Butterbrot
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In German cuisine, Butterbrot is a slice of bread topped with butter. Also known as boterham in Dutch speaking countries, it is still considered Butterbrot or boterham even if additional toppings, suc
Butterbrot with ham slices and bruschetta sitting atop a hippopotamus-shaped cutting board
Salmon roe buterbrod, typical Russian zakuski
Wurstbrot and Wurstbrötchen
Some of the varieties of Brötchen in Germany
Sandwich
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A sandwich is a dish typically consisting variously of meat, cheese, sauces, and vegetables used as a filling between slices of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread; or, more generally, any dish in
Butterbrot
…like liverwurst, including also a wide range of vegetarian spreads. Boxed lunch Butterbrot can be folded for easier handling, and as such resembles the sandwich. In Austria Butterbrot only refers to a slice of bread with butter. If a topping is added it is named after the topping (for example, Käsebrot, 'cheese…
A bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato (BLAT) sandwich
Portrait of the Earl of Sandwich by Thomas Gainsborough, 1783, after whom the sandwich is named
The Porter and the Hare by Johann Zoffany, 1768, features an early depiction of the sandwich.
Pre-packaged sandwiches