They were in the UK. It's why loads of Ikea restaurants got closed.
Is it common to make big multi-topping sandwiches in the US?
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They were in the UK. It's why loads of Ikea restaurants got closed.
Butts-a-plenty
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DoktorEvil
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Marmite?
To think, People give me shit for putting mayo on a sandwich.
Butter + Marmite? Nope.
Restaurants? Ikea a restaurant?
Well, I guess you could call Ikea that in the US.
More_Badass
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What? Not even like an appetizer? Foccacia or pita, some tomato slices, cheese, seasoning, drizzle some olive oil on top, heat it up a bit to melt the cheese
I prefer simple foods with not too many contrasting flavours. I have the same lunch everyday with the odd day I might have something different.
I have a plain cheese sandwich and a plain ham sandwich nearly every day for the last 3 or 4 years. That's just 4 slices of bread with margarine 2 or 3 layers of cheese on one and 2 slices of ham on the other.
I get 3 or 4 days lunches out of that loaf which costs be about 3 for the lot. Never had a Subway before or a Starbucks. I could get 200 tea bags and milk for the same price as a coffee.
Yes I am a boring person
A once a year treat for me is this
The Jumbo Breakfast Roll.
I have a plain cheese sandwich and a plain ham sandwich nearly every day for the last 3 or 4 years. That's just 4 slices of bread with margarine 2 or 3 layers of cheese on one and 2 slices of ham on the other.
I get 3 or 4 days lunches out of that loaf which costs be about 3 for the lot. Never had a Subway before or a Starbucks. I could get 200 tea bags and milk for the same price as a coffee.
Yes I am a boring person
A once a year treat for me is this
The Jumbo Breakfast Roll.
I like eating sandwiches for lunch or dinner and I don't feel hungry afterwards.
Thing is, the ones I do eat for lunch look more like this:
Than like this:
You can find sandwiches in almost all bakeries in France, and the bread they're using is pretty filling.
There's also a lot of variety.
Best one I've made for myself so far (going to a concert) was half a tradition baguette, lettuce, tomatoes, a little bit of mayo and duck breast.
CosmicQueso
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What? Not even like an appetizer? Foccacia or pita, some tomato slices, cheese, seasoning, drizzle some olive oil on top, heat it up a bit to melt the cheese
Also not a sandwich.
Nothing better than a baguette sandwich with ham, cheese and butter in France.
What? Not even like an appetizer? Foccacia or pita, some tomato slices, cheese, seasoning, drizzle some olive oil on top, heat it up a bit to melt the cheese
I was more talking in the way of the pictures being posted in this thread by the Swedes. Where it seems they just took a random piece of bread and threw some cheese on it.
Yep they are called restaurants here. You probably call them diners? Only a few Ikea stores have them now.
You know, in all of this, I don't think anyone asked what kind of cheese you had on your bread? Do you always use the same kind, or is variety the spice of the Swedish breakfast?
way more
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I like eating sandwiches for lunch or dinner and I don't feel hungry afterwards.
Thing is, the ones I do eat for lunch look more like this:
Best one I've made for myself so far (going to a concert) was bread, lettuce, tomatoes, a little bit of mayo and duck fillet.
Oooh, recipe plz!
That doesn't make sense. Any food could be described as "taking a random piece of X and throwing some X on it". It's bread, butter and cheese, not ice cream, chicken and mustard.
I love a high quality aged cheese, but they're pretty expensive. Usually it's one of the three most common and slightly cheaper types, all quite mild:
Präst
Grevé
Herrgård
Looks like Ikea's Swedish meatballs sold in America are made in America, and since there's virtually no horse slaughterhouses here, it's likely just ground pork and beef. I don't think you'd be able to source enough horse, of course, is what I'm saying. Short answer: Nay.
Trust me when I say that'd look more appetizing.
And as I said I have never, before this thread, heard of someone doing that without using a second piece of bread.
Frankly I would enjoy this one far more than the other one.
d00d3n
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There are a couple of hard cheeses to choose from. The most luxurious option is probably Västerbotten cheese.
Frozenprince
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Ham and cheese >>>
Maple ham and cheese w/cucumbers tomato and lettuce from the local deli.
So. Good.
Beerman462
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Might give butter and cheese a try. I like peanut butter and cheese, but really only have it on crackers.
Im pretty plain when it comes to sandwiches. I usually just get meat and cheese maybe some spinach if Im in the mood.
Im pretty plain when it comes to sandwiches. I usually just get meat and cheese maybe some spinach if Im in the mood.
DoktorEvil
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Ikea is known for being a furniture store in the US that happens to serve "Swedish" food.
A diner in the US is amazing. Open usually 24 hrs and serves all kinds of Americana foods.
Phew.
Frozenprince
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After reading all of this thread.
USA. USA. USA.
USA. USA. USA.
The main thing I'm taking away from this thread is that all the times I started to make toast, but then got impatient and left it un-toasted, I was actually eating a sandwich. I wasn't lazy I was exploring other cultures.
No I'm still not over that butter and cheese sandwich.
DoktorEvil
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I'd also add Hushållsost, which we all remember from school:
Usually on a slice of Pågenlimpa:
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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My man, though fuck that bluecheese.
Frozenprince
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It had me until I saw the bluecheese. Ruining a perfectly good pulled pork sandwich.
We seem to not want to combine the two. So Ikea is known for a furniture store that also has a restaurant.
Cucumber, tomato and lettuce makes the bread soggy, ruins the sandwich. Just a plain ham and cheese for me. There is also too much ham on than sandwich. 2 slices are more than enough.
Frozenprince
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The bulkie was toasted lightly so It kept the crunch while the water from the veggies ran through.
Though plain ham and cheese is probably the GOAT sammich.
Cook a duck breast in a pan to your liking, thinly slice it, and let it cool down.
Buy some good bread in a French bakery, cut it in half, slice open it and lightly coat the inside with some mayonnaise.
Add some lettuce leaves, tomato slices and pour a dash of balsamic vinegar if you fancy.
Add the duck breast slices, and done.
Enjoy.
eddie4
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I mean Sweden doesn't really have much of a culinary culture compared to southern Europe but god damn we make awesome breakfast sandwiches. What about a korvsmörgås? Uncooked Falu sausage on a sandwich (ie bread with butter). Like sex in your mouth. And no this is not a troll post. It is that good. Someone asked about my ideal sandwich and here it is.
To Americans, this is not a sandwich. It has to have bread on top of it, and more toppings, because in America, bigger is better. To me, that looks delicious, and I know exactly what you mean. Being from Bosnia, we have very similar breakfast sandwiches. Every time I bring food from home, my co-workers look at me like i'm crazy. Stop hatin', just because your sandwich has more toppings, doesn't mean it's more tasty.
Tried that before just made the vegetables "sweat" So I had toasted sandwich which goes soggy quickly. It irritates me more than it should.
CosmicQueso
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eddie4
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Sorry but it's true. Not hating though, love me a good Reuben sandwich, or the Club.
webkatt
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I mean Sweden doesn't really have much of a culinary culture compared to southern Europe but god damn we make awesome breakfast sandwiches. What about a korvsmörgås? Uncooked Falu sausage on a sandwich (ie bread with butter). Like sex in your mouth. And no this is not a troll post. It is that good. Someone asked about my ideal sandwich and here it is.
If you put them together it would be considered an American sandwich.
I would have to add a lot of vegetables as I am not particularly fond of meat.
I'm actually thankful to OP for opening my eyes to some new breakfast ideas
but this
but this
.....Nah, man. Nah, nah nah nah. Nahhhh son.
flatearthpandas
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Depends what constitutes a big sandwich. Ideal sandwich either at home or a restaurant will have at least lettuce, onion, tomato, fresh jalapeño, at least one type of cheese, one meat, and condiments. Either that or grilled cheese.
RedNumberFive
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Some IMDB trivia for The Shining:
Kubrick knew the horror of a lame-ass sandwich.
Kubrick knew the horror of a lame-ass sandwich.
Davey Cakes
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To be honest I kind of agree with you.
I'm not claiming to be offended here but people questioning a sandwich with multiple toppings as a "peculiar" US-only sort of thing does bother me. I mean, a standard lunch sandwich with meat, cheese, lettuce and tomato, and a condiment is super standard and there's nothing questionable about it.
Like, we have definitions for a reason. There are such things as "open-faced sandwiches" but they're not what the fast majority of people think of when they hear the term "sandwich."
It's like people arguing biscuits vs. cookies or chips vs. fries. Just shut up already and accept cultural differences.
Sometimes bagels, depending on availability. most standard breakfast places in the midwest will only have one kind of bagel though, usually just a plain, no poppyseed or sesame (which are the best for a bfast sandwich I think). But even that would be something you'd have to specify in my experience, the default starch around a breakfast sandwich would be flat bread.
Though my go-to choice when making them at home was always english muffins. Those are perfect with the nooks and crannies in the bread so cheese can melt in. Easy to cut em in half and pop them in the oven.
I think this is the core issue, a semantic one. The translation to Swedish which would be "smörgås" or "macka" is far more associated with open-faced sandwiches, but I would also use those words to describe what I get at Subway.
I always found it weird that Americans call hamburgers sandwiches though.
ChubbyHuggs
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Was there ever clarification on this? My great grandmother use to make us sandwiches with just bread, butter and ham.
Just a had butter and cheese (open) "sandwich" and I'm laughing reading through this thread. If I pay for a sandwich at a café I'd probably want some meat and veggies too it, but looking at some pictures here it seems it wouldn't qualify for a snack unless it had half a cow in it.
That said, I'm still a bit hungry so maybe you've got it right, hm?
That said, I'm still a bit hungry so maybe you've got it right, hm?