Breakfast roll
 Breakfast roll | |||||||
| Alternative names | Breakfast roll | ||||||
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| Type | Sandwich | ||||||
| Course | Breakfast or snack | ||||||
| Region or state | Ireland[1] | ||||||
| Main ingredients | Bread roll; filling, such as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, egg, hash brown, butter, mushrooms, tomatoes; tomato sauce or brown sauce | ||||||
| Variations | Baguettes, sliced bread | ||||||
| ~1,200[2] | |||||||
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| Similar dishes | Chicken fillet roll | ||||||
The breakfast roll (Irish: rollóg bhricfeasta, [ˈɾˠoːl̪ˠoːɡ ˈvʲɾʲɪcˌfʲasˠt̪ˠə]) is a breakfast sandwich consisting of a bread roll filled with elements of a traditional fried breakfast. It is served at a wide variety of convenience shops, newsagents, supermarkets, petrol stations, and casual eateries throughout Ireland.[3][4][5][6]
Contents
[edit]A breakfast roll typically consists of a bread roll or baguette containing fillings such as sausages, bacon, white and black pudding, fried egg, butter, and tomato sauce or brown sauce.[7] In some cases a hash brown, mushrooms, or tomatoes may be added; these fillings vary between cooks and restaurants. The roll itself is usually one of three varieties: a soft "submarine"-type roll, a chunky, spherical dinner roll or a demi-baguette. The demi-baguettes are distributed to shops partially baked and frozen, allowing stores to quickly bake the bread for a "freshly baked" roll. An "all-day breakfast" sandwich featuring some or all of the above ingredients in a traditional sandwich of sliced bread may be used instead.[citation needed]
Popular culture
[edit]The popularity of the breakfast roll (and novelty songs) in Ireland led to the song "Jumbo Breakfast Roll" by comedian Pat Shortt, which reached number one in the Irish music charts and remained there for six weeks.[8] The song was number 11 on the Irish chart list of best-selling songs of the 2000s.[9]
It has been argued that the breakfast roll became a national dish in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger economic boom of the 1990s and 2000s,[10] becoming synonymous with "Breakfast Roll Man", the archetypal sub-contractor who was busy with construction work and needed sustenance on the move, before the bursting of the Irish property bubble in the late 2000s.[11]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Breakfast baguette rolls into Irish history". Belfast Telegraph. July 8, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- 1 2 "How many calories in a breakfast roll". boards.ie. November 24, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ↑ McWilliams, David (October 22, 2009). David McWilliams' Follow the Money: David McWilliams Ireland 2. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 9780717155576 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Anderson, Heather Arndt (July 11, 2013). Breakfast: A History. AltaMira Press. ISBN 9780759121652 – via Google Books.
- ↑ McWilliams, David (January 11, 2011). The Pope's Children: The Irish Economic Triumph and the Rise of Ireland's New Elite. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118045374 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Centra Westland Row restaurant menu in Dublin 2 - Order from Just Eat". Just Eat. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ↑ Bergin-Holly, Dan (February 13, 2018). "The Irish Breakfast Roll Will Save Your Soul". MyRecipes. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ↑ "8 songs that topped the Irish charts (that you may have forgotten)". Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ Jan Battles (January 10, 2010). "Six makes hit of the decade". The Sunday Times. News International. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
It also shows the popularity of novelty comedy songs, which the Irish public always appear to have a bit of a thing for, such as Jumbo Breakfast Roll by Pat Shortt at number 11.
- ↑ McDonald, Brian (May 12, 2008). "Top breakfast baguette rolls into Irish history". Irish Independent. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ↑ Share, Perry (May 20, 2011). "The Rise and Fall of the Jumbo Breakfast Roll: How a Sandwich Survived the Decline of the Irish Economy". Sociological Research Online. 16 (2): 143–149. doi:10.5153/sro.2289. S2CID 56444734. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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