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Jul 18, 2014 · The first known use of the word “sandwich” comes from the diary of the English historian Edward Gibbon. On November 24, 1762, he wrote about seeing men eating “a bit of cold meat, or a ...
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Nov 29, 2023 · The sandwich, as we know it, is often credited to John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it that during a prolonged gambling session, the Earl requested meat tucked between two pieces of bread to eat without interrupting his game. The convenience of this meal led to its eponymous name. However, the concept of placing meat or other ...
Mar 18, 2024 · The sandwich has evolved a lot since its early days. At first, it was just a quick meal for gamblers and party-goers, but it didn’t take long for it to show up in folks’ daily lives. Workers took sandwiches to the fields and factories because they were easy to carry and eat on the go.
A sandwich is a dish typically consisting of meat, cheese or vegetables used as a filling between slices of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread; or, more generally, any dish in which bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type, and allows it to be a finger food. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The sandwich began as a portable, convenient ...
Oct 5, 2024 · This Sandwich church steeple holds a surprise from the past • Oct. 4, 2024, 3:43 AM ET (CBC) sandwich, in its basic form, slices of meat, cheese, or other food placed between two slices of bread. Although this mode of consumption must be as old as meat and bread, the name was adopted only in the 18th century for John Montagu, 4th earl of ...
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Oct 24, 2023 · The chicken sandwich: In 1946, Atlanta restaurant owner Truett Cathy created an alternative to the hamburger when he placed a piece of boneless grilled chicken inside a bun and dubbed it the "Chick-fil-A." Now more than 70 years and 1,500 restaurants later, Chick-fil-A's slogan is, "We didn't invent the chicken. Just the chicken sandwich."
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Aug 22, 2024 · A brief history of the sandwich. From the Earl of Sandwich, to 'mouth distorters', to the ubiquitous quick lunch, food historian Annie Gray tells the story of the sandwich. Made by Somethin' Else ...
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