Full Scottish Breakfast – a belated tribute to Robert Burns!
Had mine this morning – Saturday – as I have much more time most Saturdays than I did on Thursday morning: the 25th of January, a.k.a. Burns Day / Burns Night!
As commented above, this past Thursday was January 25th, birthday of “the Bard of Ayrshire,” poet-laureate of Scotland, Robert “Rabbie” Burns, the famous Scottish poet and lyricist who lived from 1759–1796. I typically try to have at least an attempt at a “full Scottish breakfast” on that day, but with needing to be in to the church by 9 o’clock, that was not possible this year, so I put it off to today (Saturday)! Here ‘tis:
As I commented on my Facebook page, alas, I did not have mushrooms, and forgot to get any yesterday – actually, considering that I left the church at quarter 'til nine o'clock p.m. (long day), I probably wouldn't have bothered stopping to get some, even if I'd remembered! Nor did I have any Lorne sausage, fried haggis, or tattie scones... and beans for breakfast just aren't my thing. But it was darned good, anyway!
If you’re interested in more details about the “full Scottish” breakfast, check out this article, “What is a Full Scottish Breakfast? And How to Make The Best One!” on the “Scottish Scran!” website, which includes this photo of a classic one:
or this write-up, “The Iconic Full Scottish Breakfast,” on the “Visit Scotland | Alba” website. Yes, The Anglophilic Anglican’s Anglophilia does not preclude a love of Scotland (and Ireland, and Wales…), even though the Scots government has gone a bit goofy, of late. The Anglophilic Anglican is a stanch Unionist as regards the United Kingdom, even though when it comes to American history, he tends to more, shall we say, break-away sympathies… as a fellow Anglican clergyman friend of mine has put it, “the old Confederates were wrong about slavery, but right about everything else!”
One more note on the “full Scottish”: Scots, like their English and Irish cousins, seem to tend to have one or at most two fried eggs with their full breakfast. To me, eggs are the centerpiece (“entrée”) of a breakfast, even if they are substantially outweighed by the “side dishes” of the “full” breakfasts of the British Isles – I would consider two eggs to be the bare minimum, with three not out of the question! But that’s just me: your mileage may vary…
At any rate, here’s what’s left of my breakfast, this morning:
I don’t think I’m going to need any lunch…!