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A Noble's Hasty Meal: The Unexpected Origin of the Sandwich
The Earl and His Wager
The widespread story credits John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, with popularizing the portable meal in 1762. A notorious gambler, the Earl often spent 24 hours straight at the card table and reportedly didn't want to leave his game to eat. He requested his servants bring him roast beef placed between two slices of bread, allowing him to eat without interrupting his game or getting his hands greasy.
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While the specific incident at the gambling table is a popular anecdote, some historians suggest the Earl, a busy statesman, might have more likely eaten his bread and meat at his work desk for efficiency. Regardless, this simple request for a meal he could eat with one hand soon caught on. Other gamblers and members of society began ordering 'the same as Sandwich,' and the name stuck, leading to the global phenomenon we know today.
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- Before the 18th century, cultures across the globe already had forms of food wrapped in bread, like the ancient Greek gyro or the Jewish Hillel sandwich during Passover.
- The 4th Earl of Sandwich was also a prominent British statesman, serving as First Lord of the Admiralty, and Captain James Cook even named the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) after him in 1778.
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