Wasn’t this like midwar bombing rations when things got bad or something?
Do people eat this?
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SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 minutes ago
CummandoX@lemmy.world 24 minutes ago
hector@lemmy.today 1 hour ago
Bread sandwhiches were popular in the US too when they got the machines to refine grain, and remove the endosperm from the outer coating of the seed where all the vitamins are, they would put a slice of white bread from that processing inbetween two pieces of coarse bread from the whole grain.
plyth@feddit.org 1 hour ago
People eat this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisp_sandwich
It’s essentially the same.
They even have it pre-made.
Aer Lingus Tayto crisp sandwich pack
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 41 minutes ago
Carbs are good for a hangover if anyone wonders why most British foods are full of carbs.
MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 minutes ago
What even is jove
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Even better, butter the outside too and fry the toast in it. Melts in your mouth! Makes a lot of smoke in the kitchen, but melts in your mouth.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Don’t knock it until you’ve been on rationed flour for several years
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Fry your flour in butter.
mech@feddit.org 9 hours ago
idunnololz@lemmy.world 9 minutes ago
I tried the fabled beans on toast and i was shocked when I bit into the toast that there was butter on the toast. It was a dumb thing to be shocked at but I did not expect it 😂.
That being said, it looks really stupid in person because it’s literally toast with a ton of beans. Taste wise, it was ok.
Here’s a crappy photo: Image
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Mmmm the fabled half english.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Compliments to the british chef
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 9 hours ago
If that sandwich is bland it’s on you it clearly says to add butter, salt and pepper to taste.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
If you think you can make something not bland with just butter, salt and pepper, you may be a Brit.
Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Or a German to be honest. They eat just bread with butter. (no toast between!)
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 9 hours ago
Good butter ain’t bland.
Dave@lemmy.nz 9 hours ago
Fat and salt are the key ingredients in most fried food, so it’s basically deep fried bread.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Homemade bread with just butter and salt is fucking awesome.
Ledivin@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Literally any meat in a pan
ebolapie@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
you guys remind me of a girl I used to work with who would always mock “white people food,” except that to her that meant specifically “poor white people food.”
Riverside@reddthat.com 3 minutes ago
Plenty of delicious struggle meals if you get creative, half of “popular” cuisine stems from them. Spanish cocido and tortilla de patata are a few examples of well-loved affordable struggle meals.
RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 50 minutes ago
If all you have is bread, you should try eating it rather than fucking it, though.
ebolapie@lemmy.world 42 minutes ago
You have to be really hungry before you eat the fucking bread
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 2 hours ago
Somebody is a texture eater
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Tikka Masala is pretty fuggin’ good. And you lot did invent Worcestershire sauce. Oh, and your packaged snacks? Hugely better than the crap we get in the states. But you can have Mushy Peas.
absentbird@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Worcestershire sauce was a recreation of an Indian sauce by a pair of English men.
Tikki Masala was invented by a Pakistani chef living in Scotland.
Technically both British creations, but I feel like it’s hard to list them as fully British in origin.
RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 51 minutes ago
Nothing more Bri’ish than colonization, innit?
cattywampas@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I dunno man when I was in the UK I had a shit ton of awesome food. Lots of fried fish, roasted meat, savory and sweet pies, sausages, breads, cheeses, not to mention the crossover and fusion food like Indian and South Asian.
BlackVenom@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
They have the best bacon
ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Although I learned the hard way that there are two types! Streaky vs back bacon. Imagine my disappointment when I ordered a caesar salad with added bacon and it came out with what looked like a slab of ham on it 🤣
cattywampas@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
The dairy and processed meats in the UK are fire!
ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Although I learned the hard way that there are two types! Streaky vs back bacon. Imagine my disappointment when I ordered a caesar salad with added bacon and it came out with what looked like a slab of ham on it 🤣
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
You people do know neither the Luftwaffe nor the Kriegsmarine are no longer immediate threats to the safety of the United Kingdom?
Saapas@piefed.zip 5 hours ago
I’ve made it out of curiosity. It tasted like buttered toast with pepper. Honestly pretty good
Maeve@kbin.earth 4 hours ago
A cracker tastes good when you're starving.
nialv7@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
The Fat Duck, a restaurant with three Michelin stars, serves toast sandwich as a side dish.
So, you tell me.
ashenone@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Your not improving the reputation of British food your just making the reputation of Michelin stars worse
PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
It’s specifically a rating system to sell tires. And cars are terrible for humanity. So yeah, who cares about that system.
Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
I feel like this would be pretty good. Toast is pretty good. So you just make some good toast and then you sandwich it between some fresh soft bread. And then you have this soft outside with a crunchy buttery caramelized toast inside, I think it could be good if you were craving some toast and wanted to jazz it up.
minorkeys@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
The only people who survived medieval England were those who could psychologically tolerate bland food.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
Well you can’t crave what you’ve never had.
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Thought the food was a running joke for ages till I went and had some of their Fish and Chips at nice pub. Oh boy was I wrong! That and the curry will absolutely blow your mind.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 39 minutes ago
You can also get curry sauce with your fish and chips.
yakko@feddit.uk 9 hours ago
It was invented for a “cheapest meal” competition if I recall. If someone really made this, the inside bread would be drowned in something with several insane flavours. Probably Branston pickle.
Beacon@fedia.io 9 hours ago
You're half right. Wiki says it's been around since at least Victorian times, but the modern version revival happened as you say .
themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I can understand the appeal of a piece of bread that’s been soaked or buttered or even just toasted and salted. I bet that’s delicious, if done right.
My question is, why the other two slices of bread? What’s the thinking there? Why not have three slices of delicious middle bread? If the bread is good enough on its own, why not eat it alone?
It’s like if you made a drink of tepid water by adding ice cubes to a glass of warmed water and then letting them completely melt until room temperature. Who is this recipe for? “Oh, but maybe the ice cubes are flavored” OK then why freeze them before melting them? “Maybe the hot water is flavored with herbs that rele-” Bitch, that’s tea.
I’m so confused, I’m getting mad at imaginary arguments I’m having with hypothetical morons about analogous situations that only exist in my head.
mech@feddit.org 9 hours ago
The middle bread will be saturated in fat, crispy, and spiced heavily.
The outer breads are dry, fluffy and neutral-tasting.
You need them for the same reason you need them in any sandwich.Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
Texture. Crisp sandwiches are the closest thing I can think of but crisps cost a lot more than a slice of bread.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
Yeah, it’s filling and I would like to see you come up with better for £0.06 a meal.
Poverty food exists for a reason.
Ziglin@lemmy.world 51 minutes ago
I have not seen bread this cheap anywhere.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 35 minutes ago
Aldi, to be fair food was a bit cheaper when I was living on £600 a month, around 2017. Like £0.34 for about 20 slices. I think it is more like £0.45 now for the cheapest loaf of bread.
mech@feddit.org 9 hours ago
I dare say potatoes are cheaper than bread.
And you can turn them into a more filling, more nutricious and better-tasting meal with nothing but salt and vegetable oil.plyth@feddit.org 1 hour ago
That’s why toast with crisps is the more popular food.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
With energy prices in the UK being what they are, it’s only raw potatoes that are cheaper than bread. At least toast toasts quickly, so isn’t that energy-intensive compared with boiling a pan of water.
realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip 9 hours ago
Yeah but that would take effort.
BaraCoded@literature.cafe 7 hours ago
Saddest and most redundant dish I have ever seen. My french soul is crying tears of cheese, ham, fresh lettuce, pickles, tomato, and mayo, or anything that would go into a sandwich while not being bread, really.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
“So, you’re saying if you put a slice of bread between two slices of bread, then that’s a bread sandwich?”
“Well, yes, technically. But, you wouldn’t eat it that way.”
hector@lemmy.today 57 minutes ago
People did all the time when they first started making white bread. They would put a piece of that inbtween two pieces of coarse whole grain bread. It doesn’t sound palatable now because our palettes are so corrupted with sugar. Well, yours presumably are.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Because you toast the middle piece, and butter it.
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
It’s oddly good. To do it right use unsalted butter and then add season with salt and pepper once the butter is melted.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
How I approach unfamiliar things in extra amusing here.
“What problem does this solve?”
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 6 hours ago
… That sounds delicious.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 hours ago
beans on toast on toast on toast
MCTamTam@feddit.org 3 seconds ago
Sounds delicious imho