GFF and chef Bryan Voltaggio celebrate the sandwich during National Bread Month
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the sandwich and showcase its main component, bread, during National Bread Month, the Grain Foods Foundation (GFF), Washington, D.C., has enlisted celebrity chef and sandwich aficionado Bryan Voltaggio to create four, exclusive sandwich recipes showcasing the vast potential of this kitchen staple.
The beloved sandwich was born in England in 1762, when Sir John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, didn't want to put his cards down in the midst of a marathon game of poker and requested his meat be served to him between two slices of bread. With Americans now consuming more than 1 billion sandwiches a year, sandwiches may, in fact, be our most popular national dish.