The Full English

Cherry

By luigi_pagano

Sun, 21 Apr 2024
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17 comments
 

Tell me what has happened
to the full English breakfast.
It appears to have been
consigned to the past.

A food that by our children
is now willingly eschewed,
was an early morning meal
they once gladly chewed.

To those who still relish it,
it sounds like high treason
and quite understandingly
they will ask the reason.

The bacon, mushrooms,
baked beans, sausage, 
fried eggs and tomatoes,
are the cause of damage

to our health we're told.
The fry-up's grease
leads to heart attacks
or make people obese.

Some people will stick
to this unhealthy diet
but if they do persist
they do it on the quiet.

But avocado on toast
is favoured, and salmon
with scrambled eggs
is also more common.

 

© Luigi Pagano 2024

 

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sounds wonderful! The way to a man's heart is through hts stomach! Who cares if you get fat it's worth it, don't know if I must laugh or cry.

Cheers Luigi! Tom

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

I'm with you, Tom. I like a cooked breakfast with all the trimmings.

Cheers, Luigi

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A full English breakfast is so delicious...all those yummy aromas coming from the kitchen. I recall them well. It's such a shame that all the enjoyable foods in life are bad for you.

This was a brilliant poem for the I P Luigi.

Hope you are keeping well.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Nice to hear from you, Jenny. I still indulge occasionally I am ticking along fairly well but not too active on the writing front, thanks. Hope you are keeping OK.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A great IP response Luigi, as well as being about 7.5 million calories

Have you seen we're having another reading event? I hope you can come!

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Claudine. Luckily I don't have to worry about calories. Yes, I would like to be at the reading but as a spectator. not a reader, as my eyesight is not up to scratch. Please register me and let me have the link when available.

Best wishes, Luigi x

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

I'm so pleased you can make it this time Luigi! The link to register is here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwod-CppzwoHt0P4onEzX9gXzI8vv5...

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yes

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

You brought back happy memories of the special breakfasts my Dad would cook Luigi, thankyou! They would take hours and be ready by 11, Mum would be grumbling the last hour and a half, and no one was allowed in the kitchen till All these bowls and pans emerged, so many different tastes and textures, all delicious :0) Crispy golden Fried Onions, grilled mushrooms and tomatoes bursting with flavour, steaming kedgeree with salty smoked haddock, herby sausages, bacon as much as we wanted, fluffy scrambled eggs or fried with oozy yolks, sweet baked beans, fried bread piled high... Best meals ever :0) I think there were 3 times, food treasure

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hello Di. I  can visualise all the ingredients you have listed and recall the flavours. A complete morning breakfast can be versatile and needn't consist of just a fry-up but, as you mentioned, include kedgeree with smoked haddock (of which I'm very fond) and other delicacies that nowadays don't appeal to health-conscious youngsters.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

When a few years ago, we drove up and around Scotland, stopping for a walk every day, we thrived on having the full, offered, English (or Scottish) breakfast that was included in the B&B cost, and then snacking on the go for the rest of the day! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

B&Bs with full English (or Scottish) on the menu are very popular and welcome by regular travellers and are the best value. I recently found one in Bath that offered a glut of delicious choices.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

On the other hand we are always told breakfast is the most important meal, as well should be the largest.

Better than instant oats and banana bread believe me. And Coke.

Enjoy your breakfast! Tom

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

And the same to you, Tom. yes

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

If you say so Luigi. Instant oats and banana bread with Coke for breakfast; instant oats and banana bread with Coke for lunch; instant oats and banana bread with Coke for supper.

Based on a true story. It's actually not as monotonous as it sounds. You have some permutations, instant oats comes in three flavours, you could use ginger bead instead of banana and oats with or without a bit of milk.

 

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yes

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

yes