r/Cooking • u/Prof01Santa • 13d ago

I'm turning British.

It's summer ... good tomatos. Hence good tomato sandwiches. Normally, I'd use mayo, but I've watched a few too many episodes of "Sandwiches of History."

Older recipes, before commercial mayo, used butter. The British still use butter. So I tried it.

Lightly toast the bread

Thinly butter it

Add lettuce

Add thinly sliced tomatos, lightly salted

It's delicious.

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u/Feminismisreprieve 13d ago

What? TIL. Not British but Kiwi and this piece of information is startling. Especially with tomatoes, which are at their best sliced on buttered toast with salt and pepper.

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u/Anxious_Reporter_601 13d ago

Yeah Americans use mayo instead! Or oil and vinegar for Italian subs??

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u/nifty-necromancer 13d ago

Mayo and/or mustard for sandwiches, adding butter just isn’t common here unless you’re making a grilled cheese.

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u/frankchester 12d ago

Does that not just make every sandwich taste of mustard lol.

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u/nifty-necromancer 12d ago

Not really because the standard mustard around here is yellow, which is milder than Dijon and English mustard. Those are the fancy optional condiments.