Bauernfrühstück (German Farmer's Breakfast) vs Cullen Skink (Traditional Scottish Smoked Haddock Soup)

Both dishes lean on potato, onion, butter and parsley, yet they pull them in opposite directions. Bauernfrühstück fries potato cubes in butter and rendered bacon fat until golden and crisp, lets the onion caramelize slightly, then sets whisked eggs over the top for a hearty, savory skillet meal. Cullen Skink keeps the onion soft and unbrowned in butter, simmers the potatoes in milk and cream, and mashes some to thicken a gentle soup scented with bay leaf and smoked haddock. Fresh parsley finishes both.