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A '''toast sandwich''' is a very simple and economical [[sandwich]] made by putting a thin slice of [[toast]] between two thin slices of bread with a layer of [[butter]], and adding salt and pepper to taste. Its origins can be traced to the [[Victorian]] years. A recipe for making it is included on the 1861 [[Mrs_Beeton's_Book_of_Household_Management|Book of Household Management]] by [[Isabella Beeton]]. <ref>{{cite web|last=Lane|first=Megan|title=The toast sandwich and other hyper-cheap meals|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15760897|work=BBC News Magazine}}</ref> |
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{{Short description|Sandwich with toast filling}} |
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{{distinguish|Toasted sandwich}} |
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{{Infobox prepared food |
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| name = Toast sandwich |
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| image = An image of a toast sandwich, shot from the side.jpg |
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| alt = An image of a toast sandwich, shot from the side, consisting of two thin-cut slices of bread and one thick-cut slice. |
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| caption = A piece of toast sandwiched between two pieces of bread |
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| country = [[United Kingdom]] |
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| region = [[England]] |
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| type = [[Sandwich]] |
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| main_ingredient = [[Bread]], [[Toast (food)|toast]], [[butter]], [[salt]], [[black pepper|pepper]] |
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| calories = 330 |
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}} |
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A '''toast sandwich''' (also known as a '''bread sandwich''') is a [[sandwich]] in which the filling between two slices of bread is itself a thin slice of toasted bread, which may be buttered.<ref name="beeton"/><ref name="thedailymeal"/> An 1861 recipe says to add [[salt and pepper]] to taste.<ref name="beeton"/> |
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==The role played by the textures felt by the mouth== |
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==Victorian recipe== |
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Although this sandwich is very simple, the mix of the textures of butter and the bread and toast slices can make its consumption a surprisingly pleasant experience. |
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A recipe for toast sandwiches is included in the [[invalid cookery]] section of the 1861 ''[[Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management|Book of Household Management]]'' by [[Isabella Beeton]], who adds, "This sandwich may be varied by adding a little [[pulled meat]], or very fine slices of [[cold meat]], to the toast, and in any of these forms will be found very tempting to the appetite of an invalid."<ref name="beeton"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lane|first=Megan|title=The toast sandwich and other hyper-cheap meals|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15760897|work=BBC News Magazine |date=17 November 2011}}</ref> |
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==Modern versions== |
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Many variations can be easily devised and tested in order to improve the [[mouthfeel]]. For example using cold or hot toast, melted or room-temperature butter, a rye bread toast between two slices of white bread, a slice of integral bread (with or without [[raisins]]) in combination with a slice of white bread and toast, and many more. |
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In November 2011, the toast sandwich was recreated by the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] in a tasting 150 years after the release of Beeton's ''Book of Household Management''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15752918 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=16 November 2011}}</ref> The society sought to revive the forgotten dish in wake of the [[Great Recession]] after calculating the cost as low as {{GBP|.075}} per sandwich.<ref>{{Cite web|title = RSC press release: Mrs Beeton's toast sandwich|url = http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2011/MrsBeeton.asp|website = www.rsc.org| date=15 November 2011 |access-date = 2015-11-02}}</ref> They named it "the country's most economical lunch", offering {{GBP|200|2011|long=no|link=yes}} to whoever could create a cheaper edible meal.<ref>{{Cite web|title = The toast sandwich: can you jazz it up?|url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/nov/16/toast-sandwich-economical-recipe|website = the Guardian|access-date = 2015-11-28|first = Matthew|last = Fort|date = 16 November 2011}}</ref> Due to an overabundance of submissions, the offer was closed seven days later and the £200 given to a randomly selected entrant.<ref>{{Cite web|title = RSC Press Release: RSC inboxes overflowing with economical meal suggestions|url = http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2011/ToastEntriesInundated.asp|website = www.rsc.org| date=17 November 2011 |access-date = 2015-11-28}}</ref> |
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[[File:Two toast sandwiches, the Fat Duck, November 2012.jpg|thumb|The toast sandwich served as a side dish at [[Heston Blumenthal]]'s restaurant [[The Fat Duck]]]] |
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==Recognition of its low cost== |
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In [[Heston Blumenthal]]'s restaurant [[the Fat Duck]], 12 toast sandwiches are served as a [[side dish]] to the "Mad Hatter's Tea Party (circa 1892)", a [[main course]] inspired by ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dan Stock|url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/the-fat-duck-in-melbourne-heston-blumenthal-has-ballot-system-for-bookings/story-fn93ypt9-1227061606696|title=The Fat Duck in Melbourne: Heston Blumenthal has ballot system for bookings|newspaper=[[News.com.au]]|date=17 September 2014|access-date=2014-10-08|archive-date=2014-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008152902/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/the-fat-duck-in-melbourne-heston-blumenthal-has-ballot-system-for-bookings/story-fn93ypt9-1227061606696|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Aaron Langmaid|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/fat-chance-youll-get-a-table-at-heston-blumenthals-fat-duck-restaurant-at-crown-in-melbourne/story-fni0fiyv-1226870004830?nk=e4c54a27fd7413d6387dd2e2cb5aaeec|title=Fat chance you'll get a table at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant at Crown in Melbourne|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=31 March 2014|access-date=2014-10-08}}</ref><ref name="KCRW">{{cite web|author=Sarah Rogozen|url=http://blogs.kcrw.com/goodfood/2013/12/heston-blumenthal-on-mock-turtle-soup/|title=Heston Blumenthal on Recreating Lewis Carroll's Mock Turtle Soup|publisher=[[KCRW]]|date=31 December 2013|access-date=2014-10-08}}</ref> Blumenthal's recipe for the toast sandwich involves [[Bone marrow (food)|bone marrow]] salad, egg yolk, mustard, [[gastrique]], mayonnaise, and tomato ketchup.<ref name="KCRW"/> |
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==United States media coverage== |
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The sandwich has been named by the scientists of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] "Britain's cheapest lunchtime meal" on November 2011, with the lowest cost being 7.5 UK pence of the time. <ref>{{cite news|title=Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15752918|newspaper=BBC UK}}</ref> The reality of it, however, has been put into question. |
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''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'s}} Mike Vago described it as an "extravagance of blandness".<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Vago|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/powerful-bread-lobby-wants-you-read-article-about--238247|title=The powerful bread lobby wants you to read this article about sandwiches|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=19 June 2016|access-date=2016-06-23}}</ref> ''[[The Daily Meal]]'' article "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of" said the toast sandwich was "just not that good ... Thankfully, the [[Dadaism|Dadaist]]s didn't invent any more sandwiches after that."<ref name="thedailymeal">{{cite web|author=Dan Myers|url=http://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/12-life-changing-sandwiches-youve-never-heard|title=12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of|work=[[The Daily Meal]]|date=27 February 2015|access-date=2015-02-28}}</ref> |
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The toast sandwich was discussed on ''The Leonard Lopate Show'' in an interview with ''The Sporkful''{{'}}s Dan Pashman. Host [[Leonard Lopate]] commented, "it sounds weird to me".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pashman|first=Dan|title=What Is A Sandwich? (Or, John Hodgman Calls In To Leonard Lopate To Argue With Me)|url=http://www.sporkful.com/what-is-a-sandwich-john-hodgman-calls-leonard-lopate-wnyc/|work=Sporkful|date=24 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lopate|first=Leonard|title=Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/hot-dog-sandwich/|work=[[WNYC]]|date=24 July 2014}}</ref> The [[panel game|game show panelists]] on [[NPR]]'s ''[[Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!]]'' each tried the toast sandwich.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|author=Ian Chillag|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2011/11/28/142854381/sandwich-monday-the-toast-sandwich|title=Sandwich Monday: The Toast Sandwich|publisher=[[NPR]]|date=28 November 2011|access-date=2014-05-30}}</ref> Host [[Peter Sagal]] remarked, "This is the culinary equivalent of a [[Mark Rothko|Rothko]] painting. Or it's like a sandwich by [[Marcel Duchamp]]! It questions the essence of sandwich and language both!"<ref name="NPR"/> |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|Food}} |
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* [[List of bread dishes]] |
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* [[List of sandwiches]] |
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* [[List of toast dishes]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name="beeton">{{cite book |last=Beeton |first=Isabella |title=The Book of Household Management |date=1861 |chapter-url=http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/10136/pg10136-images.html#id10241 |publisher=S. O. Beeton |via=[[Project Gutenberg]] |at=§§ 1877, 1878 |chapter=39: Invalid Cookery; Recipes: Toast Sandwiches}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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* {{Commons cat inline|Toast sandwiches}} |
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{{Sandwiches}} |
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[[Category:Toast dishes]] |
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[[Category:British sandwiches]] |
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Revision as of 16:30, 18 December 2023
 A piece of toast sandwiched between two pieces of bread | |
| Type | Sandwich |
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| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Region or state | England |
| Main ingredients | Bread, toast, butter, salt, pepper |
| 330 kcal (1382 kJ) | |
A toast sandwich (also known as a bread sandwich) is a sandwich in which the filling between two slices of bread is itself a thin slice of toasted bread, which may be buttered.[1][2] An 1861 recipe says to add salt and pepper to taste.[1]
Victorian recipe
A recipe for toast sandwiches is included in the invalid cookery section of the 1861 Book of Household Management by Isabella Beeton, who adds, "This sandwich may be varied by adding a little pulled meat, or very fine slices of cold meat, to the toast, and in any of these forms will be found very tempting to the appetite of an invalid."[1][3]
Modern versions
In November 2011, the toast sandwich was recreated by the Royal Society of Chemistry in a tasting 150 years after the release of Beeton's Book of Household Management.[4] The society sought to revive the forgotten dish in wake of the Great Recession after calculating the cost as low as £.075 per sandwich.[5] They named it "the country's most economical lunch", offering £200 (equivalent to £307.87 in 2023) to whoever could create a cheaper edible meal.[6] Due to an overabundance of submissions, the offer was closed seven days later and the £200 given to a randomly selected entrant.[7]
In Heston Blumenthal's restaurant the Fat Duck, 12 toast sandwiches are served as a side dish to the "Mad Hatter's Tea Party (circa 1892)", a main course inspired by Alice in Wonderland.[8][9][10] Blumenthal's recipe for the toast sandwich involves bone marrow salad, egg yolk, mustard, gastrique, mayonnaise, and tomato ketchup.[10]
United States media coverage
The A.V. Club's Mike Vago described it as an "extravagance of blandness".[11] The Daily Meal article "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of" said the toast sandwich was "just not that good ... Thankfully, the Dadaists didn't invent any more sandwiches after that."[2]
The toast sandwich was discussed on The Leonard Lopate Show in an interview with The Sporkful's Dan Pashman. Host Leonard Lopate commented, "it sounds weird to me".[12][13] The game show panelists on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! each tried the toast sandwich.[14] Host Peter Sagal remarked, "This is the culinary equivalent of a Rothko painting. Or it's like a sandwich by Marcel Duchamp! It questions the essence of sandwich and language both!"[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Beeton, Isabella (1861). "39: Invalid Cookery; Recipes: Toast Sandwiches". The Book of Household Management. S. O. Beeton. §§ 1877, 1878 – via Project Gutenberg.
- ^ a b Dan Myers (27 February 2015). "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
- ^ Lane, Megan (17 November 2011). "The toast sandwich and other hyper-cheap meals". BBC News Magazine.
- ^ "Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'". BBC News. 16 November 2011.
- ^ "RSC press release: Mrs Beeton's toast sandwich". www.rsc.org. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ Fort, Matthew (16 November 2011). "The toast sandwich: can you jazz it up?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ "RSC Press Release: RSC inboxes overflowing with economical meal suggestions". www.rsc.org. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ Dan Stock (17 September 2014). "The Fat Duck in Melbourne: Heston Blumenthal has ballot system for bookings". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ Aaron Langmaid (31 March 2014). "Fat chance you'll get a table at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant at Crown in Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ a b Sarah Rogozen (31 December 2013). "Heston Blumenthal on Recreating Lewis Carroll's Mock Turtle Soup". KCRW. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
- ^ Mike Vago (19 June 2016). "The powerful bread lobby wants you to read this article about sandwiches". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
- ^ Pashman, Dan (24 July 2014). "What Is A Sandwich? (Or, John Hodgman Calls In To Leonard Lopate To Argue With Me)". Sporkful.
- ^ Lopate, Leonard (24 July 2014). "Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?". WNYC.
- ^ a b Ian Chillag (28 November 2011). "Sandwich Monday: The Toast Sandwich". NPR. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
External links
Media related to Toast sandwiches at Wikimedia Commons
