Fried bread
Fried bread is
bread, sliced or baked especially for the purpose,
fried and served as part of, or as an acompaniment to, a food dish.
In a traditional
Irish breakfast one would come across two types of fried breads. Fried
soda bread and
fried potato farls (a dense potato bread) were common at the traditional Irish breakfast table.
A
British fry-up may include fried bread, as may the traditional
full English breakfast. In the UK, fried bread may also refer to
French Toast or Eggy toast, in which bread is coated in a mix of whole egg, sugar and milk, and then fried to accompany an English Breakfast or as a snack.
An
Ulster fry contains at least two types of fried bread - soda and potato bread, and often fried wheaten farls. Sometimes fried pancakes are also added.
For the last couple of decades, due to increasing concerns over health issues, fried bread is often grilled instead.
In
The Birthday Party,
Meg serves
Stanley and
Petey fried bread, which would be a meager
English Breakfast on its own.
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Frybread*
Toast*
Chapati*
Tortilla*
Pancake
