07/30/2026
A food thought:
A Full English is considered A rasher of bacon, toast or fry bread, grilled tomatoes, beans, mushrooms, eggs, sausages, and often black pudding (blood sausage).and occasionally hash browns.
A Full Scottish is similar but adds tattie scons (hash browns), removes the tomatoes, but adds white pudding to the mix.
Across the UK there are other variations on this theme, but those 2 are the most prevalent. Then you come to the USA and honestly, we are a little sad:
2 eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 2 sausages, 2 pancakes/French toast, and maybe some hash browns.
Now .. we are definitely ahead in the sweet AND savory category, but overall we are lacking. I know it seems like heresy to say it, after all, I am a fan of pancakes and waffles myself... that said, I think we need to make our own play and beat them at their own game.
Follow me on this... 3 eggs any style, 4 thick cut slices of smoked maple bacon, 1 smoked jalapeño cheddar sausage, a portion of beans an wieners, home fries w/ onions and peppers, a slice of country ham, and a grilled slab of buttered Texas toast. Call it the Full American...
Is it over the top? Yes, yes it is. Is it a vegan nightmare? Also yes... its bordering heart attack inducing. Could you add more vegetables to it? I mean you could, but that is not our way. (Im kidding... kind of). Is it necessary? No... but honestly, it's pretty standard for what the rest of the world already thinks we eat.
That said, add pancakes and swap the beans for grits or baked apples and its generally a "Lumberjack Breakfast". Would I eat this? Of course I would... thats most of the foods I love on one plate. Sadly though, I think this is just a bridge too far... unless I make it into a breakfast lasagna... but I am currently not doing that.
