Ham sandwich

Theham sandwichis a common type ofsandwich.The bread may be fresh ortoasted, and it can be made with a variety of toppings including cheese and vegetables likelettuce,tomato,onionorpickleslices. Various kinds ofmustardandmayonnaiseare also common.
Sliced bread, sliced cheese, and sliced cooked ham are very readily available in Western supermarkets and as a result ham sandwiches are quick and easy to prepare. They are a common component of apacked lunch.
The origin of theham and cheese sandwichhas been debated for a number of years by culinary intellectuals. The leading theory as to who first started to produce a ham, cheese and bread dish is mentioned inThe Larousse Gastronomique 1961. Here it notes that Patrick Connolly, an 18th-century Irish immigrant to England, sold a bread dish which:
In the UK, a common addition to a ham and cheese sandwich ispickle(a sweet, vinegary chutney originally byBranston); the snack is then known as a ham, cheese and pickle sandwich.
As recalled by ballpark concessionaire Harry Stevens in a 1924 interview, in 1894 ham and cheese sandwiches were the only food sold in New Yorkbaseball parks;frankfurterswere introduced in 1909.
An Englishwoman, writing in 1923 of her passage throughEllis Islandon a trip to the U.S., noted:
Richard E. Byrdtook ham and cheese sandwiches on his 1926 polar flight as did 1927transatlantic fliersChamberlin and Levine.
TheBritish Sandwich Associationsays that the ham sandwich is the most popular sandwich in the UK,and a survey they conducted in 2001 saw ham as the second favourite filling behind cheese.70% of the 1.8 billion sandwiches eaten in France in 2008 were ham sandwiches, prompting a French economic analysis firm to begin a 'jambon-beurreindex', like theBig Mac Index, to compare prices across the country.
The world's longest ham sandwich was created by butcher Nico Jimenez in Pamplona, Spain in 2009.
InArgentinian cuisineafosforitois a ham and cheese sandwich using puff pastry as the bread. InUruguaythe same puff pastry sandwich is called a jesuita.
InFrench cuisine, acroque-monsieuris a type of ham and cheese sandwich. It is baked or fried.
InBrazilian cuisine, a toasted ham and cheese sandwich is known as amisto-quente(lit.'hot mix').
TheCuban sandwichis made with ham, cheese, and crusty Cuban bread, often toasted in a panini press. Variations of this sandwich are popular in both Cuba and South Florida.
TheWorld Cancer Research Fundwarned in 2009 against parents feeding their children too many ham sandwiches, due to the risk ofbowel cancerfrom the processed meat.
A ham sandwich was suspected of causing an outbreak ofswine feverin the UK in 2000.
New York State chief judgeSol Wachtlerwas famously quoted byTom WolfeinThe Bonfire of the Vanitiesthat "agrand jurywould 'indicta ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted."
A fictional talking ham sandwich appeared in an online noir serial in the late 1990s, and the publishers sued in 1999 when a similar character appeared in a television advertisement for Florida orange juice, though the suit was withdrawn.
The name "ham sandwich" is sometimes used (particularly by theNew Orleans Police Department) to refer to a firearm planted at a crime scene by police asfalse evidence.
Singer"Mama" Cass Elliotdied in 1974, and it was widely reported that she had choked on a ham sandwich.  This was untrue; Elliot suffered a heart attack in her sleep.
Basketball starLeBron JamescriticizedNBAofficials in the league'sreplaycenter who were reviewing a ruling that James' potential game-tying shot in a 2023 game against theMinnesota Timberwolveswas a 2-pointer, rather than a 3-pointer, as he and his teammates on theLos Angeles Lakersbelieved. After the review, the original 2-point ruling stood, and James sarcastically attributed the decision to "somebody over there eating a ham sandwich".