Chicken sandwich

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Chicken sandwich
A chicken salad sandwich
CourseMain course
Serving temperatureHot (or cold, as in submarine sandwiches)
Main ingredientsChicken, bun
chicken breast
sandwich

A chicken sandwich is a sandwich that typically consists of boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh, served between slices of bread, on a bun, or on a roll. Variations on the "chicken sandwich" include the chicken burger, chicken on a bun, chicken on a Kaiser, hot chicken, or chicken salad sandwich.

In American English, a sandwich is compiled of two pieces of bread with a filling, including rolls, buns, or even chocolate wafers as in ice-cream sandwiches; in British English (and also some other national English varieties, such as those of Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand), the word sandwich is defined more narrowly, to require the pieces of bread to be sliced from a loaf, and a roll or bun with filling would not generally be called a sandwich.[1] A bun with a cooked chicken breast as filling would generally be called a chicken sandwich in the U.S., but in the UK and other Commonwealth or former colonial countries, such a dish is not generally considered a sandwich, and would generally be called a chicken burger instead; most North Americans would not consider such a dish to count as a burger, since Americans generally consider a burger to require a patty made from ground/minced meat.[2][3]

Composition

In the United States, the chicken sandwich usually consists of a chicken filet or

Wrap versions of the sandwich can also be made, in which the ingredients are rolled up inside a flatbread, such as a tortilla. Open-faced
versions of the chicken sandwich, which feature hot chicken served with gravy on top of bread, are also common variations.

Varieties

Chicken burger

A chicken burger with bacon in Scotland

Some establishments serving hamburgers also serve chicken sandwiches, giving customers an alternative to beef. Such a sandwich may also be called "chicken on a bun"[4] or "chicken burger" in many countries,[5] and is served on a hamburger bun with similar condiments and toppings as found on hamburgers.[6] While most chicken sandwiches in this context usually use fried or grilled chicken breasts, a chicken burger may also be made of a grilled or fried patty of ground chicken.[7]

History

Many North American fast food restaurant chains, such as Chick-fil-A, KFC, PDQ, and Popeyes, offer chicken sandwiches and burgers.

casual dining
chains feature some variation of chicken sandwich, even at fast food restaurants where chicken is not a specialty.

Chicken salad sandwich

Chicken salad served between slices of bread is a chicken sandwich variation seen both in North America and elsewhere.

Regional varieties

Ireland

In Ireland, the popular chicken fillet roll is a baguette filled with a spicy or plain Southern-fried breaded chicken fillet and a mayonnaise and/or butter spread.[9]

Canada

A Quebec-style "hot chicken", topped with green peas
For Nashville hot chicken, see Hot chicken.

The hot chicken sandwich or simply "hot chicken" (French: sandwich chaud au poulet) is a chicken sandwich covered with

Quebec cuisine and believe it to have originated in the province.[10] This combination of chicken, gravy, and peas is known by its own term: galvaude,[10] seen in poutine galvaude
.

The sandwich is also found in small diners in the

Canadian Maritimes[12] and throughout the Southeastern United States.[13]

The sandwich was a working-class dish already common and well established in North American cuisine by the early 1900s[14] and featured on the food menus of pharmacists and druggists of the time.[15] Due to its ease of preparation and its minimal costs, the sandwich was also widely served in the mess halls and cafeterias of the mid-1900s.[16][17]

This style of sandwich often makes use of

turkey for the chicken would make a hot turkey sandwich[18] and substituting roast beef makes a variety of the roast beef sandwich.[19]

Latin America

A pepito prepared with chicken meat

The pepito is a sandwich that is prepared with chicken or beef, beans or refried beans and a roll or bun as primary ingredients. It is a common street food in Mexico and Venezuela.[20][21]

Midwestern United States

Found in

covered dish dinners, potlucks, church dinners and tailgate parties. They are also sold in small-town restaurants, drive-ins and bars.[23] The sandwich can also be found at "Ohio" community dinners on the Gulf Coast of Florida held by retirees or snowbirds from Ohio.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-78607-270-2. ...the British are so particular about sandwiches that they use the word less than Americans do. In Britain, a sandwich is some filing between two slices of bread. Not a roll. Not a bagel. Not a baguette. Without sliced bread, it's not a sandwich. The American sandwich prototype is very similar to the British: savoury filings within two slices of bread. But American sandwiches are sometimes allowed to wander further from the prototype, because they interpret the 'bread' requirement more loosely. An American sandwich can be on a roll, on a bagel, on a bun, on a croissant, and at breakfast time, on an English muffin...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link
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  2. ^ "14 Names Other Countries Have For Food That Will Confuse Every Aussie". Punkee. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ "Recipes for tasty, crunchy & saucy American style sandwiches". Unilever Food Solutions. Archived from the original on 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-09. Expect a blank look if you're in the States and ask for a chicken burger 'cause they ain't got a clue what the hell you're talking about... It's just what we call burgers, Americans call sandwiches...
  4. ^ "Poultry and Egg Marketing". Volume 62. Poultry & Egg News, Incorporated. 1982. Retrieved June 4, 2016. (subscription required)
  5. ISBN 978-1-934386-34-7
    . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ISBN 978-1-4042-1416-3
    . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ISBN 978-1-59921-761-1
    . Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Calia, Michael; Jargon, Julie (September 8, 2014). "Chick-fil-A Founder, a Champion of Conservatism and Chicken, Dies at 93". The Wall Street Journal (Subscription required). Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Chicken Fillet Roll · TheJournal.ie". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c McMillan, David; Morin, Frederic; Erickson, Meredith (October 11, 2011), The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts, Random House Digital, Inc.
  11. ISBN 978-1-4000-0510-9
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  12. ISBN 9781475922301
  13. ISBN 9780763759650
  14. OL 20541957M
  15. ^ American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record, vol. 58–59, American Druggist Publishing Co., 1911
  16. ^ Richards, Lenore; Treat, Nola (1966), Quantity cookery; menu planning and cooking for large numbers, Little, Brown and Company
  17. ^ Bradley, Alice (1922), Cooking for profit; catering and food service management, Chicago: Home Economics Association
  18. ^ Bauer, Elise. "Hot Turkey Sandwich". Simply Recipes.
  19. ^ Mae, Stella. "Old-Fashioned Hot Open-Faced Roast Beef Sandwich". Genius Kitchen.
  20. ISBN 978-1-59884-955-4
    . Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  21. ISBN 978-0-544-18831-0
    . Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  22. ^ "Cathy's Simple Chicken Sandwiches". Ohio Magazine.
  23. ^ chilango, restaurant sf (2017). "Chicken Burger vs. Chicken Sandwich". Chicken Burger vs. Chicken Sandwich: What’s the Difference?.

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