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Does anyone else not like...

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goudacheese · 27/07/2025 13:15

Butter or any type of spread in sandwiches?
If I make say a cheese and tomato sandwich/roll, I never spread the bread with butter/margarine as it literally makes me heave. I might spread on a bit of mayo if it seems dry but that's it. If I go to a cafe I ask for the spread to be left out. If I buy a supermarket sandwich I can only eat tuna mayo as for some reason the spread doesn't bother me and is usually invisible.
I'm not fussy in any other way and have never met anyone else with the same aversion.

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CalzoneOnLegs · 27/07/2025 20:45

cyvguhb · 27/07/2025 13:38

I found out recently that the whole of America doesn't put butter/margarine in sandwiches so there's 300 million people like you 😁

Id guess there are loads of other non Americans who do the same

No room for butter !

Does anyone else not like...
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goudacheese · 27/07/2025 20:43

So glad I'm not the only one and not viewed as weird. I really only like Flora and it can be on any type of bread/toast but on its own except with marmite.
My DH used to play in a football team and their favourite after match snack was white bread sandwiches spread with thick butter topped with chunks of raw onion and cheese, yuck!

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Ruggerlass · 27/07/2025 20:31

This is me. Can’t stand butter or any kind of spread on anything.

Luvvies · 27/07/2025 15:15

i have ‘butter rules’ that seem impossible for anyone to interpret or predict:
sandwiches no but can cope if shop bought then would opt for tuna or egg
scones yes but not if with jam
crumpets no regardless of what else I’m adding
toasted teacakes yes
jacket potatoes yes but not with anything added
white bread no, whole grain bread can do
toast no

phoenixrosehere · 27/07/2025 15:09

cyvguhb · 27/07/2025 13:38

I found out recently that the whole of America doesn't put butter/margarine in sandwiches so there's 300 million people like you 😁

Id guess there are loads of other non Americans who do the same

Some American restaurants do butter the inside but it is typically with breakfast sandwiches. Sometimes the inside of burger buns are buttered depending on the restaurants.

Think it’s a regional thing.

The only sandwich I butter the inside is when I’m making a sandwich out of a croissant and adding egg and cheese and sometimes a brioche bun with a bit of salted butter when having a butter after having a burger somewhere that did that.

LittlleMy · 27/07/2025 14:59

Growing up, I never had spread mainly because of my fear of calories and the fat. I was also put off seeing how my mom would use marg to make slap dash sandwiches for my dads work lunch, like all lumpy and never properly spread out and the thought of biting down on one of the clumpier bits made me hur-eave 🤢.

But then, (helpfully during my peri years and when weight is harder to shift 😑), I suddenly acquired a taste for thickly buttered sandwiches as well as clotted cream and double cream all dairy products that previously made me gag!

StreetlightPerson · 27/07/2025 14:59

Butter makes everything better. Can't contemplate trying to choke down a dry sandwich.

Applepe · 27/07/2025 14:43

This could be me writing this! I can’t stand butter/spread on sandwiches, neither does my partner.

whatsit84 · 27/07/2025 14:40

I feel I’ve learnt something about Americans today 😂 I even like butter when there is a filling like tuna mayo. Just something about it…..

Nourishinghandcream · 27/07/2025 14:38

Have never had butter in a sandwich, even as a child.
Would eat hot toast or crumpets with melted butter, but never on ordinary bread.

My go-to lubricant for a sandwich was either sandwich spread or salad cream.

JDM625 · 27/07/2025 14:34

I'm the same OP. I had butter on sandwiches as a child, but when I was cutting calories in my 20's, I stopped. I still have it on new potatoes, just not on sandwiches or crackers.

My in-laws spread it meticulously to every corner of the bread and its about 0.5cm thick. Made be gag because it felt like I was just eating a greasy, butter pack 🤢

CatAsstrophe · 27/07/2025 14:30

I'm in the no butter/no spread camp. I don't like mayo or any other type of sauce (ketchup, brown sauce etc) either

A sandwich for me consists of bread and filling - bread and chicken, bread and bacon. The thought of my teeth sinking into something 'wet' on a sandwich makes me feel queasy. Yes, I am a fussy eater 😁

SweetFancyMoses · 27/07/2025 14:26

Not only do I not like butter, I also dislike sandwiches and never, ever, eat them. I’m a lost cause.

VeryStressedMum · 27/07/2025 14:24

I don't put butter in a sandwich as I don't really like butter that much and I don't really think it adds anything to the sandwich.
I have it on toast though. Or on fresh crusty bread then I have lots of butter with a bit of salt.
So maybe I do like butter

DinaofCloud9 · 27/07/2025 14:22

No I don't either. I don't think I have such a strong dislike as you though lol. I just prefer it without.

JoshLymanSwagger · 27/07/2025 14:20

I use a little butter in sandwiches, unless there's tons of salad and then I use mayo.

I never have butter on toast if I'm putting marmalade or jam on it...scones too, actually - jam only.

😁

AcquadiP · 27/07/2025 14:17

I don't use anything on a tuna mayo sandwich. I rarely eat sandwiches but if I do I prefer an Olive Oil based spread, used sparingly.

PerfectTuesday · 27/07/2025 14:17

No, I add marge or butter as long as it's a brand I like. However, I'll leave it out for health reasons if it's quite a wet filling anyway, as it's not really noticeable so it's an easy win if trying to reduce the calories of the sandwich. Totally needed on a cheese sandwich though!

Fairislesweater · 27/07/2025 14:14

Parkingaway · 27/07/2025 13:57

It’s not the taste so much though, it’s the texture of it that I don’t like.

Totally agree. Makes the sandwich greasy

DeirdreChambersWhatACoincidence · 27/07/2025 14:14

Oh no I love butter on.

TomatoSandwiches · 27/07/2025 14:13

Id rather NOT have a sandwich if it doesn't have butter and I mean proper butter, salted.

I would not eat a sandwich with spread, margarine.

RealEagle · 27/07/2025 14:12

Butter and plenty of it for me. My husband no butter.

Mumofteensandcats · 27/07/2025 14:06

With you completely! My mum recently said how she used to worry about being judged as throughout primary school I had a dry jam sandwich daily! Butter in a sandwich makes me feel sick!

AmusedOpalShaker · 27/07/2025 13:58

Yep, can’t stand it.

Parkingaway · 27/07/2025 13:57

It’s not the taste so much though, it’s the texture of it that I don’t like.

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