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food asymmetries
2020-02-03 22:30Back in 2010, KFC unleashed the "double down" chicken sandwich, with chicken tenders replacing the bun.
"two slabs of fried chicken intersliced with two pieces of bacon, two slabs of cheese, and the Colonel's "special sauce." It comes in the form of a sandwich, with the fried chicken where the bread used to be."
End (or triumph) of civilization, various articles cried. But people on RPG.net noted:
"If they actually put this in a bun, it would suddenly become a mere double chicken sandwich with bacon and cheese, and no one would bat an eyebrow. Less is more!"
and
"Aside from the Nantwich novelty of it, it's just like ordering two fried chicken breasts with a side order of bacon and cheese, no?"
I was thinking tonight of something similar. My bag lunches to school were often a ham and cheese sandwich: bread, butter or mayo for fat and moisture, ham and cheese. Considered healthy enough to be a daily staple.
Put the ham aside, flip the buttered bread around on a hot skillet, and suddenly it's a grilled cheese sandwich, which feels rich and decadent, or a ham and cheese melt if you leave the meat in. Same ingredients.
Granted the ham and cheese sandwich in a baggie often also had some lettuce, but you can work that into the melt too if you try.
"two slabs of fried chicken intersliced with two pieces of bacon, two slabs of cheese, and the Colonel's "special sauce." It comes in the form of a sandwich, with the fried chicken where the bread used to be."
End (or triumph) of civilization, various articles cried. But people on RPG.net noted:
"If they actually put this in a bun, it would suddenly become a mere double chicken sandwich with bacon and cheese, and no one would bat an eyebrow. Less is more!"
and
"Aside from the Nantwich novelty of it, it's just like ordering two fried chicken breasts with a side order of bacon and cheese, no?"
I was thinking tonight of something similar. My bag lunches to school were often a ham and cheese sandwich: bread, butter or mayo for fat and moisture, ham and cheese. Considered healthy enough to be a daily staple.
Put the ham aside, flip the buttered bread around on a hot skillet, and suddenly it's a grilled cheese sandwich, which feels rich and decadent, or a ham and cheese melt if you leave the meat in. Same ingredients.
Granted the ham and cheese sandwich in a baggie often also had some lettuce, but you can work that into the melt too if you try.