Silly food question

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No: HPFGUIDX 33305

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "oz_widgeon" <Littlered32773 at y...> wrote:
> I know this is going to sound dumb, but I have a question about 
> something Aunt Marge says in PoA.  
> 
> "Excellent nosh, Petunia. It's normally just a fry-up for me of an 
> evening...."  (PoA 27 US)
> 
> What's a fry-up?  As an American I immediately come up with two 
> possiblities:  1.  a stir-fry, which seems highly unlikely or 
> 2. something deep fried, pehaps fish and chips, which seems like a 
> lot of trouble
> 
> Can anyone tell me what the English consider a "fry-up"?
> 
> Cheers!
> Slon

A 'fry-up' in this sense is basically fried food. Eggs, Bacon, 
Sausage, Tomatoes and Chips ('fries' in the Ameriacan dialect). It 
can of course include lots of other foods, but this is a general idea.

Stewart