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Dr. Bruce

Janet wrote:

> In article >, says...
> >
> > On 4/20/2021 6:28 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > That is a lot more than I eat for breakfast, but it is nothing
> > > compared to a full English breakfast. Take that plate of bacon,
> > > eggs and fried potatoes and add some baked beans, breakfast
> > > sausage, blood sausage and toast.
> >
> > Don't forget the toast should be pan fried in a little bacon grease.
> >
> > I have a friend that grew up in Manchester and asked him about the
> > "english breakfast" several years ago.
> >
> > He gave me a list of the food but added that it's more of a diner
> > breakfast, not something that most people made at home.
>
> I'd never eat it in "diners" ( UK cafes) because their quality of
> "all day breakfasts" is generally cheap ingredients badly cooked a
> while ago and kept warm.
>
>
> We occasionally cook and eat a full British breakfast at home;
> usually at the weekend.
>
> It's also served in many UK hotels and guest houses. Quality places
> to stay are judged and advertised on the excellence of the cooked
> breakfast; we pick places to stay based on its breakfast reputation
> because we are going to eat it. One of the joys of being on holiday,
> freshly cooked to order from top-notch ingredients.

I could ignore how unhealthy it is. I could dodge the meat. But I'd
still avoid it because of the enormous amount. I'd be useless after
such a breakfast.

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