A cheese and pickle sandwich (sometimes known as a cheese and chutney sandwich or a ploughman's sandwich from its resemblance to a

ploughman's lunch A ploughman's lunch is an English cold meal based around bread, cheese, and fresh or pickled onions.Hessayon, ''The new vegetable and herb expert'', 2014, p. 73 Additional items can be added such as ham, green salad, hard boiled eggs, and ...

) is a British

sandwich A sandwich is a food typically consisting of vegetables, sliced cheese or meat, placed on or between slices of bread, or more generally any dish wherein bread serves as a container or wrapper for another food type. The sandwich began as a po ...

. As its name suggests, it consists of sliced or grated cheese (typically

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) and pickle (a sweet, vinegary

chutney A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sa ...

, the most popular brand being Branston), sandwiched between two slices of bread. The ratio of cheese-to-pickle may vary according to personal taste. The bread may be spread with

butter Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...

or margarine, and the sandwich may include salad items such as lettuce and

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(U.S., arugula). An informal poll by the German supermarket chain

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saw it voted as Britain's favourite sandwich.

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s such as

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, Anthony Worrall Thompson and the

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have produced their own recipes for the sandwich.Cheese and pickle sandwich , Jamie Oliver Recipes
/ref> Oliver attributes the sandwich's popularity to the way in which "the crunch of the pickle perfectly complements the smooth softness of the cheese, and the vinegariness of the pickle balances the richness of the cheese."

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