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• Ingredients in preparing a sandwich:
• Bread:

  • Good quality breads provide variety, texture, taste, bulk, nutrients and eye appeal to sandwiches
  • Fresh bread is easier to slice or cut if it has been chilled
• Meat options may include roast beef, pork, ham, sausage, and salami
• Poultry options are chicken or turkey breasts characterized by delicate golden brown surfaces
• Fish and Shellfish:

  • Popular seafood ingredients include tuna, sardines, grilled and fried fish fillets, crab meat, and shrimp
  • Highly perishable and should be kept chilled to maintain quality
• Cheese options include cheddar, processed cream cheese, and cheese spreads with a firm texture that can be easily sliced

  • Acts as a binder and moistener of other ingredients
  • Should be refrigerated and remain covered until ready to serve to avoid drying out
• Spreads like mayonnaise, mustard, and butter moisten the bread and compliment the flavors of other ingredients

  • Should be served immediately and kept refrigerated to preserve color and flavor
• Condiments like olive oil, relishes, and chutneys give a lift to a sandwich

  • Some are high in acid, so avoid combining them with strong-flavored condiments
• Vegetables should be crisped and proportionate to the size of the sandwich

  • Lettuce, tomatoes, and onions are indispensable in sandwich making, adding texture, flavor, and color
• Miscellaneous ingredients like fruit (fresh or dried), jelly, jam, peanut butter, eggs, and nuts add flavor, color, nutrients, and texture to sandwich production
• Club Sandwich:

  • Consists of two or more slices of bread with several fillings in between
  • It is a multi-decker sandwich
• Cold Sandwich:

  • A two slice of bread with spread applied with cold fillings
• Fillings:

  • Food items such as meat, fish, vegetables, or fruits tucked between the two slices of bread
• Garnishes:

  • Edible decorations used to enhance the appearance of a sandwich
• Grilled Sandwich:

  • A sandwich prepared by grilling or toasting
• Hot Sandwich:

  • Consists of hot fillings usually meat with other food items like tomato, onion, and cucumber which are not hot
• Loaf:

  • A shaped mass of baked bread, sliced before eating
• Open Sandwich:

  • A piece or slice of bread topped with fillings and garnishes
  • A canape is an example
• Spread:

  • It adds interesting flavors and textures to the sandwich
• Wheat Bread:

  • A bread made with wheat flour
• White Bread:

  • From finely ground bleached wheat flour
  • Also called pullman
• French Toast:

  • Sliced bread dipped in an egg-and-milk mixture and lightly fried
• BLT:

  • A sandwich containing Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato, all sandwiched between slices of bread, optionally toasted
• Layering:

  • Laying multiple fillings into a sandwich in a specific order
• Types of sandwiches:

  • Cold Sandwiches
  • Hot Sandwiches
• Cold Sandwiches:

  • Regular Cold Sandwiches:
  • Made of two slices of bread, preferably a day-old bread, toasted if desired, and butter can be spread easily
  • Pinwheels sandwiches:
  • Made of bread cut lengthwise, about 3/8 inch thick, preferably fresh cream bread
  • Crusts trimmed, slices flattened with a rolling pin
  • Tea sandwiches:
  • Small fancy sandwiches made from light, delicate ingredients
  • Bread trimmed of crusts, can be made ahead of time and frozen
  • Multi-Decker Sandwich:
  • Made with more than two slices of bread or rolls split into more than two pieces
• • Contains several ingredients in the filling
  • Wrap Around Sandwich:
  • Fillings wrapped in a large flour tortilla or similar flatbread, like a Mexican burrito
  • Can be served whole or cut in half if large
• Hot Sandwiches:

  • Open-faced sandwiches:
  • Made by placing buttered or unbuttered bread on a serving plate, covering it with hot meat or other filling, and topping with a sauce, gravy, cheese, or other topping
  • Eaten with a knife and fork
  • Grilled sandwiches:
  • Also called toasted sandwiches
  • Buttered on the outside and browned on the griddle, in a hot oven, or in a Panini grill
  • Popular for grilling if they contain cheese
  • Deep-fried sandwiches:
  • Made by dipping sandwiches in beaten egg and sometimes in bread crumbs, then deep-fried
  • Filled Rolls Focaccia and Pita Bread:
• • Flavored breads served with dips like quesadillas and burritos