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A quarter pound of meat in a sandwich is far too much for a normal sandwich. We're not talking about burgers here, we're talking about regular sandwiches. You r
by balabaster 9y ago
A quarter pound of meat in a sandwich is far too much for a normal sandwich. We're not talking about burgers here, we're talking about regular sandwiches. You really don't need that much meat - unless it's roasted/carved chicken/turkey and that's really the exception.
I totally agree that you should have at least half of the sandwich thickness be veggies... and no skimping on the mayo and salt & pepper. This is where most sandwiches fall off the wagon.
- rayiner 9y agoI just tried salt and pepper on my leftover turkey sandwich. You just changed my life.
- balabaster 9y agoHurrah! Of all the comments I've had on Hacker News. This is my favourite! Doesn't it make all the difference? :)
- SllX 9y agoA quarter pound of meat is typical for a sandwich shop because if you're going to a sandwich shop for a sandwich, then you're ordering a meal. If you're only making part of a meal out of it or just a snack, feel free to use small squares for bread and only a couple of slices of deli meat and complement the sandwich with a soup. Source: actually worked in a sandwich shop on the deli slicer where we prepacked the meat for sandwiches. Most employees at other sandwich shops I talked to used basically the same amount of meat with only one typically using a fifth of a pound and another typically using half a pound.
- louthy 9y agoI think most of us Brits would consider a sandwich with a quarter pound of meat in it to be an enormous amount of food. Personally, I don't see sandwiches as a large meal at all. They're relatively light compared to say a meal I'd eat in a restaurant. Even if they're not always light on the calories.
- balabaster 9y agoSandwiches shouldn't be a large meal. But they should be nutritious and filling enough to feel satiated without feeling like you need to sleep it off.