Crisp sandwich
{{short description|Sandwich containing crisps (potato chips)}}
{{redirect|Chip sandwich|the sandwich with French fries|Chip butty}}
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{{Not to be confused with|text=Burger King's Chick'n Crisp sandwich}}
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| image = White Bread Crisp Sandwich .jpg
| alternate_name = {{hlist|Chip sandwich|chipwich|potato chip sandwich}}
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| type = Sandwich
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| main_ingredient = {{hlist|Bread|butter|crisps}}
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File:Aer Lingus Tayto Crisp Sandwich Pack.jpg
A crisp sandwich (in British English and Irish English) is a sandwich that includes crisps as the filling, or on its own (crisps only in bread).{{cite book | last=Graves | first=H. | title=101 Sandwiches: A collection of the finest sandwich recipes from around the world | publisher=Ryland Peters & Small | series=EBL-Schweitzer | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-78249-299-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rSvHCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT82 | access-date=9 January 2017 | page=82}} In addition to the crisps, any other common sandwich ingredient may be added.
Sandwich
A crisp sandwich may also be called a crisp sarnie (in British English), piece and crisps (in Scottish English),{{cite web |title=15 foods you'll definitely have eaten if you're from Glasgow |url=https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/15-things-eaten-in-glasgow-12770448 |website=glasgowlive |date=29 September 2018 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181922/https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/15-things-eaten-in-glasgow-12770448 |url-status=live }} chippy sandwich (in Australian English), chip sandwich, crispwich,{{cite web |date=19 September 2010 |title=New Crispwich butty is plain crazy say critics |url=https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/19/new-crispwich-butty-is-plain-crazy-say-critics-516547/ |access-date=3 April 2020 |website=Metro News |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109003733/https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/19/new-crispwich-butty-is-plain-crazy-say-critics-516547/ |url-status=live }} and crisp butty. They are popular in the United Kingdom{{cite book | last=Davidson | first=A. | title=The Penguin Companion to Food | publisher=Penguin Books | year=2002 | isbn=978-0-14-200163-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J5DgAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA91 | access-date=3 April 2020 | page=91}}{{cite book | last1=Hoyer | first1=W.D. | last2=MacInnis | first2=D.J. | title=Consumer Behavior | publisher=Cengage Learning | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-547-07992-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fk1rTxRYtY0C | access-date=3 April 2020 }}{{cite web|url=https://munchies.vice.com/en_uk/article/ype4gj/how-to-take-your-crisp-sandwich-game-to-the-next-level|title=How to Take Your Crisp Sandwich Game to the Next Level|date=13 May 2016}}{{cite web |last=Gorman |first=Rachel |date=16 September 2017 |title=Bottomless retro crisp sandwich buffet coming to Nottingham for one night only |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/food-drink/bottomless-retro-crisp-sandwich-buffet-487085 |access-date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123441/https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on/food-drink/bottomless-retro-crisp-sandwich-buffet-487085 |url-status=live }} and Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2015/08/27/crisp-sandwich-ranking/?europe=true|title=Your definitive guide to the best and worst crisp sandwiches|first=Charlie|last=Mock|website=Mashable|date=27 August 2015|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123513/https://mashable.com/2015/08/27/crisp-sandwich-ranking/?europe=true|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=How to make the perfect crisp sandwich |url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/perfect-irish-crisp-sandwich |website=IrishCentral.com |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en |date=14 March 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027202824/https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/food-drink/perfect-irish-crisp-sandwich |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Boran |first1=Marie |title=American YouTubers embrace the crisp sandwich |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/american-youtubers-embrace-the-crisp-sandwich-1.4145601 |access-date=3 April 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=22 January 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226165013/https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/american-youtubers-embrace-the-crisp-sandwich-1.4145601 |url-status=live }}
In the United Kingdom, two crisp sandwich cafés were opened in 2015: in Belfast{{cite news |last1=Monroe |first1=Jack |title=Crunch time: the art of the crisp sandwich |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/jan/13/jack-monroe-presents-aunty-helens-potato-sandwiches |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=13 January 2015 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322023234/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2015/jan/13/jack-monroe-presents-aunty-helens-potato-sandwiches |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Houston |first1=Lesley |title=Northern Ireland 'delicacy' a reality at crisp sandwich cafe |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-delicacy-a-reality-at-crisp-sandwich-cafe-30896318.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=9 January 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022101652/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-delicacy-a-reality-at-crisp-sandwich-cafe-30896318.html |url-status=live }} and West Yorkshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/englands-first-crisp-sandwich-shop-6159659|title=England's first crisp sandwich shop is opening - and it's NOT in London|first=Simon|last=Hamalienko|website=Daily Mirror|date=29 July 2015|access-date=2 November 2018|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123759/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/englands-first-crisp-sandwich-shop-6159659|url-status=live}} Crisp sandwiches can be found in establishments throughout the UK including delis, cafés, and pubs.{{cite web | last=Evans | first=Arron | title=Wrexham sports bar now offering 'bottomless' crisp sandwiches EVERY Friday | website=The Leader | date=13 June 2023 | url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23586354.wrexham-hill-st-introduces-bottomless-crisp-sandwiches/ | access-date=19 February 2025}}{{cite web | last=Miah | first=Rahima | title=Hull bar's popular 'ultimate' crisp party featured on ITV's This Morning | website=Hull Live | date=27 April 2023 | url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/itvs-morning-heads-hull-taster-8393510 | access-date=19 February 2025}}
In 2021, British company Walkers released a recipe book titled A Little Book of Crisp Sandwich Recipes which "celebrates the British tradition of putting crisps in a sandwich" with a series of recipes by Max Halley, who opened a London deli specialising in crisp sandwiches.{{cite web | last=Flaherty | first=Jess | title=Walkers' new recipe book has fans saying 'it's not a thing' | website=Liverpool Echo | date=27 May 2021 | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/walkers-quirky-new-recipe-book-20689035 | access-date=19 February 2025}}
Regional variations
In 2023, British crisp brand Walkers worked with delis throughout the UK to offer crisp sandwiches for a limited period as part of their #crispIN advertising campaign,{{cite web | last=Manning | first=Jonathon | title=Walkers crisp sandwiches to be sold in delis across the UK | website=Wales Online | date=7 June 2023 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/walkers-crisp-sandwiches-sold-delis-27070654 | access-date=19 February 2025}} which later saw the company release a series of sandwich-inspired crisp flavours including 'cheese toastie' and 'sausage sarnie'.{{cite web | last=Toth | first=Albert | title=Walkers unveil ‘sandwich-flavour’ crisps – and sausage sarnies are on the menu | website=The Independent | date=9 August 2024 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/walkers-crisps-sandwich-sausage-toastie-flavour-b2593422.html | access-date=19 February 2025}}
In Ireland and Northern Ireland, crisp sandwiches are also often called Tayto sandwiches in reference to the popular Irish crisp brand and its Northern Irish counterpart. The Irish airline Aer Lingus offered a Tayto sandwich pack as part of their in-flight menu from 2015 to 2016.{{cite news |title=Demand for Tayto crisp sandwich as airplane snack sky high for Aer Lingus |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/demand-for-tayto-crisp-sandwich-as-airplane-snack-sky-high-for-aer-lingus-31306744.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=16 June 2015 |archive-date=6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006105224/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/demand-for-tayto-crisp-sandwich-as-airplane-snack-sky-high-for-aer-lingus-31306744.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Healy |first1=Claire |title=This is the BEST aeroplane food we have ever seen |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/aer-lingus-now-offering-tayto-5872569 |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=irishmirror |date=12 June 2015 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020335/https://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/aer-lingus-now-offering-tayto-5872569 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Terrible news - Aer Lingus has stopped selling Tayto sandwiches on board |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/tayto-sandwiches-aer-lingus-2-2611626-Feb2016/ |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=TheJournal.ie |date=18 February 2016 |language=en |archive-date=7 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807130312/https://www.thejournal.ie/tayto-sandwiches-aer-lingus-2-2611626-Feb2016/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, a pop-up shop was opened by Tayto in Dublin to raise funds for charity.{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Patricia |title=First look inside Tayto's Pop Up Crisp Sandwich Shop |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/first-look-inside-taytos-pop-up-crisp-sandwich-shop-31042928.html |access-date=3 April 2020 |work=Irish Independent |date=5 March 2015 |language=en |archive-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902223343/https://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/first-look-inside-taytos-pop-up-crisp-sandwich-shop-31042928.html |url-status=live }}
Sandwiches or wraps made using crushed crisps of the Chips Oman brand are part of the popular food culture of the United Arab Emirates.{{cite news |title=Chips Oman Keeps the Past Alive in Dubai's Booming Food Scene |url=https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/chips-oman-keeps-the-past-alive-in-dubais-booming-food-scene/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |author=Qaiyum, Samia |work=New Lines Magazine |date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171356/https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/chips-oman-keeps-the-past-alive-in-dubais-booming-food-scene/ |url-status=live }}{{Open access}}{{cite news |title=UAE National Day: in search of the Chips Oman sandwich |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/uae-national-day-in-search-of-the-chips-oman-sandwich-1.291962 |access-date=4 July 2024 |author= Zacharias, Anna |work=The National |date=28 November 2013 |archive-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522200010/https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/uae-national-day-in-search-of-the-chips-oman-sandwich-1.291962 |url-status=live }}{{Open access}}
See also
- Chip butty, a sandwich made with chips
- List of sandwiches
- List of potato dishes
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