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| A '''bacon, egg and cheese sandwich''' is a ] popular in the United States and Canada. The sandwich is typically made with ], ] (typically ] or ]), ] and bread, which may be buttered and toasted. Many similar sandwiches exist, substituting alternate meat products for the bacon or using different varieties of cheese or bread. The sandwich is often served as a breakfast item with ]. '''BEC''' is sometimes used as an ] for the sandwich,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+Sandwich| title = Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich — What does BEC stand for?| publisher = ]| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref> as is '''BE&C'''. | A '''bacon, egg and cheese sandwich''' is a ] popular in the United States and Canada. The sandwich is typically made with ], ] (typically ] or ]), ] and bread, which may be buttered and toasted. Many similar sandwiches exist, substituting alternate meat products for the bacon or using different varieties of cheese or bread. The sandwich is often served as a breakfast item with ]. '''BEC''' is sometimes used as an ] for the sandwich,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+Sandwich| title = Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich — What does BEC stand for?| publisher = ]| accessdate = 2009-06-04}}</ref> as is '''BE&C'''. | ||
| Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches are particularly popular in urban areas such as ]. Their popularity in such settings may be attributed to their ubiquitous availability from numerous ], ], and other small businesses, and the rapidity with which they can be produced. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/dining/dont-mess-with-my-breakfast-sandwich.html|title=Don’t Mess With My Bacon, Egg and Cheese|author=Pete Wells|website=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> In addition to their availability at the above locations, restaurants exist with menus themed around variations upon the dish. | Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches are particularly popular in urban areas such as ]. Their popularity in such settings may be attributed to their ubiquitous availability from numerous ], ], and other small businesses, and the rapidity with which they can be produced. <ref name="pete wells"><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/dining/dont-mess-with-my-breakfast-sandwich.html|title=Don’t Mess With My Bacon, Egg and Cheese|author=Pete Wells|website=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> In addition to their availability at the above locations, restaurants exist with menus themed around variations upon the dish. | ||
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| ] is sliced in half and shown in cross-section. The sandwich is wrapped in a layer of wax paper and another layer of aluminum foil.]] | ] is sliced in half and shown in cross-section. The sandwich is wrapped in a layer of wax paper and another layer of aluminum foil.]] | ||
| Many variations of the sandwich exist. Common choices for cheese include ], ], ], and ]. The bacon can be substituted with many other types of preserved or seasoned meat like ], ham, ] (Canadian bacon), or ]. Various types of ] can be used as the bread for the sandwich, such as a ], ] or ]. Tomato is sometimes used as an addition,<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Ruth |editor1-last=Berolzheimer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eoktyOUwM1oC&pg=PA186 |title=Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook |chapter=Baked Tomato Cheese Sandwiches |page=186 |edition=revised |publisher=Perigee |year=1988 |origyear=1976 |ISBN=978-0-399-51388-6}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2014}} and more robust versions include a ]. The dish can also be served as a ] or ].<ref name="Fat" /> The eggs are commonly ] or prepared as an ], but are occasionally ]. Either whole eggs or egg whites may be used. <ref |
Many variations of the sandwich exist. Common choices for cheese include ], ], ], and ]. The bacon can be substituted with many other types of preserved or seasoned meat like ], ham, ] (Canadian bacon), or ]. Various types of ] can be used as the bread for the sandwich, such as a ], ] or ]. Tomato is sometimes used as an addition,<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first=Ruth |editor1-last=Berolzheimer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eoktyOUwM1oC&pg=PA186 |title=Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook |chapter=Baked Tomato Cheese Sandwiches |page=186 |edition=revised |publisher=Perigee |year=1988 |origyear=1976 |ISBN=978-0-399-51388-6}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2014}} and more robust versions include a ]. The dish can also be served as a ] or ].<ref name="Fat" /> The eggs are commonly ] or prepared as an ], but are occasionally ]. Either whole eggs or egg whites may be used. <ref name="pete wells" /> | ||
| A typical sandwich with these ingredients has about 20 grams of fat and 350 calories.<ref name="Fat">{{cite book |first1=Karen J. |last1=Bellerson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rAHdKt6lq2QC&pg=PA297&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich |title=The complete & up-to-date fat book: reduce the fat in your diet with this guide to the fat, calories, and fat percentages in your food |pages=89, 297, 298 |edition=5th |publisher=Avery |year=2006 |ISBN=978-1-58333-247-4}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2014}}<ref>{{dead link|date=June 2014}} p. 544</ref> A version has been adapted to make a low carbohydrate meal.<ref>{{cite book| first1=Lucy |last1=Beale |first2=Sandy G. |last2=Couvillon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqwdio82aVcC&pg=PA34&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-carb Meals |chapter=Open-faced Canadian bacon sandwich |page=34 |publisher=Alpha Books |year=2004 |ISBN=978-1-59257-180-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Linda |last1=Gassenheimer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtBuMNGv-iEC&pg=PA66&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich&lr= |title=Prevention’s Fit and Fast Meals in Minutes: Over 175 Delicious, Healthy Recipes in 30 Minutes Or Less |chapter=Sunny-side Up Canadian Bacon and Cheese Toast |page=66 |publisher=Rodale |year=2006 |ISBN=978-1-59486-416-2}}</ref> In the United States, the bacon egg and cheese sandwich has also been modified into a prepackaged food product as a ] (170 calories and 7 grams of fat) and a ] (150 calories and 4.5 grams of fat).<ref name="Fat" /> | A typical sandwich with these ingredients has about 20 grams of fat and 350 calories.<ref name="Fat">{{cite book |first1=Karen J. |last1=Bellerson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rAHdKt6lq2QC&pg=PA297&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich |title=The complete & up-to-date fat book: reduce the fat in your diet with this guide to the fat, calories, and fat percentages in your food |pages=89, 297, 298 |edition=5th |publisher=Avery |year=2006 |ISBN=978-1-58333-247-4}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=June 2014}}<ref>{{dead link|date=June 2014}} p. 544</ref> A version has been adapted to make a low carbohydrate meal.<ref>{{cite book| first1=Lucy |last1=Beale |first2=Sandy G. |last2=Couvillon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqwdio82aVcC&pg=PA34&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich |title=The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-carb Meals |chapter=Open-faced Canadian bacon sandwich |page=34 |publisher=Alpha Books |year=2004 |ISBN=978-1-59257-180-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first1=Linda |last1=Gassenheimer |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YtBuMNGv-iEC&pg=PA66&dq=Bacon,+Egg+and+Cheese+sandwich&lr= |title=Prevention’s Fit and Fast Meals in Minutes: Over 175 Delicious, Healthy Recipes in 30 Minutes Or Less |chapter=Sunny-side Up Canadian Bacon and Cheese Toast |page=66 |publisher=Rodale |year=2006 |ISBN=978-1-59486-416-2}}</ref> In the United States, the bacon egg and cheese sandwich has also been modified into a prepackaged food product as a ] (170 calories and 7 grams of fat) and a ] (150 calories and 4.5 grams of fat).<ref name="Fat" /> | ||
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| Type | Breakfast sandwich |
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| Main ingredients | Bread, bacon, eggs (fried or scrambled), cheese |
A bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is a breakfast sandwich popular in the United States and Canada. The sandwich is typically made with bacon, eggs (typically fried or scrambled), cheese and bread, which may be buttered and toasted. Many similar sandwiches exist, substituting alternate meat products for the bacon or using different varieties of cheese or bread. The sandwich is often served as a breakfast item with coffee. BEC is sometimes used as an acronym for the sandwich, as is BE&C.
Bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches are particularly popular in urban areas such as New York City. Their popularity in such settings may be attributed to their ubiquitous availability from numerous convenience stores, food trucks, and other small businesses, and the rapidity with which they can be produced. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In addition to their availability at the above locations, restaurants exist with menus themed around variations upon the dish.
Variations
Many variations of the sandwich exist. Common choices for cheese include American, cheddar, provolone, and Swiss. The bacon can be substituted with many other types of preserved or seasoned meat like breakfast sausage, ham, back bacon (Canadian bacon), or pork roll. Various types of bread roll can be used as the bread for the sandwich, such as a croissant, bagel or kaiser roll. Tomato is sometimes used as an addition, and more robust versions include a hash brown. The dish can also be served as a burrito or taco. The eggs are commonly scrambled or prepared as an omelette, but are occasionally fried. Either whole eggs or egg whites may be used.
A typical sandwich with these ingredients has about 20 grams of fat and 350 calories. A version has been adapted to make a low carbohydrate meal. In the United States, the bacon egg and cheese sandwich has also been modified into a prepackaged food product as a Hot Pocket (170 calories and 7 grams of fat) and a Lean Pocket (150 calories and 4.5 grams of fat).
In the United States, Sonic Drive-In offers a bacon egg and cheese "toaster". Arby's offers a "Sourdough Bacon, Egg & Swiss" with 500 calories and 29 grams of fat. Burger King serves up a "Croissan'wich with Bacon, Egg & Cheese" (360 calories and 22 grams of fat) as well as a "Double Croissan'wich with Sausage, Bacon, Egg & Cheese" (610 calories and 46 grams of fat). In New Zealand and some parts of Australia a "Massive McMuffin" is offered with ketchup, bacon, egg, American cheese and two sausage patties. For a time, Burger King offered an "Enormous Omelet Sandwich" with two egg patties, two strips of bacon, two slices of cheese and a sausage patty.
See also
References
- "Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich — What does BEC stand for?". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- "BEC Menu". https://www.becnyc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - Berolzheimer, Ruth, ed. (1988) . "Baked Tomato Cheese Sandwiches". Culinary Arts Institute Encyclopedic Cookbook (revised ed.). Perigee. p. 186. ISBN 978-0-399-51388-6.
- ^ Bellerson, Karen J. (2006). The complete & up-to-date fat book: reduce the fat in your diet with this guide to the fat, calories, and fat percentages in your food (5th ed.). Avery. pp. 89, 297, 298. ISBN 978-1-58333-247-4.
- Cite error: The named reference
pete wellswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - A Complete Guide to Healthful Living p. 544
- Beale, Lucy; Couvillon, Sandy G. (2004). "Open-faced Canadian bacon sandwich". The Complete Idiot's Guide to Low-carb Meals. Alpha Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-59257-180-2.
- Gassenheimer, Linda (2006). "Sunny-side Up Canadian Bacon and Cheese Toast". Prevention’s Fit and Fast Meals in Minutes: Over 175 Delicious, Healthy Recipes in 30 Minutes Or Less. Rodale. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-59486-416-2.
- Greenwood-Robinson, Maggie. The Essential Net Carb Counter. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-4165-0319-4.
- ^ Helm, Janet Breakfast on the run: slim pickin’s among fast-food options April 1, 2005 Environmental Nutrition
