A Canadian woman living in the UK has come under fire after expressing her distaste for some of our beloved sandwich spreads.
Keyona, 29, originally from Montreal, moved to London last year and documents her experiences adjusting to British life on social media.
In a recent TikTok video uploaded to her account @overseaswithkey, Keyona explored the variety of ready-made sandwiches available at her local Tesco supermarket.
But she was not impressed by what she described as “strange” and “weird” flavor combinations.
The videoentitled ‘Britain’s Weirdest Flavour Combinations’ has now been viewed over 8,000 times and has prompted comments from Brits keen to defend our classic sandwich fillings.
Keyona, 29, originally from Montreal, Canada, moved to London last year and documents her experiences adjusting to British life on social media
Keyona is unimpressed with what she described as ‘weird’ and ‘weird’ sandwich flavour combinations in the UK, including bacon and ketchup (pictured)
Under the clip, the content creator added: “Are these flavor combinations a bit strange or is it just me?” However, she did not provide further explanation as to why she does not like the fillings mentioned.
One of the sandwiches Keyona didn’t like was the tuna and egg salad, with Tesco’s version having sliced egg, tuna, spinach, tomato, cucumber and a layer of butter beans.
She was also confused by the popular cheese and pickle sandwich, wondering why it didn’t have mayonnaise. She was even more puzzled by the improved “Deli Style” version, with pickles, pickled coleslaw and mustard mayonnaise.
Keyona was also stunned by the classic cheese and onion sandwich and the triple cheese option, exclaiming, “That’s a lot of cheese.”
The smoked bacon and ketchup sandwich was another combination she found odd, but the shrimp and mayonnaise sandwich was the “weirdest” of them all, she said. She asked her viewers: “Shrimp and mayonnaise – can someone explain that?!”
Since the video was uploaded, it has been viewed over 8,000 times, with dozens of Brits taking to the comments to defend the quintessentially British flavour combinations.
Someone wrote: ‘There is literally nothing strange about any of them. Tuna and egg as a niçoise and shrimp mayonnaise, completely delicious and completely normal.’
Another responded angrily: ‘Try it yourself before you condemn it,’ while a third commented: ‘Perfectly normal, I don’t see anything strange here.’
Keyona expressed her confusion over the popular cheese and pickle sandwich, wondering why it didn’t have mayonnaise in it
Yet it was the shrimp mayonnaise sandwich that she called the “weirdest” of them all, asking her viewers: “Shrimp and mayonnaise – can someone explain that?!”
With over 8,000 views on the video since it was uploaded, dozens of Brits took to the comments to defend the quintessentially British flavour combinations
A Brit said: ‘Cheese & pickle is one of the most common combinations you can get. I bet you think it’s pickles instead of sandwich pickles. Try it.’
Another wrote: ‘Cheese and onion is quite common. I grew up eating it at home.’
A third blow back by – unfairly – mocking American cuisine, writing: ‘This comes from a country where they put cheese in a can? And marshmallows and sweet potatoes together in a pie? Pffft.’
But an American viewer also joined in the defense of British sandwiches, writing: ‘As an American who has lived in the UK for 15 years, I can attest that these flavors seem strange for just a minute before you realize they are [good].
This came after another American living in the UK caused a transatlantic divide among foodies by criticising the way Brits prepare classic lunch and dinner.