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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"/>
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 era|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>


==Victorian recipe==
==The key role played by the textures felt by the mouth==
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>


==Modern versions==
Although this sandwich is very simple, the collection of textures presented by the butter, the slices of bread and the toast can make its consumption a surprisingly pleasant experience.
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>


[[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]]]]
[[Mouthfeel]] is the great attraction of the toast sandwich. Given the diversity of textures and flavors of all kinds of bread, many variations can be easily devised and tested in order to enrich the experience of the consumer. For example, a toast sandwich can be made with:
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"/>


==United States media coverage==
* Cold or hot toast
''[[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>
* Melted or room-temperature butter
* Garlic or herb toast (or bread)
* Integral bread (with or without raisins) with white bread toast, or vice versa


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"/>
Butter can also be substituted with a little extra-virgin [[olive oil]] when using savory variants of bread and toast.


==Alternative uses==
==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
* [[List of bread dishes]]
* [[List of sandwiches]]
* [[List of toast dishes]]


==References==
Toast sandwiches can be used instead of bread when accompanying meals. The richness of their texture makes them an excellent compliment for the mouthfeel given by [[pasta]], [[salad]], [[soup]] and [[aspic]] dishes.
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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>
==Public recognition of its low cost==


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The sandwich was named by the scientists of the [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] "Britain's cheapest lunchtime meal" in November 2011, with the cost cited as being as low as 7.5 UK pence per sandwich.<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 this claim, however, has been questioned.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}}


==References==
==External links==
* {{Commons cat inline|Toast sandwiches}}
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{{Sandwiches}}


[[Category:Sandwiches]]
[[Category:Toast dishes]]
[[Category:British sandwiches]]

Revision as of 16:30, 18 December 2023

Not to be confused with Toasted sandwich.
Toast sandwich
An image of a toast sandwich, shot from the side, consisting of two thin-cut slices of bread and one thick-cut slice.
A piece of toast sandwiched between two pieces of bread
TypeSandwich
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Region or stateEngland
Main ingredientsBread, toast, butter, salt, pepper
Food energy
(per serving)
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]

The toast sandwich served as a side dish at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant The Fat Duck

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Dan Myers (27 February 2015). "12 Life-Changing Sandwiches You've Never Heard Of". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2015-02-28.
  3. ^ Lane, Megan (17 November 2011). "The toast sandwich and other hyper-cheap meals". BBC News Magazine.
  4. ^ "Toast sandwich is UK's 'cheapest meal'". BBC News. 16 November 2011.
  5. ^ "RSC press release: Mrs Beeton's toast sandwich". www.rsc.org. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ^ Fort, Matthew (16 November 2011). "The toast sandwich: can you jazz it up?". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  7. ^ "RSC Press Release: RSC inboxes overflowing with economical meal suggestions". www.rsc.org. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Sarah Rogozen (31 December 2013). "Heston Blumenthal on Recreating Lewis Carroll's Mock Turtle Soup". KCRW. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Pashman, Dan (24 July 2014). "What Is A Sandwich? (Or, John Hodgman Calls In To Leonard Lopate To Argue With Me)". Sporkful.
  13. ^ Lopate, Leonard (24 July 2014). "Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?". WNYC.
  14. ^ a b Ian Chillag (28 November 2011). "Sandwich Monday: The Toast Sandwich". NPR. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
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