# What's in a BLAT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 2, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939 "2006-07-02T15:05:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/21 "2006-07-03T07:18:22Z")
Is BLAT pronounced like flat but with a ‘b’? Or is it Bee El Ay Tee? Because I’ve always heard BLT pronounced Bee El Tee, but I’m rather new to this BLAT thing. However, if you go to Fatburger, get the egg. It sounds like a bad idea, but it made me love Fatburger that much more. Mmmmmm, Fatburger. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/22 "2006-07-03T07:29:38Z")
Actually, carefully doled out anchovies would be quite grand. But the avo is essential as well, so it should be a blaamt. (because the mayo deserves mention.) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/23 "2006-07-03T11:53:55Z")
Hijack: At the restaruant I worked at one game we polayed is make up ingrediants for BLTs. Note that we would not actually make these. The rule is evereything hat to be edible (no Bleach, Linoleam and Turpentine) So we’d have things like barley, lemon, and tounge or baking soda, linguini, and toast. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/24 "2006-07-03T12:12:03Z")
[QUOTE=N9IWP] barley, lemon, and tounge [/QUOTE] Now you got me thinking that brains, lung, and tonuge would be a damn fine dish. Stuff the first and last into the middle and spice well. (Brains are like fried eggs and tongue is tender. I’ve never had lung before.) Or brie, lettuce, and turkey. Or, if you want a dressing, basil, lemon, and thyme. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/25 "2006-07-03T12:32:26Z")
BLAT isn’t that the beer made famous the Blatt’s Splat’s slogan? :o ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/26 "2006-07-03T14:31:05Z")
[QUOTE=TJdude825] However, if you go to Fatburger, get the egg. It sounds like a bad idea, but it made me love Fatburger that much more. Mmmmmm, Fatburger. [/QUOTE] Fatburger rawks. I used to put a fried egg (and an Ortega chili) on burgers occasionally when I was in high school. Quite tasty. But nowadays it’s just too much to eat. (I still like the occasional Ortega chili though.) Hm… Bacon, Lettuce, Ortega, Avocado and Tomato. A BLOAT. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/27 "2006-07-03T16:08:03Z")
_Blattodea_? _Blattidae_? Some sort of blattid, I’m guessing? Maybe _blatta orientalis?_ Or _blattella germanica?_ Whatever it is, there isn’t enough mayo in the _world._ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/28 "2006-07-03T20:20:04Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Cheese should never be part of a BLAT or a BLT. [/QUOTE] So a BLEACHT is out of the question? eggs, cheese and ham seemed like welcome additions ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/29 "2006-07-03T23:02:36Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] Sounds like I’d go with the asadero, but I’m partial to sharp cheddar with bacon, so maybe the asiago might work. Is it anything like feta, perhaps? [/QUOTE] Um, more like romano or parmesan. Hard & kind of stinky. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939/30 "2006-07-07T04:01:43Z")
Today’s ‘heart healthy’ special came with a salad. As the guy was putting everything into the box, I asked if the salad had dressing in it. (Usually their salads are mixed with stuff. Today it just looked like lettuce.) ‘Salad inside,’ said he. ‘Is there dressing on it?’ I asked. ‘Already salad inside.’ The other guy said I could top off my salad at the salad bar. So I guess it wasn’t confusion about what goes into a BLAT. It seems to have been a language barrier. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-in-a-blat/362939.md?page=1)