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Sandwiches

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sweeneytoddsrazor · 04/04/2026 12:05

Making myself some lunch yesterday asked DH if he would like anything to which he replied yes please can I have a couple of cheese sandwiches. I made them, 2 slices of bread as per normal cut in half. When he had finished them said thank you he asked , in curious not arsey way, how come when you make a couple of sandwiches you use 2 slices of bread but when you make a couple of toasties you use 4?
I actually don't know the answer. I guess it's probably because in a cafe it is written as toasted sandwich on the menu, whereas a cold sandwich is usually listed under sandwiches. Or am I just strange. He isn't worried either way but I am now left wondering if I am doing it differently to everyone else?

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Bearbookagainandagain · 04/04/2026 16:50

Sorry, but yeah, that's weird...

QuayshhLawrain · 04/04/2026 16:33

Negroany · 04/04/2026 12:11

No such thing as "half a sandwich".

Two bits of bread with something between is a sandwich.

On the menu you refer to, they say "sandwiches" because they offer more than one type, not because cutting it in half makes it two sandwiches (though it does, obviously).

Although I agree with most of your post, I disagree on your first point - I often make myself a sandwich with just one slice of bread, we call it an "Arthur", for 'alf a sandwich!

AngelicInnocent · 04/04/2026 16:28

Just out of interest OP. If he'd asked for "a cheese sandwich" what would you have given him?

Justlovedogs · 04/04/2026 15:28

tealandteal · 04/04/2026 12:08

To me, one sandwich is two pieces of bread. If you cut it in half it’s half a sandwich. So a couple of sandwiches would be 4 pieces of bread and a couple of toasted sandwiches would be the same.

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Same here. You made your DH a sandwich not a couple of sandwiches 🤷‍♀️

weareallcats · 04/04/2026 15:23

You made one sandwich.

zantez · 04/04/2026 15:12

Four rounds of bread = two sandwiches in this house anyway!

NotAnotherScarf · 04/04/2026 15:12

Negroany · 04/04/2026 12:11

No such thing as "half a sandwich".

Two bits of bread with something between is a sandwich.

On the menu you refer to, they say "sandwiches" because they offer more than one type, not because cutting it in half makes it two sandwiches (though it does, obviously).

Of course there is, if you have a sandwich and cut it into 4 , you've got 4 quarters of a sandwich. Eat 2 and you still have half a sandwich. You don't buy a loaf of bread cut down the middle...so every sandwich you make is a sandwich....you wouldn't cut each slice into four and butter individually....you start with a whole, then subdivide

Op your DH is right. You've been hoodwinked by meal deal sandwich(es) which should be illegal as you aren't getting a plural of sandwich but one sandwich cut in two

My god I don't think I've ever used the word sandwich so much🤣🤣

Tryagain26 · 04/04/2026 15:11

I would call what you made one sandwich. Two sandwiches would be four slices of breads.

Whettlettuce · 04/04/2026 14:44

You've given him 1 sandwich, he asked for a couple of sandwiches. 1 sandwich is 2 slices of bread used so a couple of sandwiches is 4 slices . You gave him 1 sandwich cut in half

TakeTheCuntingQuichePatricia · 04/04/2026 13:43

2 slices of bread cut in half is one sandwich. Would you break a biscuit in half and say you have 2 biscuits?

chimein · 04/04/2026 13:42

MsGreying · 04/04/2026 13:30

You'd have been asked in our house how many slices of bread you wanted.

My son just made his lunch: brioche buns with roast beef, yorkshire pudding and gravy.

What? Your family doesn’t know that a sandwich is made up of 2 slices of bread?It’s like wanting a pair of trousers and being asked how many legs.

I can’t believe this thread, it’s got to be a wind up.

CaptainMyCaptain · 04/04/2026 13:34

tealandteal · 04/04/2026 12:08

To me, one sandwich is two pieces of bread. If you cut it in half it’s half a sandwich. So a couple of sandwiches would be 4 pieces of bread and a couple of toasted sandwiches would be the same.

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I agree. 2 slices of bread = 1 sandwich.

OttersOnAPlane · 04/04/2026 13:33

I'm with him - two slices of bread with a filling is one sandwich. "A couple of sandwiches" would be four slices of bread.

tilypu · 04/04/2026 13:32

If he had asked for a cheese sandwich, what would you have given him?

A sandwich needs two slices of bread.

Unless it's a buffet in which case it's whatever portion the two slices have been cut into.

MsGreying · 04/04/2026 13:30

You'd have been asked in our house how many slices of bread you wanted.

My son just made his lunch: brioche buns with roast beef, yorkshire pudding and gravy.

ginasevern · 04/04/2026 13:25

I really don't understand your cafe and toasted sandwich analogy at all. Do you mean your local cafe gives you 2 toasted sandwiches (4 slices of bread) when you order one? If they do, they're very unusual. One sandwich is 2 pieces of bread with something in the middle (ham, cheese etc). It's also known as one "round" of sandwiches. Two sandwiches are made with 4 pieces of bread.

Auroraloves · 04/04/2026 12:59

How does he make sandwiches?

a couple of sandwiches to me is 4 slices, but that would be enough for 2 people

BasilandTom · 04/04/2026 12:56

sweeneytoddsrazor · 04/04/2026 12:40

Ok I guess I am doing it wrong then. Its rare we have lunch together at home and he has never complained or asked for more so I shall ask him exactly what he wants next time.

If it’s any comfort to you @sweeneytoddsrazorI thought the same as you. A ‘couple of sandwiches’ would be 2 slices of bread with the filling on the middle, cutting half. Turns out I’m also odd 🤷🏻‍♀️

AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSideOfLife · 04/04/2026 12:55

DalmationalAnthem · 04/04/2026 12:26

Order a specific number of slices rather than the word round. I don't know what it means regarding bread, loads of other people probably don't either.

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It's on the menus as a round. I do now ask.

BillieWiper · 04/04/2026 12:43

But in a cafe you order a single sandwich. Which has two slices of bread. You don't order two sandwiches and get one cut in half?!

A toastie and a sandwich both have two slices of bread. A couple of sandwiches does not mean one split down the middle.

thewonderfulmrswatson · 04/04/2026 12:41

A couple to me means two. What you served was one sandwich cut in half.

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sweeneytoddsrazor · 04/04/2026 12:40

Ok I guess I am doing it wrong then. Its rare we have lunch together at home and he has never complained or asked for more so I shall ask him exactly what he wants next time.

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takeitawaygeraldine · 04/04/2026 12:29

One sandwich = 2 slices of bread.
If you cut it in two and only eat half of it you've eaten half a sandwich.

A couple of sandwiches = 2 sandwiches using 4 slices of bread

Your dh asked for a couple of cheese sandwiches but you gave him one sandwich.

DalmationalAnthem · 04/04/2026 12:26

AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSideOfLife · 04/04/2026 12:21

4 slices for both. What I do wish would be standardised is a round of toast or bread and butter in a cafe. To me that's two slices, but several places recently have only given one when I've ordered a round, although my regular brunch haunt always gives two slices of toast.

Order a specific number of slices rather than the word round. I don't know what it means regarding bread, loads of other people probably don't either.

AlwaysLookOnTheBrightSideOfLife · 04/04/2026 12:21

4 slices for both. What I do wish would be standardised is a round of toast or bread and butter in a cafe. To me that's two slices, but several places recently have only given one when I've ordered a round, although my regular brunch haunt always gives two slices of toast.