Bang in Some Beans: The Great British Breakfast Myth

What comes to mind when you think of the Great British Breakfast? Chef Melissa Hemsley delves into one of Britain's most iconic meals: the full English to explore its traditions for our latest Bang in Some Beans podcast.Food writer and Guardian columnist Felicity Cloake, author of Red Sauce, Brown Sauce: A British Breakfast Odyssey, reveals the surprisingly modern story of baked beans at breakfast - and how clever marketing helped cement them as a fry-up staple.We also hear from super-storyteller Hannah Wilding of Bold Bean co who shares ideas for reimagining beans beyond the classic sugary sauce and pop over to The Upper Dicker Village Shop in the heart of Sussex to chat with locals about what really belongs on a breakfast plate.Meanwhile, food writer and nutritionist Emma Bardwell, author of The Fibre Effect, The Surprising and Easy Way to Transform your Health makes the case for fibre-rich beans as the breakfast upgrade we didn’t know we needed - and Team Bean’s Dan Bradley puts her miso beans on toast to the test.You can find the recipe for Emma's Miso Beans on Toast here and more delicious bean recipes here.Sign up to our newsletter to keep up to date with all our latest news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.