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[akira28]

...butter and cheese?

Apparently we thought we won WW2, but if Europe is eating butter and cheese toast and thinking that's high living, then obviously Hitler won.

Then again they eat their butter cheese bread and think they're way way better than us for it, so screw them. Abandon them to their fates, and lets enjoy a lunchtime Freedom McMuffin.

 

[old manatee]

In the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books the characters will constantly stop and eat like 4 sandwiches. I just thought it was some weird Euro shit to hog out on sandwiches whenevs.

 

[Rose of Eternity]

In this thread, Europeans again get reminded why the US is the leader of the free world.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Subway sandwiches have no meat though.

What?

 

[webkatt]

In America, sandwiches are usually eaten as a entire meal. They are also paired up with 60 ounces of soda and a pound of french fries or potato chips.

USA USA USA

Also I wonder how accurate this is this breakfasts from around the world buzzfeed video is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry1E1uzPSU0

 

[Loxley]

Sandwich thread? Sandwich thread.

I'm gonna send BritGAF a whole crate of Westside Monte Cristo sandwiches from The Melt in Cleveland.

Honey ham, smoked turkey, Swiss and American cheese sandwiched between two deep-fried slices of bread, sprinkled with powdered sugar. You'll thank me once the indigestion passes.

 

[Veritigo_X]

You can take that back, salad cream is beautiful.

I'll double down on that. Salad Cream is nasty as hell. I don't care how "lovely" Brits keep saying it is, it's gross.

 

[daviyoung]

I put a minimum of 5 fillings in my sandwich and I don't even count the lubricant.

 

[Angry Grimace]

A peanut butter sandwich. Yeah.
A jam sandwich. Sounds good.

A peanut butter and jam sandwich. You dirty bastard.... I'm gagging here...

A sandwich place nearby makes these deep fried with confectioner's sugar on top

 

[Hilbert]

Why do people always assume Kraft singles are the only cheese Americans eat?

Today's "Why do Americans do that!" thread backfired, and they are trying to revert to old comfortable stereotypes when feeling insecure.

 

[PSqueak]

In movies and shows they always do these huge Subway-style sandwiches with tons of toppings. Never just a simple butter and cheese-type sandwich.

Aren't those basically grilled cheese sandwhiches? I thought Americans loved those, they even made a music video for them in The Looney Tunes Show.

 

[DietRob]

OP I can't stop laughing at this butter and cheese meal you so happily eat. Do you have a gofundme link I can donate to? Geezuz..

Thought I've seen struggle sandwiches before. Wow.

 

[Fat4all]

In the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books the characters will constantly stop and eat like 4 sandwiches. I just thought it was some weird Euro shit to hog out on sandwiches whenevs.

They have to have 8 subpar sandwiches a day to make up for not having one good sandwich.

What a waste of bread.

 

[jon bones]

Maybe I'm using the word "sandwich" wrong but these are normal breakfast... things

ew

 

[daviyoung]

Sandwich thread? Sandwich thread.

I'm gonna send BritGAF a whole crate of Westside Monte Cristo sandwiches from The Melt in Cleveland.

Honey ham, smoked turkey, Swiss and American cheese sandwiched between two deep-fried slices of bread, sprinkled with powdered sugar. You'll thank me once the indigestion passes.

that's a donut

 

[deejay8595]

Yes. This is the only sandwich that we know how to make.

Cartoon sandwiches always look tasty!

 

[DoktorEvil]

If sandwiches look like that in Europe, then yeah I'm never visiting that hellhole.

This is a Roast Beef sandwich in NYC(Katz Deli). This can be a meal for 2(or 1 if you're feeling gluttonous).

 

[Ferrio]

Why do people always assume Kraft singles are the only cheese Americans eat?

Because for the longest time it was true. It only has been in recent decades that we've shaken that off. Same goes for beer.

 

[marrec]

Sandwich thread? Sandwich thread.

I'm gonna send BritGAF a whole crate of Westside Monte Cristo sandwiches from The Melt in Cleveland.

Honey ham, smoked turkey, Swiss and American cheese sandwiched between two deep-fried slices of bread, sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Ooooh!

I had a Monte Cristo style Cuban the other day and it was surprisingly decent:

 

[Veritigo_X]

Today's "Why do Americans do that!" thread backfired, and they are trying to revert to old comfortable stereotypes when feeling insecure.

That's what this thread was trying to be? Oh man, they picked the wrong fight if the best sandwich they have to offer is fucking cheese and butter.

 

[entremet]

Lmao!

I had the same thought.

 

[Ominym]

That "sandwich" is almost as sad as a hotdog from Norway.

Norway's food programs run by broke college students confirmed.

 

[daveo42]

A peanut butter sandwich. Yeah.
A jam sandwich. Sounds good.

A peanut butter and jam sandwich. You dirty bastard.... I'm gagging here...

Sounds good.

On the other side of the pond. A small American sandwich.

 

[akira28]

ah yes. staple of modern EU. The Cocaine sandwich.

 

[LyleLanley]

Because for the longest time it was true. It only has been in recent decades that we've shaken that off. Same goes for beer.

Recent decades.

 

[Liamc723]

I'll double down on that. Salad Cream is nasty as hell. I don't care how "lovely" Brits keep saying it is, it's gross.

It's a better tasting version of mayonnaise, why anyone would accept something worse like that over salad cream is crazy!

 

[Faddy]

Why do people always assume Kraft singles are the only cheese Americans eat?

Because you are so cheese ignorant it is embarasssing.

Top Tip America, there is more than one type of Swiss cheese.

 

[besada]

Today's "Why do Americans do that!" thread backfired, and they are trying to revert to old comfortable stereotypes when feeling insecure.

I don't know about anyone else, but my area certainly doesn't lack for choices on cheeses:

 

[Foly Huck]

Pastrami sandwich from Katz's Deli in NYC

That goes beyond something you could call a sandwich. That's a metric tonne of meat on a bed of bread with a topping of more bread.

 

[marrec]

Because you are so cheese ignorant it is embarasssing.

Top Tip America, there is more than one type of Swiss cheese.

Well when all you have is cheese in your sandwich I guess you gotta get creative and start making them up.

 

[kottila]

Do Scandinavians put butter on everything?

Either butter or mayo

 

[CosmicQueso]

Because you are so cheese ignorant it is embarasssing.

Top Tip America, there is more than one type of Swiss cheese.

You should visit America some time. You'd be surprised.

Here's the selection at my local cheese shop:

 

[cyberheater]

A sandwich place nearby makes these deep fried with confectioner's sugar on top

Holy fuck. I wonder how many calories in that.

 

[Ferrio]

Recent decades.

Stereotypes take a long time to shake off.

 

[Beardz]

Maybe I'm using the word "sandwich" wrong but these are normal breakfast... things

That's sadder than the Italian meal.

 

[Ray Wonder]

Sometimes it's an actual debate but the US has the sandwich game on lock.

 

[Fat4all]

It's a better tasting version of mayonnaise, why anyone would accept something worse like that over salad cream is crazy!

(Time to throw my credibility away)

The better tasting version of mayo is Miracle Whip, salad cream is oily vinegary toss.

 

[ThankYouDaletech]

You should visit America some time. You'd be surprised.

No thanks bro, I get all the info I need from all the American media you export and I consume.

 

[Aeana]

Sandwich thread? Sandwich thread.

I'm gonna send BritGAF a whole crate of Westside Monte Cristo sandwiches from The Melt in Cleveland.

Honey ham, smoked turkey, Swiss and American cheese sandwiched between two deep-fried slices of bread, sprinkled with powdered sugar. You'll thank me once the indigestion passes.

After that, introduce them to the Godfather from the same restaurant.

 

[thefro]

Sandwiches are by default a lunch food in the US, and are made big enough to be a meal in and of themselves. A sandwich as a side dish alongside a bowl of cereal here is not something i've ever heard of here. The only way I can imagine that happening is if a college kid were just throwing together whatever food they happened to have on-hand. It just feels like throwing together two ultra-random food items.

People will have a grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of soup or chili, but typically a sandwich is the main course.

It is more typical that someone will just throw together a meat/cheese/bread sandwich at home if they're lazy, but the veggies make the sandwich in my opinion.

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Because you are so cheese ignorant it is embarasssing.

Top Tip America, there is more than one type of Swiss cheese.

Protip, we know. Also, half the shit I saw label "American, BBQ, Texas BBQ, Mexican" in Europe was laughable. It goes both ways. I've never been more disappointed in a plate of Nachos in my life.

 

[Poodlestrike]

You still tend to need a plate to eat many räksmörgåsar.

Yes, there's a piece of bread in there somewhere.

I don't believe you.

 

[daveo42]

Because you are so cheese ignorant it is embarasssing.

Top Tip America, there is more than one type of Swiss cheese.

Most stores have a wide variety of cheeses and their own cheese sections. Getting certain specialty cheeses can bet a bit harder depending on location, but cheese knowledge is a bit larger than I think you realize.

 

[Afrodium]

This thread is SLAYING me. Trying to hold in my laughter in the office bathroom.

 

[Hilbert]

I don't know about anyone else, but my area certainly doesn't lack for choices on cheeses:

All the grocery stores in my area look like that too.

I guess it has been a while since we last had a cheese in America thread, where no one seems to believe us anyway.

 

[bennywhatever]

To me, a great sandwich has the following:

-2 slices of good bread. Example: Ciabotta, Rye, French...
-1/4 lb of meat, preferably sliced.
-2 types of cheese.
-Tomato slice
-Pickles
-Spinach
-Onions (maybe)
-Mustard
-Maybe another condiment if I'm adventurous

 

[CosmicQueso]

World's best sandwich: The Godmother from Bay Cities Deli, Santa Monica CA

 

[Sanjuro]

It was always my understanding that the UK had no actual cheese on hand.

 

[Ominym]

I don't believe you.

There's a crouton on the bottom. Sweet "sandwich", eh?

 

[Sciz]

that's a donut

Nah.

This is a donut:

(maple icing with bacon, sold by a place just down the road from me)