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What’s your go-to sarnie for a picnic?
Do you go classic with a ham and cheese, or something more devise like an egg salad – or maybe you like something a bit more modern, with pastrami and pickles?
Well, turns out it’s the ploughman’s cheese sandwich that is top of the list for Brits.
Ahead of British Sandwich Week, May 22-28, Costa Coffee and M&S teamed up to poll 2,000 British adults to reveal the nation’s top 10 most loved sandwiches.
Taking the top spot for Brits most sought-after sarnie is the popular ploughman’s cheese with 12% of the vote.
It’s no wonder it’s a popular choice. A typical ploughman’s has a bit of everything. Inspired by the classic British meat and cheese platter, it’s usually loaded with thick cut ham, cheddar, pickle, mustard and lettuce between two slices of white bread.
But there are variations. For example, if you pick up a ploughman’s from Tesco you’ll find cheddar, plum tomatoes, lettuce and pickle – but no ham. Other versions also include boiled eggs. So you can clearly add a bit of your own twist to the ploughman’s.
Next on the top ten list was the more humble ham and cheese, with 7% of the vote, and in third place the classic roast chicken and stuffing, also with 7%.
The nation’s top ten sandwiches
Ploughman’s
Ham and cheese
Cheese
Roast chicken salad
Prawn mayo
Egg and cress
BLT
Tuna and sweetcorn
Chicken and bacon
Sausage
With summer on the way and al-fresco lunches firmly back on the agenda, you might find yourself in the market for some new sandwich inspiration.
The new research also found sandwiches topped the list of the nation’s favourite lunch options, voted for by over a third of the nation (36%), followed by Ploughman’s lunch (14%) and jacket potato (8%).
According to the data, the nation is so keen on sandwiches, the average Brit tends to have three sandwiches a week for lunch. This equates to 156 a year, which collectively amounts to over 33m sandwiches eaten every week in the UK.
So, do you agree? Does the cheese ploughman’s sandwich reign supreme?
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