Day 41 - Homemade Crisp Sandwich

In my opinion, you haven't lived until you have put crisps in your sandwich. Most people do this when they are children and then grow out of it. I still do it as an adult. In this case I was making a simple cheese sandwich. Therefore I decided I would liven the whole thing up with a dash of hot sauce and a handful of salt and vinegar McCoys (the ultimate sandwich crisp). And it tasted like school packed lunches. As in this case, there is something evocative about certain flavour combinations that set your mind back to a particular pleasant memory, or an era, in a way that alters your perception of whether what you're eating is actually good. So whether I actually liked this sandwich, or liked the way this sandwich made me feel, is up for interpretation.



Description: Edam cheese sandwich with Maggi hot sauce and salt and vinegar McCoys
Location: Home
Accompaniments: More salt and vinegar McCoys
Companion: None
Rating: 7/10

Day 9 - Chip Butty

No detailed description needed really. Chips, bread, butter, ketchup, done. Unfortunately, in this instance the sandwich was made of whole meal bread. White bread would have been better. On the plus side I replaced the ketchup with Maggi masala hot sauce which makes everything taste better. Still, a pretty average affair.



Description: Homemade chip butty
Location: Home, Northampton
Accompaniments: Coke
Companion: Family
Rating: 6/10

Day 6 - Part 2 - Dad's homemade fried chicken sandwich

My dad makes good "no nonsense" sandwiches. I think that's where my passion for sandwiches comes from. He doesn't fanny about making them look pretty, but he knows what goes and what doesn't. On this occasion he made me a sandwich consisting of left-over southern fried chicken, sautéed spiced tomatoes and cheese. The chicken, although processed, was nicely succulen and the tomatoes' acidity cut nicely through the fatty chicken. The bread was toasted to add a crunchy texture to the sandwich and the mayonnaise and hot sauce complimented the other ingredients without being overbearing. On a whole, very tasty.



Description: Homemade southern fried chicken sandwich with sautéed tomatoes cheese mayo and hot sauce
Location: Home, Northampton
Accompaniments: None
Companion: Family
Rating: 7/10