Weetabix is a popular breakfast cereal in British cupboards – it’s healthy, it’s simple and it’s very versatile.
Whether you enjoy it with just a drizzle of honey or covered in yoghurt and berries, no recipe is as bizarre as this one Weetabix proposed themselves.
The cereal brand shared a serving suggestion of “Benedict’s Eggs” – all that was needed were two Weetabix, two slices of thinly sliced ham, two poached eggs and two tablespoons of hollandaise sauce.
WHAT????? pic.twitter.com/Wig4JkyEH6
— Jenny Colgan (@jennycolgan) January 10, 2017
Weetabix said its recipe put a British twist on a classically American dish, swapping the muffin for the healthier cereal, but the suggestion did not seem to go down too well…
EGGS Benedict with weetabix ….stop the world i want to get off …world has gone stupid .ffs
— Pam Gardner (@PamBrummie) January 11, 2017
As if a suggestion on the weetabix box is to use them to replace the muffin in eggs benedict. What sort of devil brainstormed that!?
— Owen?? (@xL_Naphtha) January 11, 2017
Nothing would possess me to put a weetabix together with eggs benedict…an abomination! https://t.co/px4SM79emh
— Helen (@presentsqueen) January 11, 2017
@jennycolgan @eggsbened An egg on a Weetabix? Unfathomable wrongness. I may have to go and lie down.
— Jackie Hunter (@JackieHunter1) January 10, 2017
Though, it has to be said, some cereal fans seemed to have warmed to the idea.
Cmon guys leave @weetabix alone. That weetabix, eggs and ham actually seems quite nice ??
— Josh Trembowski (@jxsh_TMUK) January 11, 2017
Fun fact. I like Weetabix. I enjoy them plain. Or with fruit. And yes, I would eat them as eggs benedict. Unfollow me as you see fit.
— Noelle Munaretto (@noellemunaretto) January 11, 2017
Weetabix said the serving suggestion was aimed toward the more adventurous eater and there were plenty more recipes up their sleeves to cater to simpler palate.
@TylerTowers We have other great breakfast ideas for the not so adventurous! #HowDoYouHaveYourWeetabix ?
— Weetabix (@weetabix) January 11, 2017