Sandwich

To dedicate to the sport of short track inline speedskating, I have also decided to quit drinking, and to eat healthy. The "eat healthy" part starts with making my own sandwich for my lunch to replace the junk food, which will also help me to save money (plus the booze money) so I can get my custom speed boots (> 500 $) when I need them down the road.

My google on sandwich recipe gave me a good laugh....I was googling "English sandwich" as I really missed the simple proper sized sandwich I ate outside on the lawn during my student years in Britain. I didn't get the recipe I wanted, but I got a good laugh...which is how I remmember Britain, or the British. By the way, my sandwich today was simple enough: homemade all-grain bread (made with bread machine), slices of Japanese cucumber (small ones), one slice of Salami and one slice of Swiss cheese. Cut in the rectanglular way (it fits the description of how an athlete would cut his sandwich, this is eery, see below:-)

From BBC forum on food, quoted below without permissioin (do I need one?).

The sandwich was, allegedly, invented by the Earl of Sandwich, so that he could play cards uninterrupted. The definition of "sandwich" varies from country to country.

For example, the British sandwich is two slices of bread with one or two fillings. The British make up for this seeming lack of content by offering a wide choice of presentation.

The British sandwich may be cut in a number of ways:

* Diagonally, making two triangular sandwiches (a favourite among business people);
* Along both diagonals, for four dainty sandwiches (favoured by wedding guests and the pretentious);
* Down the middle of two opposite edges, for rectangular sandwiches (favoured by workmen and athletes);
* Or not cut at all, as preferred by bachelors, students, and psychopaths.

On the other hand, the American sandwich may use two, three, or more slices of bread (of an almost infinite variety). The number and variety of fillings is vast and unlimited by anatomical considerations or common sense. Never ask for a cheese sandwich in America. You will either be thrown out, ignored or served something monumentally elaborate, on the grounds that you could not possibly have meant a cheese sandwich.

The one thing that unites sandwiches all over the world is that they are, more often than not, outrageously overpriced - particularly when bought from a specialist sandwich shop or a railway station.