What should be included on a Full English breakfast plate? It’s a question that’s been the subject of furious and controversial debate across the UK for decades. Everyone has an opinion. Research has revealed that over a third of people from Birmingham say hash browns should be on the perfect Full English plate, a much higher proportion than the rest of Britain.
Mitchells & Butlers - the company behind high street pub and bar chains like Toby Carvery, Harvester resturants and Sizzling Pubs – has polled 2,000 Brits to identify exactly what should be on the classic Full English breakfast plate.
And here it is: Fried eggs, smoked bacon, thick sausages, grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, toast and baked beans – the perfect Full English breakfast as voted for by Britain.
Whilst those in Birmingham love hash browns, controversially the rest of the UK say there is no place for black pudding, fried bread or hash browns.
Breakfast Marketing Expert at Mitchells & Butlers, Jo Hudson, said: “There is so much debate about the Full English breakfast that we wanted to identify what Britain really wanted on its classic breakfast plate.
“We’ve discovered that there is a divide across the country when it comes to certain breakfast items. For example, in the Midlands 60% of people choose hash browns on their Full English plate, compared to just 40% in Northern Ireland. Plus, Brummies admit the most essential item is eggs, compared to the East Midlands who can’t do without bacon.
“But we’ve crunched the statistics and come up with the definitive Full English breakfast plate as voted for by the majority of Brits.”
The survey reveals that 67% of Brits eat breakfast every day and most (51%) eat breakfast alone.
The poll also shows that while just 6% of Brits eat a Full English as their daily breakfast meal, it is, by some distance, the nation’s most loved breakfast dish with almost half the UK (47%) saying it is their favourite.
The nation’s favourite breakfast drink? Tea, of course. Some 55% of the UK has a cup of tea when it eats a Full English breakfast. Second favourite is fresh orange juice (41%) and in third is coffee (35%).
Jo Hudson added: “Our research also discovered that far from being unadventurous, Brits are happy to chance their arm and try new things for breakfast. Lobster Benedict, Eggs Benedict, Breakfast Burgers, Egg & Marmite Soldiers, Salmon & Scrambled Eggs – more than a third of the nation (34%) have tried all these.
“But they keep coming back to the Full English when they want a great breakfast meal out.”
