What's your favorite English sandwich?
May 6th, 2005, 01:45 PM
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Sorry to be a downer but when I was in London last year I ordered a toasted cheese sandwich with tomato. What I got was a toasted cheese sandwich with a big glob of tomato paste right out of the can. It was about 1/2 inch thick. Has anyone heard of this before?
May 7th, 2005, 04:09 AM
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Well, I buy my sandwiches in Ireland, but they are just as good here 
- tuna and onion or tuna and sweetcorn (the tuna mayo mix, not just dry tuna)
- egg and onion (with salad cream instead of mayo for that extra kick)
- chicken and coleslaw
- ham and green Pringles
- grilled bacon (hickory smoked) and tomato
All of the above on soft white bread with butter. Mmmmm.
And, for a hangover, nothing beats a toasted (or fried, if I'm feeling particularly rough) soda farl with bacon, a fried egg, and loads of tomato ketchup. A soda farl is a type of thick bread which is a triangle shape and can be split in two and filled with whatever you fancy.
- tuna and onion or tuna and sweetcorn (the tuna mayo mix, not just dry tuna)
- egg and onion (with salad cream instead of mayo for that extra kick)
- chicken and coleslaw
- ham and green Pringles
- grilled bacon (hickory smoked) and tomato
All of the above on soft white bread with butter. Mmmmm.
And, for a hangover, nothing beats a toasted (or fried, if I'm feeling particularly rough) soda farl with bacon, a fried egg, and loads of tomato ketchup. A soda farl is a type of thick bread which is a triangle shape and can be split in two and filled with whatever you fancy.
May 7th, 2005, 05:23 PM
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A good fish butty!
We finally found a 'Chip Shop' (eat in or take out) that sells authentic English Fish and Chips in RI - They have malt vinegar on the tables but we have to buy mushy peas from our local store. Now I'm not homesick anymore
We finally found a 'Chip Shop' (eat in or take out) that sells authentic English Fish and Chips in RI - They have malt vinegar on the tables but we have to buy mushy peas from our local store. Now I'm not homesick anymore
May 8th, 2005, 09:51 AM
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Gotta add my 2 cents. Britain + sandwich evokes memories of a small pub in the country near Bath, ordering a roast beef sandwich, expecting thin-
shaved well-done beef, but getting 3/8" slices of beautifully rare beef with a rich horseradish sauce. Unforgeteable!!
shaved well-done beef, but getting 3/8" slices of beautifully rare beef with a rich horseradish sauce. Unforgeteable!!
May 8th, 2005, 05:44 PM
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Shelia, some people "eat to live" and others of us "Live to Eat". I am in the latter category and could probably list 123 sandwich recipes myself!
I took some notes for my next coffee hour at church, everyone always likes my sandiwiches, but I always make my favorites.
Time to shake it up a bit!
I took some notes for my next coffee hour at church, everyone always likes my sandiwiches, but I always make my favorites.
Time to shake it up a bit!
May 16th, 2005, 06:54 PM
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Been a while since I was in London (1999).
But had great sandwiches at "Upper Crust" at the train stations. ((also had good fresh coffee)).
The bread was fresh and there was no mayo, or anything on the sandwiches.
((Probably lousy by local standards....but I loved them...still think about them))
But had great sandwiches at "Upper Crust" at the train stations. ((also had good fresh coffee)).
The bread was fresh and there was no mayo, or anything on the sandwiches.
((Probably lousy by local standards....but I loved them...still think about them))
Jun 6th, 2005, 04:19 AM
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I'm English and on a recent road trip to California/Arizona, we would stop all the time at Subways thinking this was a tad healthier than McDonalds, however 2 day of having these monsterous sandwiches and I can't even think of the word subway without wanting to throw up!!!!! What is it with putting like 20 slices of turkey in a turkey salad subway (gag!) and enough salad for three! Honestly, horrendous - unfortunately, the chain has made it's way to London and I have to walk past one each day on the way to work!!!!! Oh! and fav English sandwich --- cheese and salami!!! Hmmmmmmm!!!!
Jun 6th, 2005, 04:35 AM
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Try this one for size .....
MARMITE & PEANUT BUTTER.
Yes! Believe me when I say it works incredibly well as the contrasting flavours actually complement eachother.
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Jun 6th, 2005, 07:50 AM
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Jim, your assessment of the strange dressing used in many sandwiches at Pret a Manger (" Mayo with tarragon and cilantro" is absolutely correct. They use it not only with chicken, but often on their BLT's. I have a violent allergy to cilantro, and to every other plant in the Apiacea family. I usually gag when I am eating it, which protects me from its ill effects. If I happen to accidentally eat cilantro without realizing it, I am often so ill I end up receiving IV fluids, depending upon the amount ingested. Allergies to plants in that family are not common, but not unknown, either, and they seem to get more pronounced with age---unlike some allergies.
Tasty, I haven't yet found a delicious English sandwich, but plenty of wonderful bread.
is absolutely correct. They use it not only with chicken, but often on their BLT's. I have a violent allergy to cilantro, and to every other plant in the Apiacea family. I usually gag when I am eating it, which protects me from its ill effects. If I happen to accidentally eat cilantro without realizing it, I am often so ill I end up receiving IV fluids, depending upon the amount ingested. Allergies to plants in that family are not common, but not unknown, either, and they seem to get more pronounced with age---unlike some allergies. Tasty, I haven't yet found a delicious English sandwich, but plenty of wonderful bread.
Jun 6th, 2005, 08:04 AM
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such a good topic! it made me hungry, so just made a roast chicken, mature cheddar cheese and heinz salad cream butty on seeded batch bread - absolutly delicious!!!
Chicken, stuffing and mayonnaise in a pitta is also a favourite of mine.
Oh and on the bacon butty debate, its gotta be two slices of think white bread, cripsyish smoked bacon and a thin spread of tomato sauce (some northerners do prefer it to brown sauce!), with no butter!!
Chicken, stuffing and mayonnaise in a pitta is also a favourite of mine.
Oh and on the bacon butty debate, its gotta be two slices of think white bread, cripsyish smoked bacon and a thin spread of tomato sauce (some northerners do prefer it to brown sauce!), with no butter!!
Aug 24th, 2005, 09:00 AM
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I have to say thank you EVERYONE! What a great post. I stumbled on it looking for a recipe to make something close to Daddies Brown Sauce.
I've been lucky enough to have spent 10 years living in England. When I lived in Turkey, friends going to the UK always took my shopping list.
England made sandwiches a food group in my eyes! Prawn, cheese and tomato were among my favs. Have to admit I stopped at my Watton bakery 3-4 times a week to pick up a fresh sandwich.
I've been all over and only in the UK have I loved the sandwiches. I must admit the thought of butter freaked me out at first. In the end, a great was to keep the bread from getting sogging from all the delish fillings!
Thanks again everyone!
I've been lucky enough to have spent 10 years living in England. When I lived in Turkey, friends going to the UK always took my shopping list.
England made sandwiches a food group in my eyes! Prawn, cheese and tomato were among my favs. Have to admit I stopped at my Watton bakery 3-4 times a week to pick up a fresh sandwich.
I've been all over and only in the UK have I loved the sandwiches. I must admit the thought of butter freaked me out at first. In the end, a great was to keep the bread from getting sogging from all the delish fillings!
Thanks again everyone!
Aug 24th, 2005, 01:55 PM
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Why did the recipe for Coronation chicken specify 'Kosher Salt'? Is this a brand name or is it really Kosher as in ok for Jewish eaters...and if so why put it in a recipe instead of letting people buy kosher or not as relevant? And why just the salt? Must be a weird brand name surely! Confused...
P.S. Who else loves crisp (chips for the US?) sandwiches? My favourites are Walkers cheese and onion all broken up, on white bread with butter. I also love the chip butties (as in fries for the US, not crispy things that come in packets!)
P.S. Who else loves crisp (chips for the US?) sandwiches? My favourites are Walkers cheese and onion all broken up, on white bread with butter. I also love the chip butties (as in fries for the US, not crispy things that come in packets!)
