5 Reasons Why An Irish Breakfast Is Actually The Best Breakfast In The World
Most popular foods are named by region; people love Thai, Indian, Lebanese or Italian, but it’s rare a food is loved for a particular meal, which is WHY the Irish fry is so very special.
A thing of beauty, the revered Irish fry is made up of rashers, sausages, eggs, baked beans (Heinz obvs), hash browns, black and white pudding, fried tomatoes and mushrooms. This can of course vary depending on what’s in the fridge or whether or not you bothered enough to ring the shop for some more ingredients.
The Irish fry is hailed as one of those ‘last meal’ types of dishes. We’ve teamed up with McGettigan’s at the Madinat (who happen to make a mean fry themselves) to bring you the five reasons why:
**The Irish fry at McGettigan’s contains pork
1. There are some unspoken rules that you don’t mess with…
Most importantly: the eggs and the bacon are ALWAYS plated separately (after that, it’s up to you), the beans and Ketchup are Heinz (no debate) and a side of toast or helping of tea must come as standard. End of.
2. You can have it at any hour of the day
Don’t fool yourself by thinking the Irish breakfast is only for breakfast, absolutely not my friends, the Irish breakfast is acceptable for breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner. (In Ireland ‘tea time’ is actually a meal in itself, taken in the late afternoon/ evening…yep, the Irish have invented a whole new meal time…this could spread).
3. It includes all the main food groups
To say this one is healthy may be a stretch, because when a fry is exquisitely fried, it’s no bad thing. However, it could be healthy, depending on how you cook it. But it’s made of everything you need in a balanced meal: protein, carbs, more protein, and more carbs…that’s healthy right?
4. A fry is guaranteed to leave you feeling full
Is anyone else sick of measly portions that leave you side-way glancing at the menu until you crave and order two desserts? Fry’s don’t come in small sizes.
5. It’s living proof that the most random of foods go together
Runny eggs, baked beans, meat, veg…who comes up with this stuff?! And all fried on the same pan for extra flavour? Yep, and the whole thing is amazing.
What you need to know?
McGettigan’s at the Madinat, the recently (ish) opened Irish gem is now serving the Full Irish, along a whole range of other breakfasts including banana pancakes with salted caramel sauce and fresh strawberries, eggs benedict with wafer ham, spinach and hollandaise sauce served on an English muffin with hash brown every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am – 12.
