The 15 best sandwiches of all time revealed – and it’s ham and cheese that’s No.1

Ham and cheese has been voted the number one sandwich spread of all time by the British in a recent survey.

The study also revealed how Britain finds its sandwiches, prepared with mayonnaise, not salad cream, on medium sliced ​​bread sliced ​​horizontally – accompanied by a packet of cheese and onion chips – the optimal presentation.

The winning cheese and ham combination received an overwhelming 55 per cent of the vote of British workers in the Hovis nationwide poll.

In second place is egg mayonnaise with cress (41 percent), followed by BLT in third place (35 percent).

Tuna mayonnaise is in fourth place (33 percent) and ham salad is tied for fifth with cheese and pickle (32 percent).

Several other fillings were also sandwiched in a joint place.

Four fillings tie for sixth place, including two meaty fillings, a vegetarian combo, and a vegan option — chicken mayo, chicken and avocado, cheese and tomato, and vegan BLT. They all received 31 percent of the vote.

Vegan BLT isn’t the only plant-based filling on the list, with vegan cheese coming in seventh (30 percent).

It beats ham and coleslaw, which are tied for eighth place (28 percent) along with lunchbox tuna and sweet corn.

Rounding out the list are salmon and cream cheese tied for ninth place with coronation chicken (26 percent) – which sold out in supermarkets ahead of the king’s coronation on May 6.

In the field of condiments, mayo was voted the clear winner (40 percent), while salad cream, in second place, was chosen by only 18 percent of Britons.

The result also shows that just under one in five Britons prefer tongs to their sandwich, with 17 per cent voting for pickle as their favorite condiment, coming in third and 15 per cent voting for mustard, at the top. fourth place.

Nearly half of Britons, meanwhile, believe the best way to cut a sandwich in half horizontally (46 per cent), followed by diagonally in half (26 per cent) and then into triangular quarters (13 per cent), while six per cent cut it all the way through not.

Medium thickness is the ideal bread for 50 percent of voters, while 49 percent say it should always be a classic white bread.

When it comes to potato chips, cheese and onion get 36 percent of the vote as the best flavor to eat with — or in — a sandwich.

Next comes ready-to-eat salted (29 percent), salt and vinegar (27 percent), shrimp cocktail (20 percent), and fried chicken (19 percent).

Nearly seven in ten people (69 percent) now make a sarnie for lunch every day, with the country’s workers sitting down at 12:30 p.m., taking just 35 minutes to devour their meal.

Thirty-eight percent say sandwiches are a frugal and convenient choice, the poll found.

Whatever the Brits choose for lunch, the joy it brings starts two hours earlier at 10:30am when they start thinking about what to eat.

Nearly one in three (30 percent) admit they get so excited that they eat all or part of their packed lunch before lunchtime.

As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, it’s no surprise that they’re also cutting back on store-bought items.

The favorites for this list? Sandwiches (32 percent), coffee and tea (30 percent), take-out burgers (27 percent), pastries (23 percent), take-out wraps (19 percent), fruit (19 percent), and salad bowls (16 percent).

claire salon, from Hovis head of marketing, said: ‘The humble but delicious sandwich has been around for more than 250 years and in that time has seen many challenges as a lunchtime staple.

“Whatever stuffing you choose, whichever way you want to cut it, and whether you can wait until lunchtime or not, it’s great to see the country’s newfound enthusiasm and love for packed lunches and timeless fillings.

‘Hovis has championed the quality and taste of the classic sandwich since we started baking bread in 1886, so it’s no surprise to us that the general British public looks forward to a delicious homemade sandwich for lunch.’