I believe I can fry – just hold the beans for real success!

THE best excuse to get a family around the kitchen table, the easiest way to use up the last of the week’s grocery shop or the tastiest cure for a hangover — the Irish fry-up can wear a number of guises.

Abroad, it’s become almost as synonymous with our nation as a pint of Guinness or a shamrock — it’s a rare holiday resort that doesn’t offer an Irish breakfast as a menu staple.

Although, t here’s nowhere quite like your own kitchen table to tuck into the meat-laden feast — unless you’re lucky enough to have it handed to you in bed, of course. For those who dream of this option, Hollywood star Michael Fassbender is the top server, according to the Denny Breakfast Census, which showed that 34 per cent of respondents would like the Kerry native to be carrying the tray.

The census results show that the Irish breakfast is a central part of family life, with 66 per cent revealing that they share it with partners, friends or family at least once a week.

Some 77 per cent are traditionalists and insist on having sausages and rashers as part of their weekend fry. Beans, however, are a contentious issue, with almost half saying they don’t like them touching the rest of their breakfast.

To combat this, Denny has designed the Ultimate Breakfast Plate, which has a small bowl attached to contain the beans.

Perhaps most surprisingly, given the availability of the Irish breakfast abroad, 45 per cent admit to having smuggled sausages in their suitcase — a true taste of home away from home.

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