Top 12 British Sandwiches

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Bacon butty is one of Britain's most popular guilty pleasures, a sandwich consisting of slices of white bread (or a bread roll) spread with butter and stuffed with large amounts of bacon. Some like to add ketchup, brown sauce, or an egg to the sandwich, depending on personal preferences. Regardless of the variations, the sandwich is eaten by young and old alike, and it also has a reputation of being a great hangover cure.Expand

Crispy, crunchy and salty bacon, fresh, slightly acidic tomatoes, chilled lettuce, mayonnaise, and toast - there is little, if no excuses for error while making a BLT sandwich. However, there are strict rules regarding the ingredients, according to food critic Mimi Sheraton: the bacon has to be hot, freshly fried and extremely crispy, the tomatoes must be ripe and sliced thinly, the lettuce must have bite and flavor, so iceberg lettuce is forbidden, and the bread should be toasted until golden-brown. The origins of BLT are hard to pin down, but some claim it was developed from bacon sandwiches that were originally prepared for teatime in the English countryside since Victorian times. BLT sandwich first appeared in British cookbooks in the late 1920s, and its popularity boomed in America after World War II due to these important factors: lettuce and tomato became available in supermarkets and women, who were usually housewives, began to work outside their homes in much greater numbers than before the war. Today, the sandwich is so popular that it even has its own month, called the National BLT Month, celebrated in April.Expand

This classic British favorite is a sandwich consisting of bread slices filled with mayonnaise, chopped and mashed hard-boiled eggs, and garden cress. The sandwiches are typically cut into triangles and arranged on a platter. It is recommended to garnish them with leftover cress and serve them with a cup of tea on the side, since these sandwiches are traditionally a part of the famous British Afternoon tea.Expand

Egg banjo is a British sandwich that was especially popular with British troops during WWII. The sandwich usually consists of nearly stale white bread that's sliced, spread with butter, filled with fried eggs, and enriched with brown sauce or ketchup. The yolk and the sauce often dribble down one's chest, so the hand is moved to wipe it, while the other hand is still holding the sandwich, so it looks like one's playing an air banjo, hence the name egg banjo. The sandwich is still popular in Commonwealth countries such as Malaysia.Expand

An egg sandwich is an internationally popular breakfast staple that typically consists of eggs between slices of bread. The sandwich is usually enriched with cheese, and it's often complemented with some kind of meat such as cold cuts or sausage meat. Nowadays, there are numerous variations on this sandwich, but it is believed that one of the first egg sandwiches was made in the early 19th century in East London by street vendors who wanted to earn some money and feed the hungry factory workers in the process. Those sandwiches were made with fried eggs, meat, and sometimes cheese, sandwiched between halves of a soft roll that's called a bap. These days, the additions to the egg sandwich include ingredients such as avocados, bacon, pork roll, chicken, or watercress.Expand

Chip butty is a British sandwich consisting of chips (fries) between bread that's slathered with butter (hence the butty in the name). Although purists might think that nothing else is needed, some people like to add condiments such as malt vinegar, mayonnaise, or ketchup. The sandwich can be found at chippies and casual eateries throughout the United Kingdom. There's also a variation known as scallop butty, made with battered and deep-fried potato slices instead of chips.Expand

A favorite afternoon tea sandwich of the late Queen Elizabeth II, jam penny sandwiches are made with crustless brown or white bread, butter, and jam, typically a strawberry or a raspberry one. The interesting thing about them is that they’re usually cut into rounds the size of an old English penny, which is about an inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. For this reason, the sandwiches were named jam pennies. They are easy to make and go perfectly with Earl Gray tea. Jam butties are quite similar to jam pennies, except they do not always include butter and do not have to be cut into rounds.Expand

This simple, elegant staple of the famous British afternoon tea, known as cucumber sandwich, is a concoction made with crustless triangles of lightly buttered white bread that is filled with paper-thin cucumber slices, a little bit of salt, and a dash of lemon juice. The Brits invented it during the Victorian period, when it was mainly popular among members of the upper class. Today, there are many variations on the original, with added tuna, eggs, cream cheese, and mayonnaise.Expand

Pie barm or Wigan kebab is a unique English sandwich hailing from Wigan. The sandwich consists of a meat pie that's sandwiched between a barm cake – a buttered roll that's leavened with barm (beer foam, in most cases). The Wiganers are well-known for their pie-eating and they even attempted to send a pie to space in 2016, but didn't succeed. The pie used as the filling for this sandwich is usually of the meat-and-potatoes variety.Expand

Mackerel bap is an English fish sandwich originating from River Cottage Canteen restaurant in Axminster, where it's been created by chef Tim Maddams. The sandwich is made with mackerel fillets that are dredged in flour, dipped in beaten eggs, deep-fried in hot oil until golden and crispy, and then placed in a bread roll (bap) with tartare sauce or some mayonnaise with lemon juice. However, mackerel is no longer considered sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council, so the customers should be advised that the fish is no longer sustainable, and they can make the informed choice to eat mackerel baps or not, or try alternative dishes such as cod baps or kipper baps. Either way, eating mackerel baps should be an occasional choice.Expand