I like beans on toast. It’s a comfort food. Unfortunately I feel that many places, particularly in the south of England, haven’t quite got the hang of it.
Here’s an example from yesterday, in Swindon:
…and here’s a much more expensive one- found in central london a few weeks before…. I am utterly confused…
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Another one in London 8th Feb,
What is going on people?
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Of course I tweeted this:
Yet another cafe misunderstands 'beans on toast'… I'm a man of simple tastes and I mean '*on* toast'. pic.twitter.com/piEmmG0y9W
— retired account (@retired10072015) January 4, 2014
…and the responses clearly hit a nerve… some abusive… (althought not as angry as reddit)
@joereddington @Moonbootica WTF is that bread, not toast? Hardly a full slice, either! Pointless salad. Stupid pretentious codswallop.
— Sloppy Brain Paste🇪🇺 (@BintyMcFrazzles) January 4, 2014
@annagillespie74 @joereddington A fucking bread board? That's asking for beans spillage! Send it back and ask for more TOAST and a plate.
— Sloppy Brain Paste🇪🇺 (@BintyMcFrazzles) January 4, 2014
…some patriotic…
@SwearyLefty @joereddington getting beans on toast wrong is a national disgrace
— Anna Gillespie (@annagillespie74) January 4, 2014
…some sensibly asking if I should be a bit more adventurous…
@joereddington Isn't there more interesting things to order in a cafe that's fancy enough to think beans aside toast is good?
— Denise Marshall (@dnwood) January 4, 2014
…and quite a few, being (like me) pretty hot on the semantics…
@joereddington How could they possibly misunderstand "on"? xD
— FeministAspie (@FeministAspie) January 4, 2014
…anyway. Back to work.
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