This is a typical western fast food, which is made by cutting bread into two parts, adding some meat, such as ham, sausage, bacon (bacon), cheese (url cheese, cheese, etc.) and various seasonings. It is easy to eat, and the bread is often lightly coated with butter (butter) or covered with baking for seasoning, which can improve the quality of food.
There are many kinds of sandwiches. In the United States, other foods with bread as the skin are also regarded as one kind of sandwiches. For example, tortilla (the staple food of Mexicans), bread roll and Italian authentic bread ocasa bag focaccia. Hamburgers are also a kind of sandwich. However, most English-speaking countries do not think so.
Edit this paragraph back to the table of contents Sandwich-Development Sandwich The name comes from the old English sandwick, which means "sand place". The name of the sandwich is said to be because18th century John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, a British aristocrat, was originally a small town in southeast England, but Earl montague was a card lover. He indulged in card games all day, and forgot to eat or sleep. When there was no time for dinner, his wife asked the servant to put some dishes, eggs and sausages between two pieces of bread and let him eat while playing cards.
Unexpectedly, Count montague was overjoyed when he saw this kind of food, and it was a little superstitious that he used this meal. He won more and lost less. In addition to the place where he lived, he casually called this food "sandwich" and later shouted: "Bring sandwich!" Other gamblers followed suit and began to eat sandwich when playing cards. Soon, sandwich spread all over the British Isles, to the European continent, and later to the United States.
Today's sandwich is no longer as single as it used to be. It has developed many new varieties. Nowadays, some types of sandwiches are too bulky to hold in one hand, which violates the original purpose of sandwiches. Such sandwiches must be eaten with a knife and fork or at least with two hands. In some countries, it is always considered that you can eat sandwiches with sharp weapons. Because sandwiches are convenient to eat, they are carried to work or school for lunch, or used for picnics, hiking and traveling. In India, the main users of sandwiches are vegetarians, who use them to make vegetarian sandwiches. Sandwiches are well known in Britain, especially in the north of England, and sandwiches are made informally. This sandwich material includes freshly cooked bacon and butter. Sandwiches are served with French fries as a side dish in America. Sandwiches in France are called unberge: "Belgian Sandwiches". Other informal English names are sarnie. In Scotland, sandwiches are called pieces. Australian proverb sandwich is sanger. Sandwiches are sometimes called sarmies in South Africa.
Of course, Club Sandwich (nightclub sandwich, also called club sandwich, and company sandwich in Hong Kong and Macao) is the most comprehensive one, mainly including fried eggs, ham, vegetables, cheese, tomatoes ... all kinds of foods, which are very distinctive.
As for others, such as corned beef, ham, bacon, turkey slices and so on, sandwiches have become one of the main fast food in the west.