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This picture of a fry caused a massive debate about beans in full Irish breakfasts
YESTERDAY, AN AMERICAN visitor to Ireland posted a few images of food he sampled during his stay here – and they quickly skyrocketed on Imgur to over 300,000 views.
Chief amongst them was this delicious looking full Irish breakfast:
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In the comment section of Reddit’s /r/food, a friendly debate started as to whether those baked beans should be on the plate. Some thought they were imposters, while others defended the beans.
First a hypothetical set of arguments about what makes a true full Irish was put forward
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And a defence of the humble tinned beans we all know and love
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There’s no such thing as homemade beans on a fry
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This Irish person rarely uses beans though
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The discussion boiled down to beans – yes or no
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American commenters were quick to row in on the issue as well
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Nobody will ever agree on this important issue though
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So that just leaves us with this burning question: do you take beans in your full Irish?
Poll Results:
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