My regret is not trying Gregg’s when I visited Newcastle in 2016. I’ve only become intrigued with Gregg’s over the past 4 years, now that I’m not traveling outside Ontario anymore. 
I’ve now added Staffordshire oatcakes to my list. 
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There is a bit of a story to the oatcake. It was originally specific to the city of Stoke-on-Trent, which is about 35 miles south of me. Very much working class food. And many, if not most, oatcakes were made and sold as a “cottage industry”. They were made in home kitchens and sold, directly out of the house window, to men passing on their way to work (often in the city’s pottery industry). They’d be rolled up and eaten on the way, as breakfast. Cheese and bacon are the traditional fillings. Jam can be considered - but not seriously. The last place selling from home closed about a decade ago but bakers shops in the area are likely to stock oatcakes. My usual supermarket also stocks them but, even though it’s a national chain, I doubt whether they sell them across the UK.
FWIW, oatcakes are a bit thicker than a normal pancake, but nowhere near as thick as an American (buttermilk) pancake. You’ve still got to be able to roll or fold it round the filling.
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Ahh, I see, a British oat burrito.
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Gregg’s apparently overtook McDonald’s earlier this year in the UK.
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Have been for almost two years, John, but oh so homesick. I’ll do my best for the Toronto FE/IB though. Phoenikia is right about the standard peameal bacon here. I do like it and sometimes more so than the British rasher. A traditional Toronto breakfast is getting harder to find with so many places going upscale. The caff equivalent is a “greasy spoon” and they’re gradually dying. Anyway, I don’t feel Toronto has to have an FEB, the FTB is a goal. @Phoenikia, I miss The Stem. Now before I go too far off-topic…
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Donna’s occasionally does a Full English. It looks good on Instagram. They post on Instagram when it’s available.
I haven’t tried it yet.
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I say NO to the addition of a hash brown to any British breakfast?! Sacrilege. Bring back fried bread!
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I’m currently staying at bloor and dufferin. Will see what Donna’s offers.
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It hasn’t been offered for a while, but maybe they’ll offer it soon.
