Wait. What? Americans don't put butter in their sandwiches?

[GoodOldEmmaNess]

How can this make sense? That's what butter is - the thing that goes in sandwiches. Can I take the blue pill and forget I ever read this?
https://www.theguardian.com/food/commentisfree/2023/sep/20/why-dont-americans-put-butter-on-their-sandwiches

I never butter sandwiches and I am from Lancashire 🙃

We don't. I only put butter in a jam sandwich. Drives my British DH mad, but I've taught my children to eat sandwiches without butter.

Only in certain sandwiches

Neither DS or I butter sandwiches. DH does.
I would put mayonnaise in some things (tuna, prawns), coleslaw, sometimes with cheese or ham or houmous with peppers or salad.
It saves a few calories, and if the other filling is "wet" enough, it's fine

I never butter sandwiches, and am not American. As a pp said, mayonnaise with some fillings, hummus with some, maybe a smear of olive oil or pesto with others...

That's outrageous 😳 how are you even from Lancs? 🤣🤣

I'm a butter fan. Bread, potatoes, green veg, etc all made for adding butter to. My children, and latterly grandchildren, all hate it. Olive oil or nothing for them. Weirdos.

Absolutely shocking. Mayo doesn’t even come close to the joy of butter.

But they do appear to put cheese on absolutely everything

😂sorry!😂

I do, I spread it quite thickly, I also like it on potatoes and some veg

We, correctly, put butter on everything.

Butter on sandwiches is vile. It covers the taste of the filling. Butter should only be used on its own, on toast, crumpets or malt loaf, it is also acceptable on potatoes, but never, ever in sandwiches.

I was the odd one out in my family growing up as I hate butter in sandwiches! I can have it on toast by itself or with marmite but not anything else. It makes me feel ill when I see it mixing with things in the sandwich or on toast. Sometimes makes me think of pus.

And marshmallows.

Always, ALWAYS put butter on a sandwich. Always.

I don't like butter in sandwiches. I only like it melted on toast.

I never butter sandwiches, and am not American. As a pp said, mayonnaise with some fillings, hummus with some, maybe a smear of olive oil or pesto with others...

Mmmm, all those sound lovely. I can certainly get their appeal. But I guess I had always thought of those as creative and delicious riffs on the basic universally accepted norm of butter in sandwiches . Especially Americans with their mayonnaise. I thought that with their excellence at fast food they were just saying 'Hey! Here's a great way to switch up your usual sandwich!' I was gobsmacked to learn that they don't operate with butter as the anchoring reality of sandwiches (some butter is even called Anchor ffs )

UK born and bred but have never had butter (or marg) in a sandwich.
Can't stand the stuff! 🤮

I butter my sandwiches, and toast. My two sons (grown up now) think a sandwich is 2 slices of bread with a piece of ham between! No butter, no Mayo etc. weird.

Butter on everything, even butter with peanutbutter.

The last time I bought butter or any type of spread was,er, many years ago!. I really can't remember. Toast with a thin layer of marmalade doesn't need butter and any sandwiches with tuna will have a touch of cottage cheese to stop the filling falling out. Baked potatoes don't see butter either. There are always healthier alternatives to make them delicious.

There is a jar of peanut butter in my fridge though and I have this occasionally.

Butter stops the filling making the bread soggy, absolutely delicious too 😋

I think it's a waste of butter unless it's a banana sandwich or chip butty. Then it's a must.

Surely mayo is tasty enough, and already high on the calorie count?

No butter in a sandwich, if using the classical definition of two layers of bread enclosing a filling. A single piece of bread spread with butter is fine independently of whether the topping is sweet or savoury.