Gilled rustic Italian bread, grilled vegetables, melted
mozzarella: a great grilled cheese sandwich. Photo courtesy of
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Did The Earl Of Sandwich
“Invent” The Sandwich? CAPSULE REPORT: Before the Earl of
Sandwich gave his name to the concept, man certainly put meat
and cheese between slices of bread—it was an easy way for field
workers and travelers to eat. But it didn’t have a formal name:
“bread and cheese” or “lamb in pita” was all the description
required. The Earl didn’t even name the sandwich; but merely by
being the first in London to specifically order meat served
between two slices of bread so that he could eat with one hand
while continuing to gamble with the other, he launched the
demand for what became known as the sandwich. This is Page 1 of
a two-page article. Click on the black links below to visit
other pages. While the Earl of Sandwich is credited with
“inventing” the sandwich in 1762, the principle of bread and
filling likely dates to around 9000 B.C.E., when pe