Are the Christmas sandwiches the best bit of the festive season? Probably
We all love the traditional turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce combo but with so many other festive ingredients also on the table, we like to see who’s brave enough to deviate from the classics. It’s that time of year when eating sarnie after sarnie for lunch is totally acceptable and here’s our rundown of this year’s festive offerings.
Christmas Sandwich | Sandwich Sandwich
Of course London’s most hyped sandwich shop has gone big for its first Christmas sarnie in the capital. This monster sandwich has sliced turkey breast, pulled turkey thigh, thick cut bacon, sage & onion stuffing sausage patty, cranberry sauce, herb mayo, and crispy onion & parma ham crumble stacked so high it looks almost impossible to eat. Oh and there’s turkey gravy on the side too.
Xmas Sub | Stakehaus
Given its usual menu centres around steak, Stakehaus wasn’t gonna do a turkey sarnie this year was it? Meet the Xmas Sub, a toasted hoagie roll stuffed to the brim with dry-aged roast beef rump from HG Walter in gravy, sage & shallot crumble, parsnip crisps, cavolo nero, cauliflower cheese sauce and horseradish mayo. HELLO.
Christmas Lunch | Pret a Manger
Pret always turns out a reliable Christmas sandwich. The ratio of fillings to bread is on point, so it doesn’t fall apart when you wrap your chops around it; the port & orange cranberry sauce isn’t overly sweet; and it has crispy onions, which everyone knows totally makes the sarnie. Plus 50p from every sarnie goes to The Pret Foundation, which helps tackle homelessness.
Turkey Toastie | Ole & Steen
The Danish bakery is doing a load of festive treats this year, including its Turkey Toastie (given a 5-star Gold Award at the Good Food Taste Awards), which has roast turkey, crispy bacon, cheddar, cranberry & sprout slaw and chilli jam stuffed between slices of focaccia.
Christmas Sando | Marks & Spencer
M&S always does something a little different with its Christmas range and this year is no different. The Christmas Sando is winter riff on its summer chicken katsu sando, with chicken goujons, gochujang mayo, pickled slaw and gravy mayo stuffed between thick slices of brioche. There’s also a Turkey Shawarma wrap filled with spiced turkey, garlic mayo, apricot & cranberry harissa, spinach and cabbage.
Smoked Turkey & Swiss | GAIL’s
GAIL’s festive sarnie is back for another season. Made with the bakery’s Wasteless Sourdough, it’s filled wtih smoked turkey, Swiss cheese, bacon jam, chipotle aioli and rocket.
