Originally Posted by
BEagle
Surely in BFG you would have been served proper Rösti rather then 'hash browns'? There is a difference!
Absolutely true: hash browns when adding some carbs to a BBQ or breakfast, but never when ordering a meal outside the home. I am pretty sure the Mess did not serve HBs either.
Nobody has come up with an answer as to the provenance of the humble HB ........ surely a native speaker could oblige?