Why the world loves a sandwich?
Klaudia Kania 2014
Ever wonder where the sandwich Ever wonder got where sandwich got itsthe name? its name? It is named after the man credited with creating the first sandwich, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it that he was unwilling to free up both hands during a 24 hour gambling event in order to eat. Instead, he asked his servant to put the meat from his meal between two slices of bread so he could hold it in one hand and continue gambling. Ease, convenience, and portability right from the start!
How many sandwiches do Americans How many sandwiches do Americans eat every day? eat every day? It might seem strange, but Americans eat more than 300 million sandwiches each and every day. This is an amazing statistic since there are slightly more than 300 million Americans and not everyone eats a sandwich everyday!
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Do you know know what what the the most mostpopular popular Do you sandwich in America is? sandwich in America is? If you guessed peanut butter and jelly, you would be close since on average, we each will have eaten about 1,500 PB&Js by the time we graduate from high school. The most popular sandwich is the plain, ordinary ham sandwich followed by second place finisher the BLT.
Did you know? BLT The bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich was probably nicknamed the BLT by waitresses serving at busy lunch counters. They needed to offer a sort of verbal shorthand in order to get their orders quickly filled.
In the last year 1.69 billion sandwiches were sold ‘on the go’, at an average price of £1.66 Over 62% of the population buy a sandwich at least once a year Over 19.7% of sandwiches are bought in work (work canteens and staff shops etc) The most expensive place to buy a sandwich is London - £1.83 versus a national average of £1.66
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