"You know, my friends think my Dad is hilarious," Olivia said.
"Really? Why is that Liv?" I asked. "Well it's because of his weird sandwich creations," she explained.
"Dad always gives me the weirdest things - really strange combinations. One day he gave me cucumber and cheese. Like together. In a sandwich. And another day he gave me peanut butter and banana. And also vegemite and lettuce."
True, none of these combinations are exactly what you call traditional. I remember when I was a kid we used to put the strangest things together just to see whether they 'worked'. For a few weeks I was obsessed with berliner, tomato sauce and lettuce. "It's like a BLT, only better," I justified. Only it wasn't. It was actually pretty bad, but I wasn't prepared to admit I'd made a crucial sandwich-experimenting error.
Another time we were crazy about peanut butter and tomato. I'd go as far as to say that this one is still a pretty good combo. And as for peanut butter and nutella, it's actually like Ferrero Rocher.
Our little exchange got me thinking... Perhaps sandwiches actually say a lot more about a person than they'd first let on? For example, are you the kind of person that is satisfied and even comforted by a simple cheese sandwich, or is that level of plainness boring and lacklustre? Do you need sandwich stimulation? Are you willing to experiment with sandwich fillings, or stick to your regulars because you know they work? Would a boring sandwich put a dent in your day?
I'd go as far as to say that an experimental sandwich-eater would be the kind of person that lived life on the edge. Definitely the bungy-jumping type.
So what kind of sandwich-eater are you? And what's the strangest sandwich combo you've ever tried?
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