Ham sandwich

The ham sandwich is a common type of sandwich.[1] The bread may be fresh or toasted. Butter is optional.

Ham sandwich
TypeSandwich
Main ingredientsTwo pieces of sliced bread, sliced ham
Ham sandwiches prepared with toasted bread
A ham sandwich with cucumber and tomato

History

The ham sandwich is one of the earliest recorded closed-face sandwiches; by 1850, at least 70 London street vendors offered it.[2]

Consumption

The British Sandwich Association says that the ham sandwich is the most popular sandwich in the UK,[3] and a survey they conducted in 2001 saw ham as the second favourite filling behind cheese.[4] 70% of the 1.8 billion sandwiches eaten in France in 2008 were ham sandwiches, prompting a French economic analysis firm to begin a 'jambon-beurre index', like the Big Mac Index, to compare prices across the country.[5]

The world's longest ham sandwich was created by butcher Nico Jimenez in Pamplona, Spain in 2009.[6]

Health

The World Cancer Research Fund warned in 2009 against parents feeding their children too many ham sandwiches, due to the risk of bowel cancer from the processed meat.[7][8]

A ham sandwich was suspected of causing an outbreak of swine fever in the UK in 2000.[9]

Cultural impact

New York State chief judge Sol Wachtler was famously quoted by Tom Wolfe in The Bonfire of the Vanities that "a grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted."[10][11]

A fictional talking ham sandwich appeared in an online noir serial in the late 1990s, and the publishers sued in 1999 when a similar character appeared in a television advertisement for Florida orange juice, though the suit was withdrawn.[12][13]

The name "ham sandwich" is sometimes used (particularly by the New Orleans Police Department) to refer to a firearm planted at a crime scene by police as false evidence.[14][15][16]

See also

References
  1. Jean Pare (1987). Soups & Sandwiches: Soups and Sandwiches. Company's Coming Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-9690695-6-0., p. 138: "Insert slices of ham and cheese between 2 slices of buttered bread or toast. Add lettuce along with mayonnaise or mustard."
  2. Alan Davidson and Tom Jaine (2006). The Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-280681-9., p. 692.
  3. Porter, John (23 April 2009). "Ham it up in British Sandwich Week". The Publican. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. "Shaping the sandwich of the future". BBC News. 18 May 2001. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  5. Partos, Lindsey (11 March 2009). "New ham sandwich economic 'yardstick' mimicks Big Mac index". Food and Drink Europe. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  6. "Ham fisted". Austrian Times. 29 October 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  7. "Cancer warnings on ham sandwiches". The Courier Mail. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  8. "Charity seeks end to lunchbox ham". BBC News. 17 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  9. Brown, David (2000-09-28). "Rambler 'started piggy fever' with ham sandwich". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  10. Tom Wolfe (1987). The Bonfire of the Vanities. Farrar Straus Giroux. ISBN 0-312-42757-3.
  11. Barry Popik (July 15, 2004). ""Indict a Ham Sandwich"". The Big Apple".
  12. Pfister, Nancy (19 February 1999). "K.O. the mayo! Bread bites back". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  13. Hil, J. Dee (24 January 2000). "Richards, Web Site Settle Dispute Over 'Talking Sandwich'". Adweek. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  14. "Whitewash and ham sandwiches". The Economist. 2010-07-24.
  15. "FRONTLINE – Documentary films and thought-provoking journalism". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  16. "Former New Orleans Police Detective Pleads Guilty; Confirms Danziger Cover-up". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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