An American TikTok user was left stunned after sampling a traditional fry-up breakfast in the UK.
Visiting the UK for the first time and heading to Swindon, social media star @kalanighosthunter ventured to Blues Café. His plate was heaped with all the classic components including fried and scrambled eggs, mushrooms, sausages, toast, black pudding, bacon, beans, tomatoes, and even the contentious addition of onion rings.
Starting with the black pudding, he expressed his underwhelmed reaction, stating: “Not my absolute favourite by any means, it’s not bad, but I feel like it’s just – I don’t know, it’s just not my favourite.”
However, his experience improved with the sausages, which he enjoyed, noting: “That’s tasty, but something I’ve learned here. Brown sauce needs to just go all over.”
The unexpected hit for him was beans on toast, to which he reacted positively: “I did not know I was going to like beans on toast, but this is delicious. The flavour pairing is really good on that.”
Moving on to the subject of bacon, a detail the TikTok sensation highlighted as a “big difference” between UK and US culinary methods, he seemed impressed but did express a preference for the version from his own country. “This is a lot different than the US but I really like this one. I won’t say I like it better than my US bacon. I like the crispy bacon at home. This has a lot of really good flavour,” he said.
He added: “Dipping it in the egg yolk, that might be a crime over here but man I love it. I don’t know if it’s a sin over here but I love combining different things on the plate.”
He received advice through comments on his now-viral TikTok, which boasts over 92,000 likes. The creator was guided reassuringly by a follower who said: “Dipping in the egg yolk is a common custom you’re good.”
However, others were astonished by the onion rings. One said: “In all my British life I have never seen onion rings on a full English.”