Black and White Puddings

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You could use ham steak as a substitute, but how about the pancetta? That is easily attainable most anywhere and recalling back to my trip to Ireland is quite similar to the pancetta I get at my local Italian shop

Hadn't thought along the lines of pancetta, but it's worth a trial run to test it out.

My daughter did get a Full Irish a few weeks ago when she went up to Chicago to visit a good family friend.

[Andrews Son]

I'm not sure of the difference between an Ulster fry and Irish fry. We were brought up with an Ulster fry which is sausage, bacon, egg, mushroom, plum tomatoes, we put beans in not sure if they do, soda bread, potato bread and toast. Beautiful

[California Highlander]

Hadn't thought along the lines of pancetta, but it's worth a trial run to test it out.

Here is one of the best Scottish breakfasts I had, out of several great ones.
This is from The Water of Leith cafe in Edinburgh.


Clockwise from the beans at the top, a sausage and you can see the bacon right under peeking out. Pancetta seems too thin to me, but procuitto might be closer. IMO, "Canadian bacon" (as available in California) or a thin cut piece of ham would be closest. Toast and tomato next. Potato scone, then black pudding and haggis with a roasted mushroom at top-left of the beans. A fried egg in the center. Scottish breakfast tea and brown sauce accompanied.

Potato scones really are wonderful with breakfast. I hear they are easy to make, so will be trying that.

[Jack Daw]

Here is one of the best Scottish breakfasts I had, out of several great ones.
This is from The Water of Leith cafe in Edinburgh.


Clockwise from the beans at the top, a sausage and you can see the bacon right under peeking out. Pancetta seems too thin to me, but procuitto might be closer. IMO, "Canadian bacon" (as available in California) or a thin cut piece of ham would be closest. Toast and tomato next. Potato scone, then black pudding and haggis with a roasted mushroom at top-left of the beans. A fried egg in the center. Scottish breakfast tea and brown sauce accompanied.

Potato scones really are wonderful with breakfast. I hear they are easy to make, so will be trying that.

YUM! For my first time in Scotland in 2003, I ate this almost everyday for the three weeks I was there vacationing. I gained 10 pounds despite burning lots of calories hiking Ben Cruachan and hiking about cemeteries, moors, and battlefields. It was worth it!