The Evolution of the Sandwich from a Working Lunch
In short: The sandwich is named after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who served as a British first lord of the Admiralty [src_09]. While popular legend suggests he invented the meal to eat while gambling for 24 hours, this story is widely considered apocryphal [src_09, src_10]. Evidence suggests he likely created the sandwich because he worked long hours as a cabinet minister and preferred eating salted beef between toast at his desk [src_10]. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Britain's industrial and urban development shifted the population toward a marketplace-dependent food supply [src_08…
A 1:30 short film in the series “Food Origins”.
Sources used in this film: Cambridge University Press, “Plain fare: diet during industrialization (Chapter 1) - From Plain Fare to Fusion Food”; Britannica, “John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich | Biography & Sandwich | Britannica”; Encyclopedia.com, “John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich | Encyclopedia.com”.
Sources used in this film
- Cambridge University Press — Plain fare: diet during industrialization (Chapter 1) - From Plain Fare to Fusion Food · View →
- Britannica — John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich | Biography & Sandwich | Britannica · View →
- Encyclopedia.com — John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich | Encyclopedia.com · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Cambridge University Press: Plain fare: diet during industrialization (Chapter 1) - From Plain Fare to Fusion Food
- Also: Britannica: John Montagu, 4th earl of Sandwich | Biography & Sandwich | Britannica
- Also: Encyclopedia.com: John Montagu, Fourth Earl of Sandwich | Encyclopedia.com
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