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to think breakfast for dinner is weird?

126 replies

PinkStarAtNight · 27/12/2022 20:48

This is a thing my BF's family do a lot. Full English breakfast fry up at dinner time- 'breakfast for dinner'.

This is having had a normal breakfast and lunch throughout the day, not like they've slept all day and got up at dinner time and so this is the first time they're eating.

I think this is so strange. Just wondering whether this is a thing that people do or if its just them? And am I being weird for being so against it?

OP posts:
bizzywiththefizzy · 27/12/2022 21:42

OP what is your opinion about cold pizza for breakfast ?

Woahtherehoney · 27/12/2022 21:46

Not something I have often but I love a fry up for dinner!

OnSecondThoughts · 27/12/2022 21:52

Weird? It's downright immoral and should not be tolerated. Dinner is steak and kidney pie, mash and garden peas. Served at 6:30pm (after standing for the national anthem first, obviously). And none of this "fork in your right hand" nonsense.

VeggieSalsa · 27/12/2022 21:53

Sometimes I have cereal for dinner. You’d hate my house 😂 . Although I wouldn’t do that with guests..

Ch3wylemon · 27/12/2022 21:54

It's delicious. This morning I had pavlova for breakfast mind.

gogohmm · 27/12/2022 21:55

My ex's family did this every Saturday evening, (midlands) I thought it was odd but I don't care for friend breakfasts anyway

nokidshere · 27/12/2022 21:56

Yup we like breakfast for dinner too.

HideTheCroissants · 27/12/2022 21:56

Tomorrow DH is back to work (WFH). We will have usual toast or cereal for breakfast, usual working day lunch of a sandwich, but (as I am not back to work so still in Christmas mode), tomorrows “dinner” is left over ham from Boxing Day dinner, black pudding, bubble &squeak, sausages, hash browns, fried egg - basically a full English! Yum.

AkoraEdelherb · 27/12/2022 21:58

Not weird at all. You’d presumably eat eggs and chips, or beans on toast, or mushroom and tomato risotto in the evening with no problems. All can be found in an English breakfast.

I also eat granola with yoghurt and berries at 10pm sometimes. Doesn’t matter what’s in it, it’s still dinner for me.

SquigglePigs · 27/12/2022 22:02

Recycledblonde · 27/12/2022 21:16

I’m perfectly capable of having curry/chilli and rice for breakfast and scrambled eggs on toast for dinner. Legacy of 12 hour shifts when you could get a meal break at 9.30am.

I don't have the shift excuse but I could still do that. Pasta is one of my preferred breakfasts of the moment!

A good fry up actually takes a bit of time to produce, so our preferred times for eating them are lazy brunches with friends or for dinner!

ilovepixie · 27/12/2022 22:06

A good old fry for dinner is one of life's joys. It's was our Saturday night dinner for years as a child/teen!

Aintnosupermum · 27/12/2022 22:09

Meatball or meatless Monday
Taco Tuesday
Wacky Wednesday - breakfast as dinner.
Thirsty Thursday
Try day Friday
picnic Saturday
fun day Sunday.

Lcb123 · 27/12/2022 22:12

not weird at all! We often have toast, eggs and avocado for dinner - quick and healthy

phoenixrosehere · 27/12/2022 22:14

The thought of a fry-up for dinner make me queasy, most of it I couldn’t stomach and has never been appealing to me BUT I would definitely eat scrambled eggs on toast or proper American (not American style) buttermilk pancakes or Japanese soufflé pancakes with butter, maple syrup with a side of chips for dinner.

liveforsummer · 27/12/2022 22:15

All the ingredients individually are fully acceptable for an evening meal with exception, at a push, of toast which can be replaced by chips for this purpose!

Weath · 27/12/2022 22:15

Done it loads of times over the years

CornishGem1975 · 27/12/2022 22:16

Yes. YABU. I love a full English but no way I could eat that at the start of the day. The only time I like cereal is for supper too.

AnonWeeMouse · 27/12/2022 22:20

I've had fry ups after getting home from the pub at midnight. A pre hangover hangover cure..

mommybear1 · 27/12/2022 22:21

Brinner always a winner here 😁

Purplechicken207 · 27/12/2022 22:32

Ah, love a brinner!

Sunnytwobridges · 27/12/2022 22:47

One of my favorite childhood memories is having breakfast for dinner. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausages. Yum.

BattleofBeamfleot · 28/12/2022 01:02

So refreshing to see the replies on this thread!

I read the OP and I thought "I've been in this country 20 years and I still don't get how the British are SO rigid about foods, fish and chips on Friday, roast on a Sunday and now a fry up is only for breakfast. I'll never understand their obsession with having to have certain foods at a certain time!"

(I thought it was cute when I came here and my first workplace had the canteen taken over for a "chippy lunch" on Fridays. Five years later, my next workplace also did it and my child's school did too, and by then it was no longer "cute" to me but the appalling hallmark of a bizarrely British quirk.)

Anyway. Looks like most of you are normal sensible people without those hang ups and you're all welcome round mine anytime for a supper of beans, bacon, sausage, eggs and a fried slice. Tomatoes if you fancy it and if you don't, I'll have yours.

RobertaFirmino · 28/12/2022 01:44

I can't stand the societal rules and expectations around food and mealtimes. Eat what you want, when you want it (taking nutritional requirements into account, obvs.).

Pelo22 · 28/12/2022 02:07

Recycledblonde · 27/12/2022 21:16

I’m perfectly capable of having curry/chilli and rice for breakfast and scrambled eggs on toast for dinner. Legacy of 12 hour shifts when you could get a meal break at 9.30am.

Same
Also eating most food cold as it's quicker than heating it, or you've already heated it up once.. Grin

Tinner01 · 28/12/2022 02:19

I never have a full fry up for various reasons, but I do love eggs on toast as a “lazy” dinner or sometimes pancakes and bacon for my kids!