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I am here – as a Briton in the US – to commend her for shining a light on the under-reported fact that Americans don’t understand that you can put butter in a sandwich, preferring to drown it in mayo instead. My American wife, it dawned on me with horror, was guilty of this habit. “Why don’t you butter your sandwiches?” I texted her urgently. (“This is not innuendo,” I added.) “Yuck,” she replied. “A sandwich needs mayo.” We were, I realised, two countries divided by a common language and a completely different approach to spreadable fats.
Is this right? I'd never realised that US sandwiches use mayo rather than butter.So why aren’t buttered sandwiches popular in the US? It is easy to understand why Marmite might not make the leap across the Atlantic, but butter is surely a staple. The explanation, I think, is that, like their horrible chocolate, a lot of American butter is substandard, because of looser regulations; European butter has to have a higher butterfat percentage than American butter and those extra percentages add a lot of flavour. American butter is usually designed for cooking and, unless you go out of your way to look for the good stuff, it doesn’t add much to a sandwich.
Well ... the average US supermarket's mayo display is about 12 feet wide. That includes Miracle Whip, though, which is billed as a "salad dressing" and looks like mayo but is, in fact, the fermented sweat of Satan.Why don’t Americans put butter on their sandwiches?
Is this right? I'd never realised that US sandwiches use mayo rather than butter.
We didn't say it was sweat, as much as another bodily fluid of Satan...Well ... the average US supermarket's mayo display is about 12 feet wide. That includes Miracle Whip, though, which is billed as a "salad dressing" and looks like mayo but is, in fact, the fermented sweat of Satan.
I use mayo in my sandwiches, except on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, on which I do use butter.Why don’t Americans put butter on their sandwiches?
Is this right? I'd never realised that US sandwiches use mayo rather than butter.
Agreeing that butter on pb&j is excellent, not that you sprouted a horn.I use mayo in my sandwiches, except on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, on which I do use butter.
Does anyone else use butter on their PB&Js? My husband looks at me like I sprouted a horn on my head whenever I do! He insists it's "peanut butter, jelly, and bread, nothing more." I think he's missing out!
That's something to try. Otherwise butter is essential on the outside of a grilled cheese sandwich here in the US or at least with me.BTW, mayo on the outside of a grilled cheese prior to grilling gives gloriously even browning and deliciousness. Got that tip from a Tony Bourdaine book.
Yeah, there is one across the river from here in Center City Philly, but that would involve $5 bridge tolls and parking or $5 transit fees and a lot of time so forget that.I am so happy we have a Penzeys in town.
For me it's an hour or so drive into Boston's western suburbs. I don't need spices that badly!Yeah, there is one across the river from here in Center City Philly, but that would involve $5 bridge tolls and parking or $5 transit fees and a lot of time so forget that.
Costco has a huge bag of veggies like that for about $8. Enough for 4-5 meals easy. I just throw in fry pan, add what ever spices feel right for today and makes for a excellent mealTonight I had for dinner what I call hot salad, something I've made going back years when I was on a vegetable kick and experimenting with ideas for simple dishes with them.
Hot salad is simple. It involves stir fry veggies - I usually pick up a container of pre-cut from the grocery store's produce section. For the greens, I get a package of sugar snap peas. I put a little vegetable oil in a pan on medium heat, and dump in the snap peas. Once they get hot, I put the stir fry veggies in, and mix it all for several minutes. Sometimes I add in some garlic, or if I feel the need for a "dressing" I pour in a little garlic ginger teriyaki sauce.
I think it makes a decent lunch. Or dinner, when I'm not in the mood for much. Like tonight!