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An Ulster fry is a dish of fried food that is popular throughout the province of Ulster in Ireland. Some, such as Jack Higgins, claim it as the national dish of Northern Ireland.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph was taken by me in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 Ã— 768 pixel, file size: 127 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photograph was taken by me in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK in 2007. ... Plantains frying in vegetable oil. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 kmÂ² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: CÃºige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... Jack Higgins is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson (b. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Ian Paisley - Deputy First Minister...

A traditional Ulster fry consists of bacon, eggs, sausages (either pork or beef), the farl form of soda bread (the farl split in half crossways to expose the inner bread and then fried with the exposed side down), potato bread and tomatoes. Other common components include mushrooms, baked beans, wheaten bread and pancakes. All this is traditionally fried up in lard. Despite, or perhaps because of, the popular comic reference to the dish as a "heart-attack on a plate",^[2] many people in Ulster have taken to grilling most of the ingredients, or use healthier alternatives to lard such as sunflower or vegetable oil. Look up bacon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... An egg is an ovum produced by a female animal for reproduction, often prepared as food. ... Plate with German Wurst (liver-, blood- and hamsausage) A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, herbs and spices, and sometimes other ingredients, usually packed in a casing (historically the intestines of the animal, though now generally synthetic), and sometimes preserved in some way, often by curing or smoking. ... Two halves of pork being delivered Pork is the culinary name for meat from pigs. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... A farl (reduced form of the Scots fardel) is a term used in Northern Ireland and Scotland for some roughly triangular flat breads and cakes, traditionally made by cutting a round into four pieces. ... Whole wheat soda bread (known as wheaten bread in Northern Ireland) Soda bread is a type of quick bread in which yeast has been substituted with baking soda. ... Potato bread is a form of bread in which potato flour replaces a portion of the regular wheat flour in the making of the loaf. ... Binomial name Solanum lycopersicum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Baked beans are proper shit, no-one ever eats them. ... Wheaten bread is similar to soda bread, but its made with whole wheat flour. ... Two American-style pancakes A pancake is a batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle with oil or butter. ... Plantains frying in vegetable oil. ... Lard refers to pig fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms. ... Sunflower Oil is the non-volatile oil expressed from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with cooking oil. ...

A small Ulster fry

The Ulster fry is not just a breakfast dish, although it may well be served for breakfast, and it is often served up for lunch and dinner in households and cafés around the province. Ulster fry (Full English breakfast; Irish breakfast), an instance observed at Queens University, Belfast guesthouse in 2003-09. ... Ulster fry (Full English breakfast; Irish breakfast), an instance observed at Queens University, Belfast guesthouse in 2003-09. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Trivia

In a BBC Two NI ident between 2001-2007,a robot 2 is seen eating ulster fry for breakfast.

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^ http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/~gert/higgins/html/interview12.html
^ http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistant-northern-ireland.htm#para5

Category: Northern Irish cuisine

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Ferg's Ulster Fry-up - Allrecipes (422 words)
	Fry both sides of the potato and soda farls in the reserved fat for a few minutes, or until they are golden and crispy.
	Fry until egg whites are set but yolks are still runny, or to your liking.
	When this breakfast started frying up, the crowds came running.

Northern Ireland / Cuisine And Restaurants (1298 words)
	The secret of a good fry is to cook the food in the right order, cooking that which takes the longest first.
	Fry the sausages in a little oil until cooked, remove from the pan and keep warm.
	Fry the pudding for a few minutes to warm through, remove from the pan and keep warm.

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