A Canadian woman living in the UK has come under fire after expressing her distaste for some of our much-loved sandwich fillings.
Keyona, 29, originally from Montreal, moved to London last year and has been documenting her experiences as she adjusts to British life on social media.
In a recent TikTok video, uploaded to her account @overseaswithkey, Keyona explored the variety of pre-made sandwiches available at her local Tesco supermarket.
But she was left unimpressed by what she described as ‘strange’ and ‘weird’ flavour combinations.
The video, titled ‘England’s weirdest flavour combinations,’ has since garnered over 8,000 views and attracted comments from Brits eager to defend our classic sandwich fillings.
Under the clip, the content creator added, ‘Are these flavour combinations a bit off or is it just me?’ but did not elaborate further on why she dislikes the fillings mentioned.
Among the sandwiches that Keyona found unappealing was the tuna & egg Salad, with Tesco’s variation including sliced egg, tuna, spinach, tomato, cucumber, and a butter bean crush.
She also expressed confusion over the popular cheese & pickle sandwich, questioning why it didn’t include mayonnaise and finding the upgraded ‘Deli Style’ version – with gherkins, pickled slaw, and mustard mayo – even more perplexing.
Keyona was also baffled by the classic cheese & onion sandwich and the triple cheese option, exclaiming: ‘This is a lot of cheese.’
The smoked bacon & ketchup sandwich was another combination she found odd, but it was the prawn mayonnaise sandwich that she declared the ‘weirdest one’ of all, asking her viewers: ‘Prawn and mayonnaise – someone explain?!’
With over 8000 views on the video since its upload, dozens of Brits flocked to the comments to defend quintessentially British flavour combinations.
One person wrote: ‘Literally nothing strange about any of them. Tuna and egg like a nicoise and prawn mayo utterly delicious and totally normal.’
Another fumed, ‘Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it,’ as a third commented, ‘Perfectly normal, I don’t see anything irregular here.’
One Brit said: ‘Cheese & pickle is one of the most common combinations you can get. I think you may believe it’s pickled gherkins rather than sandwich pickle. Try it.’
Another wrote: ‘Cheese an onion is pretty common I grew up having it at home.’
A third hit back by – incorrectly – poking fun at American cuisine, writing: ‘This is coming from a country that puts cheese in a spray can? And marshmallows and sweet potatoes together in a pie? Pffft.’
However, one American viewer also joined in on defending British sarnies, writing: ‘As an American who has lived in the UK for 15 years, I can confirm that these flavours only seem weird for a minute before you realise they are [good].’
It comes after another American living in the UK sparked a transatlantic divide among foodies after criticising how Brits prepare a classic lunch and dinnertime staple.