But for me, the joys of breakfast in Ireland are the availability of white pudding and farls with your fry up.
This is true however increasingly it is more difficult to find a plain breakfast without some flash **** chef acting the wee bóllocks and adding some shíte to the mix such as parsley or, and I am not joking here, spelt toast.
No, but then you order it and she says 'Bubble's off, luv!' while not looking at you.
It's part of the ritual.
But then you need a back up plan. Will you order an extra fried slice to make up for it, or tentatively request fried potatoes, chips, or, God help us, hash browns?