Eggs: Fried, poached, scrambled, or in a basket 
  • Bacon: Also known as “rashers” or “slices” 
  • Sausages: Link sausages, Lorne sausage, or sausage patties 
  • Black pudding: A sausage made from coagulated pig’s blood 
  • White pudding: A sausage made from pork meat and fat, bread, and oatmeal 
  • Haggis: Scotland’s national dish, made from sheep’s offal, oats, suet, onion, and spices, and cooked in a sheep’s stomach 
  • Baked beans: A common addition to a full Scottish breakfast 
  • Fried mushrooms and tomatoes: A common addition to a full Scottish breakfast 
  • Toast: A common addition to a full Scottish breakfast 
  • Tattie scones: A common addition to a full Scottish breakfast 
  • Oatcakes: A sometimes addition to a full Scottish breakfast, served with butter, cheese, or jam 
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Full Irish Breakfast 

  • Eggs: Fried, poached, scrambled, or in a basket
  • Bacon: Fried or grilled, also known as “rashers” or “slices”
  • Sausages: Irish sausages made from ground beef or pork, seasoned with spices, and layered with rusk
  • White pudding: A flat pork sausage
  • Black pudding: A sausage made from coagulated pig’s blood
  • Potatoes: Often served as a pancake called a boxty
  • Beans: Baked beans
  • Bread: Soda bread or toast
  • Vegetables: Tomatoes and mushrooms

Note

  • The Ulster fry, a traditional Northern Irish breakfast, includes soda bread and potatoes 

Full American Breakfast

  • Eggs: A large portion of eggs, often fried
  • Meat: Bacon or sausage, which are popular for their smoky flavor
  • Potatoes: Hash browns or home fries
  • Pancakes or waffles: Served with butter or syrup
  • Toast: Served with butter or jam or jelly
  • Coffee: A hot beverage to accompany the meal
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I decided to try a simple frame or border around this version, not sure yet whether it really works or not. Does it add something? Is it a distraction?

Full Australian Breakfast

  • Farm-fresh eggs
  • Smokey bacon
  • Grilled tomato
  • Grilled mushrooms
  • Sausages
  • Hash browns
  • Beans.

May also include one or more of the following:

  • Avocado toast: A thick layer of avocado on toasted bread, seasoned with salt, pepper, and lemon 
  • French toast: Can be eaten with bacon and avocado, or on its own 
  • Corn fritters: Served with avocado salsa 
  • Ricotta hotcakes: Served with honeycomb butter 
  • Smashed avocado: Served with poached eggs and sourdough bread 

Russian Breakfast

  • Blini: Large, thin pancakes that are versatile and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner
  • Syrniki: Cottage cheese pancakes
  • Kasha: Buckwheat porridge
  • Tea: Often served with breakfast
  • Sandwiches: Sometimes include meat (kolbasa)
  • Fried eggs or omelets: Sometimes eaten without bacon

Other breakfast items might include cured meats, boiled eggs topped with caviar, and chicken with rice.