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No matter which version you use, tomato and mayo should be touching. That flavor combination, along with the smoky bacon, make the sandwich. Great video!
“You saved my bacon” is totally something we say. And, yes, we save the bacon grease either in the fridge or the freezer. Mine is in the freezer next to the homemade schmaltz and homemade ghee.
As a United States citizen, we like to tell people how to do things. As I see it, if you like the sourdough, eat the sourdough. If you like the Hellman's, eat the Hellman's. If you like your bacon not fried on the surface of the sun, don't do it lol. I love seeing you enjoy these "American" items but please feel free to enjoy them as you enjoy them. Please do not let people tell you it's "wrong". Love you guys!
Always salt avocado, it takes it from fine to delicious. We do say "saved my bacon" in the US. It's actually a very old saying, dating back to the 1600s when "my bacon" was a slang way of saying "my body". So saying someone saved your bacon meant they kept you from getting injured or killed.
I'm from California and we put avocados on everything. In the rest of the US, whenever there is avocado on something they often call it California style (like California club sandwich, or a California burrito, etc)
@@jeffhampton2767all almonds, walnuts, lettuce, grapes, olives, and rice comes from Calif. all Garlic , and 15 more foods shipped to every states, come only from Calif. along with being the top producer of over 100 more fruits and vegetables. Yea you do at Calif.
Pretty sure a California Burrito is carne asada, french fries, cheese, and guacamole or sour cream. That is what google sais at least. It isn't a Cali burrito cuz of the guac/avocado, it is a California Burrito cuz it was invented in La Jolla San Diego, CA.
You should try a patty melt. Rye bread, slightly toaster, A 1/4 lb hamburger patty, grilled onions, swiss cheese, 1000 island dressing. Cook the patty with sliced onions, grilling the onions; when you turn over the hamburger, add the Swiss cheese to the top of the burger and melt it. Put 1000 island dressing on toasted rye, and add the burger with cheese and grilled onions.
I love that you tried this, I recommended it but I’m sure many others did too. I agree about the poached egg with avocado! The way you sliced it is fine but an easier way is to slice it in the skin and then use a tablespoon to scoop it out. For anyone feeling avocado is bland, make sure it is ripe enough (so important) and has salt. I thought you made this perfectly, would love it on the sourdough. Mr. H should try it in more things, goes well in many different sandwiches, salads, toasts, breakfasts, burritos, and more. You can also save the pit and grow an avocado plant from it using toothpicks and a glass of water. My mom always did that with me and I think Elana would love to watch that pit split and grow a cute little sprout out of it. Thank you for the video 😊
I recommended it as well... California BLT. As you said, make sure you add plenty of salt, plus I add coarse black pepper & a dash of lime juice & lime zest.
Avocados are grown not only in Mexico, but also in the United States in California, Florida, and Hawaii, and in other countries such as Colombia, Peru, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil, and Ethiopia. Mexico leads the way globally in both the production and export of avocados, with more than 2.5 million metric tons produced per year which represents around 30% of world production. Columbia is in second place and produces about 1.1 million metric tons of avocados per year. Combined, Columbia, Peru and the Dominican Republic produce about 2.7 million metric tons of avocados, which is just a little more than produced in Mexico.
@ Yes, from the Spanish mispronunciation of the Nahuatl word āhuacatl which was their word for both the fruit and testicles. Scholars think the Nahua chose the name because the fruit has a shape suggestive of a testicle and was considered an aphrodisiac. The Nahua probably used the anatomical definition as slang, like how we might use “nuts” today, according to Nahuatl scholar Magnus Pharao Hansen, PhD. When the Spanish conquistadors came, they translated the word as aguacate, referring only to the fruit without knowing the double meaning of the original Nahuatl word according to Mesoamerican language specialist Frances Karttunen, PhD. The word aquacate only means avocado in Spanish. The United States imported the fruits, but they were a tough sell because Americans had a hard time saying the word. Marketers tried using “avagato pear” which over time was simplified to avocado.
@@luminiferous1960 I grew up in southern California and never paid for an avocado when I lived there. There was always a neighbor with an avocado tree and way too many avocados.
@ That sounds like my experience with tomatoes when I was growing up in Virginia, except it was my family that had a vegetable garden every year and was giving away tomatoes to our relatives, neighbors, and my parents co-workers even though we ate and canned as many as we could for ourselves. My mother's parents also always had a vegetable garden and they lived only a 20 minute drive from us. They were competition in giving away excess tomatoes to our relatives. We had enough canned tomatoes to make it through the cold months without buying them from the store. In fact, we hardly ever bought any vegetables at the store at all because we canned and froze vegetables from our garden as well as eating them fresh in season. Just about the only vegetable that we usually bought from the store in the cold months was lettuce that was shipped from California or Florida, and we grew lettuce in our garden the rest of the months.
Having an avocado isn't strange at all in America! Not toasting the bread is more British and unheard of here for any type of BLT! Love the show, see you next time?💗
We're team purist toasted BLT (with Dukes) because we eat them with tomato soup, so you need a toast for bread integrity. We eat a fair amount of avocados in cold meals - in taco salad, in cobb salad, in whole wheat veggie sandwiches and in fried egg sandwiches. I make pico de gallo and guacamole and sometimes use them together.
Happy Birthday to sweet baby H! You guys are becoming sandwich masters! Those BLAT's look amazing! Please make extras, I'm on my way! BLY from Rick! ❤❤❤
I have never had a BLAT, but I would love it. Please try a BLT in the summer with homegrown tomatoes!! My mom always said the tomatoes should be on the mayo bc they blend well together. I cut my BLT sandwich in triangles. They are easier to eat that way for me.
Growing up in California, I loved going to my grandparent's house because they had an avocado tree! Fresh avocado right off the tree with salt and pepper - yum!
My absolute favorite blt comes from Jason’s Deli: “Bigger Better BLT* piles high crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, a fried egg, avocado, and mayo on toasted multigrain bread for a hearty and flavorful classic.”
The expression "you saved my bacon" is used in America, at least in my generation (I'm 64) and where I grew up in Virginia. I've noticed that many words and expressions that are still currently used in the UK were used in the US in the '60s through the '80s, but started dwindling in usage in the US in the '90s and are not used by Millennials, Gen Z or Gen Alpha in the US. I've also noticed that some words and expressions still used in the UK are also still used in some regions of the US, but not in others. Given the much larger land area and population size of the US compared to the UK, it is no wonder that there should be greater generational and regional diversity in usage of English expressions and words that are more commonly used throughout the UK.
For a BLT I use Duke's Mayonnaise when I add avocado I do not use Mayo. But I get my avocados pretty ripe so that almost spreads better than Mayo. Many times I'll leave the lettuce behind when I use avocado as well. I always prefer my bread toasted and it doesn't matter what type sourdough, wheat, rye, pumpernickel, or potato bread. But I never ever put cheese on it😮
The BLT is a great “base” for so many awesome sandwiches. And don’t let anyone here tell you there’s _only one_ mayo you should use or that the bread _has_ to be toasted. It’s _your_ sandwich, experiment until you find what _you_ like best! Add ham and/or turkey, you’ve got a club sandwich. Add avocado, a BLAT. Add a fried egg, a BELT. Try ‘em with cheese, fried green tomatoes, maybe pickle slices… even lobster!! Mmmm.
I grew up in the 60's/70's and heard the expression "set the cat among the pigeons" often. Disclaimer: my mother was Canadian and raised by her Scottish mother and grandparents. Even now I sometimes learn to my surprise that an expression that seems completely normal to me is in fact British English rather than American English. So I can't say for sure if the cat/pigeons expression is used in America or just in the part of my family with recent British heritage.
EVERY SOUTHERN MOM HAS A PICKLE JAR OF BACON GREASE NEAR THE STOVE! THAT'S THE BEST INGREDIENT FOR BISCUITS AND GRAVY! I PREFER EXTRA CRISPY BACON BROKEN UP IN MY GRAVY, RATHER THAN SAUSAGE.
Clarifying-making bacon gravy instead of sausage gravy w/biscuits. Yes, I save bacon grease, too. For scrambled eggs, or anything that can have a punch of smoky flavor.
I love the BLT sammich here in Iowa. I'll definitely have to try the avocado next time. As far as the mayo goes, I did a taste test between Hellmanns & Dukes, and they taste exactly the same. There is absolutely no difference, so I buy whatever is on sale. Now, if you want a superb mayo, get Kewpie. It's a Japanese mayo. Great videos guys, keep up the great work.
From Pa. and I never heard of this sandwich. There is nothing better than a home-grown tomato in the summer. A greenhouse tomato does not taste the same.
California grows nearly all USA avocados, with Florida a little. As with most food uses, where it’s grown usually create the most uses for it. Avocado is often an upgrade charge from a BLT. We use them in salads, sandwiches, on toast, in salsa cubed, and guacamole. They are also delicious on their own with salt and/or pepper.
Try a BLT with slices of turkey. Lightly toast the bread, slather the bread with mayo, pepper and salt. Then add slices of turkey, the tomato, the lettuce, avocado and the bacon, then the other slice of bread. Hellman's mayo is the most sold mayo coast to coast. Duke's is a regional brand. (The meat goes next to the mayo).
Yes, always salt and pepper the tomato and avocado. I enjoy mine more as sort of “club” sandwich. The only difference is I add some thinly sliced smoked turkey deli meat, garlic aioli and use a very lightly toasted butter croissant. Sourdough is also quite lovely and makes the best grilled cheese. You should try a grilled cheese with sourdough, smoked Gouda, bacon and tomato ❤️ sending love from Texas
Hellman/Best Foods, Dukes, and Blue Plate are the best. Up there is Kewpi made in Japan and America. We also use sourdough. BLTA is very common restaurant/diner fare in Hawaii.
Never heard of Blue Plate. I checked their website and it's only available at the commissary in my area. Luckily I have access. Will check it out. Personally I'm a Best Foods/Hellmans guy. Am interested to see the difference.
Mr H. I'm from the Great Midwest, Illinois to be exact. Thank you for trying the BLAT sandwich. Because it will never enter my mouth. I know that Subway recently started slathering avocado on some of their sandwiches. If you like it, then eat it. That green mush shall NEVER get past my teeth.🤢
We usually call it a BLT-A. I've never heard it called a BLAT. When I put avocado, I usually mash it and spread it on like I do the mayo. A BLT is also really good with a fried egg on it, and maybe a slice of cheese.
🤘🥰 OH MY GOODNESS I FORGOT ABOUT..... Chicken salad sandwich! Dice up chilled cooked chicken breast, add lots of choped green onion, Almond slivers or slices and a generous amount of black pepper. Add enough mayo to coat but not too much that is "wet" refrigerate or use right away. Serve on a bun , roll or in a wrap 🥰 I'm sure you'll love it
Ok, you have been comparing different versions of the BLT. In Tucson AZ there is a sandwich shop called Baggin's that makes a "California BLT" - 12 grain bread spread with cream cheese then avacado, bacon, lettuce, tomato and egg salad. Really, there are hundreds of great American sandwiches. Please keep exploring, your content is wonderful and thank you for all your hard work.
I will forgo the Mayo occasionally if there is avocado, but I could totally see where ranch would be a lovely substitute, adding a bit of tart, like a sourdough.
oh the asmr of Mr.H's first bite of the sour dough. pro tip: to cut down on a few carbs replace the mayo on one slice of bread with the avocado(yes you can spread avocado like mayo). I'm from Florida so i say leave those Haas golf balls at the store and get green avocados they are much bigger and taste better. and lastly i like just sliced tomato, mayo, salt and pepper on white bread its my favorite sammich
So glad you enjoyed adding avocado! Not my thing (can’t take the texture), but they are good for you. ☺️ Is avocado toast as popular in UK as it is in US?
Perfect! Avacado is great. They used to be very expensive, and only available seasonally. Now,they are much more popular because they are affordable and available year round. Also, Sour Dough is my favorite.
In the US, the main type of mayo we have is called "Best Foods Mayo", but it is not a thing that is allowed in our household. We use Miracle Whip, which is basically the same thing, but w/ added paprika for some extra tangy-ness. That bacon looked perfectly cooked. I only realized watching this vid that I've never had sliced avocado in my entire 44 years on this planet, only have had it as the best condiment ever created, guacamole, which I eat ALL the time. Keep up the great content ya'll. BTW, I tend to prefer potato bread instead of white bread, and sourdough is too tough for my preference.
Hellman's until I discovered Duke's. It is super delish. I prefer to make these in the late summer when garden grown tomatoes are available. Greenhouse grown lack the "sugar" that you get in those grown in sunlight.
ever try toasted tomato sandwich. it's very good. just slice up a beefsteak tomato; add salt & pepper to each slice. toast your bread; add mayonaisse to each slice of toast; add the tomato and enjoy.
'California club' just add deli sliced turkey to this sandwich and a middle piece of bread you've got yourself a California club. It's always served toasted. Very tasty
I am from Kansas and we eat sliced avocado on sandwiches. Try them on a turkey sandwich with a touch of mayo, cream cheese, a slice of a mild white cheese, salt and pepper, then butter and toast in a skillet like a grilled cheese. Toasty, melty, creamy goodness.
I have not seen you try any traditional breakfast sandwiches yet. Perhaps you could try your hand at some traditional breakfast grab and go sandwiches that are a staple across the country. There are the bacon, fried egg and cheddar on a hard roll in the New England area. You could also do it with ham or a sausage patty. The bread can also be switched out for toasted white bread, toasted English Muffins, a bagel, a biscuit (think burger sized) or a croissant. There is also the toasted bagel with cream cheese and lox (not my personal choice but a favorite of many). Then you could also do a sausage biscuit...a fresh hot biscuit slathered with butter and...wait for it...JAM with a nice spicy sausage patty on top. Do a western egg sandwich of fried eggs on a roll with ham, onions and bell peppers or even just do it with the eggs, onions and pepper. My grandfather loved a fried egg sandwich with peppers, onions and a thick sliced of fried bologna on it!
Finally. Where I am from in Los Angeles it is just called a California BLT. Hass avocados is a brand that originates in California and considered the best. The avocado is one of the most nutrient packed things you can eat. On that sandwich it has the most good things for you and the tomato next. The bacon is actually bad for you and makes the sandwich unhealthy. But they are good. A healthier version in the U.S. is turkey, avocado with lettuce and tomato. You could add bacon if you like and most of the time it is put on a sub roll or you can do wheat or white sliced bread. You could toast it if you want. Sea salt and fresh ground pepper should always be added to any food to make them taste the best. I like to put Lawry's seasoning on some things. It goes well on anything.😁
I put powdered garlic ,pepper , and a sprinkle of lemon juice on avocado(lemon juice adds flavor and helps keep avocado from browning. And I use garlic instead of salt because of high blood pressure.)
The crispier bacon makes a big difference! I discovered Duke's mayo when I lived in the South Carolina and I prefer Duke's. Now that I'm in Boston, I recently found Duke's again in my local grocery store - yay!
I love a BLT with avocado. Although a BLT is delicious as-is, I also like to use it as a base to experiment with other ingredients. Some that I've found work well (although not necessarily at the same time) are: sauteed mushrooms, sliced peperoncini / banana peppers, salsa, or barbecue sauce. You can add cheese, such as cheddar, mozzarella, smoked gouda, pepper jack, or swiss (emmental). You can also substitute Thousand Island salad dressing for mayo, although you have to be careful not to use too much or it can overpower the flavor of the rest of the sandwich. By the way, the bacon was perfect. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I absolutely LOVE avocado on a bacon sandwich with mayo. It's an awesome combination. I love it on toast alone too. I'm not a fan of tomatoes either David. I love ketchup, tomato soup, tomato sauces, etc.; BUT, put a chunk of tomato on my sandwich and my throat closes off and screams...NOPE...NOPE...NOPE...REJECT!!! I don't like the taste or the texture. I've even tried eating the fresh from the garden and it's the same result. I can eat them in Pace Picante sauce though. Go figure...LOL
Hello from Denver Colorado😊 I absolutely love this sandwich and I use the sourdough but I grill it with butter like I would have grilled cheese it's so good I had no idea that this was associated with California I just did it one day cuz I thought it sounded good but I also put onions on mine raw onion
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Team BLT. Avocado doesn't have much of a taste but just enough to throw the balance of flavors off in a BLT.
Of the two teams listed, I'm unabashedly on team BLT. But I'm really on Team BELT! Bacon, Egg, Lettuce and Tomato.
Bacon looked nice and crisp. Like I like mine! Y’all are almost “suthen” (southern) since y’all have cooked so many southern meals!😉
Team B L O T = Bacon, Lettuce, Onion and Tomato
No matter which version you use, tomato and mayo should be touching. That flavor combination, along with the smoky bacon, make the sandwich. Great video!
“You saved my bacon” is totally something we say. And, yes, we save the bacon grease either in the fridge or the freezer. Mine is in the freezer next to the homemade schmaltz and homemade ghee.
Bacon fat makes really good cornbread!
I keep mine in the fridge.
A fried egg on the sandwich is delicious as well.
The egg on top of the bacon.. 😋
I just had one of those yesterday, I thought it was strange at first, but it actually works, it's delicious
As a United States citizen, we like to tell people how to do things. As I see it, if you like the sourdough, eat the sourdough. If you like the Hellman's, eat the Hellman's. If you like your bacon not fried on the surface of the sun, don't do it lol. I love seeing you enjoy these "American" items but please feel free to enjoy them as you enjoy them. Please do not let people tell you it's "wrong". Love you guys!
This. I live by the motto UbU You be you.
Great advice!
Good morning David and Nakita! If you happen to have any of that American bacon left over after this you need to make bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers.
I second this!
Yes absolutely they do
Throw it on the BBQ for a bit of smoked flavor too!
@@Okusername28472 yes! I forgot they've got that smoker. I've been known to do them that way in the summer and it's definitely a flavor bomb.
Those are the bomb!
That tomato looks delicious !
I’d recommend mashing the avocado into the bread, at like a guacamole consistency. It stays in place better.
Always salt avocado, it takes it from fine to delicious.
We do say "saved my bacon" in the US. It's actually a very old saying, dating back to the 1600s when "my bacon" was a slang way of saying "my body". So saying someone saved your bacon meant they kept you from getting injured or killed.
Yes salt and pepper tomato and avocado
But adding a little bit of garlic powder with salt and pepper on avocado makes it better .
@@jan8919 lime too!
@@christianhansen3292 Ooo yes
No, do not
BLT toasted with avocado is great!
I'm from California and we put avocados on everything. In the rest of the US, whenever there is avocado on something they often call it California style (like California club sandwich, or a California burrito, etc)
I never eat anything from California 😂😂😂
@@jeffhampton2767all almonds, walnuts, lettuce, grapes, olives, and rice comes from Calif. all Garlic , and 15 more foods shipped to every states, come only from Calif. along with being the top producer of over 100 more fruits and vegetables.
Yea you do at Calif.
Pretty sure a California Burrito is carne asada, french fries, cheese, and guacamole or sour cream. That is what google sais at least. It isn't a Cali burrito cuz of the guac/avocado, it is a California Burrito cuz it was invented in La Jolla San Diego, CA.
We do love avocados here!😋
You should try a patty melt. Rye bread, slightly toaster, A 1/4 lb hamburger patty, grilled onions, swiss cheese, 1000 island dressing. Cook the patty with sliced onions, grilling the onions; when you turn over the hamburger, add the Swiss cheese to the top of the burger and melt it. Put 1000 island dressing on toasted rye, and add the burger with cheese and grilled onions.
From California here and can confirm we do love our avocados and BLAT’s 😊
I love that you tried this, I recommended it but I’m sure many others did too. I agree about the poached egg with avocado! The way you sliced it is fine but an easier way is to slice it in the skin and then use a tablespoon to scoop it out. For anyone feeling avocado is bland, make sure it is ripe enough (so important) and has salt. I thought you made this perfectly, would love it on the sourdough. Mr. H should try it in more things, goes well in many different sandwiches, salads, toasts, breakfasts, burritos, and more. You can also save the pit and grow an avocado plant from it using toothpicks and a glass of water. My mom always did that with me and I think Elana would love to watch that pit split and grow a cute little sprout out of it. Thank you for the video 😊
I recommended it as well... California BLT.
As you said, make sure you add plenty of salt, plus I add coarse black pepper & a dash of lime juice & lime zest.
Avacados are from Mexico. They are pretty mainstream now in the United States.
Avocados are grown not only in Mexico, but also in the United States in California, Florida, and Hawaii, and in other countries such as Colombia, Peru, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil, and Ethiopia.
Mexico leads the way globally in both the production and export of avocados, with more than 2.5 million metric tons produced per year which represents around 30% of world production. Columbia is in second place and produces about 1.1 million metric tons of avocados per year.
Combined, Columbia, Peru and the Dominican Republic produce about 2.7 million metric tons of avocados, which is just a little more than produced in Mexico.
Avocado is supposedly a based on a Nahuatl word for testicle. Or vice versa.
@ Yes, from the Spanish mispronunciation of the Nahuatl word āhuacatl which was their word for both the fruit and testicles.
Scholars think the Nahua chose the name because the fruit has a shape suggestive of a testicle and was considered an aphrodisiac. The Nahua probably used the anatomical definition as slang, like how we might use “nuts” today, according to Nahuatl scholar Magnus Pharao Hansen, PhD.
When the Spanish conquistadors came, they translated the word as aguacate, referring only to the fruit without knowing the double meaning of the original Nahuatl word according to Mesoamerican language specialist Frances Karttunen, PhD. The word aquacate only means avocado in Spanish.
The United States imported the fruits, but they were a tough sell because Americans had a hard time saying the word. Marketers tried using “avagato pear” which over time was simplified to avocado.
@@luminiferous1960 I grew up in southern California and never paid for an avocado when I lived there. There was always a neighbor with an avocado tree and way too many avocados.
@ That sounds like my experience with tomatoes when I was growing up in Virginia, except it was my family that had a vegetable garden every year and was giving away tomatoes to our relatives, neighbors, and my parents co-workers even though we ate and canned as many as we could for ourselves. My mother's parents also always had a vegetable garden and they lived only a 20 minute drive from us. They were competition in giving away excess tomatoes to our relatives.
We had enough canned tomatoes to make it through the cold months without buying them from the store. In fact, we hardly ever bought any vegetables at the store at all because we canned and froze vegetables from our garden as well as eating them fresh in season.
Just about the only vegetable that we usually bought from the store in the cold months was lettuce that was shipped from California or Florida, and we grew lettuce in our garden the rest of the months.
Having an avocado isn't strange at all in America! Not toasting the bread is more British and unheard of here for any type of BLT! Love the show, see you next time?💗
Agreed. I’ve never seen or made an untoasted BLT regardless of the type of bread
@Desertflower725 definitely! I think untoasted comes from their shops! 💯 Percent not American of untoasted! 💗
Toast it or don't toast it, up to you. Also your favorite bread will always make the best sandwich.
I only buy wheat bread. I love it. And good quality whole wheat bread adds flavor to any sandwich, in my opinion. :)
Love a BLAT on sourdough ❤❤❤
Team BLT here in Michigan, USA. But, you made 2 great looking sandwiches. Bloody well done !!!
I live in Germany and we started getting Hellmans mayo a few years ago. I always used hellmans growing up in America.
Hellmans is an eastern US thing. West of the Rockies, the same company sells under the Best Foods name.
I'm from Texas and I love avocado in my BLT. I put avocado in most of my sandwiches and I love it on my burger!
Blue Plate mayo is Hellman mayonnaise. It just changes names the further west in the USA you go.
We're team purist toasted BLT (with Dukes) because we eat them with tomato soup, so you need a toast for bread integrity. We eat a fair amount of avocados in cold meals - in taco salad, in cobb salad, in whole wheat veggie sandwiches and in fried egg sandwiches. I make pico de gallo and guacamole and sometimes use them together.
Happy Birthday to sweet baby H! You guys are becoming sandwich masters! Those BLAT's look amazing! Please make extras, I'm on my way! BLY from Rick! ❤❤❤
Bacon looks great!
BLT sandwiches are really good with Ranch on them too, personally I love a good BLTR, or even adding some avocado on there in addition!
An avocado seed is also known as a pit or stone. "Fox in the hen house" is the saying I've heard.
I have never had a BLAT, but I would love it. Please try a BLT in the summer with homegrown tomatoes!! My mom always said the tomatoes should be on the mayo bc they blend well together. I cut my BLT sandwich in triangles. They are easier to eat that way for me.
I prefer the tomato touching the mayo.
Growing up in California, I loved going to my grandparent's house because they had an avocado tree! Fresh avocado right off the tree with salt and pepper - yum!
Good job Mr and Mrs H I can not wait to try it !!!
My absolute favorite blt comes from Jason’s Deli: “Bigger Better BLT* piles high crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, a fried egg, avocado, and mayo on toasted multigrain bread for a hearty and flavorful classic.”
The expression "you saved my bacon" is used in America, at least in my generation (I'm 64) and where I grew up in Virginia.
I've noticed that many words and expressions that are still currently used in the UK were used in the US in the '60s through the '80s, but started dwindling in usage in the US in the '90s and are not used by Millennials, Gen Z or Gen Alpha in the US.
I've also noticed that some words and expressions still used in the UK are also still used in some regions of the US, but not in others.
Given the much larger land area and population size of the US compared to the UK, it is no wonder that there should be greater generational and regional diversity in usage of English expressions and words that are more commonly used throughout the UK.
For a BLT I use Duke's Mayonnaise when I add avocado I do not use Mayo. But I get my avocados pretty ripe so that almost spreads better than Mayo. Many times I'll leave the lettuce behind when I use avocado as well. I always prefer my bread toasted and it doesn't matter what type sourdough, wheat, rye, pumpernickel, or potato bread. But I never ever put cheese on it😮
BLT’s are one of my all time favorite sandwiches
if the bacon curls up to much while frying without a bacon press try cutting it in half first then it will stay flatter
Or cook it lower and slower. Perfect bacon takes time.
I'm from San Diego and we put avocado on anything. LoL
If you have a blender you can make your own mayonnaise.
Really enjoyed watching 👍👍
Omgoodness!!!! I love that sandwich. You did a great job. I wish I was there to have a me with you. Bravo
I usually order a BLT Avocado sandwich from the restaurant chain McAllister's. I substitute the tomato for cucumber. It's really good.
The BLT is a great “base” for so many awesome sandwiches. And don’t let anyone here tell you there’s _only one_ mayo you should use or that the bread _has_ to be toasted. It’s _your_ sandwich, experiment until you find what _you_ like best! Add ham and/or turkey, you’ve got a club sandwich. Add avocado, a BLAT. Add a fried egg, a BELT. Try ‘em with cheese, fried green tomatoes, maybe pickle slices… even lobster!! Mmmm.
I grew up in the 60's/70's and heard the expression "set the cat among the pigeons" often. Disclaimer: my mother was Canadian and raised by her Scottish mother and grandparents. Even now I sometimes learn to my surprise that an expression that seems completely normal to me is in fact British English rather than American English. So I can't say for sure if the cat/pigeons expression is used in America or just in the part of my family with recent British heritage.
EVERY SOUTHERN MOM HAS A PICKLE JAR OF BACON GREASE NEAR THE STOVE! THAT'S THE BEST INGREDIENT FOR BISCUITS AND GRAVY! I PREFER EXTRA CRISPY BACON BROKEN UP IN MY GRAVY, RATHER THAN SAUSAGE.
Oooh I think I need to take that hint!
Clarifying-making bacon gravy instead of sausage gravy w/biscuits. Yes, I save bacon grease, too. For scrambled eggs, or anything that can have a punch of smoky flavor.
I love the BLT sammich here in Iowa. I'll definitely have to try the avocado next time. As far as the mayo goes, I did a taste test between Hellmanns & Dukes, and they taste exactly the same. There is absolutely no difference, so I buy whatever is on sale. Now, if you want a superb mayo, get Kewpie. It's a Japanese mayo. Great videos guys, keep up the great work.
From Pa. and I never heard of this sandwich. There is nothing better than a home-grown tomato in the summer. A greenhouse tomato does not taste the same.
Seems more like California cuisine.
California grows nearly all USA avocados, with Florida a little. As with most food uses, where it’s grown usually create the most uses for it. Avocado is often an upgrade charge from a BLT. We use them in salads, sandwiches, on toast, in salsa cubed, and guacamole. They are also delicious on their own with salt and/or pepper.
Your contents are very entertaining and delish. Now, look into Avocado toast! Yummm
I recommended this!!!! Kansas girl but lived in California for 12 years where I first had avocados and a BLAT.
Did we do it ok?
Its my favorite. I toast mine . Its all over the US. Yall did a great job ❤
Have never tried this, but i love BLTs and avocados so it sounds good!
Try a BLT with slices of turkey. Lightly toast the bread, slather the bread with mayo, pepper and salt. Then add slices of turkey, the tomato, the lettuce, avocado and the bacon, then the other slice of bread. Hellman's mayo is the most sold mayo coast to coast. Duke's is a regional brand. (The meat goes next to the mayo).
When I was growing up we always had turkey and bacon sandwiches the day after Thanksgiving.
Yes, always salt and pepper the tomato and avocado. I enjoy mine more as sort of “club” sandwich. The only difference is I add some thinly sliced smoked turkey deli meat, garlic aioli and use a very lightly toasted butter croissant. Sourdough is also quite lovely and makes the best grilled cheese. You should try a grilled cheese with sourdough, smoked Gouda, bacon and tomato ❤️ sending love from Texas
You would definitely enjoy chicken bacon wraps with avocado ranch on it
A wrap is always inferior to anything that has sourdough bread.
bacon, bread. there is no wrong combo after that. looks brilliant.
Hellman/Best Foods, Dukes, and Blue Plate are the best. Up there is Kewpi made in Japan and America. We also use sourdough. BLTA is very common restaurant/diner fare in Hawaii.
Never heard of Blue Plate. I checked their website and it's only available at the commissary in my area. Luckily I have access. Will check it out. Personally I'm a Best Foods/Hellmans guy. Am interested to see the difference.
Mr H. I'm from the Great Midwest, Illinois to be exact. Thank you for trying the BLAT sandwich. Because it will never enter my mouth. I know that Subway recently started slathering avocado on some of their sandwiches. If you like it, then eat it. That green mush shall NEVER get past my teeth.🤢
We usually call it a BLT-A. I've never heard it called a BLAT. When I put avocado, I usually mash it and spread it on like I do the mayo. A BLT is also really good with a fried egg on it, and maybe a slice of cheese.
Im in Utah and I am on the BLAT side of this debate.
Oregon here. I like to make a BLATCH sandwich - Bacon, Lettuce, Avacado, Tomato and Cheese (pepper jack) - Absolutely Awesome!
Some "Titantic" sandwiches steer clear of "Iceberg" lettuces, but it is my favorite and I think you did an admirable job with these.
The BLAT IS THE BEST !!! Avacado really adds something special to the sandwich!
🤘🥰 OH MY GOODNESS I FORGOT ABOUT.....
Chicken salad sandwich! Dice up chilled cooked chicken breast, add lots of choped green onion, Almond slivers or slices and a generous amount of black pepper. Add enough mayo to coat but not too much that is "wet" refrigerate or use right away. Serve on a bun , roll or in a wrap 🥰 I'm sure you'll love it
The bacon looked perfect. Sandwiches looked amazing, I need to make both of these myself.
You always make me hungry. Thank you
I love a dill pickle with my bacon sandwiches. Yours look so yummy! ❤
Ok, you have been comparing different versions of the BLT. In Tucson AZ there is a sandwich shop called Baggin's that makes a "California BLT" - 12 grain bread spread with cream cheese then avacado, bacon, lettuce, tomato and egg salad. Really, there are hundreds of great American sandwiches. Please keep exploring, your content is wonderful and thank you for all your hard work.
You guys always make me hungry!!! 😂❤
I will forgo the Mayo occasionally if there is avocado, but I could totally see where ranch would be a lovely substitute, adding a bit of tart, like a sourdough.
oh the asmr of Mr.H's first bite of the sour dough. pro tip: to cut down on a few carbs replace the mayo on one slice of bread with the avocado(yes you can spread avocado like mayo). I'm from Florida so i say leave those Haas golf balls at the store and get green avocados they are much bigger and taste better. and lastly i like just sliced tomato, mayo, salt and pepper on white bread its my favorite sammich
So glad you enjoyed adding avocado! Not my thing (can’t take the texture), but they are good for you. ☺️
Is avocado toast as popular in UK as it is in US?
Will you eat guacamole Katrina?
@ no. I’ve tried my darnedest to like it. But, no.
Perfect! Avacado is great. They used to be very expensive, and only available seasonally. Now,they are much more popular because they are affordable and available year round. Also, Sour Dough is my favorite.
Your getting to be given an awaking with Trump in office sorry
In the US, the main type of mayo we have is called "Best Foods Mayo", but it is not a thing that is allowed in our household. We use Miracle Whip, which is basically the same thing, but w/ added paprika for some extra tangy-ness. That bacon looked perfectly cooked. I only realized watching this vid that I've never had sliced avocado in my entire 44 years on this planet, only have had it as the best condiment ever created, guacamole, which I eat ALL the time. Keep up the great content ya'll. BTW, I tend to prefer potato bread instead of white bread, and sourdough is too tough for my preference.
Nebraska here. Making it with avocado is the only way I have made mine for decades. But instead of red tomatoes, I use fried green tomatoes.
Hellman's until I discovered Duke's. It is super delish. I prefer to make these in the late summer when garden grown tomatoes are available. Greenhouse grown lack the "sugar" that you get in those grown in sunlight.
I will start my tomato seedlings on 15-Feb. Hot garden tomato sandwiches with Dukes are coming, friend!
ever try toasted tomato sandwich. it's very good. just slice up a beefsteak tomato; add salt & pepper to each slice. toast your bread; add mayonaisse to each slice of toast; add the tomato and enjoy.
Hubby and I love miracle whip with our.... well, anything that usually uses mayo lol
'California club' just add deli sliced turkey to this sandwich and a middle piece of bread you've got yourself a California club. It's always served toasted. Very tasty
I am from Kansas and we eat sliced avocado on sandwiches. Try them on a turkey sandwich with a touch of mayo, cream cheese, a slice of a mild white cheese, salt and pepper, then butter and toast in a skillet like a grilled cheese. Toasty, melty, creamy goodness.
I didn't know it was possible for a video to make me even hungrier *while I'm eating!* 😂
I'm from Texas and I've never heard of a BLAT until now, one thing that I definitely heard of is bacon 🥓 😋
Mr & Mrs H. How about posting an index of all the dishes you've made so we can see what's been cooking?
I have not seen you try any traditional breakfast sandwiches yet. Perhaps you could try your hand at some traditional breakfast grab and go sandwiches that are a staple across the country. There are the bacon, fried egg and cheddar on a hard roll in the New England area. You could also do it with ham or a sausage patty. The bread can also be switched out for toasted white bread, toasted English Muffins, a bagel, a biscuit (think burger sized) or a croissant. There is also the toasted bagel with cream cheese and lox (not my personal choice but a favorite of many). Then you could also do a sausage biscuit...a fresh hot biscuit slathered with butter and...wait for it...JAM with a nice spicy sausage patty on top. Do a western egg sandwich of fried eggs on a roll with ham, onions and bell peppers or even just do it with the eggs, onions and pepper. My grandfather loved a fried egg sandwich with peppers, onions and a thick sliced of fried bologna on it!
a blt is always great with or without avocado me I like a little ranch dressing on mine.
From Missouri and you do need to salt and pepper tomatoes and avocados. The bacon grease when you save it is great for seasoning beans.
Finally. Where I am from in Los Angeles it is just called a California BLT. Hass avocados is a brand that originates in California and considered the best.
The avocado is one of the most nutrient packed things you can eat. On that sandwich it has the most good things for you and the tomato next. The bacon is actually bad for you and makes the sandwich unhealthy. But they are good.
A healthier version in the U.S. is turkey, avocado with lettuce and tomato. You could add bacon if you like and most of the time it is put on a sub roll or you can do wheat or white sliced bread. You could toast it if you want.
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper should always be added to any food to make them taste the best. I like to put Lawry's seasoning on some things. It goes well on anything.😁
Actually 95 percent of avocado sold in California are Hass and 80 percent worldwide. We do get some from Mexico too.
Avocados can lower your cholesterol and are heart healthy.
David, if you want crunch on your sandwiches, just add in a layer of crisps in amongst the lettuce and the mayo 👨🍳😉
I put powdered garlic ,pepper , and a sprinkle of lemon juice on avocado(lemon juice adds flavor and helps keep avocado from browning. And I use garlic instead of salt because of high blood pressure.)
Hey H's, did you know... if trying to cut the seed oils, avocado is called nature's mayo. Use the avocado instead of mayo on one or both sides.
California .. when we have avocado we always put it on a BLT, hence the BLAT.
You guys like to put an S on the end of BLAT and add Sprouts as well.
@@decolonizeEverywhere Only occasionally.
Never heard it called a BLAT. Always called it BLTA. From California. Really doesn't matter. Still delicious.
BLTACC! Bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and cream cheese….yum!
Love your channel ❤
You should try chopped lettuce, green onions with hot bacon grease poured over it. Yum!
The crispier bacon makes a big difference! I discovered Duke's mayo when I lived in the South Carolina and I prefer Duke's. Now that I'm in Boston, I recently found Duke's again in my local grocery store - yay!
that sounds good, I will add advacado to my blt next tomato season
I love a BLT with avocado. Although a BLT is delicious as-is, I also like to use it as a base to experiment with other ingredients. Some that I've found work well (although not necessarily at the same time) are: sauteed mushrooms, sliced peperoncini / banana peppers, salsa, or barbecue sauce. You can add cheese, such as cheddar, mozzarella, smoked gouda, pepper jack, or swiss (emmental). You can also substitute Thousand Island salad dressing for mayo, although you have to be careful not to use too much or it can overpower the flavor of the rest of the sandwich.
By the way, the bacon was perfect. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I'm not an avocado fan, but this looks delicious! BLY'all!! ❤️❤️😘😘
"You saved my bacon" is definitely used in the U.S.
And I'd like to second how good that bacon looks!
Hellmann's is best for sandwich. Dukes for recipes or dips. Blue plate is a good substitute. All 3 are good
I absolutely LOVE avocado on a bacon sandwich with mayo. It's an awesome combination. I love it on toast alone too.
I'm not a fan of tomatoes either David. I love ketchup, tomato soup, tomato sauces, etc.; BUT, put a chunk of tomato on my sandwich and my throat closes off and screams...NOPE...NOPE...NOPE...REJECT!!! I don't like the taste or the texture. I've even tried eating the fresh from the garden and it's the same result. I can eat them in Pace Picante sauce though. Go figure...LOL
Hello from Denver Colorado😊 I absolutely love this sandwich and I use the sourdough but I grill it with butter like I would have grilled cheese it's so good I had no idea that this was associated with California I just did it one day cuz I thought it sounded good but I also put onions on mine raw onion
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and a runny egg..... yum. I always toast my bread...