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  • 5 Types of Sandwich

    5 Types of Sandwich

    1. Regular, plain old sandwich

    First of course is the regular sandwich that most people envision when they hear the word “sandwich.” Two slices of bread with some sort of filling in the middle. Traditional sandwiches that come to mind are things like peanut butter plus jelly, bologna plus cheese, or a ham plus swiss on rye.

    2. Open Face

    An open face sandwich fulfills the second definition of the word “sandwich” which is one slice of bread covered in food. Foods like eggs benedict or avocado toast would both be considered open faced sandwiches as would sweeter sandwiches like cream cheese plus strawberries on a slice of bread or toast.

    3. Wrap

    While the wrap is up for debate, you will normally see it in the sandwich sections of most restaurant menus plus most government entities consider a wrap a sandwich. A wrap is made by placing your fillings inside of a tortilla plus “wrapping” the tortilla around it like they do for a Mexican burrito. According to the New York State Department of Taxation plus Finance, even burritos are classified as a sandwich since they are a “wrap.”

    4. Pinwheel

    Similar to wrap, pinwheel sandwiches also usually use tortillas as their bread base though other breads or doughs can also be used. Unlike a wrap, a pinwheel sandwich lays a thin layer of filling over the entire tortilla/bread. The tortilla is then rolled into a tight tube plus sliced into rounds. When laid flat, these rounds resemble a pinwheel which is where they get their name.

    5. Grilled

    Technically grilled sandwiches are still just regular sandwiches with a filling between two slices of bread plus then grilled. They deserve their own category however due to the way they are cooked. If you have ever eaten a cold cheese sandwich on bread plus a grilled cheese with oozing goodness, you will understand the difference. A “cheese sandwich” brings to mind cold cheese between two slices of segar bread. A “grilled cheese sandwich” brings to mind ooey gooey lusciousness between two slices of fried bread. It is like comparing apples to oranges. The ingredients might be the same, but the sandwiches are very different.

  • History of Sandwiches

    When you’re hungry, sometimes a sandwich can be exactly what you need. From the heartiness of the bread, to the protein and delicious toppings in-between, it’s no wonder why sandwiches are one of the most popular lunch choices today.

    History Sandwich

    Although it’s difficult to picture life without sandwiches, they weren’t always so popular. The sandwich as we know it today was invented in England in 1762, according to history. The majority of food historians concur that John Montagu, dubbed “the 4th Earl of sandwich,” invented the sandwich. Montagu spent countless hours at the card table and was notorious for being a troublesome gambler. He got hungry during one of his long days of playing and asked the kitchen for something he could eat with his hands without getting up from his chair. Two pieces of bread with meat in the center were brought to him as a sandwich.

    From that day forward, the sandwich began making its way throughout England. By the Revolutionary War, it was a well-established dish.

    It took a long time for the sandwich to reach America. One possible explanation for this could be because Americans were sluggish to adopt patterns from other countries.In 1815, an American cookbook finally included the first sandwich. It was actually a tongue sandwich, which is not the kind of sandwich we usually eat these days.

    When New Orleans produced sandwiches like the famous Po’Boy during the Great Depression, Americans really began to improve their sandwich game. The concept was conceived during a streetcar strike by two streetcar employees. They pledged to provide free food to fellow striking and impoverished streetcar workers. Around this time, other early sandwiches started to appear all over the nation, such as the Reuben and the Sloppy Joe, which was named after a line cook named Joe.

    The hoagie, our own favorite sandwich in Pennsylvania, was created during the Great Depression. They were a lunchtime favorite for Italian-American employees of an old shipyard on Hog Island, according to a report from South Philadelphia. The sandwiches were originally called “hoggies,” but this pronunciation changed over time. About fifty years ago, Antoninette Iannelli opened a fruit stand with a meat case in South Philadelphia, which is credited with popularizing the sandwich. One day, a police officer came in and said that his wife had forgotten to pack his lunch. Iannelli then divided a loaf of Italian bread in two and stuffed it with lettuce, tomatoes, olives, meats, and sauce. Prior to that, he returned and asked for additional sandwiches for his coworkers.