Beans on toast

 
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Beans, beans good for your heart. People in the UK eat over 90% of the world's tinned baked beans. Watch this video about baked beans and try the exercises.

Preparation

We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you watch . Then watch the video and do the two tasks to check your understanding. You can read the transcript at any stage if you want. Finally, have a look at the recipe and make beans on toast yourself!

Exercise

Task

Answer the following questions about the video

Exercise

Task 2

Complete the popular rhyme spoken by Dom at the beginning of the video by typing the missing words into the gaps.

Exercise

Task 3

Beans on Toast (serves one)

Preparation time: seconds

Cooking Time: 5-8 minutes

Two slices of bread (any type)

Small can baked beans in tomato sauce

  • Put the bread in the toaster or under the grill.
  • Open can of beans and empty into a pan.
  • Heat on low temperature for about 5-8 minutes, stirring regularly.
  • Butter toast and put slices on plate.
  • Pour beans on top of toast. Season to taste - lots of pepper is good.

Spice it up

Spread hummus on the toast before you put the beans on.

Add some grated cheese and jalapeno peppers - the cheese melts and makes it gooey while the peppers give it a bit of a kick.

Add half a teaspoon of curry powder to the beans.

Stir in some Marmite during the heating phase - giving the beans an oomph. About half a teaspoon per full-size can of beans should do the trick. Or add some Worcestershire sauce, though the effect is not so pronounced.

Best for eating

On a tray in front of the telly watching your favourite television programme with a mug of tea.

Ideal time of year

Anytime - all year.

Cultural Note

People in the UK eat over 90% of the world's tinned baked beans. Luckily beans on toast provides a well-rounded, healthy, vegetarian meal - especially if you choose brown bread and beans in low sugar or low salt sauces.

Words from the Recipe

season to taste (exp.) - add salt and pepper to a dish to improve the flavour

hummus (n.) - a Middle Eastern dish made from chick peas and spices

jalapeno peppers (n.) - a small green chilli

gooey (adj.) - soft and sticky

give something a bit of a kick (exp.) - to make something spicy or strong tasting

Marmite (n.) - a spread made from yeast extract, usually eaten on toast, popular in the UK

give something an oomph (exp.) - to give something some extra taste

Worcestershire sauce (n.) - a spicy dark brown sauce used as a flavouring

telly (n.) - a slang word for television

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Berlin's picture

I never eat beans on toast; but in the south of France we cook beans with duck and sausages. It is a traditional meal "le cassoulet".
To be easily digestible, beans must be first boiled and then cooked.

dejavubmt's picture

i can't see video
plz help me

Z.O.Y.A.'s picture

Hello! 
Well, personally I have never tried beans on toast, only both separately :)
I would like to try that, especially Dom's recipe!!

P.S. This sentence has killed me xDD --> "It is much easier to use knife to spread the butter than it is to use your finger, I have discovered."

Harley Prayer's picture

Here in Brazil we don´t eat beans like in UK. We have a famous dish called " feijoada" and it´s the way we prepare beans here you guys should try someday !

milee's picture

"Beans-toast" It's a nice video.

randikasilva's picture

I never tried Beans. I like Dom's recipe. I think it will be tasty.

pnth's picture

Hi, I've never eat beans in breakfast, but for lunch or dinner I've eaten. Beans whit oil and some lemons and bread is good, but I don't think so I can eat it with sausage in the morning as a breakfast!!!! No, I can't!!

Uguisu's picture

Hello
I've never tried beans on toast.  But I eat beans on rice almost every breakfast.
These beans are called " Natto " which is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. "Natto" has a little bit strange smell and are very sticky.
Would you like to try it ?

andrea lopez's picture

Hi, never i tired eat beans on toast, but I yes, I like eat, looks delicious.

I like beans on toast recipe to Dom, because i lke much the bacon.

henrymj's picture

Hi I am in China and have not been able to view or access the videos recently. Any solutions in the pipeline. 
I can watch and download from the BBC but not your site.