If that sandwich is bland it's on you it clearly says to add butter, salt and pepper to taste.

It's a wartime / depression era food, not something you'd make by choice, typically

Cause bread was cheaper than say meat or cheese or what not

I dunno man when I was in the UK I had a shit ton of awesome food. Lots of fried fish, roasted meat, savory and sweet pies, sausages, breads, cheeses, not to mention the crossover and fusion food like Indian and South Asian.

Don't knock it until you've been on rationed flour for several years

It was invented for a "cheapest meal" competition if I recall. If someone really made this, the inside bread would be drowned in something with several insane flavours. Probably Branston pickle.

The Fat Duck, a restaurant with three Michelin stars, serves toast sandwich as a side dish.

So, you tell me.

This isn't typical cuisine, this reads much more extremely poor so all I have is bread and fortunately butter.

Sounds delicious imho

I saw "toast sandwich" on QI and, yes, I tried it. Added butter, salt, and pepper to the toast.

Was pretty good.

I feel like I’m the strange person for answering yes, I eat these now and again. I like to toast only the middle slice, and when it is done, butter salt and pepper both sides. The butter soaks in and softens the toasted slice up again, but it keeps a chew. Gives it a meaty texture that way.

you guys remind me of a girl I used to work with who would always mock "white people food," except that to her that really just meant "poor white people food." It's not gourmet, but sometimes all you have is fucking bread.

Yeah, it's filling and I would like to see you come up with better for £0.06 a meal.

Poverty food exists for a reason.

Thought the food was a running joke for ages till I went and had some of their Fish and Chips at nice pub. Oh boy was I wrong! That and the curry will absolutely blow your mind.

The only people who survived medieval England were those who could psychologically tolerate bland food.

Not even my dad ate this and he liked all sorts of crazy rationing-era foods he'd grown up with in the war.

Tikka Masala is pretty fuggin' good. And you lot did invent Worcestershire sauce. Oh, and your packaged snacks? Hugely better than the crap we get in the states. But you can have Mushy Peas.

Saddest and most redundant dish I have ever seen. My french soul is crying tears of cheese, ham, fresh lettuce, pickles, tomato, and mayo, or anything that would go into a sandwich while not being bread, really.

A cracker tastes good when you're starving.

You people do know neither the Luftwaffe nor the Kriegsmarine are no longer immediate threats to the safety of the United Kingdom?