Certainly a uncomfortable thought for vegetarians and vegans, the full English breakfast has certainly shocked many tourists on first acquaintance - Russ once told me of his horror on his first exposure to X rated quantities of meat and fat. The trouble is that the full English is generally too time consuming to make and eat, so cereals or a rushed bacon sandwich is far more usual.

My GeoURL neighbour Chris has ended his self imposed blogging exile with a paen to bacon sarnies, and some musings about added fillings. I wonder if he'd read my recent ramblings about pork and bacon, or if it's just a common mid-Winter primeval urge to stuff hot bits of pig into a chunk of bread.