Hillel the Elder, a Jewish leader and rabbi who lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod circa BC , first suggested eating bitter herbs inside unleavened matzo bread. The herbs symbolized the bitterness of slavery, and the bread resembled the flatbreads made in haste by the ancient Israelites as they fled Egypt. Sandwiches first appeared in American cookbooks in The fillings were no longer limited to cold meat, as recipes called for a variety of things, including cheese, fruit, shellfish, nuts and mushrooms.
The years following the Civil War saw an increase in sandwich consumption, and they could be found anywhere from high-class luncheons to the taverns of the working class. In the late s, when Gustav Papendick invented a way to slice and package bread, sandwiches found a new audience. Mothers could easily assemble a sandwich without the need to slice their bread, and children could safely make their own lunches without the use of a knife.
The portability and ease of sandwiches caught on with families, and the sandwich became a lunchroom staple. Sandwiches are now popular all over the world, and it seems like every region has their own take on the concept. In Cuba, restaurants serve ham and cheese on Cuban bread.
In the Middle East, falafel or shawarma in a pita pocket is the fast food of choice. In Italy, simple and rustic panino sandwiches are the norm.
In New York, pastrami on rye is king, though the Reuben takes a close second. Sandwiches come in endless varieties, making them one of the most popular foods worldwide. Grosley, Pierre-Jean; Nugent, Thomas tr. The 1st Earl, Edward Montagu, originally intended to take the title of the Earl of Portsmouth - this may have been changed as a compliment to the town of Sandwich, because the fleet he was commanding in was lying off Sandwich, before it sailed to bring back Charles II to England.
It is generally thought here, that the word 'sandwich' as an item of food, has no connection with the town, only with John Montagu, who happened to have the title, a 'sandwich' could just as easily have been called a 'portsmouth' if the 1st Earl, Edward Montagu, had not changed his mind over his title. More information about the 4th Earl can be found on the Wikipedia website.
The 1st Century B. Jewish Rabbi Hillel the Elder is reported to have started the Passover tradition of putting lamb, mixed nuts and herbs between two pieces of unleavened bread. In the Middle Ages, people used thick slices of stale bread called 'trenchers' to double as plates on which they placed cooked meats and vegetables, a kind of 'open sandwich', although they probably did not eat the stale bread.
The first recorded mention of Sandwich was around AD but there was probably some kind of settlement in Roman times as the site is very close to Richborough Roman Fort Rutupiae.
The name of the town is, most likely, Saxon in origin, approximately meaning sandy place, or the place on the sand. The word sandwich as an item of food came into being centuries later September Last Updated April This is Page 1 of a two-page article.
Click on the black links below to visit other pages. These grains became the first breads, unleavened flatbreads that were baked over an open fire. The first recorded sandwich in history was made by Rabbi Hillel, who lived in Jerusalem in the 1st century B. Observing the Passover ritual of eating bitter herbs or maror generally grated horseradish on matzoh, he placed a sweet filling of chopped apples and nuts, seasoned with cinnamon, alongside the maror, and topped it with a second slice of matzo.
The practice, continued today, is known as the Hillel sandwich. None of this is surprising; in fact, it would be more surprising if slices from loaves of bread had not been used to hold meat, cheese, fish and other fillings.
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