A club sandwich is a three-layer sandwich of three slices of bread, traditionally toasted, filled with sliced poultry, fried bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, and usually cut diagonally into quarters or halves held together with cocktail sticks. It most likely originated at the Union Club of New York City, and its earliest documented mention appeared in The Evening World on November 18, 1889, which described it as two toasted slices of Graham bread with a layer of turkey or chicken and ham between them. Chicken was the traditional meat, though turkey has become increasingly common in modern versions, and the sandwich had already reached restaurant menus across the United States by 1899, since which time it has remained a widespread menu staple with many variations in meats, cheeses and condiments.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountMarks the earliest known documented reference to the club sandwich, crediting the Union Club of New York City. Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own accountTwo rival New York State locations are credited: the Union Club of New York City and the Saratoga Club in Saratoga Springs; both are recorded as separate origin-start-year claims on this entity. Disputed
Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountThe rival disputed origin claim: the club sandwich was invented at the Saratoga Club in Saratoga Springs, New York, after Richard Canfield bought it and made it the Canfield Casino in 1894. Classification
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own accountContains Meat or Poultry 1 FAQs
Why is it called a club sandwich?
Most often traced to men's social clubs such as the Saratoga Club.
The name is most often traced to men's social clubs. Food historians agree the sandwich was probably created in the United States in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, but where and by whom is still a matter of debate. The most popular theory holds that it began in men's social clubs, most notably the Saratoga Club in Saratoga, New York.
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Another theory is that the club sandwich was invented at the Saratoga Club in Saratoga Springs, New York, after Richard Canfield bought it and made it into the Canfield Casino in 1894.
Introduction
A club sandwich or clubhouse sandwich is a three-layer sandwich consisting of three slices of bread (traditionally toasted), sliced poultry, fried bacon strips, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.
In Group: American Regional Sandwiches, Article text
The club sandwich may have originated at the Union Club of New York City.
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