American gobsmacked after trying beans on toast for the very first time
An American's taste buds received a pleasant surprise after trying out a much-mocked yet classic British dish for the first time. The Reddit user initially took to the online form with a post called 'American Here. UK what the heck? I've only seen other people make fun of it so I tried it myself. This stuff was actually so frickin good'. Underneath the header was a photo of beans on one slice of toast.
Thousands of people replied to the image, with one British person defending his nation's food and clearly ecstatic over the culinary convert before offering some advice. He said: "One of us! One of us! It’s only mocked by idiots that have never tried it. It’s the perfect blend of tasty, cheap and easy-to-do.
"Even better with mature grated cheddar and black pepper on top, then drizzle Worcestershire sauce over. *Wooster-sheer. Glad you enjoyed it. Now try the rest of our food, as it’s largely the same deal. Unfounded bad reputation."
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Others advised adding black pepper, poached eggs and even curry powder on top. While one person was curious as to why beans and toast is so "weird" for Americans? The poster explained: "Usually it's seen as very very bare bones. Not too much flavor.
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"I mean, you gotta remember we basically eat dessert for breakfast with all of our pancakes, cereal waffles and stuff hahaha. And also its a texture thing normally. Mushy baked beans and juice turn the bread all soggy. (I'm on your side remember I love the stuff! But that's what Americans generally view it as)"
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The user took everyone's advice on board and posted a second image a day later with the heading 'Update from the American who tried the glorious beans on toast for the first time! I listened to all y'alls feedback!' The post was accompanied by a photo this time with two slices of beans on toast, one topped with a fried egg and garnish and the other with grated cheese.
They added: "Left is egg on beans on cheese on toast! Right is cheese on beans on toast! Also mixed woosh-ter-sheer sauce and lots of pepper into the beans! The grated cheddar cheese melted a little weird because I don't have a broiler or anything."
However, one replier told them: "You don’t have to melt the grated cheese, let the hot beans do the work," with the user responding: "Oh okay! So I pretty much got it on this one? I also made sure to press down the edges of my toast so the whole thing got toasted lol everyone thought my last toast wasn't toast because of the edges."
Other people encouraged the American to try different popular British dishes, including sausage and mash, fish fingers, chips and peas and sausage casserole in a giant Yorkshire pudding. Yet a day later they posted another image, this time with a photo of two slices of beans and toast below the heading and a pledge: 'I'm that American again! I'm loving this beans on toast thing! I'll eat it every single day for the rest of the month to try out the different versions y'all tell me'.
They added that this particular effort included "bacon, hella pepper, and cheese mixed inside the beans." One person noted: "Americans realising beans on toast is actually really good after making fun of us for years over it is hilarious haha."
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