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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDo you cut your sandwich diagonally, side to side, or not at all.
I cut my diagonally.
unblock
(52,489 posts)Not really, just trying to be obtuse.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)... diagonally or side to side, my other half makes that choice, I have no say. LOL
global1
(25,294 posts)I like that first bite out of the pointy cut of a diagonally cut sandwich. For some reason - it tastes better.
SWBTATTReg
(22,201 posts)sandwich contents spill out or vs. versa?
QED
(2,753 posts)She died when I was quite young so I don't have many. But this one...she cut my sandwich diagonally, smiled at me, and said "isn't that nice."
cilla4progress
(24,798 posts)WHY...? 🥺
debm55
(25,743 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)It looks fancy and special.
Horizontal is boring looking, utilitarian and doesn't taste as good as diagonal.
cilla4progress
(24,798 posts)why does one choose straight across or diagonal!
(Fortunately, many included this critical info in their replies!)
Xavier Breath
(3,683 posts)of course, and she preferred to cut them from side to side. I thought that was just how life (and sandwiches) worked. Then I went to school and saw other kids eating sandwiches that were cut diagonally, and I wondered "What kind of sorcery is this? Where do those other moms get that special bread?" I soon figured out the discrepancy, and the next time she made me a sandwich, I pointed out to my Mom that she was 'doing it wrong.' I still cut diagonally to this day, while Mom still cuts across.
cilla4progress
(24,798 posts)well told!
debm55
(25,743 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,168 posts)EYESORE 9001
(26,026 posts)unless its an unwieldy, slip-and-slide mother, in which case I opt for side-to-side. It seems easier to maintain control that way.
a kennedy
(29,771 posts)top heavy, then its cut diagonally, and sandwiches are always cut.
GreenWave
(6,812 posts)My choppers move in for the kill.
Tree-Hugger
(3,371 posts)It tastes better that way. Scientific fact.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Diagonal looks and tastes better than horizontal.
But I cut my sandwiches into quarters which tastes best of all.
MiHale
(9,799 posts)Grilled cheese? Double diagonal
more points to dip into the tomato soup. Peanut Butter & Fruit
open face no slice. Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato
maybe no slice, maybe diagonal depends on the thickness of the tomato slice.
Favorite BLT
no bread
deconstructed on plate. Half head grilled Romaine lettuce with Bacon, onion, tomato piled on top dressed with Poppy seed dressing.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)She did this as a child and still does it.
Takes all the food apart on her plate. Puts the food into neat little stacks.
Some of the little stacks she refuses to eat.
OK I know I am a picky eater but my daughter is worse than I am.
MiHale
(9,799 posts)Cook bacon on a half sheet, pour off most of the bacon love*, split a head of romaine lettuce in half, nestle the halves in the remaining bacon love and grill till a slight char is on the lettuce.
Chop up the bacon, onion, tomato. Plate lettuce cut side up and apply bacon and veggies on top of the sliced lettuce (like you would put stuff on a pizza) then dress with poppyseed dressing.
*I hate calling it grease or fat.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Just keep food items deconstructed in the kitchen.
Ha on bacon love.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)At Villa Mahatma, this would necessitate a stern talking-to.
A stern talking-to.
debm55
(25,743 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,727 posts)lark
(23,191 posts)I call them flip overs, after my dad's eating like this all his life.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)And then you have this big glob of bread in your mouth.
lark
(23,191 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Yikes.
lark
(23,191 posts)debm55
(25,743 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)debm55
(25,743 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)I have a small mouth.
A loud one but small.
Ocelot II
(115,976 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Doesn't the sandwich fall apart this way?
Ocelot II
(115,976 posts)if some of the antelope guts fall on the ground.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)Ocelot II
(115,976 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)And will never eat one.
I am a picky eater.
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)They felt the children would have an easier time eating the sandwich this way.
ETA I cut my sandwich now into quarters.
debm55
(25,743 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 10, 2023, 06:17 PM - Edit history (1)
posting that to get a laugh. If so here is one for you
Irish_Dem
(47,833 posts)I remember clearly as I loved the new diagonal cut sandwiches.
Far superior in looks and taste than the bad horizontal cut.
I was in third grade, my teacher was a nun named Sister Rosalie.
She was very child focused, we loved her.
2naSalit
(86,920 posts)And how I plan to devour it.
debm55
(25,743 posts)Kali
(55,031 posts)I am an elitist.
debm55
(25,743 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 10, 2023, 10:22 PM - Edit history (7)
just like you did with your diagram. That must have taken you a lot of creative thought.
no_hypocrisy
(46,297 posts)like the wrong cut ruined the sandwich.
I wasnt an easy child.
sinkingfeeling
(51,493 posts)LakeArenal
(28,867 posts)And what about open faced?
petronius
(26,613 posts)Anyone who thinks different is a barbarian...
Nanuke
(491 posts)Lettuce Be
(2,337 posts)Also was able to break from mom's preferred brands of things like mayo, ketchup, and whatnot. It's amazing how those habits can be difficult to break.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)It helps keep the mustard out of my moustache.