National Sandwich Day 2022: History, Significance and Celebrations

Never underestimate the power of a good sandwich! And to celebrate that same power we have National Sandwich Day celebrated annually on 3rd November

What can serve as a fast consumed food item than our lovely sandwiches! From a long time they have made our lunch and breakfast much more special and memorable for us and it is the time to celebrate them. 

It is time for all the sandwich lovers of the country to gather together to celebrate one of the most consumed food item in our world on the occasion of National Sandwich Day which is annually celebrated on November 3rd in US. 

The sandwich is named after its supposed inventor, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. The Wall Street Journal has described it as Britain's "biggest contribution to gastronomy." 

Event National Sandwich Day
Date November 3, 2022
Day Thursday
Significance The day celebrates and honors the sandwiches and their delicious taste
Observed by United States

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National Sandwich Day History: 

The modern concept of a sandwich using slices of bread as found within the West can arguably be traced to 18th-century Europe. However, the use of some kind of bread or bread-like substance to lie under (or under and over) some other food, or used to scoop up and enclose or wrap some other type of food, long predates the eighteenth century, and is found in numerous much older cultures worldwide. Like the ancient Jewish sage Hillel the Elder is said to have wrapped meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs in a soft matzah—flat, unleavened bread—during Passover in the manner of a modern wrap made with flatbread. 

The sandwich is named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an eighteenth-century English aristocrat. It is commonly said that Lord Sandwich, during long sessions of cribbage and other card games at public gambling houses, would order his valet to bring him salt beef between two pieces of toasted bread. He was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue gambling while eating, without the need for a fork, and without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands. The dish then grew in popularity in London, and Sandwich's name became associated with it.

The sandwich's popularity in Spain and England increased dramatically during the nineteenth century, when the rise of industrial society and the working classes made fast, portable, and inexpensive meals essential. In London, for example, at least seventy street vendors were selling ham sandwiches by 1850; during that decade sandwich bars also became an important form of eating establishment in western Holland, typically serving liver and salt beef sandwiches. 

In the United States by the Revolutionary war a few years later, sandwiches were a well established English meal. However, they didn't make their way to America until they were included in an American cookbook in 1815. By the early 20th century, as bread became a staple of the American diet, the sandwich became the same kind of popular, quick meal as was already widespread in the Mediterranean. You can understand the seriousness behind sandwiches in the US as in 2006 a court in Boston, Massachusetts even ruled that a sandwich includes at least two slices of bread, and does not include burritos, tacos, and quesadillas, as they are typically made with a single tortilla.


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National Sandwich Day Significance: 

A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a portable, convenient finger food in the Western world, though over time it has become prevalent worldwide and now it has one of the most consumed fast food in the world and you can literally find sandwiches in any country around the world. The reason behind their extreme popularity can be attributed to their convenience along with their delicious taste. 

Sandwiches are a popular type of lunch food, taken to work, school, or picnics to be eaten as part of a packed lunch. The bread may be plain or be coated with condiments, such as mayonnaise or mustard, to enhance its flavour and texture. As well as being homemade, sandwiches are also widely sold in various retail outlets and can be served hot or cold. There are both savoury sandwiches, such as deli meat sandwiches, and sweet sandwiches, such as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

A healthy sandwich is a lunchtime favorite for a few good reasons: It's easily packable, cheap to make, and the perfect vehicle for complex carbohydrates, good-for-you fats, fiber-packed veggies, and lean protein. It can totally be the afternoon meal you need to get through the rest of your day. And, despite what grilled cheeses and BLTs would have you think, sandwiches can absolutely help you work toward your weight loss goals.

Sandwiches have the ability to bring together some of our most loved foods by uniting bread, cheese, meats, veggies and condiments. This makes it easy to customize to customers tastes or to offer build-your-own options. That's why sandwiches are actually very versatile as well so that they can serve to anyone's taste. The contribution that sandwiches have made in our food lifestyle is truly amazing which deserves to be celebrated! 


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National Sandwich Day Celebrations: 

To celebrate this day all you need to do is get into the kitchen and make yourself every kind of sandwich that can be imagined. Breakfast would certainly get a good start with bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel (a Bagel Sandwich) or any other sandwich which you like, I mean what can be a more better way to mark this day than by having a treat of it yourself! 

If you don't want to prepare your own sandwich then also you don't have to worry as you can treat yourself with a nice sandwich by going to any nearby restaurant or fast food chain like subway to treat yourself with a delicious sandwich and who knows maybe there might be exciting deals and offers given on this day as well. 

Sometimes there are even sandwich eating competitions are organized on this day or in general so take use of this opportunity and try to take part in such competitions and in this way you will be also able to check your love for sandwiches as well and it will be also a great taste of your eating skills in public as well. 

Most Searched FAQs on National Sandwich Day: 

1. When is National Sandwich Day celebrated? 

National Sandwich Day is annually celebrated on November 3rd in US. 

2. Who invented the sandwich? 

Though the sandwich has been around for years, it was officially named by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich.

3. Is burger a sandwich? 

Merriam-Webster defines it as "two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between." Simple enough. Essentially, anything can be a sandwich so long as it's between two slices of bread or inside a roll or bun. So by a technical definition, yes, hot dogs and hamburgers are very much sandwiches. 

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