HISTORY. Anecdotal version of the sandwich is the origin story of the Englishman John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. According to a well-known anecdote, he loved to play cards — so much so that he could sit for a long time at the tables in the pubs of London. Once, in 1762, the game lasted the whole day, and at the same time as it was difficult to play cards and eat at the table with a knife and fork, the Count asked the cook to give him two pieces of toasted bread with a slice of roast beef between them. Thus, he could keep the card with one hand and is — on the other. It was very convenient solution and has since started his sandwich triumphant march around the world. But this is only anecdotal popular legend.In fact, Earl Sandwich, John Montagu (1718-1792 g) invented the sandwich in order to be able to eat cheaply directly while working on serious projects, not to take away from the hard work of your precious time. After all, he was a member of the British Parliament, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of the Navy the British Empire. He supervised the preparation and geographical world expedition of Captain Cook in 1778. As a result of that expedition were discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which were originally named after the Earl of Sandwich — Sandwich Islands. But the cards Earl of Sandwich did not play a card game and thought stupid and a waste of time. Besides, very strained circumstances Earl of Sandwich was simply no money on card games. Due to lack of money, he also invented a convenient for his work inexpensive food.
