What exactly does a "Full English Breakfast" entail?

Question

when I say English I mean England, not English-speaking

Answer 1

The ingredients of a fry-up vary according to region and taste. At its heart, the meal consists of bacon and eggs, but to earn the title of a "Full English" a number of other ingredients are expected.

The bacon and eggs are traditionally fried, but grilled bacon and poached or scrambled eggs may be offered as alternatives. Some of the additional ingredients that might be offered as part of a Full English breakfast include:

toast, fried bread ("fried slice"), or bread and butter
sausages
fried, grilled or tinned tomatoes
fried mushrooms
black pudding (a little less popular in contemporary times and in the south, but usually available)
baked beans (reasonably standard in café breakfasts, but not in more upmarket establishments)
possibly sautéd potatoes (uncommon), chips (again, not typical), hash browns (American in origin) or fried leftover mashed potatoes. Bubble and squeak (originally a way to use up leftover vegetables from the day before's main meals) has become a breakfast feature in its own right in some parts of England
condiments such as ketchup (sometimes called "red sauce" or tomato sauce) and brown sauce
When an English breakfast is ordered to contain everything available, it is often referred to as a "Full Monty", but the origins of this phrase are unclear. It is often attributed to Field Marshal Montgomery, the prominent British military officer of World War II.

Answer 2

A full English breakfast has its roots in history and was the perfect start to a long hard day slaving away in the fields or lazing around the estate like many ariistocrats did in the 19 and early 20th century.

A traditional FEB is a concoction of fried food: bacon, mushrooms, eggs, fried bread, tomatoes, sauteed potatoes, black pudding and beans. Washed down with lashings of hot tea or coffee and a fruit juice usually orange. Kippers are also a favourite English breakfast ingredient. There may be toast, and grapefruit served also.
Traditionally kedgeree forms part of the FEB; this dish was adopted and adapted from Indian cuisine and is a curried rice with mushrooms and shredded haddock.
Regional variations of the FEB include in Wales the traditional dish of lava bread or bara llwr, a pureed seaweed that is coated with oatmeal and fried in bacon fat.

Answer 3

The Great British Fry Up
(AKA English Breakfast)

Before the days of pop tarts the real way every working man started his day was with an equally unhealthy yet far more tasty fry up. Bacon, sausage, fried eggs (sunny side up) black pudding, fried bread, tomatoes, fried potatoes and a field mushroom or two if cash was not an issue, or if you happened to live near a field that was kind enough to yield these fine fellows.

I have one every Sunday morning. Very nice, too.

Answer 4

Bacon, sausage, fried egg, tomatoes, black pudding, beans, fried bread, mushrooms. With tomatoe ketchup on top and maybe even HP Brown Sauce on too. A pot of tea and milk and sugar. And some toast and butter too (to mop up the eggs and any left over juices). Not my thing, but lots of us Brits like it.

Answer 5

Sausage, bacon, fried eggs, baked beans (or tomatoes), mushrooms, toast. All very unhealthy but lovely