After trendy avocados and chia seeds, Gen-Z has brought another unlikely food to the breakfast table – Yorkshire puddings.
And fry-up experts have approved adding the Sunday roast staple, along with kimchi, pesto, and even leftover curry.
It comes after a study revealed that half the nation – 49 per cent – view a full English as the best way to start the day.
The English Breakfast Society welcomed the findings, which showed that eggs, bacon and sausages remain the most popular parts of the meal.
A study has revealed that half the nation view a full English as the best way to start the day
However, the survey, by energy firm EDF, also found that one in ten of those under 30 include the likes of curry, kimchi or pesto.
And nearly three in ten (27 per cent) add chips, avocado (17 per cent), cheddar (15 per cent), smoked salmon (13 per cent), halloumi (8 per cent), haggis (8 per cent), Yorkshire pudding or chorizo (7 per cent).
Guise Bule de Missenden, chairman of the English Breakfast Society, welcomed these modern twists from Gen-Z, and said they could be crucial to the survival of the meal.
He said: ‘Its core of eggs, bacon, pudding and sausages remain firmly in place, because that continuity matters to a tradition.
‘Additions such as kimchi, pesto, curry or even Yorkshire pudding reflect experimentation rather than redefinition.
‘What we find encouraging is not that the rulebook is being ignored, but that the fry-up remains relevant enough to be debated, adapted and enjoyed across generations.’
The society defines the ‘five pillars’ of the English breakfast as British-farmed back bacon and pork sausage, egg served with a liquid yolk, a regional pudding such as black or white pudding, and bubble and squeak or fried bread.
It added: ‘We exclude modern potato products such as hash browns or chips because they are imported shortcuts with no historical link to the English breakfast.’