The breakfast roll (, ) 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.
Contents
A breakfast roll typically consists of a bread roll or
baguette containing one or more fillings such as
sausage
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...
s,
bacon
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,
white
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or
black pudding, butter,
mushrooms
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,
tomato
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es and
tomato sauce
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or
brown sauce. In some cases a
hash brown or
fried egg 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.
Popular culture
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.
The song was number 11 on the Irish chart list of best-selling songs of the 2000s.
It has been argued that the breakfast roll became a
national dish
A national dish is a culinary Dish (food), dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons:
* It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs ...
in Ireland during the
Celtic Tiger
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economic boom of the 1990s and 2000s,
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.
See also
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Breakfast burrito
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Chicken fillet roll
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Mitraillette
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List of breakfast topics
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List of Irish dishes
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List of sandwiches
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Morning roll
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Hot dog
References
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Irish cuisine
Breakfast sandwiches
National dishes
Irish meat dishes