The eternal Ham and Cheese Sandwhich debate

[Räpylätassu]

Ham and cheese sandwhich. The classic snack and the biggest divider in human history: Which goes on the bread first; ham or cheese? This thread is opened for debating about this subject.

I personally put the cheese first and the ham on top of that. Anyone doing it the other way around is a heretic in my eyes and should seek for a cure for this inhumane sickness.

[Bradius]

When I lived in London and worked at a building in St. Catherine's Dock across the street from the Tower of London. There was a small sandwich shop downstairs I would go to several days a week to have them make me a specific sandwich. A ham and cheese sandwich on toasted wheat bread. After months of this, the guy that made my sandwich said out of curiosity he decided to make one for himself and try it and was surprised that it really was tasty.

BTW, the ham goes on the bottom and the cheese on top. It is called a "Ham and Cheese Sandwich" not a "Cheese and Ham Sandwich". It should be obvious which goes on bottom. Of course, if you made it incorrectly and then flipped it over, I guess I could forgive you the mortal sin. I am glad we are delving into serious topics here. Very controversial subjects to which there is no turning back. The lines are drawn.

[theCapraAegagrus]

You put the cheese on, then throw the ham in the trash, and finally grill the cheese sandwich.

[MagikFingerz]

Bread - cheese - ham - cheese - bread.

[PipChick]

I am glad we are delving into serious topics here. Very controversial subjects to which there is no turning back. The lines are drawn.

ham & cheese, and most sandwiches for that matter, don't interest me... tacos are where it's at

[rousselle]

Mmmm. Ham & cheese tacos....

[theCapraAegagrus]

Mmmm. Ham & cheese tacos....

[Merlebird]

Mmmm. Ham & cheese tacos....

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[ICantShuffle]

Monte cristo.

'Nuff said.

[portcullis]

Monte cristo.

'Nuff said.

To borrow a phrase in PipChick's native tongue:

Du bist ein Hexenmeister! Raus! Du bist hier nicht mehr willkommen! Raus!

As the world's self-appointed authority on all things ham, cheese and sandwich: everybody knows Croque Madame is where it's at!

[PipChick]

Monte cristo.

'Nuff said.

To borrow a phrase in PipChick's native tongue:

Du bist ein Hexenmeister! Raus! Du bist hier nicht mehr willkommen! Raus!

As the world's self-appointed authority on all things ham, cheese and sandwich: everybody knows Croque Madame is where it's at!

more like adopted tongue lol

es gibt aber nur eine UC-Hexe und sie dient keinem Meister



but yes, you are absolutely right - Monte Cristo has gotta go!

[Merlebird]

Du bist ein Hexenmeister! Raus! Du bist hier nicht mehr willkommen! Raus!

es gibt aber nur eine UC-Hexe und sie dient keinem Meister

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti....

I have to agree that anything without bechamel automatically loses to anything with it. That's just science.

[Räpylätassu]

BTW, the ham goes on the bottom and the cheese on top. It is called a "Ham and Cheese Sandwich" not a "Cheese and Ham Sandwich". It should be obvious which goes on bottom. Of course, if you made it incorrectly and then flipped it over, I guess I could forgive you the mortal sin. I am glad we are delving into serious topics here. Very controversial subjects to which there is no turning back. The lines are drawn.

NO, you just played yourself. Ham goes on top, because it's called the Ham and Cheese Sandwhich. Starting from the top: 1. Ham 2. Cheese 3. Sandwhich (the bread)

It's not too late to get help Brad.

[JuFiN]

if its cold out and you want to warm your sandwich and make a little panini you want the cheese to melt onto the meat and into the center of the sandwich, NOT into the bottom slice of bread where it just squishes out the sides and makes the bread soggy. This is why cheese must always be on top. This applies to all sandwiches. Veggies on top then cheese then meat. so the cheese can melt onto the meat and the veggies stay fresh and cool on top.

[Bradius]

The cheese goes on top so when you toast it, it melts over the ham instead of getting the bottom bread slice soggy. It is science.

[ICantShuffle]

Yeah, heathens.

Everyone knows that the meat comes first in the sentence, because that's the layer one places first, then put the cheese on TOP, bro. You don't build a skyscraper from the capstone down, so it is with sandwiches.

Pastrami and Provolone? Pastrami goes first, then the cheese on top of that.

The only exceptions to this rule that I can think of are when the whole point is to sandwich the meat between cheeses, like on a Reuben or a properly made MONTE CRISTO. Bauru, too, but Bauru challenges all known sandwich physics by sandwiching cheese in-between slabs of meat.

Another argument ended by empiricism.

[Smocito]

Francesinha

I think you are forgetting the rest of the ingredients...
I think the order of the ingredients is pretty clear in the picture.

If you come to Portugal don't forget to try one. The better ones are in Oporto

[Bradius]

That looks like a deadly weapon.

[Smocito]

That looks like a deadly weapon.

Only if you eat it too often
The sauce is a bit spicy and its usually accompanied with french fries

[ICantShuffle]

It's a weapon of mass nourishment.

[MagikFingerz]

It's a weapon of mass. Body mass

[portcullis]

Just to throw a cat among the pigeons this was my _______ delicious lunch today.

[theCapraAegagrus]

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Just to throw a cat among the pigeons this was my _______ delicious lunch today.

You lucky son of a bitch...

[Adonael]

I can't believe this is even a discussion, of course cheese goes on top when not toasted, when toasted I put the cheese between the slices of ham to create a cheese magma pocket. What's next, arguing about whether the salt & pepper goes on the bread, the ham or the cheese? (I put it on the buttered slice of bread so it's stuck in an even distribution)

[Bradius]

I had not thought about putting the cheese between slices of ham, but that makes sense. You have my vote. Now I have a craving for a Schlotzsky's Sandwich.