[Sca-cooks] Return of the Wanderer (partly OT)

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Stefan li Rous wrote:
> Brighid ni Chiarain said:
>
>>On a more cheerful note, I still managed to have a great time.  We
>>ate mostly pub grub, which was generally very good.  In the
>>seaside town of Dingle, our fish and chips were slow in arriving,
>>because the fish had just come in, and needed to be filleted.  I tried
>>a variety of local cheeses, became fond of Irish breakfasts,
>>
>
> Is this "Irish breakdast" something in particular? or do you just mean
> the breakfasts you had in Ireland? Either way, what did you have
> that you liked?

Frequently the term "Irish Breakfast" is applied by Americans to what in
Ireland (in homes, at least) is known as a "fry": an entire meal, or
nearly that, cooked in a single large skillet on top of the stove. A
typical morning fry might include back/loin bacon, white or black
pudding chunks, fried eggs, maybe mushroom caps, and the ubiquitous
banger, which is slightly similar to chipolatas or American breakfast
sausage links (pork, Stefan, except perhaps in Texas). Standard
accompaniments are some form of fried (usually reheated, previously
boiled) potatoes and fried [ripe] tomato slices, and perhaps whole wheat
toast with butter and marmalade. Frequently consumed with sweet milky
black tea.

A more involved fry might include scallops (depending on location), lamb
chops, and slices of lamb, calf or beef liver. Maybe lamb kidneys.

Usually, this would be a relaxed sort of Sunday morning brunchy-kind of
thing. At other times, variants on the fry are sometimes broiled, in
which case they may or may not still be called a fry, but are likely to
be called by Americans a "mixed grill".

And, on the other hand, an Irish breakfast can also simply be a
breakfast eaten in Ireland, and it might be porridge with brown bread, etc.
Adamantius
--
Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com

"It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98