[Lucy Hamilton]

” BEC — short for Bacon Egg and Cheese”

Gosh you Americans are so weird!

‘Um it’s BLT - short for Bacon Lettuce and Tomato, in normal society!

I simply haven’t even heard of a bacon, scrambled egg and cheese combination.

We invented the sandwich you know, named for the Earl of Sandwich, yes Sandwich is a place.

So trust me when I say, you Americans are so weird with your food concoctions!

[RummyChick]

When I was in London the B&B served pork n beans every morning. I just couldn’t get used to that English breakfast.

[USMCPOP]

” BEC — short for Bacon Egg and Cheese”

Gosh you Americans are so weird!

‘Um it’s BLT - short for Bacon Lettuce and Tomato, in normal society!

I simply haven’t even heard of a bacon, scrambled egg and cheese combination.

We invented the sandwich you know, named for the Earl of Sandwich, yes Sandwich is a place.

So trust me when I say, you Americans are so weird with your food concoctions!”

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A BLT sandwich and an egg and cheese sammich are different beasts. I like the fried egg and cheese, so that the yolk squirts out all over when you bite into it. I don’t have them with bacon or ham because I rather like pigs. Hot sauce and dill pickles go well with a sammich.

[NorthstarMom]

I’ve been to your neighboring island-I couldn’t get used to blood sausages for breakfast. Or ever.

However, I recently made the happy discovery of Croque Madames, with a yummy cheat sauce to replace the bechmel. I would imagine that sandwhich is not as uncommon in England as it is here in the rural Midwest. Vast improvement over my normal fried egg sandwhich.

I wonder if our weird/plain Jane food combos are rooted in our past: it was only a few generations ago that people were completely on their own, hacking a life out of the wilderness with their own hands and precious few places in which to buy provisions. Bacon, eggs and cheese are things that a farmer could make and store for himself and his family. Lettuce and tomatoes not so much. While one of my grandmother’s family goes back to before the revolution, most of my great grandparents were homesteaders in Minnesota. I read about what the pioneers did and am amazed at their strength, fortitude and vision.

[Hugin]

Here's another oddball American combo, Fried Chicken and Waffles. Used to only be served in black soul food places, but it's gone mainstream in the last few years. Actually pretty good in the early AM after the bars have closed, when you can't decide whether you want dinner or breakfast.