What is National Sandwich Day?
Whether you stack it high or thin, National Sandwich Day on November 3rd honors one of America's most popular lunch items.
Following the allegation that he was the sandwich's designer, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, is thought to have been the namesake of the sandwich. We love every kind of sandwich, no matter who invented it.
Although the modern sandwich is believed to have been named after John Montagu, the precise circumstances of its manufacture and first use are the subject of controversy. In a recent travel book titled Tour to London by Pierre Jean Grosley, there is a rumor that inspired Lord Sandwich's popular belief that bread and meat sustained him at the gambling table. Lord Sandwich was a savvy gambler, but it was not necessary to have a meal during his long hours of playing at the card table, according to reports. He would ask his servants to bring him slices of meat from two slices of bread when hungry. The sandwich was created from this activity, which was well-known to his gambling buddies who soon began to order "the same as Sandwich" and soon became a hit.
The first sandwich was more likely to have been consumed at his work desk than at his work desk, according to N.A.M. Rodger, who wrote Sandwich's biography.
The food appears to have only been described as sandwiches before being identified as sandwiches, such as bread and meat or bread and cheese.
