12 best sandwiches from around the world
How many have you eaten?
There are few meals as simple as the humble sandwich. Sweet or savoury, elaborate or plain, there is no time of day when one cannot eat a sandwich.
From the Sunday morning bacon butty to the tea-time cucumber and cream cheese, we are a nation of sandwich-lovers.
And the versatile food is being celebrated with its very own week - yes, we are currently in National Sandwich Week.
But we Brits aren’t the only ones partial to bread topped and filled with delicious things, and sandwich style varies across the world.
In honour of this most noble of weeks, online chef store sousvidetools.com have shared the classic sandwich of various nations around the globe.
So if you’ve always wanted to know where you should live based on your sandwich tastes, all has now been revealed:
United Kingdom - Chip butty
Whilst we have various words for sandwiches - sarnies, baps, cobs, rolls - the classic chip butty is a thoroughly British institution. Two slices of white bread, chips, ketchup or brown sauce. Sorted.
India - Vada Pav
Veggie and vegan-friendly, this popular street food consists of battered and dried potato in buns, topped with chutney.
Chile - Chacarero
In a round bread roll, thinly sliced steak or pork, tomatoes, chilli peppers and green beans are sandwiched together to make this traditional South American concoction.
Vietnam - Bánh mì
Now popular the world over, these Vietnamese street snacks consist of pork, vegetables, jalapeños and coriander in a baguette.
Mexico - Cemita
These sandwiches originate in the southern Mexican state of Puebla and consist of avocado, white cheese, onions, salsa roja and the meat of your choice.
Turkey - Doner kebab
Although most commonly a 3am post night out snack in the UK, doner kebabs are hugely popular sandwiches in Turkey.
Singapore - Kaya toast
Toast bars are really popular in Singapore and this sweet sandwich is cooked in a similar way to French toast - bread is covered in butter and kaya jam (made from egg and coconut milk) and fried, and it’s often eaten with a boiled egg for breakfast.
France - Jambon beurre
In a classic crusty baguette, this simple sandwich is just butter and ham, but sometimes cheese and gherkins are also added too.
Belgium - Mitraillette
The Belgians essentially take chip butties to a new level with the mitraillette - a baguette is filled to bursting with fried meat, classic Belgian fries and plenty of mayonnaise. One for when you’re hungover.
Japan - Katsu-sando
Most of us are familiar with katsu curries, but in Japan the breaded and fried meats are also eaten as sandwiches, between two slices of white bread and often topped off with mustard and mayo.
Argentina - Choripán
This spicy sandwich is not one for the faint-hearted - sausage such as chorizo is covered in fiery chimichurri salsa and sometimes an egg is added into the mix too.
Brazil - Bauru
This Brazilian sandwich is simply a crusty bread roll filled with roast beef, mozzarella, gherkins, tomato and oregano.
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