baffled

[deird1]

...do Americans not put butter on their sandwiches?

And why on earth not?

Comments

[rebcake]

Mayonnaise takes the place of butter on most sandwiches in the US of A. It's the same principle: moistens the bread, adds a bit of that good "mouth feel" thing you get from fats. Mayonnaise adds a subtle tanginess to the flavor. Some people decidedly hate it.

[deird1]

Totally weird to me. Mayo is something that only goes on sandwiches with lettuce...

[rebcake]

Well, yeah. What sandwiches are not getting lettuce in your neck of the woods? Besides peanut butter or grilled cheese, I mean? Meat sandwiches usually get lettuce, tomato, mayo, and perhaps cheese, mustard and sliced pickle, depending. There could be other things, too. Hot peppers! Bacon! Avocado!

Uh, this is not a good conversation for the middle of the night. *iz peckish now*

[zeborah]

Jam, honey, lemon honey.

I was going to say vegemite but I have actually heard of marmite and lettuce, so this sentence is mostly an excuse to giggle at the memory of a USan trying vegemite for the first time and spreading it thick on his bread like you would peanut butter.

Sandwiches with meat/salad-stuff were a minority of the sandwiches I ate when I was a kid.