The Sandwich Story
In 1762, John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, a place in south west of England, invented our beloved sandwich. Whether he knew the extent of his colossal invention, I don’t know. But here is a short story on Sandwich….
A corrupt and dishonest aristocrat by nature, everyone knew the Earl’s addiction to gambling.
He was so much into the game that he often ordered food to be brought to him on the gambling table.
Influenced by his travels to Italy and Greece, he had seen pita bread snacks. One day he ordered for meat and cheese to be brought to him in between two bread slices whilst gambling. This helped him play with one hand and eat with the other!
In one gambling binge, where he gambled day and night consuming his special snack packed in between bread slices, the people dubbed his famous invention- Sandwich!