American tries full English but Brits say he should try 'better' UK meal

Daily Mirror

6 hours ago

An American has shared how he would improve the classic full English to better suit his tastes, but people believe he should try a meal from elsewhere in the country before making his mind up
An American has revealed the one change he would make to the full English breakfast to 'improve' the traditional British dish. US native Kalani ventured to Blues Café Bar in Swindon to try out the iconic meal for the first time – and while he can agree it's good as is, he would make one change to 'level it up'.
He shared a taste test video on his TikTok channel @kalanighosthunter, where he rated the dish an 8.3 out of 10 but only a five for the black pudding. His breakfast came with all the trimmings such as eggs, bacon, sausages, tomato, beans and mushrooms and included extras such as French toast, black pudding and onion rings.
Starting with the black pudding, he says: "It's just not my favourite – five out of 10. I like the flavour of it, maybe it's just a constancy thing I'm not a big fan of."
Moving onto the other items on his plate, he bites into a sausage, giving it a nod of approval and saying it's "tasty".
From here, he squirts brown sauce all over his plate before scooping the beans on to his toast and taking a big bite.
He was shocked by the difference in English and American bacon in both taste and appearance. He said: "This is a lot different from the US.
"I wouldn't say I like it better than my US bacon. I like the crispy bacon back home but this has a lot of really good flavour."
Summing up the dish, he says: "I really like this meal. it's very homey like a comfort meal. I can see why you guys love this meal, good flavour, good variants too."
Sharing his favourite part of the dish and what improvements could be made, he added: "The beans and toast might be my favourite part of this entire thing. I think my next evolution will be to adding cheese on top of that."
However, people were convinced he should go elsewhere to sample the ultimate breakfast. Commenting on his post, one user said: "You need to go to Scotland and try a Scottish breakfast with haggis."
Another user added: "It angers me that cafes always serve rubbery nearly raw bacon, born and bred brit but I think USA bacon solos purely because it's at least crisp."
A third user said: "When black pudding is done right it's the best thing on the plate."
One more user added: "Good man, you give everything a fair go and your honest opinion is good. I hope you enjoy your stay in the UK. It's been a pleasure following you."
A final user said: "Eat the black pudding on some bread or toast with bacon or sausage and egg and some beans."