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re: Why do New Yorkers think a Bacon Egg and Cheese sandwich is some specifically NYC thing?
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:26 pm to SDVTiger
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:26 pm to SDVTiger
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Because they have the best bagels and BECs are amazing on those bagels
Biscuits are FAR superior to Bagels.
Bacon, Egg and Cheese biscuit beats BEC on a bagel or a kaiser or whatever every single time.
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Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:27 pm to _Hurricane_
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“Bodega” culture, which is itself trying to make average convenience stores “special”
That always mystified me
They're not like country stores in the south that have great BBQ
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:33 pm to Boondock Saint
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The fascination with the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich (BEC) as a symbol of New York City isn’t just about the ingredients—it’s about the culture, the execution, and the context. Let’s break down the truth in the statements:
“You can get a bacon egg and cheese sandwich at almost any random gas station or breakfast restaurant in the country.”
True. BECs are common across the U.S. and aren’t unique in their basic concept. You’ll find them everywhere, from greasy diners to chain restaurants. However, the New York City BEC isn’t about novelty; it’s about execution, speed, and consistency in a fast-paced environment. The deli culture in NYC is distinct: these sandwiches are quick, cheap, and often perfectly balanced in flavor.
“These frickers act like everything about that city is ‘special,’ even the most basic breakfast sandwich.”
Semi-true. NYC pride can be over the top, but there’s some merit to it here. The city’s BEC isn’t just a breakfast sandwich; it’s an icon of working-class culture. The experience of grabbing a BEC from a corner bodega, often made fresh on a grill with minimal fuss, embodies the essence of NYC’s no-nonsense, on-the-go lifestyle. Locals romanticize it because it’s tied to the rhythm of their daily lives.
“Is there any truth to the hype about NYC BECs being special?”
Yes, to an extent. While you can technically find a bacon, egg, and cheese anywhere, the NYC version is celebrated for the bodega factor. It’s not fancy—it’s street food perfection. It’s about the fresh Kaiser roll, the griddled bacon and eggs, the melted cheese, and the slapdash efficiency that comes with it. There’s also a communal feeling of ordering one in a crowded, bustling deli, which adds to the charm.
So while the sandwich itself isn’t unique, the context of enjoying a BEC in NYC is what makes it feel "special" to the locals—and to anyone who’s adopted it as part of their New York experience. It's as much about the vibe as it is about the food.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:35 pm to Pettifogger
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It sounds like something written by a girl from Ohio who worked for an NYC marketing firm for two years and now waxes poetic about all things New York to the residents of wherever she fled NYC for.
A subplot from the show Girls
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:36 pm to ShoeBang
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It’s almost like people who live in places with unique cultures are proud of it or something.
But "BEC" is not unique to NYC. I think that's literally the point of OP.
NY pizza? Bagels? Chinese food? Regular deli food? Fine.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:36 pm to _Hurricane_
For the same reason they think coffee is a NYC thing; New Yorkers are the most inward looking bubble people on Earth. They think everything revolves around New York.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:40 pm to MemphisGuy
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Biscuits are FAR superior to Bagels.
If you are forgy maybe
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 12/3/24 at 4:50 pm to _Hurricane_
I’ve spent many, many nights in NYC. I’ve never heard of a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich as being a peculiarly New York thing.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 5:02 pm to _Hurricane_
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You can get a bacon egg and cheese sandwich at almost any random gas station or breakfast restaurant in the country.
They're pretty basic here really and mainly breakfast for working guys.
The one good thing is that the kaiser rolls they use are freshly baked and delivered every morning. This makes them a lot better than 90% of the ones a random place around the country would make.
If any New Yorkers complain about them elsewhere is probably like when someone used to Louisiana Po-Boys gets one somewhere else that they make on a packaged Hogie Roll.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 5:07 pm to _Hurricane_
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Apparently it’s the sandwich of the city or something. I’ve read many times online about how they “have to get a BEC when they get home from being away from the city.”
What gives? You can get a bacon egg and cheese sandwich at almost any random gas station or breakfast restaurant in the country. These frickers act like everything about that city is “special” even the most basic breakfast sandwich.
The breakfast sandwich concept isn't anything unique to New York. Internet research states that the breakfast sandwich started in England during the Industrial revolution as a quick filling breakfast factory workers could pick up from street vendors. It made it's way over here.
New Yorkers can claim theirs is the proper rendition of the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich, but that's an eye of the beholder thing much like we Southerners prefer a bacon, egg, and cheese on grandma's cathead biscuit. Texans, who are equally proud of where they come from as NY'ers, might prefer it inside a kolac (Czech roll; erroneously called a kolache instead of klobasnek) or in a tortilla.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 5:09 pm to SlowFlowPro
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But "BEC" is not unique to NYC. I think that's literally the point of OP.
I guess you didn’t read my post. You know, that thing you accuse everyone of all the time? It was in reply to someone saying NYC people can’t wait to tell you they are from NYC, and some numb nuts chimed in about Louisiana and Texas people doing the same thing. Then here you come trying to do your SFP thing and jerk off to yourself and how smart you think you are.
This post was edited on 12/3/24 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 12/3/24 at 5:15 pm to Boondock Saint
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The fascination with…
So if I mess with one of you, do I mess with all of you?
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:12 pm to bad93ex
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Yankees in the south.
Oh good, more gibberish. I was, unfortunately, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, went to high school here, graduated from LSU. I don’t know in what fricking universe I’m a Yankee.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:26 pm to LSUinMA
“New York is an absolute shithole. I wouldn’t live there if it were the last place on Earth.”
- Mike, 53, Erwinville
- Mike, 53, Erwinville
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:35 pm to _Hurricane_
What really pisses me off is when people act like coffee is not a Mississippi thing. Clearly Mississippi is the Mecca of coffee.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:47 pm to Boondock Saint
Ok thank you very much Google AI for the explanation
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:49 pm to turnpiketiger
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New Yorkers remind me a lot of Texans. Both will go out of their way to let you know how everything sucks here and back in NYC/Texas it’s better.
Super prideful of their homeland. Yet they left.
I wanna volunteer Ohio into this mix as well.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:49 pm to JerryTheKingBawler
S alter detected
Posted on 12/3/24 at 6:51 pm to Shamoan
I’ve lived in NY roughly 50% of the time the past 3 years. I will say that a “whole wheat everything bagel” with BEC (toasted dark) is something I do look forward to eating. But, when on the coast, I get my BEC biscuit from a gas station.
Gas station BEC is preferred.
Gas station BEC is preferred.
Posted on 12/3/24 at 7:02 pm to Stealth Matrix
Omg I just read through all of the replies just to see if somebody had said this yet. Thank you.
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