Beans on toast is a British staple that is made with very little ingredients. The easy meal, works well at any time of the day which is why it is such a popular dish.

It is usually enjoyed by heating up some beans straight from the tin and adding it to slices of toast. Some may add a little salt and pepper but usually that its probably about it. The steps to making beans on toast is straightforward. However, there are ways to spice things up and give it a bit more flavour. In a cooking forum on Reddit, a user asked how to “level up” the dish, and there was one simple ingredient that was branded as a game-changer for many people.

Worcester sauce made from ingredients such as, vinegar, anchovies, garlic, onions and salt, is often used as a sauce for foods like burgers and steaks. Yet a dash of the sauce is claimed to transform the loved dish.

In response to a question of how to level up the dish. Sgbea_13 said: “A splash of Worcester sauce in the beans and grate some pepper over the top. Heaven!”

And they were not the only one to mention the condiment. The recommendation was offered by a series of the people who also use it when preparing the simple meal.

Straight_Complaint50 said: “Tiny bit of chopped garlic, Worcester sauce, mixed herbs.”

User Nrysis described topping the dish of with “cheese and a dash of Worcester sauce” as “the perfect addition to level it up without butchering” the meal into a “raw brioche whole food monster”.

While others shared their combination of secret ingredients to add, user PerformerOk450 only needs the one.

They wrote: “Worcester sauce on top is crackalackin…”

It appears that those who also went onto the forum in search for some beans on toast tips where happy with the suggestions, with Sil_Lavellan sharing that they were pleased to find Worchester sauce being recommended.

They wrote: “I came here for Worchester sauce and cheese. I’m not disappointed.”