A sandwich has gone viral due to its strange way of being cut.
As we ponder over our lunch choices today, it’s the perfect occasion to celebrate National Sandwich Day (November 3rd) and whip up a quick sarnie. They’re simple to prepare – unless you’re getting creative with your fillings – and only require two slices of bread, some butter, and your preferred stuffing.
You could eat the entire sandwich as is, but most people would rather slice it into two or more manageable pieces. The way you slice your sandwich is entirely up to you, but there are two generally accepted methods – either diagonally from corner to corner or horizontally through the middle.
However, one woman was left shocked when she ordered a sandwich for her lunch from a local cafe. Upon opening the box, she discovered the chef had sliced the sandwich in the most “diabolical” way possible, leading the woman to declare she couldn’t eat it without making her own adjustments.
In a TikTok video, the woman displayed the sandwich just after opening the box. While the contents of the sarnie looked appetising, there was one glaring issue – it had been cut vertically down the middle, leaving her with two very long portions of sandwich.
She exclaimed: “Who cuts a sandwich this way? It’s not even edible like this. I think I’m going to have to cut it into four and then eat it. I don’t know, oh my God.”
The woman’s video became an internet sensation, amassing over a million views and attracting more than 3,000 comments within just 48 hours. The footage sparked a flurry of sandwich conspiracy theories among the online detectives in the comment section, with many suggesting the sandwich had been cut into three parts, with the middle section surreptitiously removed.
One viewer speculated: “It looks like they cut it in three and kept the middle to make it fit in the box,” which led another to respond: “Holy heck, you’re absolutely right! That’s diabolical.”
The theory gained traction as others chimed in, some accusing the cafe of “stealing” the centre of her sandwich by excising it and squishing the remaining pieces together to slim it down for the packaging. Others agreed they wouldn’t be able to eat the sarnie, with one person even exclaiming: “My mental health is so precarious that this would legitimately ruin my day.”
However, a number of commenters defended the vertical cut, insisting it ensures a balanced crust distribution. One person justified their preference, saying: “I do! Because then you get equal parts top crust and bottom crust in each half.”
Echoing this sentiment, another added: “I cut my sandwiches like this so I have equal parts of top crust and bottom crust on each half. If I cut it diagonally, I have one piece with all of the top crust, and that piece is harder to eat.”