Breakfast Sandwiches: Brilliant in their simplicity

You sound grossly obese OP.

No, not obese, but carrying around an extra 10 vanity pounds.

Mystery shopper is such a perfect job for a Datalounger

OP, is your name Ronald, by chance ?

Once in awhile I'll get a bacon, egg (over easy) and cheese on a roll at my local bagel store.

McDonald's egg mcmuffins are addictive, but I haven't had one in years.

I prefer lox, onion, and a schmear on a bagel as a to-go breakfast.

Mystery Shopper, am I correct in assuming you made your purchase at the McDonald's on Broadway?

When did you discover computers and cars?

I've never understand the "onion" part of lox, onion, and a schmear on a bagel.

Raw onion isn't the first thing I want to eat in the morning.

FAT WHORES REJOICE!

Then don't, r9.

I do since I work from home on a variable schedule. Onions B good.

WTF is the topic of this thread. The irresistible allure of McDonalds breakfast? The fact that they are unhealthy. Or that OP now makes healthy breakfast sandwiches of his own. With "real cheese". Well, isn't that fancy. REAL cheese!

Add me to the list of ugh for strongly flavored foods in the morning. All I want is coffee with a splash of half and half, no sugar. I have to wait several hours before I can manage food.

How ‘bout a Mexican breakfast r13? —-> glass of water and a cigarette.

OP beware of the McGriddle - it's crack and addictive and not good for you. But it slaps.

If someone approaches you on the street and asks if you want a free McGriddle - JUST SAY NO!

I love Burger King's sausage, egg and cheese cressaunt.

For you DIY-ers.

For the uninitiated, onion is an integral part of a bagel, lox, and cream cheese nosh.

How old are you, OP? Geezus. I think many of us were making sandwiches with our pancakes in the single digits.

sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich from Starbucks is my kryptonite.

r20 Have you tried Starbuck's black forest ham, cheddar cheese and fried egg sandwich on an everything croissant? Stupendous.

After much experimentation in my kitchen I have developed a really unique breakfast sandwich. I call it "bacon and egg on a roll". Fry one REAL egg and put it on a REAL roll. You can toast the roll on the grill or not. Add two strips of REAL bacon and if you'd like the tomato sauce condiment called ketchup, or catsup. Make sure it is REAL. Remember, I call it "bacon and egg on a roll". If you feel fancy add some REAL cheese when the egg is super hot. Try it. You'll thank me.

This thread has made me appreciate living in NYC that much more

McDonald's Sausage McMuffin w/egg is amazing. So much better than it needs to be!

R22 lord you think you invented a breakfast sandwich with the good roll and the good bacon and the good catsup? Ok *cough* Ina *cough* Garten.

I don't understand why people love McDonald's breakfast sandwiches so much. The "egg" is wet, or at least it was at the one I went to. And Canadian bacon sucks.

The people who love MdDonald's breakfast tend to be lovers of crappy tasty convenient food. Why is this difficult to understand?

[quote]WTF is the topic of this thread. The irresistible allure of McDonalds breakfast? The fact that they are unhealthy. Or that OP now makes healthy breakfast sandwiches of his own. With "real cheese". Well, isn't that fancy. REAL cheese!

There's no need to be so snotty, R12. American cheese is oil, not a true dairy product. It is popular because it melts easily and is cheap. Egg McMuffins are hyper-palatable, like all processed foods. I found them to be addictive. My version of an Egg McMuffin is higher in fiber, lower in calories, and higher in protein. What do you like for breakfast?

R28 that is not correct. American Cheese often has more cheese, than some meatloaves have meat.

Fair enough, R29, thanks for the intel. that said, I am sticking to my white sharp cheddar.

where are you from r21? I don't think that is a menu item where I live (CA).

In high school I used to have peanut butter or a slice of cheese on toast for breakfast.

I don't normally eat breakfast; if hunger strikes I'll get an egg mcmuffin with sausage once in a while. They are tasty, and I indulge in them infrequently enough that I'm not particularly worried about the health downsides. Breakfast sandwiches I've tried at other fast food places can't compare in my experience, and I hate breakfast burritos (which seem to have the virtues of neither breakfast nor Mexican foods). A local doughnut place makes bacon and cheese croissants that are great, but they're also so large that I'll only get one if I'm going to share with another person or save half for lunch.

In Canada we have processed cheese slices (Kraft Singles, etc...) but no one calls them 'American'.

R23 is right - I loved my egg sandwiches with my coffee regular. Years ago - not quite every corner - but definitely very common midtown and downtown.

I’ll stick to my Dubai Cocoa Pebbles. It differs from the Kellogg’s variety in that slave girls crush the pistachio into the cocoa powder. I can’t afford the handmaiden breast milk that gives it the famous snap 🫰, but instead use milk cracked from cocoanuts by monkeys for the exploitation I crave.

I get so bored with non-Americans going on about American cheese or cheese in a can. Give it a fucking rest - it's not the only cheese we have and cheese in a can is a novelty - not something we buy regularly.

It's just another way to slam America with a stereotype that isn't even true.

What do you call USA bacon 🥓, R34?

Pork Roll aka Taylor Ham, Egg, Cheese on Kaiser Roll.

R18 - agreed - or capers can replace onion. Personally, I like whitefish with tomato and onion - but finding good whitefish outside of NYC is almost impossible - although I've done it.

[quote]This thread has made me appreciate living in NYC that much more

There's nothing like egg and cheese on a roll with some bacon. I'm stunned that so many places outside of NY have no idea how to make one properly or don't even know what it is.

Every once in a while I will crave an Bacon, egg and cheese biscuit from Mc Donald. Usually if I have some special errand to run that requires me to get up early. It's nice. I get a juice, and my biscuit and sit listening to NPR early news, in the car. I indulge myself 4-5 times a year. McDonald's biscuits are heavenly.

Bismarckheringbrötchen

R25, I think that poster was being facetious.

Cheese melted on bread. Sometimes with tomato or avocado. That's breakfast.

I make a mean egg sandwich. I like it on toasted sourdough, bacon, 2 fried eggs (med over easy), cheddar, thn sliced onion, mayo and mustard. I usually make for a quick easy dinner.

I love breakfast tacos with plenty of Pico de Gallo.

[quote]What do you call USA bacon 🥓, [R34]?

The Brits call it "streaky bacon."

OP is Mayor McCheese gearing up for reelection.

[quote]What do you call USA bacon 🥓, [[R34]]?

We call it 'Bacon'

And what you call 'Canadian Bacon' we call back-bacon (and it's not that common)

r31 BC, Canada. Since Starbucks is downsizing they've probably dropped them from the menu; it's been over a year since I've had one. They're simple enough to make at home provided one can find or bake poppy seed garlic croissants.

When I was small we visited the Canadian side of the Niagara Falls and a highlight was being served Canadian bacon. How we all marveled at this exotic cuisine! Papa even took a snapshot.

I don’t eat breakfast.

I was a Mystery Shopper for about a year (2012 - 2013), just before they were being phased out when restaurants and retailers DMd their customers for feedback.

It was OK - most of the 'shops' they wanted me to do were in restaurants or stores I had no interest in, so I passed. If you pass on too many, the company I worked for would drop you. But then again, they eventually folded when their clients decided to contact their customers directly about their experience.

If I’m going to be home all day, not working or going out to eat, I make the same thing. A sandwich made of Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Slims, two scrambled eggs with cheese, and veggie sausage. Sometimes with avocado.I love it and the ritual of making it.

I'll have one if I'm traveling or otherwise on the go and had no time to eat breakfast or expect not to be able to get lunch in a timely fashion until later in the afternoon.

I rarely eat breakfast other than a piece of fruit or some cookies. But I sometimes on a weekend morning I get an urge for a breakfast sandwich. The Whataburger sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit sandwich is fucking amazing. I do a lot of cooking and baking, but it's not worth the effort. That's something I rarely say.

[quote]OP is Mayor McCheese gearing up for reelection.

Hee!

R55 - You've got my attention - tell me more about these Cauliflower Slims? Never heard of them. My version would work a few spoons of vegetables into the egg, but the rest is spot on.

I actually prefer veggie sausage to actual sausage, which I won't eat. Veggie sausage is better than turkey and chicken sausage even.

But I need to know more about these Cauliflower Slims. I looked them up on their website and the image doesn't load.

Can you toast them? What's the consistency? Where are they in the store? I've never seen or heard of them in any TJs.

veggie sausage is yummy in a sammie 👶🏻

I had turkey on whole grain bread with a dollop of Mayo and some romaine lettuce. IT was delicious.

To the person/s being unpleasant to OP, just skip threads that don't interest you. To everyone else; the button to mute whoever wrote a particular post is a wonderful option.

R59, they come 4 to a pack. Yep,you can toast them. At my TJ, they are kind of around the cheese section. I don’t get to TJ often, so I buy a bunch of packs and put some in the freezer. I like the taste of them and they are very low in carbs.

The TJ veggie sausage is good too, cooked in the air fryer.

“For the uninitiated, onion is an integral part of a bagel, lox, and cream cheese nosh.” NOPE.

Like capers, onions are strictly optional. Only the three basics are necessary.. And, only a country rube would ask for “toasted” when getting a fresh bagel.

I've had a thing for this host for a while.

this isn't a "whats for breakfast" thread... it's about goddamn breakfast sandwiches! no one cares about fucking cauliflower slim bullshit!

What is "break-fast"?

R28 as someone said upthread that’s not the case, American cheese is cheese with sodium citrate. It’s quite common in the pacific islands where Kraft makes a shelf stable ingredient. Beyond not liking the taste etc, I would not dismiss it out of hand.

You may be thinking of ice cream. In America, ice cream has to be actual ice cream, made with whole milk etc. If there are products made from palm oil, coconut oil, gums, thickeners with skim milk powder stirred in, they can’t be labeled as ice cream, but as a dessert or an ice pop or whatever.

They can be labeled as ice cream in the UK, though.

R26, I don't eat fast food (though I am a fat whore), and what you're describing sounds like every scrambled egg I've had from a hotel or restaurant buffet in the last 10 years. What are they doing to those eggs? It's like there's no flavor, and the texture is wet as with water--rather than being wet because they're undercooked. What you get is like an egg-ish sponge that leaks water in your mouth. How do they even do that? I would think that if it were a matter of watering down the eggs before cooking them, most of the water would cook out.

Is it that they're using Reconstituted Egg Product, and that's what the texture is? I decided on the last business trip I took that I'm never eating hotel eggs again. That means as a vegetarian, I don't get any protein at breakfast unless they have some hard-boiled ones.