Silly food question

[demeranville]

No: HPFGUIDX 33307

--- 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

I had to check with my uncle who lives in England, but I think I got 
the ingredients right. A fry-up is the following: sausages, bacon, 
Tomatoes, Poached eggs, bread, Mushrooms, and baked beans all served 
together. It is typically served at breakfast, but I guess that the 
English have breakfast for dinner, too. I think that I have even been 
served this for breakfast while in London. Sorry to say my brothers 
and I weren't about to try it, so I don't know how it all tastes. But 
it sure seems like a definite way to raise your cholesterol.

Does anyone want to comment on what this tastes like?

Meg

*** Mod note: Since the definition of the term "fry-up", which does come 
from the book, has been answered, if anyone else would like to discuss 
further how tasty or not fry-ups are, please take the discussion 
to OT-Chatter, where the topic of food lives in perpetuity.  :-)  Thanks!

Kelley Elf, for the Mod Team