tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post777384703378292781..comments2023-10-12T07:59:04.002-04:00Comments on An Englishman in New Jersey: The Full English BreakfastGrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-51312813166271721132013-08-23T21:03:53.122-04:002013-08-23T21:03:53.122-04:00I know this article is old but I've got to try...I know this article is old but I've got to try. I'm from the West Indies and grew up eating sausages and toast and tomato and fried blood sausage and beans for breakfast. I've lived in New Jersey a long time and I have found only one place serving a full English breakfast. A place in Cranbury called Blue Rooster. Perhaps you can recommend another place. Khürt Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453372345745661802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-62364843605203827422009-09-20T09:41:13.618-04:002009-09-20T09:41:13.618-04:00@Anonymous(!) - I completely agree. The more meat,...@Anonymous(!) - I completely agree. The more meat, the merrier. Don't forget the black pudding. <br /><br />Oh, and when in Ireland, the perfect accompaniment to black pudding is white pudding.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-3462327511699845662009-09-20T09:29:38.250-04:002009-09-20T09:29:38.250-04:00The breakfast is obviously some kind of lasses die...The breakfast is obviously some kind of lasses diet alternative: ideally you should have three sausages, and two bacon, plus a Barnsley chop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-49137540479192700852008-12-30T10:47:00.000-05:002008-12-30T10:47:00.000-05:00You're right about the tomato ketchup, your Mousen...You're right about the tomato ketchup, your Mouseness! Heinz ketchup is just the same here. I am rather partial to brown sauce too.<BR/><BR/>Many supermarkets have an "International Aisle." The place where I usually buy food used to have an "Irish" section that had some favorites, but they recently got rid of it. <BR/><BR/>There's a great supermarket called Wegman's near me that has a really good British section with Branston pickle, proper Heinz baked beans, Marmite, etc., but it's a little expensive, and full of temptation, so I only go there once in a while for a treat. They do PG Tips there too. As I mentioned in the article, Tetley's British Blend is pretty good, and is available in the place I usually go.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-32660617096258975762008-12-30T09:53:00.000-05:002008-12-30T09:53:00.000-05:00Shudder, black pudding is gross ..... but G, you f...Shudder, black pudding is gross ..... but G, you forgot another main component that is absolutely necessary to go with the FEB ...... that of Heinz tomato ketchup, although some weird English people just have to have brown sauce instead. Can't believe you don't get proper baked beans over there ...... I thought the US would have a lot of stuff the same ....... can't imagine how you go without proper teabags ...... no PG Tips?Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08405014022509912898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-32591762690875229332008-12-29T22:11:00.000-05:002008-12-29T22:11:00.000-05:00And I bet you didn't even put milk in the Earl Gre...And I bet you didn't even put milk in the Earl Grey, did you! ;)<BR/><BR/>You do get extra points for calling it brekkie though.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-16300197405243368872008-12-29T21:28:00.000-05:002008-12-29T21:28:00.000-05:00I dated an English guy once years ago...well, for ...I dated an English guy once years ago...well, for five years really, and I was exposed to the F.E.B. and ok, not my cuppa at all! ;) I'm all for tea over coffee, eggs with yolk over easy (if done right), and perhaps super-cooked bacon so you can't distinguish fat from meat...but the rest, oh no, no, and no. When we visited his family (in Canada), I don't remember what I ate for brekkie in place of the F.E.B. but I reckon (as Americans say) that it was something along the lines of bagel with cream cheese and a proper cup of sweet Earls Grey. That's as much as I could compromise. :DBellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18166216655020510577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-12561809798384771692008-12-29T20:53:00.000-05:002008-12-29T20:53:00.000-05:00I always wanted to start a British restaurant, and...I always wanted to start a British restaurant, and call it "Like it, or lump it" or "Eat what you're given, or go without.", the theme being obvious.<BR/><BR/>Americans, as I've pointed out before, have an insane amount of choice. Even when there are no choices, people want to make substitutions: "I'd like the Eggs and bacon, but instead of the eggs, I'd like pancakes, and instead of the bacon, I'd like strawberries."<BR/><BR/>Brits are used to fewer choices; in fact, we feel comfort in the lack of choice. You ask for a ham sandwich, and you know what you're going to get.<BR/><BR/>I may expand upon this idea in a future entry. Thanks for making me think of that.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-87113501274870704452008-12-29T19:50:00.000-05:002008-12-29T19:50:00.000-05:00Well, the lack of boiled food, and the fried mushr...Well, the lack of boiled food, and the fried mushrooms and fried tomatoes make it quite attractive to me, although I prefer ommelettes.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could start a trend and restaurants would start to offer the FEB. We have the "Grand Slam" in the US (Denny's)with two eggs, two sausage, two bacon and two pancakes. I can't stand pancakes, so it's not for me. The reference to baseball is also not my thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-4101778875420972052008-12-29T11:09:00.000-05:002008-12-29T11:09:00.000-05:00Alas, I was thwarted in my quest for the F.E.B. or...Alas, I was thwarted in my quest for the F.E.B. or something similar. We had promised my daughter we could eat anywhere she liked the previous evening, and she said "Applebees." Unfortunately, there was no Applebees anywhere near us when we stopped for dinner that night.<BR/><BR/>Unlucky for us, there was an Applebees just outside our motel, so she insisted on Applebees for breakfast. The place is essentially a bar and grill, so there are no breakfast options. I ended up with their Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato grilled cheese sandwich, which was very good - just not what I had envisioned when I wrote the entry!Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298215369738638280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8531149316869318805.post-11766985284875662792008-12-29T10:28:00.000-05:002008-12-29T10:28:00.000-05:00I can't say about tea-sadly, I can't drink tea..bu...I can't say about tea-sadly, I can't drink tea..but this breakfast seems nice :D<BR/><BR/>I believe Germans use to eat some similar things for breakfast but I'm not sure about that. I don't know if I could eat all that at 6 am (that's when I wake up every morning) but most certainly it would be a nice option for a lazy Sunday morning. Not healthy but yummy. And as we all know, nice things are rarely good (or healthy) :) :)Lexiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766692586099099770noreply@blogger.com