Is a cheese and pickle sandwich basic?

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Yes or no, what do you think?

My personal opinion is that it's not basic and I'm partial to a cheese and pickle sandwich from time to time.

Toast it too and I’m in

Basic but a banger.

Don't mess with the classics, man. Nothing to be improved

Basic but WONDERFUL.

I’ve just gone to the cupboard to see if we have any pickle and we don’t 😭 would I be justified in sending DP out to fetch pickle for his pregnant beloved? 😂

Nothing wrong with a basic cheese and pickle sandwich. No faffing about, hence basic.

I recommend the Lidl version of Branston.

It's basic in that it's not anything special. Quite old fashioned, I’d associate it with my parents generation or older (so 50+).

I wouldn't call it basic as in a neutral or inoffensive option that I'd serve for someone if I didn't know their sandwich preferences. If someone said they'd done a "basic platter of sandwiches" for a meeting or something, I wouldn't expect cheese and pickle to be among the options. It's an acquired taste (and pretty vile to me).

It doesn’t get any more basic really. But that doesn’t mean it’s not nice.

Most people go cheese and tomato but I've always preferred cheese and cucumber 😋

Are you able to say what you find vile about it? Presumably not the bread or the cheese, so is it the pickle? My husband doesn't like chutney or pickle because he loathes anything that tastes, and crucially smells, of vinegar. I, on the other hand, absolutely love vinegar, especially with something salty. For me the vinegar is beautifully balanced by the sweetness and spiciness of chutney or pickle.

My dad liked a sandwich made with some sort of cold meat and pickle, but the only kind of cold meat I like with chutney is corned beef. I like mustard with ham and mustard or horseradish with beef.

Basic but delicious (with extra mature cheddar).

Yes it’s basic, but that’s not a bad thing.

I've just eaten one they are both basic and magnificent

You could make it basicker without the pickle but it would be less delicious.

Make toasties with the corned beef and pickle, @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g . Gamechanger 😊

It's basic, but that's hardly an issue?

It's a great combo! Even better in toastie form......

I don’t care either way but I’m very grateful to you for reminding me of the joy of a cheese and pickle sandwich and am off to add to tomorrows shop to have for lunch next week. It’s the food of the gods!

Of course it's basic...how could it not be? It's got cheese...and pickle!

Doesn't mean it's not delicious of course, but it's hardly going to take hours of preparation or break the bank is it?

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It would help if the OP had bothered to say what she thought basic meant. If she means simple and easy, what's wrong with that? If she means lacking in sophistication and originality, so what? Tried and tested combinations that can be made in moments from straightforward, affordable, easily purchased ingredients are an absolute godsend.

cheese and pickle pickle pickle….. basic
(take a bite, take a bite)

thanks, I’ve only just got this song out of my head

Yes it's basic but that doesn't mean it isn't good

I read this with and nessa from gavin and Stacey popped up in my brain

Basic but definitely fine if that’s what you fancy.

Cheese alone would be basic.
The pickle takes it to another level.