The Full English Breakfast Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pickled

Pickled eggs are a delicacy peculiar to a certain sort of traditional English pub or fish 'n' chip shop, where they can usually be found lurking in a large jar that doesn't look as if it has been opened for centuries. It is much better to have a fried egg with your Full English, or (if you are feeling mildly health-conscious) one that has been poached or scrambled.

Answer: Horse

A standard Full English Breakfast would probably include at least one pork sausage, although beef and even venison (if it is a very posh breakfast) are also encountered. But the English don't eat horsemeat on a regular basis, although there was a big scandal in 2013 when independent tests on meat in a number of processed foodstuffs found a surprisingly high percentage of horsemeat (up to 100% in some Findus Lasagne, according to news reports).

Answer: Yes

Most certainly you would. Bacon is another key ingredient, preferably from a locally-sourced and slaughtered pig. If the cook can tell you its name, even better. There may be disagreement over whether breakfast bacon is better smoked or unsmoked, but it definitely needs to be cooked just enough to make the fat crispy.

Answer: Heinz

Honestly, would you accept anything other than Heinz in your breakfast? Supermarkets' own brand beans are okay, but there's nothing quite like that reassuring pale blue can to know you're getting the real thing. You may be interested to discover that Heinz beans originated in the United States, but are now very much seen as a "British" product.

Answer: Egremont Russet

The Egremont Russet is a variety of dessert apple. To be honest, unless you're having breakfast at the Ritz, you're unlikely to get any of these exotic mushroom varieties for breakfast. Much more likely is the cultivated white mushroom (or button mushroom, as it is known if harvested when still small).

Answer: Pig's blood

Black pudding isn't everybody's cup of tea, and some establishments when taking your breakfast order will specifically ask if you want it "with black pudding". Of course, only a wimp would turn down the chance to feast on this tasty delicacy.

Answer: Tomato

The better class of establishments will normally serve fresh grilled tomatoes with breakfast, and some people turn up their noses when given the tinned variety, but I confess to a weakness for them. The sweet flavour just goes so well with the saltiness of the bacon and sausage.

Answer: Raspberry

In the UK, marmalade is traditionally eaten at breakfast, and the key ingredient is some form of citrus fruit. If you tried to make marmalade with raspberries, you'd end up with jam. There is no reason on earth why you shouldn't have jam on your toast for breakfast, but true-born English people wouldn't countenance it. Honey at a pinch, but not jam.

Answer: None of them

Not in an English Breakfast, no. However, the three other countries of the United Kingdom all have their own regional varieties of cooked breakfasts, and each aims to include some form of local delicacy to distinguish it from the others.

Laverbread is a Welsh dish made from a variety of seaweed, and is a traditional ingredient in a Full Welsh breakfast. A Tattie scone is a Scottish delicacy made from potato and flour, and popular in the Full Scottish variety. Soda bread is a form of bread made without yeast, and is commonly served for breakfast in both Northern Ireland and its neighbour, the Irish Republic.

Answer: HP

The initials HP stand for Houses of Parliament, and a picture of the famous clock tower adorns every traditional bottle of this popular brown sauce, which was first devised in 1895. Sadly, it is now no longer manufactured in the UK, and the bottles sold in English supermarkets are imported from the Netherlands.

Fentimans is an English company that brews traditional soft drinks such as Dandelion and Burdock and Ginger Beer. Hovis makes bread, and Shepherd Neame is a brewery.