No ifs and butties... the perfect way to make a bacon sarnie
THE great debate has rumbled on for years – just how do you make the perfect bacon sandwich?
Every weekend sees arguments rage in households across the country over the best recipe for the British breakfast favourite.
But now the people have spoken and the results are in.
A survey has declared that the UK’s preferred formula is a generous heap of grilled rashers served on white bread with ketchup.
The classic recipe, using either smoked or unsmoked bacon – but never toast – was favoured by the majority of 2,000 adults in an effort to finally settle the age-old dispute.
They said the perfect bacon butty should be made with back bacon rather than streaky, on buttered bread with an evenly-spread layer of red sauce.
It should be ideally enjoyed alongside a cup of English breakfast tea as part of a classic lazy Saturday morning routine.
One in four confessed that cooked bacon was enough to get him or her out of bed – the same number said that the smell was a memory of home.
One in five said the savoury smell reminded him or her of his or her childhood, while three in four said a bacon butty was the best way to prepare for the day ahead.
Two-thirds of British adults favoured a bacon sandwich over other breakfast options.
If eggs are on the menu, almost half those surveyed said they had to have bacon with them, with two per cent opting for avocado.
More than one in three of those surveyed via OnePoll. com reckoned a bacon sandwich tastes better when made by someone else.
Mike Greenup, from Holiday Inn Express, which commissioned the poll, said: “It is clear to see bacon is a favourite breakfast choice.
“There is nothing better than waking up to the smell of bacon cooking away.”