The Irish Fry, what's a no-no?

NickNickleby

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

And me. Tasteless, hard and watery.

THe problem here is the modern tomatoes. I believe they're treated to prevent them going off (although I've tested that and they DO if you wait long enough:D).

When I was a kid, my granny did a great fry on a Sunday morning, which I was lucky enough to occasionally sample:

sausages, rashers, tomatoes*, fried bread and a cuppa. Mmmmmm.

The trick with the tomatoes was that she specifically asked for the 'soft tomatoes for frying' in the veggie shop. and so did everyone else. These would be ripe tomatoes approaching their natural best before date. When fried after the saussies and rashers, they'd take up that flavour, then leave behind their own flavour on the pan. Hence the fried bread to soak it up. Delish.

edit to add : black pudding, I absolutely loved that old fashioned stuff in the black skin stuff. Never liked the white pudding though.

second edit to ensure I'm sticking to the thread title: not a lover of baked beans on my brekkie

evolving tipperary

Patww79 wrote: »

There's always some of you can't help yourselves.

Well, it is. it's an English idea and dish. Nothing wrong with that. It's just English. Putting Irish in the name doesn't make it Irish. Think it originated in Cornwall, so it maybe it's Cornish rather than English...

Don't like it myself. Continentals for the win.

somesoldiers

Tomatoes in any form but especially that disgusting way they heat up a tin of tomatoes over in t’UK and poor them on...vom


Oh and potato farrels are nice, Belfast fry, georges market on a Sunday morning after a skinful the night before

EagererBeaver

brevity wrote: »

Chips

Absolutely. Chips on a fry are for Prods.

NickNickleby

somesoldiers wrote: »

Tomatoes in any form but especially that disgusting way they heat up a tin of tomatoes over in t’UK and poor them on...vom
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yeugh!! an abomination. That had to be some sort of modern chain restaurant. I've had nice fryups in England, but was never subjected to that. Strangely, I don't like their sausages, but as a child living there, I loved them.

Rhineshark

Tomatoes
Beans
Chips
Scrambled egg, if it's all dry.

somesoldiers

NickNickleby wrote: »

yeugh!! an abomination. That had to be some sort of modern chain restaurant. I've had nice fryups in England, but was never subjected to that. Strangely, I don't like their sausages, but as a child living there, I loved them.

I watch Four in a Bed all the time and they are an occasional feature only thankfully

2smiggy

somesoldiers wrote: »

Tomatoes in any form but especially that disgusting way they heat up a tin of tomatoes over in t’UK and poor them on...vom


Oh and potato farrels are nice, Belfast fry, georges market on a Sunday morning after a skinful the night before

I loved fried eggs and beans combination, but I don't fancy scrambled eggs and beans at all!!

Try_harder

somesoldiers wrote: »

Tomatoes in any form but especially that disgusting way they heat up a tin of tomatoes over in t’UK and poor them on...vom


Oh and potato farrels are nice, Belfast fry, georges market on a Sunday morning after a skinful the night before

that looks awful

OldMrBrennan83

Try_harder wrote: »

that looks awful

Both the tomatoes and beans are cyring out to be de-juiced.

dxhound2005

I grill the bacon, sausages and black and white pudding. I fry the eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms.

Some bacon curls up on the frying pan. Put it on the base of the grill pan, with the grill insert (if that's what it's called) upside down on top. That keeps it nice and straight. The sausages and puddings go on top.

Autochange

hynesie08 wrote: »

Onions in any way shape or form can **** right off in any meal, but especially breakfast.

Have you ever eaten a bag of Johnny onion rings after a joint? Delicious

ARNOLD J RIMMER

1 Egg - Sunny side up

2 Black pudding

2 White Pudding

2 Sausages

2 Rashers

2 Hash Browns

Fried Mushrooms

Sometimes baked beans

Mookie Blaylock

ARNOLD J RIMMER wrote: »

1 Egg - Sunny side up

2 Black pudding

2 White Pudding

2 Sausages

2 Rashers

2 Hash Browns

Fried Mushrooms

Sometimes baked beans

Sunny side up.... go home yank... this is our field!

bobmalooka

Lack of boxty appreciation in this thread makes me sad.

Folkstonian

Sausage, bacon, fried egg, hash browns, fried tomatoes, mushrooms and fried bread. That’s what I would look for in the perfect fried breakfast. No idea what flag you’d stick in it.

Don’t particularly like black pudding but will eat it if it’s there, not a fan of tinned tomatoes.

It’s very particular to English cafes too, but bubble and squeak can be a pleasant addition!

tayto lover

Hash browns and any kind of leftover spuds should be nowhere a nice breakfast.

Fann Linn

All washed down with a nice bowl of porridge.

Collie D

English sausages. I don't know why but they're a world of taste away from Irish ones. Your upper end M&S type sausage can be quite tasty but the average one in most establishments is quite rank.

Irish breakfast definitely beats an English one. Ulster fry with a soda farl (think that's what they're called) is superior again.

OldMrBrennan83

English sausages are too firm a texture.

Badly Drunk Boy

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd say your no-nos would be things you don't like, and your yes-yeses would be things you do. Pretty basic stuff here people.

I agree. That's why I prefer a buffet breakfast when I'm in a hotel and in the canteen in work. I'd say there should be a place for eggs in an Irish breakfast usually, but I don't eat eggs (whether fried, scrambled or poached) so they'll never be in my breakfast. I don't eat tomatoes either, and mushrooms are evil. I like rashers but rarely have them in my breakfast.

In work, I'd usually have a few sausages, black and white pudding, beans, and a hash brown (even though I'm not mad about the hash browns). Lately, they've been doing fried slices of potato which are lovely.

dasdog wrote: »

Black pudding or blood sausage is global, the Chinese even have a version. White pudding is more unique to Ireland.

I think white pudding is fairly popular in Scotland, and maybe the north of England (and as somebody else said, Wales). The further you go from London, the more popular it is.

Fann Linn

Collie D wrote: »

English sausages. I don't know why but they're a world of taste away from Irish ones. Your upper end M&S type sausage can be quite tasty but the average one in most establishments is quite rank.

Irish breakfast definitely beats an English one. Ulster fry with a soda farl (think that's what they're called) is superior again.

Well Ulster folk are superior to most of their Irish breathern anyway, so no surprise there. Just ask Arlene, or Drew.

OldMrBrennan83

Fann Linn wrote: »

Well Ulster folk are superior to most of their Irish breathern anyway, so no surprise there. Just ask Arlene, or Drew.

Soda farls and pancakes on a fry are about the only useful contributions NI have made to the world.

Whocanibe

For me it's crispy bacon, runny egg and fried tomato, toast, washed down with a mug of tea.

No to beans, mushrooms or onions,hash browns or chips.

The perfect fry up is each to his own.

JupiterKid

Potato bread is divine. Practically impossible to get down here except M&S do a limited stock.

...yis haven't lived till you've had a fry up with potato bread soaked in Yorkshire relish!! Nyom!! :pac:

Wheety

Davexirl wrote: »

A bloody hard fried egg, the egg or eggs have to be runny as ****.

This. To be used like a dippy, eggy sauce. Lovely!

Autochange

JupiterKid wrote: »

Potato bread is divine. Practically impossible to get down here except M&S do a limited stock.

...yis haven't lived till you've had a fry up with potato bread siaked in Yorkshire relish!! Nyom!! :pac:

Get out to f***

Collie D

Fann Linn wrote: »

Well Ulster folk are superior to most of their Irish breathern anyway, so no surprise there. Just ask Arlene, or Drew.

Tell Arlene there are 15 Dubs and 15 Tyrone men who'll disprove her view. But to send more soda farls.

JupiterKid

For me it's nice thick bacon, Superquinn* sausages, two fried eggs nice and firm, black pudding, mushrooms, two fried tomatoes and of course Norn Iron potato bread. Im salivating at the thought right now...:D

NO to hash browns, beans, white pudding.


*As sold in Super Valu and Centra these days.

Autochange

Is there no boards.ni site ye could be posting on

colm_mcm

Tomatoes or bacon are probably the low point of a fry for me.
I like mushrooms but they can ruin everything else if they leak all over the plate.

OldMrBrennan83

JupiterKid wrote: »

For me it's nice thick bacon, Superquinn* sausages, two fried eggs nice and firm, black pudding, mushrooms, two fried tomatoes and of course Norn Iron potato bread. Im salivating at the thought right now...:D

NO to hash browns, beans, white pudding.


*As sold in Super Valu and Centra these days.

There's ones in Lidl too that are definitely the same sausages.

corks finest

Beans, ðŸ„

limnam

Patww79 wrote: »

The pudding depends on how much bloody grain is in it too. If it's one of those horrible bitty ones they can keep both the black and white.

Have you tried Jack McCarthy's of kanturk?


Not sure if they sell it in Dub. It's unreal.

Star Bingo

JupiterKid wrote: »

For me it's nice thick bacon, Superquinn* sausages, two fried eggs nice and firm, black pudding, mushrooms, two fried tomatoes and of course Norn Iron potato bread. Im salivating at the thought right now...:D.

Just whack it all in the nutribullet and down the hatch. The ultimate breakfast smoothie

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Haggis is a no-no but should be a yes-yes.

Star Bingo

Samira Long Groceries wrote: »

Haggis is a no-no but should be a yes-yes.

Haggis is offaly nice. Maureen never gets the stuff

ewc78

limnam wrote: »

Have you tried Jack McCarthy's of kanturk?


Not sure if they sell it in Dub. It's unreal.

Best black pudding is Kellys of Newport

OldMrBrennan83

limnam wrote: »

Have you tried Jack McCarthy's of kanturk?


Not sure if they sell it in Dub. It's unreal.

From a photo I've seen it's a no thanks from me.

I like my pudding like this. You could near spread it once it's cooked.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

ewc78 wrote: »

Best black pudding is Kellys of Newport

By god i'll fight ya, saying shíte like that...

ewc78

Samira Long Groceries wrote: »

By god i'll fight ya, saying shíte like that...

Bring it on! Seriously though,someone recommended it too me and honestly it's powerful stuff.
I must get some of your Kanturk stuff to compare, but it would want to be mighty stuff to beat Kelly's black pudding.

Try_harder

If it was just Rashers (wtf is bacon?) 2 fried eggs and hash brown Im happy. Nice sausages to finish it but not critical

limnam

Try_harder wrote: »

If it was just Rashers (wtf is bacon?) 2 fried eggs and hash brown Im happy. Nice sausages to finish it but not critical

So you're not really into fry's then....

Autochange

limnam wrote: »

So you're not really into fry's then....

He's from the 80s . Don't be confusing him

Try_harder

limnam wrote: »

So you're not really into fry's then....

Ive added pudding to finish it properly but it can give me heartburn. Eggs and Rashers never do! Toasted brown bread and tea to go with it.

I eat a variation thereof most mornings

Autochange

Try_harder wrote: »

Ive added pudding to fish it properly but it can give me heartburn. Eggs and Rashers never do! Toasted brown bread and tea to go with it.

I eat a variation thereof most mornings

My dad used to make dinner somedays and often produced beans and peas on the same plate. Often beside each other where the sauce from the beans would cover the peas.
Beans, spuds, sausages and gravy was another one. Beans and gravy isn't very nice.

WoollyRedHat

For those saying no to tomatoes in a fry, you don't have to cook them. Cut them up into fine slices, then salt and pepper them, drizzle with a little olive oil and then garniai with basil and voila.

OldMrBrennan83

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

For those saying no to tomatoes in a fry, you don't have to cook them. Cut them up into fine slices, then salt and pepper them, drizzle with a little olive oil and then garniai with basil and voila.

So, another one doesn't like a fry then?

Basil

Autochange

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

For those saying no to tomatoes in a fry, you don't have to cook them. Cut them up into fine slices, then salt and pepper them, drizzle with a little olive oil and then garniai with basil and voila.

You left a sentence out.

" Then at this point you are ready to open the lid of the bin and discard the disgusting mess"

WoollyRedHat

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

For those saying no to tomatoes in a fry, you don't have to cook them. Cut them up into fine slices, then salt and pepper them, drizzle with a little olive oil and then garniai with basil and voila.

Ha ha. Yeah right. Ha.

Jesus H. Christ. You need a slap in the face with a big chub of Clonakilty if you think that sheite has any place in an Irish Fry. FFS.