![]() ![]() That’s what the founder of the English Breakfast Society, Guise Bule de Missenden, is saying: “Hashtag, bring back the bubble.” OK, but it’s not so tasty as to warrant the blacklisting of something as popular as the hash brown, which 60% of the British public believes is the most important part of the staple meal, according to a 2017 YouGov poll.īut if we allow hash browns, what will be next? Kebab meat? That’s a weirdly xenophobic-sounding thing to say. Bubble and squeak, when done correctly, can be a nice addition to a breakfast. Well, that does make some amount of sense. Why?īecause it insists that the hash brown has taken the rightful place of bubble and squeak. No less than the English Breakfast Society, which is dedicated to the history, heritage, and culture of the English breakfast, has declared that hash browns have no place in a full English. Don’t you remember the great ongoing “Do baked beans belong in a ramekin?” argument? It has torn families apart.īut this has come from on high. Don’t do that.ĭon’t do what? Don’t start making rules about what does and doesn’t belong in a full English. We cannot get enough of grated potato that has been reformed and fried.įine, but they don’t belong in an English breakfast. My point is this: this country is enraptured by the hash brown. Yes, but one that went down so well that Iceland is now reportedly thinking about making them for real. What could possibly be more British than that? Listen, this weekend Iceland announced that it was making a lifesize wearable crown-shaped hash brown to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III. ![]() I relish traditional British foods too much to dabble in such grotesque Americanisms. ![]() Hash browns are utterly ubiquitous in the UK at this point. ![]() What are these “hashed browns” of which you speak ? Oh, give over. Appearance: Golden triangles of pure heresy. ![]()
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