fried slice
In British and Irish cuisine, a fried slice is a thick-cut piece of white bread that's been fried in butter, lard, or bacon grease until golden and slightly crispy on the outside.
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In British and Irish cuisine, a fried slice is a thick-cut piece of white bread that's been fried in butter, lard, or bacon grease until golden and slightly crispy on the outside. It's a staple of the full English breakfast and greasy-spoon cafes across the UK. No one's pretending it's health food — a fried slice is pure comfort eating, the kind of thing you order after a rough night out or on a lazy Sunday morning.
He ordered the full English with extra fried slice because he figured he'd earned it after the week he'd had.
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(UK) A slice of bread fried in oil.
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