Post by: kevvosa on November 27, 2006, 10:45:00 pm
UK's first-ever sweet sandwich goes on sale
The first ever commercially-made
sweet sandwich has gone on sale in Tesco, with the company having an
eight-year-old boy to thank for the idea.
Shane
Monaghan from Stourbridge in the West Midlands came up with the
creation of a sandwich that is made from a banana and chocolate filling
and chocolate bread.
"Shane's creation is a stroke of genius and
taps into a market that, until now, has been totally ignored and which
hasn't even been considered," said James Cornish, Tesco sandwich buyer.
"The
concept of the sandwich came about in the mid-1700s and was created as
a simple snack but it's amazing that in 250 years no food manufacturer
has ever considered a sweet version," Mr Cornish continued.
Shane,
who has cerebal palsy which renders him unable to walk, contacted Tesco
via the Whizz-Kidz charity, and was challenged to provide his own
solution to Tesco's lack of child-based sandwich products.
"I can't wait until I can buy one and not have to make it or clear up," he commented.
Post by: loulou on November 27, 2006, 10:57:11 pm
Post by: oldspice on November 28, 2006, 06:40:51 am
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on November 28, 2006, 08:13:00 am
My dad eats banana and cheese sandwiches 
Personally I don't like sweet and savoury together. As this new sandwich as sweet bread it might be alright though not in any hurry to try it ...
Post by: kevvosa on November 28, 2006, 09:34:31 am
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on November 28, 2006, 03:20:54 pm
Post by: oldspice on November 28, 2006, 04:38:44 pm
Post by: kevvosa on November 28, 2006, 05:04:40 pm
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2006, 07:58:42 pm
I suppose the chocolate bread is unusual for a ready-made sandwich, but the idea that no one has ever made a sweet sandwich before is ridiculous. As Oldspice said, jam, banana and chocolate spread are popular sandwich fillings, as is honey.
Here's a question - if the bread is sweet and the filling is sweet, what makes it a sandwich and not a cake?
Post by: kevvosa on November 28, 2006, 09:50:51 pm
"The
concept of the sandwich came about in the mid-1700s and was created as
a simple snack but it's amazing that in 250 years no food manufacturer
has ever considered a sweet version," Mr Cornish continued"
Post by: kevvosa on November 28, 2006, 09:53:36 pm
Here's a question - if the bread is sweet and the filling is sweet, what makes it a sandwich and not a cake?
Well cakes are different from bread, I think what they're talking about here is using a sweet 'flavoured' bread.
Post by: smurfboy on November 28, 2006, 10:06:36 pm
I don't think it would be much different.
Post by: loulou on November 28, 2006, 10:40:39 pm
Post by: goldencup on November 29, 2006, 08:56:15 am
I bet it ends up in the cake aisle.
It can end up in the bin as far as I'm concerned. If I want a sweet sandwich, I'll make it fresh myself. As said earlier, it would have to contain loads of additives if it has banana in it.
Post by: kevvosa on November 29, 2006, 09:58:05 am
Post by: Jamsi on November 29, 2006, 04:07:37 pm
Post by: smurfboy on November 29, 2006, 07:43:58 pm
Perhaps by banana and chocolate filling them actually mean banana and chocolate 'paste' or something.
I saw it tonight and that's exactly what it's like. BTW, if you fancy one pull your finger out - they're limited edition.
Post by: kevvosa on November 29, 2006, 09:04:07 pm
I've decided it sounds horrible now. Chocolate spread is fine but banana paste? Post by: smurfboy on November 29, 2006, 09:24:25 pm
Post by: Velvet Darkness on November 30, 2006, 12:47:30 am
I have to say it sounds delightful.
Sweet 'chocolate flavoured' bread. 'Chocolate flavoured' sandwich spread and banana that has been 'messed about with' so it doesn't go brown.
All I can say to that thought is ............YUM
I don't think one will be finding it's way into my shopping trolley any time soon and if as you say they are a limited edition then I may just miss out all together.
Ahhh poor heart broken me. I will have to be strong and hope the feeling soon passes.
Velvet.
Post by: oldspice on November 30, 2006, 06:52:27 am
Hi Velvet. What a great name. Welcome.
I still don't think this is an original idea. In France a few years ago, we were offered Brioche (sweet bread) with butter and jam or you could have that horrible hazelnut/chocolate spread on it.
I understand that commercially produced sweet sandwiches are a new idea, but the idea of a sweet bread and sweet filling foes back at least decades.
Post by: Cherry_Ripe on November 30, 2006, 08:13:04 am
Post by: wjp666 on November 30, 2006, 04:57:50 pm
Post by: kevvosa on November 30, 2006, 05:03:18 pm
Post by: smurfboy on December 01, 2006, 12:15:24 am
Post by: kevvosa on December 01, 2006, 02:09:27 pm
Post by: goldencup on December 01, 2006, 05:33:07 pm
As WJP said, you can get chocolate and marshmallow pizzas - Asda used to sell them for one. They used to make apple crumble ones too.
I always thought they ought to make birthday pizzas - I suggested it to the Asda magazine once. So many kids don't like cake and you could easily stick candle holders in a pizza!
Post by: kevvosa on December 01, 2006, 06:06:24 pm
Post by: smurfboy on December 01, 2006, 07:24:55 pm
Were they any good? When I did cooking at school some of the kids made sweet pizzas but I always thought it sounded horrible.
I loved them at the time, but whether I would now is another matter. This was in around 1990 - they were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles branded!
Post by: full beef on December 05, 2006, 06:52:06 pm
I have looked at the sandwich label and there are no nasty things in it! And the label looks like they have used the tesco own brand chocolate spread and chunks of banana
And I had one and though it was lovely. Anybody else tried it?
Post by: kevvosa on December 05, 2006, 06:58:30 pm
Post by: loulou on December 07, 2006, 11:22:46 pm
