Sandwich
One of mankind’s greatest innovations in food history is the sandwich. Apparently it also comes with one of the most bizarre food origin stories. It turns out that the origin story of how this dish is now EVERYWHERE was born out of a man’s laziness to use proper utensils. The story is that sometime in the 1700s the 4th Earl of Sandwich– John Montagu requested it from his servants. How it happened? Well that’s something that people don’t agree on. Some say that he was in the middle of a fierce gambling game so he ordered that meat between two pieces of bread should be brought to him at once. Another story says that the Earl was extremely busy for long periods of time so he requested a utensil-free meal. Whatever the case, we can all agree that the sandwich made getting meals a whole lot easier.
Now in today’s modern world the earl’s sandwich is consumed by fast-paced employees, stressed college students, hungry fast-food consumers and basically EVERYONE. A big thanks to you Earl of Sandwich!
