In defence of the hash brown

The English Breakfast Society has cancelled the hash brown, calling it a ‘lazy American replacement to bubble and squeak’. Guise Bule de Missenden, the society’s founder (sounds European to me), warned that giving hash browns the stamp of approval would only encourage the adoption of other ‘unsuitable fillers like chips’, or worse ‘fish fingers’ and ‘kebab meat’. (Seriously Guise, unless you are an infant or a drunk, the latter two are not part of any normal diet.)

‘Someone has to draw the line and say no to hash browns,’ he said. ‘They are served by those who lack pride in the full English breakfast tradition.’ Well, I’ve had enough. I’m taking a stand.  

First off, we should be able to customise our morning plate of protein, carbohydrate and fat however we like, thank you very much. All are welcome as far as I’m concerned; black pudding, white sourdough, hey, even haggis there’s no discrimination here.