the secret behind the egg sandwiches at Pret is they're only about a quid and they use really nice poppy seed bread.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:37 (eleven years ago) link
gtfo egg and cress sandwiches are a cornerstone of this great nation
So are rugby and the systematic and brutal oppression of most of Africa and Asia, what's your point?
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:41 (eleven years ago) link
jabba hands otm regarding egg and cress sandwiches. They can be posh, or they can be plain. They are the sandwich that crosses all class barriers.
Yeah, I like em with bacon more. But I egg and cress is the building block of the egg based sandwich, the first piece of DNA, the fish that crawled from the sea etc etc etc
― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:44 (eleven years ago) link
there are almost always more exciting choices egg & cress sandwiches (or egg & cucumber) but they have their place - in a particular mood or headspace they can really hit the spot and nothing else will do
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:46 (eleven years ago) link
who was the borders administrator? i have a friend who's STILL trying to get the last of her wages from them.
MCR - who were later acquired by "Corporate Restructuring Advisor of the Year 2012" Duff & Phelps
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:46 (eleven years ago) link
and no they don't need meat with them, the point is that they are light and a bit refreshing
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:47 (eleven years ago) link
i could murder a scotch pie right about now
― I had such a fontasy (stevie), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:47 (eleven years ago) link
Cress is not food and it has no place in a sandwich. Egg & Mayo, Egg & Bacon, even Egg & Tomato at a push but fuck an Egg & INEDIBLE LEAVES WITH STEMS THAT CATCH IN YOUR THROAT.
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
I'm totes having a scotch pie for lunch now. Thank you, this thread!
"Corporate Restructuring Advisor of the Year 2012" Duff & Phelps
Lol, really?
― ailsa, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:48 (eleven years ago) link
Egg mayo sandwiches with a dash of tabasco or encona hot pepper sauce are yum.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:49 (eleven years ago) link
Yes, really!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18611778
xp
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:49 (eleven years ago) link
lex otm. they particularly suit the 'i've got less than £2 to spend on lunch' headspace, i find
― jabba hands, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:50 (eleven years ago) link
Cress is not food and it has no place in a sandwich. Egg & Mayo, Egg & Bacon, even Egg & Tomato at a push but fuck an Egg & INEDIBLE LEAVES WITH STEMS THAT CATCH IN YOUR THROAT.― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:48 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Stop Gerrying Me! (onimo), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:48 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
aw diddums. i eat prawns with the shell and tail still on and shit(bragging 2013)
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:52 (eleven years ago) link
Who the fuck wants a sandwich to be refreshing? And how the fuck is an EGG ever refreshing?
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:55 (eleven years ago) link
an EGG, ffs.
refreshing!
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:56 (eleven years ago) link
No way.
The thing with egg and cucumber sandwiches is that the egg is the crazy adventurous bit in the equation.
There is no footstuff on earth less fun that cucumber sandwiches. Especially with the crusts cut off.
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:56 (eleven years ago) link
I had an egg for breakfast. I love 'em, but they're not refreshing.
Matt DC is a good and right man.
lex otm. they particularly suit the 'i've got less than £2 to spend on lunch' headspace, i find― jabba hands, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:50 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― jabba hands, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:50 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Exactly. Egg is good stuff.
My top two favourite takeaway sandwiches available from the Kings Cross umgebung right now:
- Ham + Egg roll from M&S - affordable, not really very disgusting, nice ingredients - Breakfast mini baguette from upper crust - my last meal would be a breakfast baguette, probably and this is very good for £2.49; just the right combo of scrambled egg, mushroom, tomato relish and bacon.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:57 (eleven years ago) link
The thing with egg and cucumber sandwiches is that the egg is the crazy adventurous bit in the equation.There is no footstuff on earth less fun that cucumber sandwiches. Especially with the crusts cut off.― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:56 (58 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 11:56 (58 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Genital castration, I heard, is much less fun with the crusts off.
Cucumber can really ruin a sandwich.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:58 (eleven years ago) link
Anything with as high a water content as cucumber should never go anywhere near fresh bread.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 11:59 (eleven years ago) link
cucumbers are one of the finest foodstuffs we have at our disposal
eggs are even better
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:00 (eleven years ago) link
tbh in an egg & cucumber sandwich situation, the least necessary bit is the bread
i also enjoy cucumber sandwiches, god help me. not on their own tho. best as part of a selection of mini sandwiches, a palate cleanser between more substantial treats.
― jabba hands, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:00 (eleven years ago) link
i can eat cucumber, but i think its employment in sandwiches should be used in only very specific situations. I think it's better in massive doorstep affairs with tons of other ingredients, tomatoes and cheese and stuff.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:08 (eleven years ago) link
this is still the HMV thread FYIs
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:09 (eleven years ago) link
None of you are qualified to speak about sandwiches, this much is clear.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:15 (eleven years ago) link
Cheese and cucumber sarnies are fine. Am I derailing by bringing cheese into the equation?
― Rob M Revisited, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think anyone's complaining about cheese
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago) link
i do want to know what mouthy's definition of a good sandwich is though.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:26 (eleven years ago) link
i'm actually craving an egg & cress sandwich now
hadn't planned to leave the house today though
― lex pretend, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:31 (eleven years ago) link
if i make my own egg mayo i'm gonna add a little bit of cheese in there. tomato or tomato relish is good on the sandwich. anything else is too much. cucumber is yum. sick "i hate egg mayo sandwiches" mouthy you have ruled yourself out of having any opinion about a sandwich ever
this is much better than picking over the carcass of HMV
i'm starving
― non-elitist melted poo (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:41 (eleven years ago) link
A sandwich must not ever involve soggy bread.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:43 (eleven years ago) link
there is nothing better than a proper cheese salad sandwich with salad cream not mayo on a summer day
Marks are doing egg tomato and salad cream at the mo which is pretty dope but doesn't make up for the disappearance of their pastrami and pickle
― non-elitist melted poo (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:43 (eleven years ago) link
The best sandwich is full of bacon.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:45 (eleven years ago) link
i can't stop thinking about egg mayo. i think i might have to have a lie down under my desk for the next 15 minutes.
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
Tomato is worse than cucumber for making bread soggy and ruining sandwiches. Really if you insist on having either cucumber or tomato in sandwiches you need a protective layer of lettuce in between it and the bread.
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:48 (eleven years ago) link
They still have signs up saying "Skyfall, 12th February"
― Mark G, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
Tomato doesn't go near my sandwiches.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
unless you like make your sandwich and eat it there and then
― non-elitist melted poo (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
I'm guessing I won't be able to get the Matthew E White album from HMV on Monday, right?
This is true, Noodle, but part of the platonic purpose of a sandwich is portability. Tomato and cucumber both make this an obsolete property.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
i got little ish with soggy bread tbh, tho if i was pre-preparing a sandwich with salad in i'd make sure i wrapped it tight to avoid the worst problems
― non-elitist melted poo (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:52 (eleven years ago) link
Tomato and Cucumber = fine if you're going to eat the sandwich right away. The only time I'd ever prepare a tomato or cucumber sandwich to eat later, I'd have to butter it well and make sure I wrap a paper napkin round it before packing it away #protip
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:52 (eleven years ago) link
or what everyone else just said
― besides Sunny Real Estate (dog latin), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:53 (eleven years ago) link
XP When I worked as a cook in a big nursing home I had to make hundreds of egg and mayo sarnies from scratch - from huge pans to boil the eggs to shelling the bastards and mashing the fuck out of them - and quite frankly after that I never wanted to see an egg and mayo sarnie again. The stench of the eggs lingered for hours, it was disgusting. So I do kind of sympathise with Nick S.
― Rob M Revisited, Friday, 18 January 2013 12:53 (eleven years ago) link
i did 3 months on a chocolate biscuit line once and never touched a biscuit for 5 years after that but it wore off
― non-elitist melted poo (Noodle Vague), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
I worked behind a bar for years and I fucking love beer.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 18 January 2013 12:58 (eleven years ago) link