Sandwiches - Trianglular or Rectangular. You Decide

Fanny Wank

Just had a sandwich from Spar at lunch. My mother used to always cut the bread down the middle making 2 rectangular sandwiches and i never complained, they were always good sandwiches.

However anytime I get a sandwich in a shop its cut from top right hand corner to bottom left hand corner as you all know. They just taste better. maybe I'm mad, but i think they do.

Why do triangular sandwiches taste better ?

Which shape do you prefer?

cance

if this gets you thinking you need more responsibility.

CountryWise

They cut them that way in shops to make them look bigger!

digitally-yours

Rectangular

Trianglular

As demonstrated below

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Rectangular

I agree, thats the fancy way of cutting them!

star-pants

Rectangular

Funnily enough -- I agree.... Triangular taste better (in the mind or what I don't know) but I'm disappointed if I cut it in half retangularly by mistake.

digitally-yours

Rectangular

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Orange69

Rectangular

Pythagoras would be encouraged with these results!

Peared

Its gotta be triangular with no crusts. Too much chewin and not enough fillin in the crusts. Plus dark crusts taste like burnt.

uncle ernie

banana sandwiches - rectangle
all other types - triangle

admiralofthefleet

Rectangular

we cut them into 4 triangles in work and i prefer triangular myself but if someone gave me a rectalgular sambo i wouldnt care less

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

Peared wrote: »

Its gotta be triangular with no crusts. Too much chewin and not enough fillin in the crusts. Plus dark crusts taste like burnt.

Sure crusts are more filling!

I agree with star-pants, triangular sandwiches taste better, it's a known fact.

Peared

I shudda been more specific The Rigger, I meant not enough sambo filling.

Orange69

Rectangular

uncle ernie wrote: »

banana sandwiches - rectangle
all other types - triangle

True. Banana is an exception to the rule.

The structural integrity of a banana sandwich would be compromised by a triangular cut.

star-pants

Rectangular

uncle ernie wrote: »

banana sandwiches - rectangle
all other types - triangle

Orange69 wrote: »

True. Banana is an exception to the rule.

The structural integrity of a banana sandwich would be compromised by a triangular cut.

Very valid points... it's very true...

watna

Rectangular

Triangular ftw! I went out for a pub lunch today and had a "hot joint sandwich" which is a sandwich with some of the carvery meat in it. it was gorgeous and made all the better by the fact that the nice sandwich making lady cut it in to triangles without being asked (I always ask them to when getting sandwiches). Plus, I could swear I was sitting next to Bill Bryson!

AlmightyCushion

I prefer them to not be cut at all.

Fanny Wank

Rectangular

In relation to banana sandwiches, I'm not really a fan but can see where people are coming from. Another exception is a crisp sandwich. I get a single slice of bread, cover half of it in crisps and then just fold it over. Ends up in a rectangular shape. Quite tasty too. To try fold it into a triangular shape would be too much hard work while the whole concept of cutting crisp sandwiches is, to put it frankly, ridiculous.

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I prefer them to not be cut at all.

Well your just a savage from Sligo, aren't you.

Tar.Aldarion

Who the f*ck in ireland eats sandwiches these days, poncey bagels ftw

death to triangles!!!!!!!!!!!!

Orange69

Rectangular

A sausage sandwich would also cause an exception..

The protocol here is to roll the bread around the sausage, forming a sort of bread 'coat' surrounding the meaty interior.

We should start a taxonomy of sandwich making.

Fanny Wank

Rectangular

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

death to triangles!!!!!!!!!!!!

there's always one

A sandwich heretic!!!!

Fanny Wank

Rectangular

Orange69 wrote: »

A sausage sandwich would also cause an exception..

The protocol here is to roll the bread around the sausage, forming a sort of bread 'coat' surrounding the meaty interior.

good call

philstar

Rectangular

trianglular sandwiches are for protestants:p

connundrum

Often times we would have a full sandwich, then push a cup down on the middle of it which would leave a circle shaped sandwich. You could only do this with a sugar/jam/penut butter sandwich as other fillings would make it messy.

Circle ftw!

im_invisible

i prefer sandwiches i make myself rectangular,
bought in a shop, triangular,
but if they're toasted, i prefer to cut them at an angle, not from corner to corner, but not straight across either, but thats just me

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

Orange69 wrote: »

A sausage sandwich would also cause an exception..

The protocol here is to roll the bread around the sausage, forming a sort of bread 'coat' surrounding the meaty interior.

We should start a taxonomy of sandwich making.

Nonsense, that's just an option, a lazy one too.

You can make triangular sausage sandwiches, and of course, they taste better.

onechewy

Rectangular

I always got rectangular samwidges in school and I used to get jealous of the other 'cool' girls with their fancy triangular ones. I don't know why I never asked for them to be cut triangular..?

They definately are tastier though, and also, it's a known fact that odd numbers are more aesthetically pleasing than even, so in sandwidge world, 3 corners looks nicer than 4!

jobonar

Rectangular

Has to be triangles, rectanlges just dont taste the same....its strange, but its a fact off life.

5starpool

Who the f*ck in ireland eats sandwiches these days, poncey bagels ftw

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I prefer them to not be cut at all.

If I make them myself I prefer them to just be stuff between 2 slices of bread as well, none of this fancy cutting lark.

Maybe Rig is right and it is a Sligo thing?

Orange69

Rectangular

The-Rigger wrote: »

Nonsense, that's just an option, a lazy one too.

You can make triangular sausage sandwiches, and of course, they taste better.

You'll find that any attempt to make a triangular sausage sandwich will fall fowl to the same issues inherent with a banana sandwich...

It a common misjudgment made by those uneducated in the sandwich arts

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

5starpool wrote: »

If I make them myself I prefer them to just be stuff between 2 slices of bread as well, none of this fancy cutting lark.

Maybe Rig is right and it is a Sligo thing?

Don't take it in a bad way though. It's probably the unearthly fresh Sligo air that gives you an insatiable appetite, leaves you savages so hungry you don't have time to think about cutting sandwiches, you shovel them into your mouths and they barely touch the sides on the way down.

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

Orange69 wrote: »

You'll find that any attempt to make a triangular sausage sandwich will fall fowl to the same issues inherent with a banana sandwich...

It a common misjudgment made by those uneducated in the sandwich arts

Incorrect, you are just an amature!

You slice the sausages in half, lengthwise, and place the flat sides down on the bread, put bread over top, cut into two triangles, and enjoy.

:|

Apparently it used to be a protestent/catholic thing.

NextSteps

Rectangular

The-Rigger wrote: »

Sure crusts are more filling!

And they make your hair curl.

AlmightyCushion

5starpool wrote: »

If I make them myself I prefer them to just be stuff between 2 slices of bread as well, none of this fancy cutting lark.

Maybe Rig is right and it is a Sligo thing?

It could be. The exception to this rule though has to be the sausage sandwich. I agree with orange69 about wrapping the bread around the sausage. Otherwise when you bite the sandwich you risk the sausage sliding out of it. Can't waste the precious sausage.

AlmightyCushion

The-Rigger wrote: »

Incorrect, you are just an amature!

You slice the sausages in half, lengthwise, and place the flat sides down on the bread, put bread over top, cut into two triangles, and enjoy.

In my opinion that is way too much effort. Maybe I'm just lazy.

Dinxminx

Triangular ftw!

Fanny Wank

Rectangular

Must say the poll is pretty conclusive. Overwhelming win for triangular (so far)

Cheeky_gal

Triangular all the way....

If you think about it, imagine holding a rectangular sandwich, you lean in about to take a bite and half the toppings fall out the other end...

Now look at it like this, 4 triangles or 2 rectangles, now the fact that theres 4 triangles would suggest they are obviously smaller in size, hence easier to handle, HENCE, no toppings would fall out!

ON THE OTHER HAND....you could be referring to rectangles as in 4 rectangles or 2 rectangles, I'm not too sure which as OP you never stated! lol
Cuz if thats the case then we have a whole other issue here!!!

bangersandmash

Rectangular

Roast beef sandwiches cut in triangle, wrapped in tin foil and made by Mammy are the best. Yum! (Closest to a licking my lips smiley available)

coolhandc

lol 41 posts about how to cut a sandwich!:D

Mossy Monk

Who the f*ck in ireland eats sandwiches these days, poncey bagels ftw

I prefer not to have my bread cut so I have one super sandwich.

Overheal

Rectangular

Its silly to say they taste better: its the same sammich at the end of the meal

Triangle: less 'cheek mess' ; attractive appearance

square: more filling bites ; classic

There is no comparison: they both win but I dont complain when I buy a triangle sammich nor do i complain when I eat a square sammich.

And arent we forgetting: ROLLS pwn the sandwich

But more often than not i much prefer an uncut sambo

jobonar

Rectangular

coolhandc wrote: »

lol 41 posts about how to cut a sandwich!:D

The joys of AH on a Friday afternoon..... there'll be many more too no doubt!

5starpool

Who the f*ck in ireland eats sandwiches these days, poncey bagels ftw

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

In my opinion that is way too much effort. Maybe I'm just lazy.

A good sandwich is never too much effort. The only sandwich worth this effort is the following.

Buttered bread, 4 slices, to make 2 full sandwiches using the non slice method.

First, fried egg with spread yolk. Put onto bread, and sprinkle with salt to taste.

Second, 2 good sized rashers, 69ing each other as it were.

Thirdly, 2 sausages, Shaws are good, sliced, but the halves not seperated, lain across the rashers.

Put the bread on top, and repeat for the second two slices of bread, and voila, a heart attack heaven in a sandwich.

Sauce is something I would never contemplate with it, but I'm sure some of you others wouldn't live without it. Come to think of it, this is more of a BGRH post, but I'm too lazy.

Orange69

Rectangular

Overheal wrote: »

Its silly to say they taste better: its the same sammich at the end of the meal

Triangle: less 'cheek mess' ; attractive appearance

square: more filling bites ; classic

There is no comparison: they both win but I dont complain when I buy a triangle sammich nor do i complain when I eat a square sammich.

You're ignoring the concept of air flow during the sandwich eating process... A triangular sandwich promotes a greater degree of air in the mouth during the eating process. This enhances the taste.

Cheeky_gal

5starpool wrote: »

Sauce is something I would never contemplate with it, but I'm sure some of you others wouldn't live without it. Come to think of it, this is more of a BGRH post, but I'm too lazy.

:eek:

leninbenjamin

i prefer oval bread myself. never go near that rectangular stuff. i'd hate to have a sharp corner give me a cut.

AlmightyCushion

5starpool wrote: »

A good sandwich is never too much effort. The only sandwich worth this effort is the following.

Buttered bread, 4 slices, to make 2 full sandwiches using the non slice method.

First, fried egg with spread yolk. Put onto bread, and sprinkle with salt to taste.

Second, 2 good sized rashers, 69ing each other as it were.

Thirdly, 2 sausages, Shaws are good, sliced, but the halves not seperated, lain across the rashers.

Put the bread on top, and repeat for the second two slices of bread, and voila, a heart attack heaven in a sandwich.

Sauce is something I would never contemplate with it, but I'm sure some of you others wouldn't live without it. Come to think of it, this is more of a BGRH post, but I'm too lazy.

Ah you need a bit of chef tomato ketchup on that. Also that post made me hungry.

Jesus Wept

Rectangular

5starpool wrote: »

Sauce is something I would never contemplate with it

A man after my own heart.