Toast:
In THE BATTLE OF THE MILKSHAKES, chocolate won, with vanilla, strawberry and banana coming next in the poll on milkshake flavours.
Now it's the turn of toast toppings to do battle. Toast is grilled bread; it isn't fried bread. For the purposes of this poll, I'm including bruschetta and crostini as toast. Because I'm feeling generous, I'll even include toasties even though they have fillings not toppings. But I'm not feeling so generous to include foodstuffs, such as cinnamon, garlic, seeds and sultanas, which are often added to bread well before toasting!
Almost any foodstuff, both savoury and sweet foods, can be served on toast. For that reason alone, this poll is only concerned with single ingredients. There are no poll options for combinations of ingredients such as a croque monsieur (a posh ham and cheese toasted sandwich), a croque madame (a croque monsieur with a fried or poached egg on top) and a variety of toasties with two or more fillings (eg cheese and mushroom, cheese and onion, cheese and tomato).
In 1978, Streetband had a hit in Britain with the song Toast. You may be able to recognise Paul Young as the band's lead singer in the video clip below.
My most favourite toast toppings are bacon, baked beans, brisling (skippers on toast is scrummy), butter (especially on burnt toast), eggs (particularly poached eggs), ham, marmalade, mushrooms, pâté, sausages and tomatoes, with cheese being my best topping on toast. Cheese on toast is a heavenly late night snack. Welsh rarebit, cheese on toast with mustard or Worcestershire sauce, is even better - see photo below.
Welsh rarebit:
My least favourite toast toppings are peanut butter and dripping (rendered animal fat), the latter being my worst topping on toast. My Dad, who lived through wartime and post-war food shortages, loved dripping on toast. It looked and tasted disgusting.
What are your most and least favourite toast toppings?
How often do you make and eat toast?
I make toast a few times a week, usually it's for poached eggs on toast or baked beans on toast. Though of late, I've been having cravings for thick cut marmalade on toast.
Baked beans on toast:
Below is a poll where you can anonymously select your most favourite toast topping. Unfortunately only one pick is allowed in the poll.
A poll on this site can only have a maximum of 20 answer options. There was unfortunately no room as poll options for: anchovies, beef tongue, beetroot/beet, broad beans, butternut squash, cannellini beans, cauliflower, caviar, chicken, chickpeas, chipped beef, cinnamon, coconut oil, crab, cucumber, dripping, figs, garlic, herring, hummus, kidney beans, mackerel, Marmite, mayonnaise, milk, minced/ground meat, miso, peas, pesto, peppers (aka bell peppers), prawns/shrimps, red beans (aka adzuki beans), salmon, salt, sardines (aka pilchards), sprats, sweet potatoes, taramasalata, trout and Vegemite.
I think eggs will just beat cheese in the poll, but avocado/guacamole, bacon, jam/jelly and peanut butter may fare well.
Please see the first comment below to see what has won each battle of the food and drinks so far.
PS. As a result of some very last-minute voting, green tea has joined level with English breakfast tea in THE BATTLE OF THE TEAS. As these polls are like American sports in which there has to be a winner, I hope those who didn't vote in that poll can now vote to break the deadlock.
Dripping on toast:
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Putting meat or melted cheese on toast makes it an open faced sandwich in my world. It ceases to be toast with a topping.
My grandmothers go to dessert was toasted, homemade bread with jam, jelly or marmalade. Sweet but not overly fatty. She was a smart lady
Hugs!!
An open-faced sandwich, if the bread is toasted, counts as a topping on toast here. We just call it whatever on toast.
I like spreading butter, garlic and Parmesan cheese on my toast.
That's an interesting and appetising combination.
@spunkycumfun I call it the poor man's garlic toast
@CallMeMrWrong69 That's rich in my book!
Your food battle posts continue to remind me of what a simple, perhaps unadventurous, eater I am. For me toast is topped with butter, and maybe some fruit jelly.
Yes some jam is good like strawberry, or apricot pineapple.
I've just eaten four slices of toast with butter and marmalade on.
I voted for marmalade (orange or grapefruit) although I do like the following combinations as well: butter with slices of salted banana, pesto with mozzarella, peanut butter with cheddar cheese, cream cheese with honey, melted butter with demerara sugar and cinnamon.
Marmalade is classic. It doesn't seem to be so popular in America.
Cinnamon always
I've never had cinnamon on toast but it sounds good. Thanks for stopping by.
Butter for me, but I very rarely have toast. I never knew there were so many toppings. Beans are probably the last thing I could imagine as a toast topping. They must be a messy treat.
Baked beans on toast have to be eaten with a fork and knife.
I like butter on toast with a sprinkle of sugar on it, in my family we never really had jam so if we wanted something sweet we'd just add sugar & have it with milk or coffee.
I guess my least favorite is avocado on toast mostly because avocado was something we'd eat with tortillas, so to me avocado tastes best with tortillas. I still remember my family was upset when avocado got popular because then we couldn't afford to buy as often & it's such a staple in Mexican cuisine as well as filling when we didn't have much to eat with how little money we had.
I've never had sugar on buttered toast. I've had a sugar sandwich though when I was a kid.
I have two favourite toppings; however, the toast must be prepared differently. For jam, raspberry or strawberry preferred, the toast has to be very dark, almost burnt. For peanut butter, the toast has to be very light, almost just warmed over.
Weird? Yes, I know. My wife has been telling me that for close to 40 years.
I wouldn't call it weird, you just know how you like tour toast for different toppings.
@spunkycumfun Thanks. The toast; however, is simply the tip of my weirdness iceberg. I'm comfortable with it . . .
@RUmytranny There's nothing wrong being weird. We're all weird in varying degrees.
So many words I've never heard of going on toast! Very interesting. I found a Cherry Jam at an Amish bakery, so my favorite right now is real butter, and the Cherry Jam.
I've never had cherry jam. I must give it a try.
Never been a fan of toast , does egg fried bread count as toast ?
Unfortunately it doesn't count even though I'm a big fan of eggy bread.
@spunkycumfun Best french invention, or is it british ?
@taurean62dbn I think it's French but I can't be sure.
Had 2 slices of toast yesterday lunchtime, one with beans, the other with eggs, plus a cup of tea, Lovely!!!
Sounds like a great lunch. I just had marmalade on toast for lunch yesterday.
I like making simple cheese toast. If I have fresh bread, I'll just slice it and spread butter.
My cheese has to be grilled when put on toast.
Say cheese 🧀
Cheese is best.
@spunkycumfun 🧀
@bignicktx Melted cheese is even better.
Guess Spunky it would depend on what I felt like eating, sweet or savory? Something sweet would be honey or peach, strawberry, and even apricot jam, and the savory, well bovril, (don't like the flavor of Marmite), thus bovril and thinly sliced cheese on toast! Oh, and I def do enjoy cheesy toasties as well!
I've never had Bovril on toast; I've only had Bovril as a hot drink on a cold day.
I voted for butter but I really enjoy an open face sandwich which is sourdough bread toasted with either hot roast beef and gravy or hot turkey with gravy.
Another great battle you have here my friend, I hope you enjoy your Saturday..
Butter is cool on toast.
Somthing simple: apricot marmalade
I've not tried apricot marmalade. I've just tried orange and lime marmalade.
@spunkycumfun Apricot is very good too, I also love orange and strawberry
@AuraAviatik6 It seems you have a greater range of marmalades than we do here.
@spunkycumfun Ah! well... a lot of different flavours and styles.
Yes, I made plenty of apricot marmalade a couple of weeks ago, it's great!
For the record, Brussels sprouts won THE BATTLE OF THE VEGETABLES, bananas won THE BATTLE OF THE FRUITS, basil won THE BATTLE OF THE HERBS, garlic won THE BATTLE OF THE SPICES, cashew nuts won THE BATTLE OF THE NUTS, sunflower seeds won THE BATTLE OF THE SEEDS, roast beef won THE BATTLE OF THE ROAST DINNERS, cheesecake won THE BATTLE OF THE PUDDINGS, pepperoni won THE BATTLE OF THE PIZZA TOPPINGS, Caesar salad won THE BATTLE OF THE SALADS, green beans won THE BATTLE OF THE BEANS, watermelon won THE BATTLE OF THE MELONS, tomato-based pasta sauce won THE BATTLE OF THE HOT SAUCY DIPS, barbecue sauce won THE BATTLE OF THE COOL SAUCY DIPS, vanilla ice cream won THE BATTLE OF THE ICE CREAMS, capellini (aka angel hair) won THE BATTLE OF THE PASTAS, steak won THE BATTLE OF THE BARBECUE, romaine lettuce won THE BATTLE OF THE LETTUCES, honeycrisp apples won THE BATTLE OF THE APPLES, stout won THE BATTLE OF THE BEERS, whisky won THE BATTLE OF THE SPIRITS, clam chowder won THE BATTLE OF THE SOUPS, sourdough bread won THE BATTLE OF THE BREADS, liver won THE BATTLE OF THE OFFAL, roast turkey won THE BATTLE OF CHRISTMAS FOODS, Old Fashioned won THE BATTLE OF THE COCKTAILS, Americano coffee won THE BATTLE OF THE COFFEES, English breakfast tea and green tea jointly won THE BATTLE OF THE TEAS, maple syrup won THE BATTLE OF THE PANCAKES, barbecue sauce won THE BATTLE OF THE CONDIMENTS, ribeye steak won THE BATTLE OF THE STEAKS, portobello mushrooms won THE BATTLE OF THE MUSHROOMS, beefsteak tomatoes won THE BATTLE OF THE TOMATOES, barbecue crisps won THE BATTLE OF THE CRISPS, strawberries won THE BATTLE OF THE BERRIES, crab won THE BATTLE OF THE SHELLFISH, vanilla yogurt won THE BATTLE OF THE YOGURTS, jasmine rice won THE BATTLE OF THE RICE, chicken wings won THE BATTLE OF HOT FINGER FOODS, cheeses won THE BATTLE OF COLD FINGER FOODS, dry red wine won THE BATTLE OF THE WINES, tap water won THE BATTLE OF WATER, blueberry muffins won THE BATTLE OF THE MUFFINS, cheese won THE BATTLE OF THE CHARCUTERIE, cow milk hard cheese won THE BATTLE OF THE CHEESE, burgers won THE BATTLE OF FAST FOOD, olive oil won THE BATTLE OF THE OILS, beef stew won THE BATTLE OF THE STEW, cow milk won THE BATTLE OF THE MILK, butter won THE BATTLE OF THE BAKED POTATO, salad won THE BATTLE OF THE SIDE DISH, pizza won THE BATTLE OF THE SAVOURY PIE, apple pie won THE BATTLE OF THE SWEET PIE, coffee won THE BATTLE OF THE HOT BEVERAGE, iced tea won THE BATTLE OF THE COLD BEVERAGE, salmon won THE BATTLE OF THE FISHES, rice won THE BATTLE OF THE GRAINS, cheese won THE BATTLE OF THE OMELETTE, cream won THE BATTLE OF THE DOUGHNUTS and chocolate won THE BATTLE OF THE MILKSHAKES.