bacon butty

British rasher sandwich

A bacon butty is a British sandwich of fried bacon between slices of bread or a roll, typically with butter and brown sauce or ketchup.

It's a staple of English cafés and a common hangover cure: Nothing sorts you out like a bacon butty after a rough night.

British

sarnie

Informal British sandwich

  • bapSoft British roll
  • cobMaize ear's central cylinder
  • rollList of names

brown sauce · HP Sauce · ketchup · tomato sauce · white bread · greasy spoon · chippy · full English · builder's tea · fried bread

texture

crispy

Brittle and snapping

streaky · rashers · fried · smoky · chewy · crackling · rendered · fatty · buttered · melting

breakfast

morning

Day's early hours

  • friedCooked in hot fat
  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • sausageEncased ground meat

toast · beans · mushrooms · tomatoes · full English · fry-up · brunch · hangover cure · weekend · black pudding

comfort

hearty

Warm and substantial

nostalgia · homely · simple · classic · familiar · cozy · nourishing · filling · unpretentious · honest

sandwich

buttered

Coated with dairy spread

stacked · layered · portable · wrapped · toasted · grilled · pressed · doorstop · assembled · condiments

Categories
Opposites
dietary restriction

bacon buttyfalafel wrap

Pita stuffed with fried chickpea balls

halal meal · kosher food · veggie burger

culinary sophistication

bacon buttyfoie gras

Fattened waterfowl liver

beef Wellington · lobster thermidor · tasting menu · haute cuisine · fine dining

sandwich complexity

bacon buttyBLT

Abbreviated sandwich name

club sandwich · po' boy · Reuben · Cuban sandwich · Philly cheesesteak

Family

bacon, bacons, butties

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G