The top ten essentials for a traditional Irish breakfast - sausages, rashers, tea and more

I heard a few Americans saying they thought someone was trying to kill them when they first saw a "Full Irish" breakfast.

White pudding, unique to Ireland, tastes quite different from black pudding; a full Irish breakfast should have both. These, the sausages and rashers can all be grilled instead of fried. Baked beans are a British variation, like chips (French fries). Potato farls are common in Ulster, but not the rest of Ireland. I've never seen boxty for breakfast - sounds like a good idea! Tea made without teabags tasted much better.

I don't see any oat porridge

For those of us who remember when breakfast was this big and normal and had no problem burning the calories,sometimes we cook this meal as a main course just to remind ourselves how much energy people used to burn in the old days,the winning rose (of Tralee) gets to have breakfast served in bed.

Article made me miss the Irish breakfasts! Had trouble with the sausages, of course they are seasoned quite differently than in the U.S. but just couldn't quite do them. I do miss the rashers tho and the tomatoe...is it broiled? How is it seasoned? Soooo gooooood ;-)

Frosty: You mean bring back brown bread on the plane to US? If I'm understanding you correctly, why can't you bring it home?

Where is the soda bread?

Just a fried egg, brown bread, *boxty & tea,, please. *Any kind of potatoes will do, though. Think about serving home fries for breakfast, I missed them when I was in Ireland. Irishy Yanks love their homefries!

A heart attack on a plate, but like most things that are bad for you, delicious.

Re #2, that would be salt based brine, not rind.

I love it. I'm on my way back to Ireland in April and look forward to the food. Love the brown bread wish I could carry it on the plane. Oh well wishful thinking. Have to help the Ireland economy

Ha, you forgot regrets about the night before.