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	Topics Sandwich Topic Home A sandwich is a food item made of two or more slices of leavenedLeavening agent A leavening agent is a substance used in doughs and batters that causes them to rise.... breadBread Bread is a staple food which is prepared by baking, steaming, or frying dough.... with one or more layers of filling, typically meatMeat Meat, in its broadest modern definition, is all animal tissue used as food.... or cheeseCheese Summary Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.... , with the addition of vegetableVegetable Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective.... s or saladSalad Salad is a term applied broadly to many food preparations that are a mixture of chopped or sliced ingredients.... . The bread can be used as is, or it can be coated with butterButter Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk.... , oil, mustardMustard Mustard may refer to:Culinary mustard, most especially the condiment by the same name, but also the seeds and greens... or other condimentCondiment A condiment* is a substance applied to food, usually in the form of a garnish, powder, or spread, to enhance or improve the f... s to enhance flavor and texture. History The first form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient JewishJudaism Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people.... sage Hillel the ElderHillel the Elder Hillel was a famous Jewish religious leader who lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod; he is one of the most impo... , who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lambKorban Pesach Korban Pesach also known as the "Paschal Lamb" is the sacrifice that the Torah mandates to be brought on the eve of Passove... and bitter herbsMaror Maror also spelled Marror refers to the bitter herbs that are eaten at the Passover Seder.... inside matzoFacts About Matzo Matzo is a Jewish food item made of plain flour and water, which is not allowed to ferment or rise before it is baked.... (or flat,unleavened bread) during PassoverPassover Passover , also called ?? ????? is a Jewish holiday which is celebrated in the spring.... . The filling between the matzos served as a reminder to Israelites of their forced labor constructing Egyptian buildings.. During the Middle AgesMiddle Ages The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three "ages": the clas... , thick slabs of coarse and usually stale bread, called "trenchers", were used as plates. After a meal, the food-soaked trencher was fed to a dog, less fortunate beggars, or eaten by the diner. Trenchers were as much the harbingers of open-face sandwichesOpen sandwich An open sandwich, also known as an open face sandwich, is a sandwich consisting of one slice of bread with one or more... as they were of disposable dishware. The immediate cultural precursor with a direct connection to the English sandwich was to be found in seventeenth-century HollandHolland Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands.... , where the naturalist John RayJohn Ray John Ray was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the father of English natural history.... observed that in the taverns beef hung from the rafters "which they cut into thin slices and eat with bread and butter laying the slices upon the butter"— explanatory specifications that reveal the Dutch belegde broodje was as yet unfamiliar in England. The first written usage of the English word appeared in Edward GibbonEdward Gibbon Edward Gibbon was an English historian and Member of Parliament.... 's journal, in longhand, referring to "bits of cold meat" as a 'Sandwich'. It was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of SandwichJohn Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC succeeded his grandfather, the 3rd Earl, in 1729, at the age of ten.... , an 18th-century English aristocrat, although he was neither the inventor nor sustainer of the food. It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards, particularly cribbageFacts About Cribbage Cribbage or Crib is a card game for two, three or four players that involves forming combinations of cards over a seri... , while eating without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands. The rumour in its familiar form appeared in Pierre Jean Grosley's Londres (Neichatel, 1770), translated as A Tour to London 1772; Grosley's impressions had been formed during a year in London, 1765. The sober alternative is provided by Sandwich's biographer, N.A.M. Rodger, who suggests Sandwich's commitments to the navy, to politics and the arts mean the first sandwich was more likely to have been consumed at his desk. It is also possible that Sandwich's wife's sister's husband, Jerome de SalisJerome, 2nd Count de Salis J?r?me de Salis, 2nd Count de Salis-Soglio , was sometime British Resident in the Grisons and a Fellow of the Royal Society... , who was born in the Grisons RepublicGraubünden Graubnden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... of Switzerland, taught him about sandwiches. If it was initially perceived as food men shared while gaming and drinking at night, the sandwich slowly began appearing in polite society as a late-night meal among the aristocracy. The sandwich's popularity in Spain and England increased dramatically during the 19th century, when the rise of an industrial society and the working classes made fast, portable, and inexpensive meals essential. It was at the same time that the sandwich finally began to appear outside of Europe. In the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... , the sandwich was first promoted as an elaborate supper meal. 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 widespread in the Mediterranean. Usage Sandwiches are commonly carried to work, school or picnics to be eaten as the midday meal as part of a packed lunchPacked lunch A packed lunch is a lunch prepared at home and carried to be eaten somewhere else, such as school, a workplace or at an outi... . They are generally made of a combination of vegetables, meat, and/or a variety of sauces. They are widely sold in restaurants and cafeCafé A caf? or coffee shop is an informal restaurant offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches.... s. They are popular throughout the worldWorld World is refers primarily to a planet or to the Earth.... . See also Double-decker External links regarding a 2006 United States court ruling. Huge collection of recipes.