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Posted at 12:40PM, 10 February 2009 by Janine Ratcliffe - Food editor, olive magazine

I've been trying to bring my lunch into work recently, mainly to offset the cost of buying lunch, which always seems to be around £6 whatever I go for (that's a personal cost of £1380 a year, budget fans).

The other reason is, faced with a wall full of sandwiches, I become a little bit rabbit-in-the-headlights. There's just too much choice out there, and too many flavour combinations. Every time I get excited by a filling I've liked in its previous incarnation (falafel, hoisin duck, chicken fajita), I buy one, eat it and then realise it never belonged between two pieces of bread anyway.

Faced with a wall full of sandwiches, I become a little bit rabbit-in-the-headlights

I've come to realise that, although I'm an adventurous/experimental cooker and eater, my sandwich habit is pretty retro. Cheese and pickle, tuna salad, egg and cress mayo - these lot, made well, have never failed me. I'd even rather have a cheese and ham toastie than a mozzarella and sundried tomato panini. I'll have a bit of mustard on it though - I can be quite daring with condiments.

I know that some of you are knocking up some pretty random concoctions at home. Just have a look at this collection.

So what do you think makes the best buttie? Are you loving a triple decker club with extra peanut butter and chilli sauce, or are you more of a single cheese slice in white bread kind of person? It's time to share.

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kd40

4 March 2009, 4:30PM
kd40

chicken and sweetcorn is my altimate sandwich with a good mayonaise - but any chicken sandwhich or wrap is sure to delight me

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treats

5 March 2009, 3:02PM
treats

salt and vinegar crisps make any sandwich great

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joanneheather

8 March 2009, 8:48PM
joanneheather

Oh my goodness, I love reading these sandwich descriptions... I am on a diet which bans bread so am looking forward to the day (very soon) when I can eat it again. My favourite sandwiches.... egg mayonnaise on thick soft white bread with lots of cress, toasted cheddar and ham with mayo and mustard and tomato. My favourite ever bought one was from Neals Yard Bakery - a cheese baked roll filled with alfafa and cress with home made mayonnaise. Oh, and finally grated cheddar and grated carrot with spring onion mixed with mayo on a good quality wholemeal bread.... heaven!

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Sandwich

28 September 2009, 9:17PM
Sandwich

Any sandwich needs a few things... Fresh ingredients, beautiful presentation, and a 'chrunch' and 'bite'. One of my all time favorites is a Cilantro lime shrimp sandwich with avocado, cucumber and bell pepper. I've posted the recipe here: http://www.amazingsandwiches.com/index.php/2009/09/cilantro-lime-shrimp-sandwich-with-avocado-cucumber-and-bell-pepper/ Trying to re-invent the art of sandwiches... :)

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