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Post by cakediva on Jul 16, 2022 12:50:52 GMT
Canadian, DH is from Scotland.
Butter always on the bread before any sandwich fixings. Even if it is a toasted tomato sandwich with mayo on it - butter always goes on the toast first.
Especially with PB toast - I need a layer of butter then the PB on the hot toast.
I'm not a huge sandwich eater, but always butter on the bread!
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jul 16, 2022 13:51:16 GMT
Rural midwest - always butter the bread before making a sandwich. Keeps the wet ingredients from totally soaking the bread.
Not much of a sandwich eater, but the classic BLT is one that I will line up for. Growing up, I had butter and tomato sandwiches in my lunch all the time.
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Post by Linda on Jul 16, 2022 13:59:55 GMT
as someone who grew up with buttered bread sandwiches overseas and then moved to the States - I think part of the difference is the bread. Typical American sandwich bread is awful - soft, white, squishy stuff with no flavour. It doesn't butter well unless toasted, ime.
I don't make many sandwiches - I'm more likely to have a slice of buttered (homemade or bakery) bread with cheese - but while I don't butter an egg mayo (egg salad) I do butter others. DH who is American is still horrified at buttered bread with cheese - although he happily ate my crab and cucumber sandwiches on granary bread that had both butter and mayo (mixed with the crab)...I doubt he noticed it. But he also eats typical American sandwich bread when given a choice.
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Post by janeliz on Jul 16, 2022 14:08:10 GMT
I love the idea of putting butter on the bread of a sandwich. That makes perfect sense to me. Butter makes everything better.
My favorite sandwich right now is a mozzarella tomato, and basil panini. I put basil pesto and mayo on the inside of the bread and butter the outside of the bread, of course.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 16, 2022 14:09:48 GMT
My sister in law is American, and years ago when she was visiting here in the UK she ordered a sandwich when we were out and was horrified that it arrived with butter on the bread. She took the sandwich apart and her expression was one of shock and distaste . Her eyes were wide open and she seemed that it was unexpected . She shouted out this has DAIRY in a loud voice and looked around the room at us, the staff and other customers. I did not say anything but just sat there quietly wondering why she was so surprised and why she would have expected a sandwich without butter because that would not be normal. I am American, and will frequently use butter on a sandwich but I don't consider it the automatic starting ingredient. I don't know what kind of sandwich was ordered in your story, but shouting about your sandwich having butter on it is rude in any country. |
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Post by lesley on Jul 16, 2022 14:16:07 GMT
I don’t eat sandwiches at all, but I do love a crusty roll with fillings, and obviously there is butter on it. Duh! 😄
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 16, 2022 14:17:53 GMT
Oh, again, a sandwich is known as a buttie for a reason! They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. |
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Post by gar on Jul 16, 2022 14:22:32 GMT
Oh, again, a sandwich is known as a buttie for a reason! They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. It’s well known here I agree gillyp but I don’t use buttie for sandwich typically. For some reason I might say chip buttie (which I’ve never actually had 😁) but other than that I’d say it’s a regional thing 😊 |
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Post by SallyPA on Jul 16, 2022 14:29:53 GMT
Tell us about making sandwiches at your house. Inspired by this quote:
I NEVER, NEVER put butter on a sandwich. I Always use whole wheat bread. I never purchase white bread as sold in the US.
Roast beef sandwich: mayo, lettuce, meat and bread Ham sandwich: mustard, lettuce, ham, bread Peanut butter sandwich: Bread, Peanut butter, little Splenda over the PB (never, never jelly for me with PB) DH and DS will use jelly.
A treat "sandwich" --butter on bread, sprinkle sugar and cinnamon (makes a fake cinnamon roll )
The only difference between butter and mayo is where the fat comes from. Both are intended to add fat to bread in a sandwich, which would otherwise be very dry to eat with meat as the main protein. Butter - fat comes dairy/milk. Mayonnaise - fat comes from oil + egg yolks. If you put mayo on a sandwich, you shouldn't be shocked/surprised by butter on a sandwich - both condiments serve the exact same purpose. Butter, because it doesn't include egg yolks, is actually safer from a food safety standpoint. Eta: conversely, mayo spread on the outside facing faces of bread when making grilled cheese sandwiches makes for a much more evenly browned grilled cheese and tastes identical to buttering bread for grilled cheese before grilling/frying it. Heading out for a hike today, and you’ve convinced me to try butter on my sandwich that I’m packing! |
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Post by ModChick on Jul 16, 2022 14:30:13 GMT
I remember growing up we always had butter on our sandwiches. Was told butter kept the bread from getting soggy.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 16, 2022 14:32:24 GMT
Oh, again, a sandwich is known as a buttie for a reason! They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. I’m sure you are totally correct.  I would be very surprised - and delighted! - if someone other than from the north of England used that colloquialism. There was a popular comedian from Liverpool, Ken Dodd (not my cup of tea) who made up The Diddymen who worked in the Jam Butty Mines, so people in the UK of a certain age would know the word. Sarnie and sammie are other slang terms. gar you disappoint me! A chip buttie, dunked in a fried egg and tomato ketchup can be heavenly! ETA for our American friends, we mean french fries, thicker than you have them, not potato chips (our crisps). A crisp buttie is very nice too, mind you. |
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Post by shessoaverage on Jul 16, 2022 14:35:41 GMT
My dad was from Illinois and always put butter on his sandwiches. His German grandmother lived with them, so maybe she did it that way and he got used to it? I was so appalled by mayonnaise when I was a kid that I once washed it off the bologna in a sandwich my friend’s mother made for me. It was so… white and glisten-y. Ugh! (I’m okay with it now, but rarely eat sandwiches.)
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Post by gar on Jul 16, 2022 14:36:12 GMT
They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. I’m sure you are totally correct. I would be very surprised - and delighted! - if someone other than from the north of England used that colloquialism. There was a popular comedian from Liverpool, Ken Dodd (not my cup of tea) who made up The Diddymen who worked in the Jam Butty Mines, so people in the UK of a certain age would know the word. Sarnie and sammie are other slang terms. gar you disappoint me! A chip buttie, dunked in a fried egg and tomato ketchup can be heavenly! I’m glad you enjoy them - I’ll take your word for it 😜 |
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Post by ModChick on Jul 16, 2022 14:37:03 GMT
I avoid mayo when I can because I don't think it tastes better than butter. 🤷♀️ I also prefer to make my own macaroni and potato salads because too much mayo makes me gag and makes many “salads” inedible. It is hard to have too much fresh butter on a slice of bread, IMO, however. Call me weird. When making a turkey sandwich, I will put avocado or brie on it - if possible - to avoid mayonaise. Wait, there are people in the world who don't put butter on a sandwich?! Aussies and Kiwis obviously think the same, because butter always goes on the bread in a sandwich. Always. I just assumed everyone put butter on a sandwich. The only time I wouldn't put butter on the bread is if I was on a strict diet. I would still need some kind of condiment so that it's not dry, so depending on the filling I would use a low fat / low sugar mayonnaise, or a thin scraping of lite cream cheese. Aussie kids grow up eating Vegemite sandwiches, and you absolutely MUST use butter on a Vegemite sandwich. Likewise, one of our favourite kids party foods is Fairy Bread - an open sandwich using white bread, butter, and hundred & thousands (sprinkles). My giddy aunt!!!There are many threads on here that surprise me but I had to read the opening post 4 times before I was willing to accept what was being said. I have been yelling in my head “how can you not know how to make a sandwich?” It’s buttered bread of any kind with a filling which might just include mayo depending on if the sandwich is savoury or sweet. Of course you butter the bread! It helps stop the bread going soggy and adds to the flavour. My eyes were open in horror and I was opened mouthed until I read elaine’s and AussieMeg’s posts. Hurrah. The voices of reason and elaine even went as far as to talk about too much mayo on macaroni or potatoes. Yes! This exactly. I need to go and lie down. Oh, and just for the record, when I was a child a bacon grease sandwich was a thing. Oh, again, a sandwich is known as a buttie for a reason! Canadian here who grew up with Chip Butties! Yum (Scottish stepdad🥰) |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 16, 2022 14:39:46 GMT
Sarnie and sammie are other slang terms. I've never heard sarnie, but sammie is quite common here. I don't know if you've heard of Rachael Ray but she uses sammie all the time. I'm not a big fan of sammie myself because my sister the dog groomer refers to Samoyeds as sammies so the word conjures up the image of a big hairy dog between two slices of bread for me. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 14:54:08 GMT
QueenoftheSloths My sister in law is much easier going these days. Her Mom is lovely and into crafting , although we have never met in person she has shown me some pictures of the things she has made . She had created amazing artistic embroidery scenes based on American landscapes around where she lives. Seriously impressive.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 16, 2022 15:03:55 GMT
Sarnie and sammie are other slang terms. I've never heard sarnie, but sammie is quite common here. I don't know if you've heard of Rachael Ray but she uses sammie all the time. I'm not a big fan of sammie myself because my sister the dog groomer refers to Samoyeds as sammies so the word conjures up the image of a big hairy dog between two slices of bread for me. I get that. I've not seen Rachael Ray but I would associate sammie with Australia for some reason. I'm pretty sure I've seen AussieMeg write it here! |
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Post by Zee on Jul 16, 2022 15:10:58 GMT
as someone who grew up with buttered bread sandwiches overseas and then moved to the States - I think part of the difference is the bread. Typical American sandwich bread is awful - soft, white, squishy stuff with no flavour. It doesn't butter well unless toasted, ime. I don't make many sandwiches - I'm more likely to have a slice of buttered (homemade or bakery) bread with cheese - but while I don't butter an egg mayo (egg salad) I do butter others. DH who is American is still horrified at buttered bread with cheese - although he happily ate my crab and cucumber sandwiches on granary bread that had both butter and mayo (mixed with the crab)...I doubt he noticed it. But he also eats typical American sandwich bread when given a choice. Mostly only children eat soft Wonder-bread type white bread. My kids were raised on whole grain like I was, though. |
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Post by Laurie on Jul 16, 2022 15:32:22 GMT
Every meal my grandma and grandpa had a small plate of bread and a dish of butter sat out. I don’t recall anyone ever eating it though. LOL
If I am making a pb&j sandwich no butter. If I am making a turkey and cheese sandwich then a light swipe of butter on the bread. I think those are the only sandwiches that I eat.
Oh and breakfast sammies are one of my favorites. English muffin with sausage, egg and cheese. I don’t use butter. Would you use butter on that too in Australia and NZ?
As far as Mayo that stuff is nasty. Just the sight of it in my fridge pisses me off. 😂 However, I can’t stand any condiments and refuse to rinse the plates that have some on it. Once the water starts mixing with them it grosses me out. 🤢
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Post by greendragonlady on Jul 16, 2022 15:51:50 GMT
I've never buttered bread for a sandwich that I can remember.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 16, 2022 15:56:59 GMT
When I used to make sandwiches I had to have whole grain bread or my favorite, an onion roll, just a little bit of mayo, turkey or roast beef, lettuce, tomato, cucumber or pickles. When you seed a cucumber and put it in the sandwich it gives it such a nice crunch. In an ideal world I would have creamy cole slaw or mac salad, too. Now I want deli.
My grandmother always buttered her bread when she made us peanut butter and jam sandwiches.
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Post by sueg on Jul 16, 2022 15:57:58 GMT
Oh and breakfast sammies are one of my favorites. English muffin with sausage, egg and cheese. I don’t use butter. Would you use butter on that too in Australia and NZ? I wouldn't use butter on that, but I also wouldn't call is a sandwich (or sammie) - it would be a sausage and egg muffin. |
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Post by muggins on Jul 16, 2022 16:02:14 GMT
They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. I’m sure you are totally correct. I would be very surprised - and delighted! - if someone other than from the north of England used that colloquialism. There was a popular comedian from Liverpool, Ken Dodd (not my cup of tea) who made up The Diddymen who worked in the Jam Butty Mines, so people in the UK of a certain age would know the word. Sarnie and sammie are other slang terms. gar you disappoint me! A chip buttie, dunked in a fried egg and tomato ketchup can be heavenly! ETA for our American friends, we mean french fries, thicker than you have them, not potato chips (our crisps). A crisp buttie is very nice too, mind you. Yup, and I took my ‘butty box’ to school everyday with buttered sandwiches, a room temp Ski yogurt and Club biscuit. Not forgetting orange cordial in a Tupperware beaker with a flat lid that always leaked! Good times! And, since we’re currently back in Blighty we’re having a chippy tea tonight so I might have to introduce my son to chip butties!! |
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Post by Laurie on Jul 16, 2022 16:04:24 GMT
Oh and breakfast sammies are one of my favorites. English muffin with sausage, egg and cheese. I don’t use butter. Would you use butter on that too in Australia and NZ? I wouldn't use butter on that, but I also wouldn't call is a sandwich (or sammie) - it would be a sausage and egg muffin. I don’t call it a sammie when I order it elsewhere but when camping it is sammie. Mainly because that was what it was called on the Pinterest camping board I was looking at. 😂 However, when I order it elsewhere I don’t have the egg on it. It is a weird quirk of mine that I can only eat the eggs that dh makes. |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 16, 2022 16:14:35 GMT
Every meal my grandma and grandpa had a small plate of bread and a dish of butter sat out. I don’t recall anyone ever eating it though. LOL ] Oh and breakfast sammies are one of my favorites. English muffin with sausage, egg and cheese. I don’t use butter. Would you use butter on that too in Australia and NZ? As far as Mayo that stuff is nasty. Just the sight of it in my fridge pisses me off. 😂 However, I can’t stand any condiments and refuse to rinse the plates that have some on it. Once the water starts mixing with them it grosses me out. 🤢 breakfast muffins - I never used to butter them nor bacon sandwiches but after being introduced to those delights by my SIL, I do. Bread and butter (or marg, butter was expensive) was served with every meal when I was little. It was to fill you up when there wasn’t a lot of food to go round. Mayo is yuck? Are you talking about what I know as mayo - Hellmans or freshly made at home - or is your mayo something else? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2022 16:22:05 GMT
This is bringing back some memories Gilly ,
I remember bread and butter at mealtimes made by Nan when visiting my Nan and Grandad when I was little , along with my Grandad’s home grown fruit and veg. Lovely memories.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 16, 2022 16:38:58 GMT
Oh, again, a sandwich is known as a buttie for a reason! They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. Put me down as an American who would have no idea what a buttie would mean. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 16, 2022 16:49:55 GMT
They aren't called that in America. I doubt one out of a hundred random Americans would know what you were talking about. Put me down as an American who would have no idea what a buttie would mean. I know what it means due to books and Tv, but when I see it my first thought is that it is a sandwich made of bread butts, I don’t know why, but that is always my initial thought. |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 16, 2022 23:09:24 GMT
No butter on my sandwiches my grandmother used to put butter on sandwiches I took to school. My son puts butter on his pb sandwiches not sure where he came up with it but whatever. I use Mayo or mustard or a combo on my sandwiches.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 16, 2022 23:36:52 GMT
I would be very surprised - and delighted! - if someone other than from the north of England used that colloquialism. We call it a buttie as well. I said to DSO "What do you call a roll with chips in it?" and he yelled out in his best (which wasn't very good) Mancunian accent "A chip buttie!" gillyp I don't use the word sammie for sandwich. I know that we tend to add an 'ie' or 'y' or 'o' to make diminutives here, but that's one I don't use. Oh and breakfast sammies are one of my favorites. English muffin with sausage, egg and cheese. I don’t use butter. Would you use butter on that too in Australia and NZ? I don't have muffins with my bacon and eggs, but if I did, then yes I would butter the muffin for sure. I usually have my bacon and eggs on toast, or on Turkish bread. I always butter it, unless I'm making avo smash. (I don't really know what 'sausage' is in that context. McDonalds has a Sausage and Egg McMuffin but it's not something I'd buy.) |
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I would be very surprised - and delighted! - if someone other than from the north of England used that colloquialism. There was a popular comedian from Liverpool, Ken Dodd (not my cup of tea) who made up The Diddymen who worked in the Jam Butty Mines, so people in the UK of a certain age would know the word. 
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