Spread it On or Fill it Up
When it comes to carbs, Brits love to eat them fried. Soda bread is a fried pastry made of flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. They’re sweet but plain. However, you know a pastry in the UK is not complete without some kind of spread. So you’ll rarely see someone eating soda bread alone.
As you can see in the photo above, this soda bread is covered in butter and jam. But in Northern Ireland, soda bread is a popular breakfast food that has been taken to the next level. In this region of the UK, soda bread is filled with bacon, sausage, and a fried egg.