By Eva Chatziadi

…my tasty lord!

The English aristocrat who became a delicious finger food.

Did you know that whenever you ask for a «ham and cheese sandwich» you’re actually referring to a real person’s family name? Although meat chunks placed within bread slices have been eaten ever since ancient times, Lord Montague, Earl of Sandwich, was the 17th century  man who «lent» his name to the yummy  snack we all know so well.

According to rumours,  he kept ordering his servant for»meat and bread man!» as he didn’t want to leave his card game. However, his formal biographer would later passionately deny this shameful gossip, arguing that, the only reason Earl Sandwich repeatedly  avoided the dining table, was because he didn’t want to interrupt his very important work…Whichever explanation you choose, you have to admit that  sandwiches-of all kinds- are the greatest English contribution to gastronomy!

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich#Etymology