‘Grim’ British hangover food classic causes some debate
The conversation was sparked regarding Hunger Breaks’ The Full Monty can in a post on the r/CasualUK Reddit page.
It effectively acts as a Full English breakfast in a can, with it containing baked beans, pork sausages, mushrooms, mini bacon burgers and potato chunks among other items.
A picture of the can was posted on Reddit with the caption: “Seeing this in person, I felt a surge of patriotic pride. British culture at its finest.”
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— Barrie Crampton (@BarrieCrampton) August 15, 2022
The post can be seen on the r/CasualUK Reddit page here.
Full English breakfast in a can causes debate on Reddit
Some people resonated with the original poster, claiming it to be great hangover food as one said it was “Ideal waking up after a session.”
Another wrote that it was “Good scran, good for a hangover” while a third shared that it tasted “surprisingly good”.
Some clearly had a bit of nostalgia for it as another posted: “Oh man, takes me back. Perfect food for breakfast while fishing”.
Not everyone was so enamoured though as one posted: “I can’t get past the aftertaste of tinned sausages, something about them is just wrong.
Another concurred: “I feel as though they taste plasticky. Obviously cheap sausages are always like that, but the tinned ones even more so.”
Some people in the thread had never heard of the item previously, and wanted to keep it that way as one shared: “I’ve never heard of it and hope to continue avoiding it, sounds grim.”
Another agreed, saying: “It’s truly awful. I would hate to have the palate of those who think this is passable as food.”
Some people argued that the context it was eaten in made the difference, as one user posted: “It’s good camping food, or back 20 years ago it made good bachelor chow, I wouldn’t eat it any other time.”
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Similar sentiments were expressed by quite a few people, as another said: “Heinous stuff if you’re cooking it at home.
“Hits the spot if you go camping as you can just dump it into a pan on the camping stove (but not ideal for a multi-day hike because can).”
Finally, one shared: “It’s so so bad, but so so good. I always have some in the cupboard.”