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Was watching the news this morning and they said that 1 in 10 people in England have gravy with a cooked breakfast.

What’s going on there now? That’s absolutely minging. :hungover:

Also Ulster fry >>>>>> English fry up by an exceptionally long distance!
 
I would not have a fry up in that you can produce an excellent English breakfast without frying. The idea of Gravy on it or gravy on chips disgusts me.

Dave
 
Gravy on a fry up?

HMMM!!!! not sure but I very much doubt it.

However, curry sauce may be a more acceptable alternative ;)
 
Does sound a bit odd and not for me, although, I rarely eat breakfast.

I love gravy on chips, especially the chip shop variety.
 
I think this is another example of why we should always fact check mainstream media.
 
Dave Canon said:
I would not have a fry up in that you can produce an excellent English breakfast without frying. The idea of Gravy on it or gravy on chips disgusts me.

Dave
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Fried or not an Ulster Fry is God tier and an English cooked breakfast is a very poor substitute.

Also chips with gravy or curry are superb.
 
Knikki said:
Gravy on a fry up?

HMMM!!!! not sure but I very much doubt it.

However, curry sauce may be a more acceptable alternative ;)
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Been reported in quite a few places a quick look on Google shows. It is absolutely minging though.

Dale. said:
Does sound a bit odd and not for me, although, I rarely eat breakfast.

I love gravy on chips, especially the chip shop variety.
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For sure agree on the chips
 
f/2.8 said:
Was watching the news this morning and they said that 1 in 10 people in England have gravy with a cooked breakfast.

What’s going on there now? That’s absolutely minging. :hungover:

Also Ulster fry >>>>>> English fry up by an exceptionally long distance!
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I Just that I find it hard to believe to be honest.
 
munch said:
I Just that I find it hard to believe to be honest
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I didn’t make it up :ROFLMAO:


www.dailymail.co.uk

The SHOCKING sauces Brits are putting on their morning fry-ups

Customers at 200 Best Western Hotels were questioned about their breakfast habits for a poll.
www.dailymail.co.uk


www.birminghammail.co.uk

Households warned fry-up staple is 'at risk' in full English breakfast alert

Fans of fry-ups in the UK are favouring gravy over brown sauce with their full English breakfast, a shock new survey found.
www.birminghammail.co.uk

English people do have some strange habits. My step dad is English he likes to have mashed potatoes with a fried egg on them. Apparently it’s a firm fav where he comes from. Grim :hungover:
 
f/2.8 said:
I didn’t make it up :ROFLMAO:


www.dailymail.co.uk

The SHOCKING sauces Brits are putting on their morning fry-ups

Customers at 200 Best Western Hotels were questioned about their breakfast habits for a poll.
www.dailymail.co.uk


www.birminghammail.co.uk

Households warned fry-up staple is 'at risk' in full English breakfast alert

Fans of fry-ups in the UK are favouring gravy over brown sauce with their full English breakfast, a shock new survey found.
www.birminghammail.co.uk

English people do have some strange habits. My step dad is English he likes to have mashed potatoes with a fried egg on them. Apparently it’s a firm fav where he comes from. Grim :hungover:
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Just because several papers but up something (probably from the same source) doesn't mean it is true.

Be honest how many of you have seen gravy on a breakfast menu, let alone seen someone actually having gravy with their breakfast?
 
I think this is an example of the unexpected impacts of fast food - "gravy" offered as a side dish by KFC and similar outlets (I've never sampled it but I very much doubt it's made with bisto).

And yest @F2.8 I agree about the Ulster Fry being at the top of the heap - although the best I've had have actually been in the South- if done right. Similarly an Irish Shepherds Pie at the other end of the day. Wonderful, especially with cabbage on the side.
 
lindsay said:
I think this is an example of the unexpected impacts of fast food - "gravy" offered as a side dish by KFC and similar outlets (I've never sampled it but I very much doubt it's made with bisto).

And yest @F2.8 I agree about the Ulster Fry being at the top of the heap - although the best I've had have actually been in the South- if done right. Similarly an Irish Shepherds Pie at the other end of the day. Wonderful, especially with cabbage on the side.
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I am gonna take a wild stab in the dark and say you haven’t had an Ulster Fry on the Shankill or in East Belfast where Ulster Fry’s are almost a religion. That is where to get the best one’s.
 
munch said:
Just because several papers but up something (probably from the same source) doesn't mean it is true.

Be honest how many of you have seen gravy on a breakfast menu, let alone seen someone actually having gravy with their breakfast?
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The same survey the news have referenced said that others have mayonnaise with it. :hungover:
 
I don't normally have a breakfast but if I do it's usually a bacon and sausage sarnie with some Branston Pickle of the small chunks variety..... If I were to have a fry-up I'd choose sweet chilli sauce as I love the stuff.... Gravy? No way!!!
 
I don't know why people feel it necessary to promote a particular food, or denigrate it. The Flying Spaghetti Monster wants you all to be different, so that when s/he comes to eat you, s/he has a varied diet...

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Chips with breakfast :(:(
 
Gravy on a fry up? Not a chance in my house!
I'm not a big gravy fan to start with, having seen too many awful gravy's at weddings, "thats not a dumpling vicar, thats a LUMP of gravy!".
Unless I make it I dont bother.
 
Gravy on a cooked breakfast? Jesus... :oops: :$

Reminds me of that quote from Frasier: "I'd like to leave some blood flow for the clot to go swiftly to my brain."
 
Just the sauce from the (Heinz) beans for me. Rarely have a "Flinglish" these days - too much respect for my heart! I do enjoy it when I fail to resist temptation though.
 
swanseamale47 said:
Gravy on a fry up? Not a chance in my house!
I'm not a big gravy fan to start with, having seen too many awful gravy's at weddings, "thats not a dumpling vicar, thats a LUMP of gravy!".
Unless I make it I dont bother.
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With you on that weddings have also ruined Christmas dinner for me as it’s a very popular choice for wedding dinners here.

A couple of year ago we counted up how many Christmas dinners we had. It was 52. Absolutely grim. Thankfully times are a changing and Christmas dinner at wedding has become less popular.
 
Nod said:
Just the sauce from the (Heinz) beans for me. Rarely have a "Flinglish" these days - too much respect for my heart! I do enjoy it when I fail to resist temptation though.
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Beans shouldn’t be part of a fry for me. Almost as bad as mushrooms.
 
Gravy on a slice of white bread (y)
 
I'm not sure what the actual difference between an Ulster fry up and what we call the Full irish is? Is it just beans? That has become a bit of a staple down south too [though I think most prefer mushrooms], it is optional of course. I don't mind beans now and then, but often if I order the full Irish I'll ask can I have an extra egg and sausage instead of beans :D Most greasey spoon caf's will oblige

As for gravy, I much prefer chicken stock gravy over beef, and I would like it over roast chicken or turkey. Nowhere near my fry-up though!

'Some' Chinese gravy is also great, depends on your local maybe. I do like chinese gravy with chips, but more often their curry sauce is just better
 
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Cagey75 said:
I'm not sure what the actual difference between an Ulster fry up and what we call the Full irish is? Is it just beans? That has become a bit of a staple down south too [though I think most prefer mushrooms], it is optional of course. I don't mind beans now and then, but often if I order the full Irish I'll ask can I have an extra egg and sausage instead of beans :D Most greasey spoon caf's will oblige

As for gravy, I much prefer chicken stock gravy over beef, and I would like it over roast chicken or turkey. Nowhere near my fry-up though!

'Some' Chinese gravy is also great, depends on your local maybe. I do like chinese gravy with chips, but more often their curry sauce is just better
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Have no idea what an Irish fry is to be honest but no beans aren’t part of a traditional Ulster Fry although some have them.

Traditional Uster fry is:

Fried Soda Bread
Fried Potato Bread
Toasted Pancake
Fried Bacon
Fried Sausages
Fried Veggie Roll
Fried Egg
Grilled Tomato
Black pudding

Toast to mop up, lots of tea. Only acceptable condiment is H.P sauce.


Some people have mushrooms which are also traditional but I don’t eat fungus after a bad experience on magic mushrooms, some people have beans and white pudding neither of those are traditional though.
 
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It (gravy) is a must on toad in the hole too!
 
f/2.8 said:
Have no idea what an Irish fry is to be honest but no beans aren’t part of a traditional Ulster Fry although some have them.

Traditional Uster fry is:

Fried Soda Bread
Fried Potato Bread
Toasted Pancake
Fried Bacon
Fried Sausages
Fried Veggie Roll
Fried Egg
Grilled Tomato
Black pudding

Toast to mop up, lots of tea. Only acceptable condiment is H.P sauce.


Some people have mushrooms which are also traditional but I don’t eat fungus after a bad experience on magic mushrooms, some people have beans and white pudding neither of those are traditional though.
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They're very similar, The 'full irish' would have Sausages, rasher, fried egg, sometimes fried tomatoe, white & black pud, toast/soda bread and either mushies or beans. And of course a Mug 'o tay! The main difference seems to be the veggie roll and potatoe bread. Though when I was young and my mother made a fry up she would use leftover spuds to make potatoe cakes, and they were great!
 
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Cagey75 said:
They're very similar, The 'full irish' would have Sausages, rasher, fried egg, sometimes fried tomatoe, white & black pud, toast/soda bread and either mushies or beans. And of course a Mug 'o tay! The main difference seems to be the veggie roll and potatoe bread. Though when I was young and my mother made a fry up she would use leftover spuds to make potatoe cakes, and they were great!
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Do you guys get veggie roll down there? Surprised potato bread isn’t more popular in the south thought for sure that would be one we both have. Well worth trying veggie roll with your fry. I like to have my soda with my egg and veggie roll, potato bread with my sausages and bacon with my pancake.

Don’t have one often but it’s always a winner.

mj4456 said:
Veggie roll! Nah, ye’d get that back.
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Dude do you even know what veggie roll is?
 
f/2.8 said:
Do you guys get veggie roll down there? Surprised potato bread isn’t more popular in the south thought for sure that would be one we both have. Well worth trying veggie roll with your fry. I like to have my soda with my egg and veggie roll, potato bread with my sausages and bacon with my pancake.

Don’t have one often but it’s always a winner.



Dude do you even know what veggie roll is?
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I can't remember it ever being a thing with fry ups here, I do love the sound of the potato bread though. I'm guessing it's much like the 'potato cakes' we'd make here [usually left over mash with some flour , butter/marge, rolledinto a dough and then flattened into mini cakes and fried up]
 
f/2.8 said:
Was watching the news this morning and they said that 1 in 10 people in England have gravy with a cooked breakfast.

What’s going on there now? That’s absolutely minging. :hungover:

Also Ulster fry >>>>>> English fry up by an exceptionally long distance!
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Gawd help us! Do I detect a shortage of newsworthy news ? I'm guessing that what the 10% are sloshing on their brekkers isn't so much gravy as granules in hot water? Is it possible that this is something served up in 'Spoons?

What of the majority 90%?

How many don't have breakfast at all?
How many have salt on their porridge?
How many believe every bit of AI generated twaddle?
 
Cagey75 said:
I can't remember it ever being a thing with fry ups here, I do love the sound of the potato bread though. I'm guessing it's much like the 'potato cakes' we'd make here [usually left over mash with some flour , butter/marge, rolledinto a dough and then flattened into mini cakes and fried up]
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Look to be the same thing to me.
 
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