{"id":130229,"date":"2023-09-13T22:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=130229"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:41:30","slug":"i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"I made my American husband a bacon sandwich &#8211; here&apos;s what he thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>British woman who lives in the US sparks UPROAR after revealing traditional bacon sandwich recipe she made for her husband &#8211; leaving Americans horrified<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caroline Parker, who now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, recently took to TikTok<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She\u00a0divulged the secrets to the popular dish &#8211; including not toasting the bread<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Others were left stunned by the process and did not hold back\u00a0in the comments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A British woman surprised her American husband by making a bacon sandwich the traditional &#8216;English&#8217; way &#8211; and says he was bowled over by the tasty treat. But her recipe for the perfect snack has left many others in the US in uproar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Parker, who now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, recently took to TikTok\u00a0to divulge the secrets to the popular dish.<\/p>\n<p>The mom-of-two revealed the ingredients that go into the perfect creation and also revealed that the key was not toasting the bread.<\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were left stunned by the process and did not hold back in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398251-12514805-The_mom_of_two_revealed_the_ingredients_that_go_into_the_perfect-m-78_1694630825228.jpg\" height=\"824\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Caroline Parker, who now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, recently took to TikTok to divulge the secrets to the popular dish\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398491-12514805-She_surprised_her_American_husband_by_making_a_bacon_sandwich_th-m-86_1694631169691.jpg\" height=\"598\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She surprised her American husband by making a bacon sandwich the traditional &#8216;English&#8217; way &#8211; before revealing that he loved it<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, which has so far been viewed more than 2.1 million times, Caroline can be seen standing in her kitchen as she speaks directly to camera.<\/p>\n<p>Holding a frozen loaf of bread and pack of bacon, she begins: &#8216;I am going to make my American husband an English bacon sandwich because I went to the Irish shop&#8230; don&#8217;t ask me how much I spent.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She defrosts the bread as she explains: &#8216;There&#8217;s a big difference between American and English bread &#8211; if you know, you know.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Caroline continues: &#8216;Compared to American bacon, you have to put a little bit of oil in the pan because it just has less fat.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Obviously with streaky bacon, you don&#8217;t need oil.\u00a0I made that mistake when I first moved here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I prefer my bacon like this but that is definitely just because I&#8217;m used to it. This is what we eat back home. I don&#8217;t know if my husband likes it like this but he&#8217;s going to have it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She lets the bacon cook away in a frying pan before turning her attention to making the perfect bready base.<\/p>\n<p>Caroline explains: &#8216;While that&#8217;s bubbling, let&#8217;s construct this. This it totally preference. For me, I like loads of butter and just a bit of ketchup.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398267-12514805-image-m-76_1694630738271.jpg\" height=\"497\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398255-12514805-image-m-74_1694630705781.jpg\" height=\"497\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The content creator states that the trick is not to toast the bread as she slathers on a thick layer of butter on one slice of bread before adding ketchup and bacon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/75398259-12514805-She_uploaded_the_clip_alongside_a_caption_that_read_Can_t_beat_a-a-32_1694639003840.jpg\" height=\"959\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She uploaded the clip alongside a caption that read: &#8216;Can&#8217;t beat a good ol&#8217; British bacon sarnie. My husband LOVED it&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The content creator then states that the trick is not to toast the bread as she slathers on a thick layer of butter on just one slice of bread.<\/p>\n<p>She says: &#8216;On the other side, I also buy my ketchup from the Irish shop because ketchup in the US has quite a lot of chemicals in it and I just try and keep them as low as possible for the kids.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Caroline then adds a dash of hot sauce to her husband&#8217;s sandwich before taking her bacon off the stove.<\/p>\n<p>She states: &#8216;As you can see, there is obviously fat coming off but if I had American streaky bacon this would be swimming if I added oil as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And then you just plate it up. I like to do three pieces of bacon per sandwich. It&#8217;s all preference really, some people add an egg.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cant beat a good ol british bacon sarnie. My husband LOVED it #britishfood #baconsandwich #quicklunch #pregnancycravings #momof2 #britabroad #britishintheusa #bostonmom <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398613-12514805-image-m-93_1694631280281.jpg\" height=\"109\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398607-12514805-image-m-94_1694631291361.jpg\" height=\"77\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398605-12514805-image-m-95_1694631305594.jpg\" height=\"78\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/22\/75398617-12514805-image-a-31_1694639003838.jpg\" height=\"85\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398599-12514805-image-m-99_1694631499148.jpg\" height=\"77\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398597-12514805-image-m-100_1694631504925.jpg\" height=\"77\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were not so sure about her methods as one wrote: &#8216;Why and we not addressing the butter and ketchup?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Caroline holds up the finished creation and concludes: &#8216;That&#8217;s it. And it&#8217;s pure deliciousness.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She uploaded the clip alongside a caption that read: &#8216;Can&#8217;t beat a good ol&#8217; British bacon sarnie. My husband LOVED it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But other social media users were not so sure about her methods as one wrote: &#8216;Why [are] we not addressing the butter and ketchup?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;Honestly, where to start with this&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And a third simply said: &#8216;[I] am confused.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-12514805\/British-woman-American-husband-English-bacon-sandwich.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British woman who lives in the US sparks UPROAR after revealing traditional bacon sandwich recipe she made for her husband&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>I made my American husband a bacon sandwich - here&amp;apos;s what he thought - bluemull<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I made my American husband a bacon sandwich - here&amp;apos;s what he thought - bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"British woman who lives in the US sparks UPROAR after revealing traditional bacon sandwich recipe she made for her husband&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"bluemull\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-13T22:41:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/19\/75398251-12514805-The_mom_of_two_revealed_the_ingredients_that_go_into_the_perfect-m-78_1694630825228.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/\",\"name\":\"I made my American husband a bacon sandwich - here&apos;s what he thought - bluemull\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-13T22:41:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-13T22:41:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/#\/schema\/person\/abc9aeefdadf991087d66599cfc40c8d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/i-made-my-american-husband-a-bacon-sandwich-heres-what-he-thought\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/category\/lifestyle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"I made my American husband a bacon sandwich &#8211; 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