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[Amalthea]

This is like a $15 sandwich. It'll last you for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And then maybe the next day too.

I'm sure that if I tried to eat this it would scream "Kaneda!!!".

 

[JzeroT1437]

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

Also, we don't really eat sandwiches for breakfast in the US.

More of an Eggs or Bacon or Fruit or Pancakes kind of culture. Cereal and Oatmeal too.

 

[Azzurri]

This thread just shows me how poverty UK sandwich's are.

Now, Italy and France have some top tier sandwich's.

 

[DoktorEvil]

And yet you repeatedly come to our country just to eat Chipotle.

 

[Kacho]

If someone told me they were making me a sandwich and they came to me with two pieces of buttery bread with cheese in the middle, I would be disappointed.

But the quality!

 

[Pinko Marx]

I now know if I ever drop one of my pieces of bread off a sandwich I can still call it a sandwich... And the floor is probably a sandwich as well then


Also try getting 2 pieces of bread
Some ham
And Doritios

Only if you're using spicy nacho Doritios.

 

[LyleLanley]

Also, we don't really eat sandwiches for breakfast in the US.

Breakfast sandwiches from New York street carts are a goddamn American tradition!

 

[moggio]

Breakfast sandwiches from New York street carts are a goddamn American tradition!

Needs some tomato sauce in it.

 

[Grym]

If someone told me they were making me a sandwich and they came to me with two pieces of buttery bread with cheese in the middle, I would be disappointed.

I don't think you get two pieces of bread. what now?

 

[DJ_Lae]

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

I will totally eat open faced sandwiches occasionally - usually as a snack or for a quick lunch. But my family is Danish and that sort of stuff isn't uncommon. I don't find it any weirder than eating a regular closed sandwich, but it only works if you're using one topping (two at the most, maybe).

 

[Robot Pants]

"Now to wash it all down with a root beer."
*weighs sandwich with hands*
".....Diet rootbeer"

Who knows what thats from?
2 million space bucks if you know

 

[Joyful]

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

#dastruggle

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

"Now to wash it all down with a root beer."
*weighs sandwich with hands*
".....Diet rootbeer"

Who knows what thats from?
2 million space bucks if you know

Total guess but FoxTrot?

 

[daveo42]

And yet you repeatedly come to our country just to eat Chipotle.

 

[ReAxion]

"Now to wash it all down with a root beer."
*weighs sandwich with hands*
".....Diet rootbeer"

Who knows what thats from?
2 million space bucks if you know

I can picture the scene but I can't name it.

 

[More_Badass]

It's baffling that people find this weird. Good, well-made bread tastes good even with just butter on it, or with nothing on to munch as a side dish. You then put some delicious cheese on it. This tastes amazing. Is your cheese so horrible that you have to combine it with 10 other things to make the taste disappear?

Nah, it's not the butter or cheese on bread. It was the use of "sandwich" that was tripping people up.

 

[RC]

Someone needs to tell Europe that WWII has ended so they don't need to ration their food anymore.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Nah, it's not the butter or cheese on bread. It was the use of "sandwich" that was tripping people up.

That and the horrendous picture OP posted.

 

[ZoronMaro]

First OP asks why we would ever put so much stuff on a sandwich, then immediately asks how we can have only a sandwich for a meal and not be hungry.

Gee OP I don't know, these really are two puzzling questions.

 

[bchamba]

Eurogaf still under Hydra's control. The Avengers will bring you real sandwiches soon.

 

[BumRush]

There have been upwards of 10 threads in the last week about Americans and their daily habits. Did i miss something?

 

[More_Badass]

I have to ask, a few people keep saying "your cheese", I guess referring to American cheese? Do those in the UK typically only use some specific cheese for their sandwiches?

 

[Hilbert]

There have been upwards of 10 threads in the last week about Americans and their daily habits. Did i miss something?

Americans are baffling people, with a mysterious and inscrutable culture. Didn't you know?

 

[-KRS-]

As a Swede, this thread is sort of mind-blowing.

Pastrami sandwich from Katz's Deli in NYC

I mean holy shit. I've never seen pastrami slices that thick. There must be like half a pound of pastrami in there!

 

[Mudcrab]

And yet you repeatedly come to our country just to eat Chipotle.

Bollocks indeed.

 

[depths20XX]

Butter and cheese sandwiches here in the U.S are called grilled cheese. What that thing you posted looks like is something a homeless person might eat.

This is a real sandwhich

Did that thing just bust out of the state pen? What's up with the barbed wire?

 

[Grym]

As a Swede, this thread is sort of mind-blowing.

I mean holy shit. I've never seen pastrami slices that thick. There must be like half a pound of pastrami in there!

yeah well, Katz Deli isn't exactly a picture of the normal American sandwich either.

I mean a normal "bag lunch" sandwich is 2 pieces of bread, a couple slices of deli meat, a piece of cheese, mayo, and maybe some lettuce or tomato or onion or something. The fillings are generally not half as thick as a slice of bread.

This looks more typical to me for someone who packs a sandwich from home for their lunch. Maybe even a little thicker than normal due to the tomato:

 

[Iorv3th]

That butter and cheese sandwich....what the hell OP.

That is just toast with cheese on it. We might have that as well for breakast but without cheese jelly and butter and toasted, then with eggs and bacon.

 

[Thursday War]

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

I literally thought that was a head sticking out of the bread

 

[Coriolanus]

Topping quantity is inversely proportional to bread quality.

 

[Rose of Eternity]

yeah well, Katz Deli isn't exactly a picture of the normal American sandwich either

Katz is pretty tame. Here's Harold's in NJ. They make their sandwiches to serve more than one though..
http://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-new-york-deli-edison-2

 

[BumRush]

Did that thing just bust out of the state pen? What's up with the barbed wire?

LOL

 

[dripdripsplash]

That's before you grill it right? You don't just eat it like that do you?

I don't abide that one bit.

so.....

...wait...

....you put cheese on your toast?

Uh, no. We definitely do not eat anything that looks like that.

I mean, maybe if you toasted it first, but not like that.

What is this bullshit.

If I was making a sandwich this would be the "STEP ONE" picture followed by 14 more steps.

That's 1/15th of a Sandwich.

I feel bad for anyone who calls that a sandwich.

Struggle-sandwich at most

Bu..buu...it's a classical "oste-madder" over here in Denmark.

 

[More_Badass]

Katz is pretty tame. Here's Harold's in NJ. They make their sandwiches to serve more than one though..

Just because they call it a sandwich doesn't make it a sandwich. That's a pile of meat on some bread

 

[Grym]

Katz is pretty tame. Here's Harold's in NJ. They make their sandwiches to serve more than one though..
http://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-new-york-deli-edison-2

oh I know. There are some ridiculous restaurant and deli sandwiches out there. I'm just saying it isn't typical

 

[Deadstarone]

Look, all you've got to do is put the two pieces of bread TOGETHER with your ingredients in the middle. Then you can call it a sandwich.

That's the whole point of them, so you can eat them with your hands and not get dirty!

 

[Darth Karja]

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

I just tried a butter and cheese sandwich. Not too bad. If I had something other then American cheese it would have been better. Its not going to do anything to fill me up, maybe if I eat 10 of them it will get me somewhere.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

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

There's a lobster in that sandwich lol

 

[Poodlestrike]

Katz is pretty tame. Here's Harold's in NJ. They make their sandwiches to serve more than one though..
http://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-new-york-deli-edison-2

That's deliberately ridiculous, though. The whole point of the thing is to get people talking about how ridiculous it is, while mentioning the name of the place.

Bu..buu...it's a classical "oste-madder" over here in Denmark.

And now you know that Denmark is tiny, and largely irrelevant.

I'm sorry.

 

[-KRS-]

yeah well, Katz Deli isn't exactly a picture of the normal American sandwich either.

I mean a normal "bag lunch" sandwich is 2 pieces of bread, a couple slices of deli meat, a piece of cheese, mayo, and maybe some lettuce or tomato or onion or something. The fillings are generally not half as thick as a slice of bread.

This looks more typical to me for someone who packs a sandwich from home for their lunch. Maybe even a little thicker than normal due to the tomato:

Alright that seems more sane.

Katz is pretty tame. Here's Harold's in NJ. They make their sandwiches to serve more than one though..
http://www.yelp.com/biz/harolds-new-york-deli-edison-2

I'd say if you have to put a fucking stick through the sandwich for it to stay together, you know you've gone way too far.

 

[daviyoung]

And now you know that Denmark is tiny, and largely irrelevant.

I'm sorry.

you hear that Denmark? you're irrelevant because you eat cheese sandwiches!

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Son, your American meat is of such poor quality that the EU actually banned it. Not so amazing after all, is it?
Also you're at the mercy of the EU to ship some of our ingredients to you, so you too can enjoy natural goods or EU immigrants who show you how to make proper bread or cheese. If it wasn't for them you would still be eating generic white bread

It was banned because of the hormones used in the beef, not the quality. Lets at least be accurate here. And to say America makes no good bread, cheese, or doesn't have good meat is hilarious. I can't even image how people from Wisconsin would react to that statement. But this is how these threads go, trolling all over the place.

 

[SkyOdin]

I think non-Americans need to realize that the sandwich is one of the most important and well-developed parts of American culinary tradition. It isn't just a food we occasionally eat, it is the one type of food that every American of every walk of life is likely to be eating on a regular basis. It is one of the staples of the American diet, and has thus seen a tremendous amount of innovation and elaboration.

People in the thread have commented that "American bread must be really bad to force you to put so much on it", but that is actually a really mistaken line of thought. The sandwich is seen as a major dish in of itself, not a compliment to something else. It is the center-point of either lunch or dinner (and sometimes breakfast). As such, people bake bread for the express purpose of making sandwiches. Bread that people use for sandwiches and bread that people eat on its own are two different products. For example, I would serve French bread or dinner rolls with butter as a side dish for dinner, but I generally wouldn't use those to make sandwiches. Instead, I would use sliced bread or a specialized sandwich roll. For a sandwich, bread is just one of the ingredients, but you would only use the right bread for the right sandwich.

One of my favorites is the the clubhouse sandwich. It is a multilayered-layered sandwich: there is a third piece of sliced bread used in the middle of the sandwich to separate different layers of meat and vegetables. It is usually made with turkey, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and mayonnaise. It is usually served cut into quarters, with the slices held together with toothpicks to prevent them from collapsing. It is delicious. Takes some time to make though.

Though we do have some really good simple sandwiches. One of the best is the French dip sandwich, also called the beef dip sandwich. It is a simple sandwich consisting of thinly sliced roast beef on a sandwich roll or baguette, served au jus. When you eat the sandwich, you dip it in the cup of jus before taking a bite out of it. Simple but sublime.

 

[Rose of Eternity]

It was banned because of the hormones used in the beef, not the quality. Lets at least be accurate here. And to say America makes no good bread, cheese, or doesn't have good meat is hilarious. I can't even image how people from Wisconsin would react to that statement. But this is how these threads go, trolling all over the place.

Dude still hasn't responded since ElectricBlanket roasted him.

 

[everyday math]

It was banned because of the hormones used in the beef, not the quality. Lets at least be accurate here. And to say America makes no good bread, cheese, or doesn't have good meat is hilarious. I can't even image how people from Wisconsin would react to that statement. But this is how these threads go, trolling all over the place.

Pissed me off that's what. Generalizations everywhere damn.

Besides the cheese its like non-American don't think we can get organic meat. My local butcher shop buys meat from local farms that only do grass natural fed. Non of that corn fed.

 

[DoktorEvil]

I think non-Americans need to realize that the sandwich is one of the most important and well-developed parts of American culinary tradition. It isn't just a food we occasionally eat, it is the one type of food that every American of every walk of life is likely to be eating on a regular basis. It is one of the staples of the American diet, and has thus seen a tremendous amount of innovation and elaboration.

People in the thread have commented that "American bread must be really bad to force you to put so much on it", but that is actually a really mistaken line of thought. The sandwich is seen as a major dish in of itself, not a compliment to something else. It is the center-point of either lunch or dinner (and sometimes breakfast). As such, people bake bread for the express purpose of making sandwiches. Bread that people use for sandwiches and bread that people eat on its own are two different products. For example, I would serve french bread or dinner rolls with butter as a side dish for dinner, but I wouldn't use those to make sandwiches. Instead, I would use sliced bread or a specialized sandwich roll. For a sandwich, bread is just one of the ingredients, but you would only use the right bread for the right sandwich.

One of my favorites is the the clubhouse sandwich. It is a multilayered-layered sandwich: there is a third piece of sliced bread used in the middle of the sandwich to separate different layers of meat and vegetables. It is usually made with turkey, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and mayonnaise. It is usually served cut into quarters, with the slices held together with toothpicks to prevent them from collapsing. It is delicious. Takes some time to make though.

You. I like you.

Good post. Europe doesn't understand how woven the sandwich is to the American gastronomic tradition. Funny, considering it was invented in Europe.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

punks like you

You eat shit for breakfast?/kanye

 

[Fat4all]

I think my favorite sandwich is the Cuban.

I don't like cucumbers on a sandwich, but I adore pickles on a sandwich.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Because of this thread, I found out the Reuben originated in America. You're welcome.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

I think non-Americans need to realize that the sandwich is one of the most important and well-developed parts of American culinary tradition. It isn't just a food we occasionally eat, it is the one type of food that every American of every walk of life is likely to be eating on a regular basis. It is one of the staples of the American diet, and has thus seen a tremendous amount of innovation and elaboration.

People in the thread have commented that "American bread must be really bad to force you to put so much on it", but that is actually a really mistaken line of thought. The sandwich is seen as a major dish in of itself, not a compliment to something else. It is the center-point of either lunch or dinner (and sometimes breakfast). As such, people bake bread for the express purpose of making sandwiches. Bread that people use for sandwiches and bread that people eat on its own are two different products. For example, I would serve french bread or dinner rolls with butter as a side dish for dinner, but I wouldn't use those to make sandwiches. Instead, I would use sliced bread or a specialized sandwich roll. For a sandwich, bread is just one of the ingredients, but you would only use the right bread for the right sandwich.

One of my favorites is the the clubhouse sandwich. It is a multilayered-layered sandwich: there is a third piece of sliced bread used in the middle of the sandwich to separate different layers of meat and vegetables. It is usually made with turkey, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and mayonnaise. It is usually served cut into quarters, with the slices held together with toothpicks to prevent them from collapsing. It is delicious. Takes some time to make though.

This is a really good post, too bad no one will read it.

Dude still hasn't responded since ElectricBlanket roasted him.

I didn't realize that until I responded to him. Oh well. It gave me an opportunity to read more about beef hormones.

Pissed me off that's what. Generalizations everywhere damn.

And to be fair its not even Wisconsinites that should be mad. Good food is made all around this country. Stop thinking America is made up of fast food joints Euros.