Now, I happened to be trawling the British Rail related articles on Wikipedia and I came across this article on the British Rail Sandwich, which was never eaten by me despite train travel during my childhood between Darlington and Berwick-upon-Tweed, now according to the Wikipedia article it’s pretty much made fun of…
Now, the ridicule stems from British comedy and comparing of the sandwiches to other ready-to-serve meals primarily on transport, now as we all know most of the food served on British Rail were absolutely sub-standard, the sandwiches were often located on counters under glass covers and therefore the corners curled up.
Now, a few years ago, the NRM in York discovered the guide to how to make the sandwiches, the recipe in other words, they displayed this in 2001 at the museum, this document even went as far as to specify they use 1/12 of a punnet of cress in egg and cress sandwiches, how specific does one need to get? lol
Next time you eat a sandwich on a train, think of the catering icon that was the British Rail sandwich
Happy journeys :)
