# Americans try an English breakfast **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 27, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603 "2015-06-27T05:17:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/21 "2015-06-27T15:38:44Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > There are recipes for making British-style sausages available on the Internet. I’ve done it a couple of times; if you don’t have a casing machine, the ground meat can just be formed into patties and eaten that way. Seasoning is the thing. I sometimes also make American-style breakfast sausage from scratch with pork, red pepper flakes, sage, and ground cloves. Tastes real good too, just like Jimmy Dean’s! :o ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/22 "2015-06-27T15:40:14Z")
When I visited Ireland, we stayed in B&Bs and had a full Irish breakfast every morning. It’s similar to the English, except with the addition of brown soda bread (which was wonderful, and could make up a meal all by itself). I don’t know if that’s what Irish folk eat on a regular basis, but it was great for us as travelers, who didn’t know where the good places were to stop for lunch, and didn’t want to take the time out of sightseeing for it anyway. For what it’s worth, the actual typical American breakfast (for those who eat any at all) is probably either a bowl of cereal and milk, or a donut or two and a cup of coffee. But of course, few people are going to eat like that if we’re “eating out”. An eating-out breakfast is probably going to be based on either eggs or pancakes/waffles/French toast, with a side of ham, some sort of sausage, or bacon. If eggs, you’ll probably also have toast, and if pancakes/waffles/French toast, you’ll have butter and maple syrup. Sometimes (especially in the South), it might be biscuits and gravy instead (which might come with an egg or two as a side). ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/23 "2015-06-27T15:59:17Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > A traditional full English or Scottish or Welsh or Irish breakfast tends to be an occasional thing. It’s a tremendous hangover cure, for one thing. Which is why it (plus ibuprofen) was my everyday breakfast when I visited London 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/24 "2015-06-27T16:17:57Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Most Americans don’t eat that much at breakfast either. But they make up for it later. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/25 "2015-06-27T16:20:55Z")
Fatty fat fat American here oppressing the world with a breakfast of a couple slices of toast with peanut butter and a cup of coffee. Only cuz it’s the weekend and have a few to actually put a semi breakfast together. During the week I’m too busy nation building to have time for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/26 "2015-06-27T17:11:42Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Anybody ever had kippers with their full breakfast? I used to fry kipper snacks in butter, and eat them with scrambled eggs and toast. The SO isn’t keen on that sort of thing though, so I haven’t had it in years. (I’ve also had frozen Scottish kippers. Good, but kipper snacks have no bones.) ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/27 "2015-06-27T17:18:50Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > … Anybody ever had kippers with their full breakfast? The damned things are good, but oh-so-salty!.. Had plenty of kippers, but instead of, rather than with, a full breakfast. Overcome the saltiness with grilled tomatoes and plenty of hot buttered toast – and tea, of course. You’ll still be tasting kipper all day though. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/28 "2015-06-27T17:46:52Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > The only time I’ll have a full breakfast is when I’m doing big hikes. I’ve just come back from a walking holiday in the Lake District and we made some formidable breakfasts using local produce (except for the haggis slices, which were caught just over the border). Even so, we couldn’t face it every morning. I’ve said the same sort of thing in another thread awhile ago. I wouldn’t have a breakfast like that at home or when I was a student in the UK, but when I’m traveling there now, I usually have a full breakfast at the hotel. I’ll be out hiking or on a train, or otherwise occupied with activities through most of the day and might not get another chance to eat until late in the afternoon. So I don’t have to think about food again until tea-time. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/29 "2015-06-27T17:49:18Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Anybody ever had kippers with their full breakfast? The damned things are good, but oh-so-salty! I’ve tried kippers a few times, but don’t care much for them. The bones are too hard and sharp to just eat, like in sardines, so you spend a lot of time picking them out. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/30 "2015-06-27T18:15:20Z")
We do a full English breakfast around Casa Silenus fairly regularly, only sans black pudding. Imported beans as well. The spices are different, and it makes a subtle difference. Unlike the OP, I **love** grilled tomatoes. We also have both HP and Daddies sauces available in house. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/31 "2015-06-27T18:56:38Z")
> [@Miss\_Mapp](#): > > I’ve tried kippers a few times, but don’t care much for them. The bones are too hard and sharp to just eat, like in sardines, so you spend a lot of time picking them out. They soften up a bit when you saute them in sweet butter. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/32 "2015-06-27T19:10:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > When I visited Ireland, we stayed in B&Bs and had a full Irish breakfast every morning. It’s similar to the English, except with the addition of brown soda bread (which was wonderful, and could make up a meal all by itself)… My wife and I drove all around Ireland and stayed at a different B&B each night. Every breakfast was slightly different in the details, but it was always good. I think I only got soda bread once, though. I was craving blood sausage for weeks, and whatever it was they called “bacon.” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/33 "2015-06-27T19:27:00Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I was craving blood sausage for weeks, and whatever it was they called “bacon.” As with chilled monkey brains, you should relish the experience: [Three Little Pigs -](http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2010/11/09/three-little-pigs/)😃 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/34 "2015-06-27T19:30:44Z")
For some reason \*\*this \*\*came to mind: [- YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSiJDRXQJU)😃 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/35 "2015-06-27T23:32:11Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Yes, very much so, throughout the British Isles. A traditional full **English or Scottish or Welsh or Irish** breakfast tends to be an occasional thing. It’s a tremendous hangover cure, for one thing. So that would be **daily** , right? > [@FuriousGeorge](#): > > Fatty fat fat American here oppressing the world with a breakfast of a couple slices of toast with peanut butter and a cup of coffee. Only cuz it’s the weekend and have a few to actually put a semi breakfast together. During the week I’m too busy nation building to have time for breakfast. Is that before or after you go to the shooting range with your concealed-carry Tommy gun? Or both? As an American, you know that it is impossible to eat too much. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/36 "2015-06-28T02:22:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Anybody ever had kippers with their full breakfast? The damned things are good, but oh-so-salty! I love kippers. When I went to France on the QE2 in 1980 we had real English breakfasts every morning, and I think I had kippers half the time. Plus I’ve had one at the Savoy Hotel in London, with toast racks and the whole deal. Amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/37 "2015-06-28T02:39:18Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I might actually have some baked beans for breakfast tomorrow. Johnny Cash explains the problem of [Beans for Breakfast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5utW2K0RFE). ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/38 "2015-06-28T04:46:23Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Breakfast at Ye Olde King’s Head? Last time I had breakfast there, it was late enough for the curry. 🙂 Same here. I’ve been to Ye Olde King’s Head in Santa Monica, and up until now, was unaware that they even served breakfast. I must have arrived later than you, Johnny. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/39 "2015-06-28T05:31:20Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Anybody ever had kippers with their full breakfast? The damned things are good, but oh-so-salty! I worked in Scotland for a couple of months at a luxury country house hotel, and for something like two weeks straight I ate a full Scottish breakfast that included kippers. IIRC, their “full Scottish” was grilled tomatoes, mushrooms, banger, egg, kipper, black pudding, baked beans, and a bacon rasher. And some toast. Lovely, but after fifteen days or so of eating this for breakfast, I thought that maybe wasn’t such a good idea and turned to something lighter. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603/40 "2015-06-28T07:03:04Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Lovely, but after fifteen days or so of eating this for breakfast, I thought that maybe wasn’t such a good idea and turned to something lighter. Marmite on toast?\* :dubious: \*That’s what I just had, with cheese. :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-try-an-english-breakfast/723603.md?page=3)