Sandwich
A
sandwich is a
food
item typically consisting of two pieces of
leavened
bread
between which are laid one
or more layers of
meat,
vegetable,
cheese,
together with optional or traditionally provided
condiments,
sauces,
and other accompaniments. The bread is used as is,
lightly
buttered,
or covered in a flavored
oil
to enhance flavor and texture.
Sandwiches
are commonly carried to
work or school in
lunchboxes
or brown paper bags (in
sandwich bags)
to be eaten as the
midday meal,
taken on
picnics,
hiking
trips, or other outings. In some parts of the world,
they are also served in many restaurants as
entrees,
and are sometimes eaten at home, either as a quick
meal
or as part of a larger meal. As part of a full meal
sandwiches are traditionally accompanied with such
side dishes as a serving of
soup
(soup-and-sandwich), a salad (salad-and-sandwich),
chips/french
fries,
crisps/potato
chips and a
pickle
or
coleslaw.
A new trend appearing is making sandwiches into
wraps, in which a
tortilla
is substituted for the bread.
Sandwich styles
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Filled baguette
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Barros Jarpa, Chilean sandwich consisting of melted cheese and fried ham on white bread.
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Barros Luco, Chilean sandwich consisting of melted cheese and thin fried beef.
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Caprese, mozzarella, tomato, fresh basil
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Chip butty, a sandwich that has Chips (french fries) in it
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Choripan, an Argentinian sandwich made with a grilled chorizo
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Souvlaki-Pita or Gyros-pita, nicknamed 'sandwich' in to distinguish them from souvlaki-kalamaki
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Melt sandwich: Tuna melt, Patty melt, etc.
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Open sandwich, also known as "open face sandwiches". Traditional in several parts of Europe, especially in Scandinavia. In some parts of the United States the open face sandwich is usually served open face with warm meat (beef, turkey, ham) and covered with gravy.
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Po' boy (or "poor boy")
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Primanti sandwich, A sandwich popular in the City of Pittsburgh, and named after the restaurant that it is most commonly associated with. Consists of some sort of traditional filling, normally a patty of beef, with french fries and cole slaw between thick slices of Italian bread.
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Smorgastarta, swedish. Literally, "sandwich cake."
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Tea sandwich, are diminutive sandwiches usually reserved for entertaining
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Toasted sandwich, is toasted under a grill or in a toaster oven
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