619986 Thu May 14 19:29:24 -0700 2009 9 42 U.K./Ireland 0 4685347 I already posted about this on Yelp London, but I haven't had much response. THis is baffling me. Does anyone remember "breakfast slices"? I call it poor man's bacon because it came in similar packages in the chilled section of the supermarket. It was just long strips of salty chopped and shaped meat (a bit like spam but it got crispier, and a distinctively different flavour). Anyway, as far as I remember it was fairly horrid, but it was alright every once in a while. Weird thing is, I haven's seen it since I was a kid. Even a google search yields nothing. Anyone remember this product or did I imagine it? Thu May 14 19:29:24 -0700 2009 208053 berbadeerface 1 4685816 I remember it, but I don't remember it looking like spam or being in long thin strips. The stuff I've eaten looked a bit like a thin slice of coarse pate. I can't remember where I had it either - I think it may have been either in Ireland or cooked in England by Irish friends - which is wierd, as it looks like it's a Scottish thing - I googled it (on UK pages only) and this came up: http://shop.hardiesmill.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=109 Then I googled the other names it's got - Lorne sausage and square sausage - and there is plenty on the web - even wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_sausage I'm not sure that this is the same thing you're talking about though. Fri May 15 02:37:39 -0700 2009 4685347 12573 Theresa 2 4685818 I've seen this thin sliced pate-ish stuff in my local Sainsbury, in recent times and in amongst the cooked meats. Described, I think, as "breakfast sausage". Not the sort of thing I want to put in my mouth first thing in the morning. Fri May 15 02:44:02 -0700 2009 4685816 154102 Harters 3 4685827 I remember liking it - it's not far off being just a sausage, but in a different shape. I swear there was also something similar called Ulster Fry, or Belfast Fry, or something like that, but Ulster Fry just seems to be the name for a full breakfast in Northern Ireland! Fri May 15 03:04:25 -0700 2009 4685818 12573 Theresa 4 4685888 Think you've also gotta have white pudding & fried farl to make it a full brekkie in "Norn Iron" :-) Fri May 15 04:19:52 -0700 2009 4685827 154102 Harters 2 4685981 No, it's not the same thing as square sausage - I've had that too. It didn't look or taste like Spam, but it just had a similar level of processed-ness. Definitely more like reconstituted bacon than sausage, in both flavour and texture. Thanks for the research though! Fri May 15 05:28:04 -0700 2009 4685816 208053 berbadeerface 3 4904018 I remember them well. They were discontinued and then brought back for a while due to customer demand (though this was years ago). I think they were seen as a budget alternative to bacon. They weren't really like a sausage - more like a flat shaped bacon rasher and slightly spicy flavour - and yes highly processed. Think about them on and off - and wish they could be reintroduced. Thu Jul 30 12:37:52 -0700 2009 4685981 1097973 brightlight28 1 4904027 I remember them well. They were discontinued and then brought back for a while due to customer demand (though this was years ago). I think they were seen as a budget alternative to bacon. They weren't really like a sausage - more like a flat shaped bacon rasher and slightly spicy flavour - and yes highly processed. Think about them on and off - and wish they could be reintroduced. . Thu Jul 30 12:41:01 -0700 2009 4685347 1097973 brightlight28 1 5148718 I was watching Family Guy last night and saw them make a sandwich with some unidentifable red meat and it triggered a memory of my dad cooking "Ulster Fry" for me. This sounds very much like what you are describing and somebody else has described something similar here. Sort of like spam but very red and it would crisp with a totally unique flavour, I can honestly say I haven't tasted anything like it in twenty-five years. Have you had any luck finding any of your "breakfast slices"? Mon Nov 02 07:35:19 -0800 2009 4685347 1121030 foodblob 2 5195587 Whenever up up in Merseyside I have breakfast at a little greasy spoon called Reushie in West Derby Village where you get Ulster fry with your full English. I wish I could get it down south; it may be mystery meat but it's crazy-tasty. Thu Nov 19 21:18:45 -0800 2009 5148718 27566 Fummunda