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A sandwich is a Food item typically consisting of two pieces of Bread between which are laid one or more layers of Meat , Vegetable , Cheese , or other fillings, together with optional or traditionally provided Condiment s, Sauce s, and other accompaniments. The bread is often either lightly Butter ed, covered in a flavoured Oil when baked, or oil is added into the sandwich to enhance flavour and texture. Sandwiches are commonly carried to work or school in Lunchbox es or brown paper bags ( Sandwich Bags ) to be eaten as the Midday Meal , taken on Picnic s, Hiking trips, or other outings. They are also served in many restaurants as entrées, and are sometimes eaten at home, either as a quick Meal or as part of a larger meal. As part of a full meal sandwiches are traditionally accompanied with such side dishes as a serving of Soup (soup-and-sandwich), a salad (salad-and-sandwich), or Potato Chip s and a Pickle or Coleslaw . VARIATIONS The term "sandwich" has been expanded—especially in the United States —to include items made with other types of bread, such as Rolls and Focaccia . Thus Hamburger s and " Sub s", for example, are called "sandwiches" in the United States, although not in the midwest, south or western states or most other English-speaking countries (since they are not made with slices of bread from a Loaf ). The nearest traditional Scandinavia n equivalent is generally known elsewhere as an "open" or "open-face" sandwich, i.e. a single slice of bread with meat, Fish , cheese, etc. as a topping, although the sandwich with two slices of bread has become more commonplace in recent times. This open-face variation is also prevalent in Russia , where it is known as a ''buterbrod'' (''бутерброд'', from the German word for "buttered bread"). In Norway, there is also an ice-cream called Sandwich, consisting of two square cookies with vanilla ice-cream in the middle. In India , sandwiches are often Vegetarian , the most common type being the Vegetable Sandwich . In the , sandwiches are called 'pieces'. One Australian slang term for sandwich is 'sanger' (or 'sanga'). In South Africa sandwiches are sometimes called 'sarmies'. In the U.S., some children, and a few adults, pronounce the word ''sandwich'' as ''sammich'', either out of difficulty pronouncing the word, or as a form of , as part of one of his comedy bits, uses the pronunciation ''sangwich'', most likely for gag value. ORIGIN The sandwich was named after John Montagu, 4th Earl Of Sandwich , an 18th-century English aristocrat, although it is unlikely to have been invented by him. Indeed a form of sandwich is attributed to the ancient Jewish sage Hillel The Elder , who is said to have put meat from the Paschal lamb and bitter herbs between two Matzo s during Passover . It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards at cribbage while eating, because he did not want to get his cards sticky, from eating meat with his bare hands. The name of the earldom comes from that of the English town of Sandwich in Kent —from the Old English ''Sandwic'', meaning "sand place". Nowadays some types of sandwich are too unwieldy to be held in one hand, thus defeating Montagu's original purpose, and must be eaten with a Knife And Fork , or at least with both hands. In some countries it is considered proper always to use Cutlery to eat sandwiches. However, the generally recognised way to eat a sandwich is with one's hands. Eating a sandwich with cutlery arguably defeats the purpose of this specific snack food. MATHEMATICS The Sandwich Theorem , frequently used in Calculus and Real Analysis , states that if a real-valued Function (the filling) lies everywhere between two other real-valued functions (the bread) which both converge to the same Limit , then the "middle function" also converges to that limit. The Ham Sandwich Theorem can be used to prove Mathematical ly that a single cut can divide two pieces of bread and the filling each exactly in half. EXAMPLES Sandwiches vary greatly both in their style—how they are put together—and their fillings. Not every style can be used with every filling. Sandwich styles
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