While many chefs love adding avocado to their BLTs, celebrity chef David Chang said that the sandwich is better off without it. In 2019, Chang took to Instagram to express his views on avocado BLTs, sometimes known as BLATs, arguing to keep avocado "out of there."
He also expressed that hothouse tomatos were his preferred tomato of choice. According to an article by Insider, hothouse tomatoes, which are most often grown indoors, are "generally held in lower esteem" than vine ripe or heirloom tomatoes.
"I adore summer [tomato] season but I think BLT's taste better with s---ty hothouse tomatoes than perfectly ripe summer ones," Chang tweeted in August 2019. "Less juicy, right acidity and textural better in relation to iceberg lettuce and crisp bacon."
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