Survey: What is your favor condiment for toast?

[Chemicalkinetics]

So what do you like to put on your toast?

Butter? Almond butter? Jam and jelly? Powder sugar? Maple syrup? Salmon roe?

Thanks.

[BuildingMyBento]

Kaya jam from Singapore. It's a coconut spread, often placed on toast, with lots of butter. I'd like it every day, and "unfortunately," it IS sold in NYC, in various pan-Asian markets.

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[bumblecat]

What about the last of the tomato paste, scraped from the can, a sprinkling of salt, and a lovely dusting of McCormick's chipotle powder?

[Paprikaboy]

I have a new favourite.
I'd tried it before but not all the components were exactly right and it's surprising how much of a difference it makes.

Bread must be sourdough, the butter must be salted, unsalted will not do. Finally Lyles golden syrup spread on top.

[tcamp]

Always savory:

Butter and marmite
Butter and grated sap sago cheese
Mashed avocado w/ salt and habanero hot sauce
Liverwurst
Butter and sliced hard-boiled egg (w/ S&P)
Peanut butter, no jelly

[cathodetube]

I am with you on the butter and marmite, and the avo, hard boiled egg and peanut butter; never had liverwurst on toast, and what is sap sago cheese?

[tcamp]

http://www.cheese.com/sap-sago/

[cathodetube]

I do like both tuna salad and egg salad sandwiches on toasted bread - something to do with being served them in restaurants when growing up, with cocktail sticks to hold them together, I think. Do diners etc. still serve them like that?

[EWSflash]

Creamed chipped beef. Sorry, but it's most definitely the best topping in my book when it's done well, and quite frankly, I've never had it done too badly.

[grampart]

I'm down with "sos" too, but I'm not sure what you mean by "too badly". Ever had it in a chow hall?

[Chemicalkinetics]

SOS? Is that what it is called?

[grampart]

$hit on a shingle in GI-speak.

[Boatman]

A good amount of butter, then on top of that, a faint layer of peanut butter. Trust me.

[grampart]

Lately, I've been hooked on this Biscoff Crunchy spread. The smooth is pretty darned good, too.

[John E.]

While I don't eat a lot of toast, I did recently make bacon jam for the first time and that is certainly a great condiment for toast.

[ohmyyum]

For breakfast, good butter-- kerrygold, lurpak, beurre d'isigny, whatever, but high butterfat is essential. If I'm in the mood for sweet, then with the addition of some raspberry preserves or marmalade.

For a mid-day snack, I concur with the 'avocado' folks. Except mine must also have a sprinkle of sea salt and a drizzle of honey!

And cheese toast is a different animal entirely.

[MonMauler]

Contrary to my previous response, I buttered my toast yesterday, and it was delicious. I may do the same today.

[Bidnezz]

It does depend on what kind of bread.... but it would be either plain butter, just apple butter, or peanut butter.

[twyst]

Foie Gras Torchon :devil:

[Dagney]

well, yeah. of course. (as I weep...I live in California....sigh...)

[Dagney]

Butter, evenly spread over well toasted bread.

[cathodetube]

Butter and Marmite - can also add broiled small tomatoes on top.

Butter in general, we have some fantastic butter here in the UK, inc. different types of French fleur de sel

Butter and different types of marmalade - lemon and lime and seville are faves

Smoked mackerel pate

Butter, then sliced cheese, not melted, on top, like Cheddar, Gouda, Edam or Havarti

I like different nut butters, but prefer peanut butter on untoasted bread

[sherrib]

Feta, fresh tarragon (or mint) and thin slices of tomato.

[AngelaID]

Avocado

[trvlcrzy]

Fruity extra virgin olive oil and salt.

[latindancer]

Raisin toast with 2 poached eggs & a side of jalepeno jam.

[emu48]

Crunchy peanut butter and hot Indian or Pakistani lime pickle.

[plasticanimal]

Yes!

[CanadaGirl]

Oohh! That sounds fantastic!

[makeit_alice]

PB&J + cottage cheese on top. Try it!

[mamachef]

The best butter I can find, unsalted, w/ a sprinkle of nice crunchy salt.And lately, mashed avocado, more salt, sometimes lime.

[jeanmarieok]

Whole grain bread, mashed avocado with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes.

Whole grain bread with unsalted good butter and homemade blackberry jam.

[gnomatic]

Butter + condensed milk. Or butter + an over easy egg.

[John E.]

i almost never eat toast anymore, but when I did it always had butter, sometimes jam, peanut butter & honey, or sometimes Cheez Whiz, but not all on the same piece of toast.

[globocity]

Butter with cinnamon

[plasticanimal]

Lately, I've been into burning cheese on toast. Mozzarella and Swiss burn nicely.

[HillJ]

Today, on toasted homemade banana whole wheat bread I smeared with thick vanilla Greek yogurt and loved it!

[rmarisco]

brie

[Paprikaboy]

Gorgonzola and honey.

Interesting toast topping article on the Guardian website a while back.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyl...

[Booklegger451]

Roasted bone marrow... Mmmmmm.

[dave_c]

A big fat pat of butter.

[GH1618]

Just butter (unsalted).

[GH1618]

Addendum: Sometimes, anchovy mashed into soft butter.

[Kholvaitar]

Zuckerruben Sirup (Sugar Beet Syrup) is good on toast.

It can also be used for sweetening sauces, desserts and as a baking ingredient.

[linguafood]

OMG, my mom was crazy for that stuff. I can't stomach it. Something something Goldsaft or such.

[seamunky]

Kerrygold salted butter + kosher salt. yum!

runny egg yolk + Maggi seasoning

mayonnaise + liver pate + Maggi seasoning

[Kholvaitar]

Maggi is an excellent but underutilized seasoning.

I'll have to try it with a little mayo on my Braunschweiger and toasted Bauernbrot.

[hyacinthgirl]

I like them dry, with scrambled eggs on top.

But if you're only talking condiment, butter and a tiny bit of blueberry preserves or guava jelly.

Also not a condiment, but with sliced tomato, drizzled olive oil and a pinch of salt.

[meatnveg]

Marmalade
Nutella
and Egg yolks!

[lolabrw]

Butter & lemon curd - such a treat to me!

Or, cream cheese and orange/apricot preserves

[jrvedivici]

First I should point out I don't like toast! I'm an english muffin kind of guy! Second....I never really considered butter a condiment...but for purposes of this discussion that's my choice!

[Chemicalkinetics]

:) Yeah, I like butter on my English muffin too.

[jrvedivici]

You know what they say about brilliant minds and palates don't you??? They like English Muffins!!

[hazelhurst]

If not butter then Gentleman's Relish

[Delucacheesemonger]

Still have two of the pottery containers of Gentleman's Relish l use as shaving soap holders.

[Bacardi1]

What does "Gentleman's Relish" taste like? I've been curious about it ever since I saw it used in a "Two Fat Ladies" episode. I got the impression that it was primarily based on anchovies.

[hazelhurst]

It is heavily anchovy and quite salty.

[Bacardi1]

Thanks! Sounds right up my alley. :)

[Uncle Bob]

A couple of all time favorites....

Homemade pear preserves.....
Homemade Strawberry figs........

Day in and day out...

Wild plum and wild blackberry jelly.......

[E Eto]

Echire butter, in an ideal world.
My usual is goldenrod honey.
Recently, I've had a lot of extra kinako (sweetened soy powder, usually served with mochi or glutenous rice balls), so I sprinkle it over buttered toast. It's a great combination.

[bronwen]

Butter and Rose's Lime Marmalade is fantastic on toast!!

[bronwen]

Butter and Marmite or
Butter and peanut butter or
Unsalted butter and raspberry jam

[John Francis]

Marmalade. No butter.

[mudcat]

Butter.

[deputygeorgie]

Butter AND grape jam. Toast is my favorite food, which I personally think is really weird. I just love it.

[nats79]

butter and marmite

[Veggo]

I like toast points for smoked fish spread - usually with mullet or amberjack.

[Harters]

Marmalade - a nice sharp one.

A guy at the local farmers market sells a great lemon/lime/grapefruit one. And his Seville orange in none too shabby either.

Or for a savoury topping - fried mushrooms.

[JungMann]

Cheese. I suppose really I'm making open faced sandwiches here, but I can hardly resist the opportunity to melt cheese onto something warm and crunchy.

[justalex]

Salted butter, Penzey's vanilla sugar and Vietnamese cinnamon. My son loves to add a little cocoa powder to the mix.

[rasputina]

butter and guava jam
or orange marmalade

[Vidute]

unsalted butter with a light sprinkling of salt
bacon grease with a dusting of black pepper

[mexivilla]

Lots of the above but also Cheez Whiz with Jalapeno.

[Kashmirgirl]

Butter and Grape Jelly or simply apple butter

[Emmmily]

Garlic/chive cream cheese, apple butter, a sprinkle of salt, and some caraway seeds (if it's not already seeded rye).

[monavano]

As a kid, I snacked on toast with margarine (we never had real butter $$), sugar and cinnamon. Likewise, waffles were slathered with margarine and crop dusted with powdered sugar.

[JenJeninCT]

Generous butter with or without addition of:

a generous coating of cinnamon sugar, then put under the broiler

or, a friend's homemade jellies or preserves- my current fave is a muscadine jelly.

Runny egg yolk

No butter:
Local raw honey that comes with a nice chunk of comb that I smoosh into the bread with the honey, sometimes with the addition of peanut butter.

Sharp cheddar cheese, sometimes with bacon, again, put under broiler

[plasticanimal]

Peanut butter and hot peppers.

Or cheddar and hot sauce.

[Delucacheesemonger]

Miche-DiBruno's Gorgonzola spread
English Muffin-Unsalted butter and grated pecorino romano
Bagel-cream cheese, tomatoes, lox, onions
White bread-Yuzu marmalade, Hero's Blackberry preserves

[Jay F]

Butter, then jam or honey. Cinnamon sugar is good, too, but I like using brown sugar more than white, which means putting it together at the last minute.

I could be such a toast addict, I have never owned a toaster.

[Chemicalkinetics]

<I could be such a toast addict, I have never owned a toaster.>

So do you use a toaster oven?

[Jay F]

Nope. No toast. No toaster. No toaster oven.

[Chemicalkinetics]

Wait, but you said that you are a toast addict. So how to do fix your addiction? :) Also you said about cinnamon sugar too. Does it mean you no longer eat toast and that the cinnamon sugar thing is the thing of the past? Thanks.

[Jay F]

It's when I visit others that I eat toast. Then I let myself go. It's otherwise part of my past.

[Bacardi1]

Although I did just buy a toaster, for years now I've simply been making toast in my regular oven under the broiler.

[Jay F]

Thanks, but I don't _want_ to make toast at home.

[Bacardi1]

Depends on the toast.

For rye - butter only.

For white, whole grain, or wheat - butter alone, or butter with good preserves or honey. (Sometimes I'll have whole-wheat toast with plain cottage cheese on top for a quick breakfast.)

For Raisin or Cinnamon-Raisin - cream cheese.

[Blush]

My fave is Peanut butter and honey (preferably creamed honey, not runny honey).

Other toppings I eat:
Peanut butter and cherry jam
Peanut butter and strawberry or raspberry jam
Butter and cinnamon sugar
Cottage cheese and garlic salt

[goodhealthgourmet]

Your last one reminded me - Friendship Whipped Cottage Cheese is wonderful on whole wheat toast.

[jpc8015]

Butter

[tim irvine]

Depends what kind of toast...
Whole wheat with walnuts and molasses...orange marmalade and butter
Home made white sweetened with honey... Butter and spiced gooseberry preserves
Rye... Butter and apricot almond marmalade
English muffin...Rose's lime marmalade, lemon curd, or cherry preserves...and, of course, butter
Store bought white...margarine.

[cathodetube]

Have you tried the Rose's lemon and lime marmalade? Other brands using this mix are available here in the UK.

[goodhealthgourmet]

Rose's Marmalade isn't too common in the US. Stonewall Kitchen and Tiptree are pretty readily available in NY & California, but I've always been offended by the unreasonably high price of Stonewall Kitchen products so I don't buy them. Tiptree is lovely - I'm particularly fond of the grapefruit marmalade.

[cathodetube]

Isn't Stonewall made in the USA?

[goodhealthgourmet]

It is, which is why it's easy to find here. I didn't mean to imply that it was a British product, just that it's one of the decent marmalades that are readily available in the U.S.

[cathodetube]

Maybe try going to an Aldi, or a Lidl if you have them where you are. Some of their jams and marmalades are good, but not sure if they would have the same stock there as here. I also like some of the Italian citrus marmalades I have found here.

[cathodetube]

I just had a look on amazon.com and there is a fair selection of Rose's marmalades available.

[goodhealthgourmet]

Oh, I know. I was talking about availability in stores. But thanks :)

[HillJ]

honey (but goat cheese & honey even more).

[Njchicaa]

Kerrygold Irish Butter

[mwhitmore]

I like Kerrygold Herb Butter. And I'm sorry if my previous post offended anyone.

[alliebear]

I love cinnamon raisin toast with cream cheese (or any cheese). Delicious. Otherwise I really love butter and jam on toast.

[alliegator]

Salted butter and honey. Unless it's rye bread, just butter for that.

[Clams047]

My preference - exactly.

[ohmyyum]

Mmm. I love whipped cream cheese on rye. Reminds me of a pumpernickel bagel. I can't get good bagels here in NC and I miss them. I can't really get good rye either. :(

[Jpan99]

Butter and my homemade jam, any flavor
Peanut butter (especially on cinnamon bread)
Nutella

[jmcarthur8]

Peanut butter and honey on top of butter
or
Homemade strawberry jam on top of butter
or
Cinnamon sugar on top of butter
or
Orange marmalade on top of butter
or
Scrambled eggs

[chefathome]

Disregard what else I said. My all-time favourite is Welsh Rarebit - cream, beaten egg, lots of good aged Cheddar, Worcestershire - and broiled until gooey (bread pre-toasted). Guiness is also traditional but I cannot have gluten. So, I sneak in a touch of non-traditional bacon jam. This makes my heart sing!

[Chemicalkinetics]

<Guiness is also traditional but I cannot have gluten>

? you soak your toast in beer?

[chefathome]

A bit of Guiness goes into the cream/egg et. al. blend and all is melted over toast. Wish I could have it..sigh...oh, well. Great with the bacon jam! :)

[Chemicalkinetics]

Oh I see. thanks. I thought those are two separate methods.

[chefathome]

No, just one method. I highly recommend trying it - it is incredibly addictive. More Worcestershire can be drizzled over all at the end as well.

[tamagoji]

+1 on the Avocado. Half avocado, sliced, with a sprinkle of salt = yum.

Another fave is slices of mature cheddar.

Savory over sweet for me!

[chefathome]

Thought of another. Morello cherry preserves from the Mediterranean. Heavenly.

Ooooh...and wild sage pinenut honey...

[foodieX2]

peanut or almond butter

[ipsedixit]

I prefer my toast au naturale.

Barring that, egg yolks from a fried egg.

[MonMauler]

I agree totally with this sentiment. My toast is naked or dipped in runny egg yolks.

[Tripeler]

I totally agree. However, if there is no egg yolk, then a little butter on the toast.

[lisavf]

Peanut butter, of course!

[Chemicalkinetics]

Ok, I should respond to this post as well. I love many different condiments for toasts. Nutella, black currant jam, almond butter...etc. However, I was thinking hard about this question, and I think I can get bored of certain condiments after awhile. For example, I was using almond butter, and I loved it, but after awhile, it just seems old.

At the end, I think "Salted butter" is probably the one condiment which I love and can never get bored of.

Thanks for all your interesting responses thus far.

[linguafood]

Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise.

[Chemicalkinetics]

That is a full blown BLT sandwich :) By the way, when I was in California, I have only seen BLTA (A= avacado), and I have never seen the word BLT until I moved out of California -- true story.

[laliz]

we call it BLAT

[ohmyyum]

The only way I will eat a BLT is if it is a BLAT! So good, the avocado perfectly compliments the saltiness/smokiness of the bacon.

[liza219]

+1...butter never gets "old". When I was a kid...homemade bread, slightly toasted, a shmear of lard, paprika and a dash of salt.

[liza219]

+1.....butter never gets "old".

[Patrincia]

salted butter with a schmear of tiptree strawberry preserves

[brucesw]

At home, pretty much regardless of the kind of bread, butter. I am seldom served toast away from home so that would probably be the choice, too, unless there's some really good preserves or jam.

At a Polish restaurant here, smalec!

If the toast is to be used to sop up runny yolks or something else, then nothing.

If I'm going to use a preserve at home of any sort, it would be home-made; first choice, fig preserves, piled on just a few bites.

[greygarious]

Butter or cream cheese, plus Stonewall Farms Roasted Garlic and Onion Jam, especially if the toast is a multigrain English muffin.

[pikawicca]

Avocado.

[ohmyyum]

And honey. Nom.

[INDIANRIVERFL]

Nutella.

[chefathome]

Assuming this excludes crostini, I would say it depends on the bread. If the bread is white and thick, it would be my homemade strawberry balsamic jam or drizzled with oil and sprinkled with fleur de sel. If thin and grainy, butter and homemade nut butters.

[iluvcookies]

Butter and strawberry jam. Yum :)

[vttp926]

I almost never eat toast at home but when I go out and it comes with the breakfast I order, I am hoping for strawberry or apple jelly. Usually no butter.

[vegiefudie]

Roasted Almond Butter from Costco and Honey

[Chemicalkinetics]

What is so special about Costco? Is its almond butter that much better?

[goodhealthgourmet]

The price is what's special: $6.49 for a 26-oz jar of Maranatha. Most stores charge $7 or $8 for a small 12-oz jar. But I'm actually not crazy about it anymore - it's really runny, and I stopped buying it after they switched from glass jars to plastic. Now I stick with Trader Joe's in the glass jar, and at $5.99 for 16 oz it's still a better deal than most stores (Whole Foods 365 brand is the same price, but I don't like theirs as much).

Back on topic, I don't eat bread anymore. But I used to LOVE toast, and my favorite toppings were:
- butter
- butter & cinnamon sugar
- apricot or sour cherry preserves
- PB or almond butter (honey & cinnamon optional)
- butter and melted muenster

[CanadaGirl]

Butter, sugar and cinnamon. For obvious reasons, it's not how I actually eat it most of the time!

[brucesw]

A favorite childhood treat that I haven't had in decades. How do you make it?

My Mother would make a spread of butter, sugar and cinnamon, maybe some brown sugar? I'm not sure, spread it on thick and broil it under the stove-top broiler on her Chambers range until the topping was browned and bubbly. They you let it cool down and set a bit before eating. We didn't even own a toaster so 'toast' was always broiled, anyway.

Probably at least 300-400 calories per slice.

[mpjmph]

That's my go-to breakfast when I visit my parents. I spread soft butter on thick slices of white bread, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, then toast. I rarely have white bread at home, but my parents do, so I have built in moderation.

[CanadaGirl]

That's backwards from our method. I toast the bread, slather with butter and then top with lots cinnamon sugar (50/50 ratio). Any extra cinnamon sugar gets tapped off. The result is a crunchy bit of toast with a pretty thick layer of spicy and sugary goodness on top. Delicious, but oh so decadent.

I must say, though, the idea of broiling after adding the cinnamon sugar is intriguing...,

[KaimukiMan]

sweet memoires, thats how we did it too. so good. especially on a cold morning with a cup of hot cocoa.

for toast now: sometimes peanut butter, most of the time just jelly or jam, if i'm being decadent i LOVE butter, but usually omit it. :-(

[cathodetube]

When at camp in northern Wisconsin as a kid, we were always given oatmeal and cinnamon toast for breakfast. I put brown sugar or maple syrup on the oatmeal, and then eat the cinnamon toast - now for nostalgic reasons, repeat at home.

[shaebones]

my own homemade nut butter and apricot jam

[FoodPopulist]

Vegemite

[mugen]

No butter? HERETIC