A Full English/Irish/Welsh/Scottish Please!

Breakfast

Most of us know that a basic cooked breakfast includes eggs, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, sausage, toast and a good strong builder's tea. But did you know that there are some subtle regional variations to the mix? Here’s what you’ll get if you ask for cooked breakfast in the following parts of the UK or Ireland.

English

Eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding, fried slice and bubble (bubble and squeak)

Irish

Eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding, white pudding and soda bread or potato farls.

Welsh

Eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding and laverbread – seaweed mixed with oatmeal and fried in bacon fat.

Scottish

Eggs and bacon with sliced sausage, potato scones or oatcakes