# Is this a Canadian thing? (Putting butter on both sides of sandwich bread) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 27, 2014, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271 "2014-12-27T08:49:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/61 "2014-12-28T04:21:55Z")
Bizarre. I’m American and I can’t even imagine buttering any part of a cold sandwich. The idea is just completely off my radar. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/62 "2014-12-28T04:26:33Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Regarding bread being soaked by juices: If I’m making a sandwich which includes juicy things like pickles or tomatoes, I put the juicy stuff between layers of meat or cheese so they never touch the bread. No need for butter. You weirdo. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/63 "2014-12-28T04:53:11Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Yes, but there are many other spreads than butter. Do you butter something that will also have mayonnaise, mustard, brown sauce, aioli, thousand-island, ranch, hummus, guacamole, gravy, chutney, or relish? I don’t put any of those on my bread, but as I said in the post you quoted, if I was putting any kind of spreads in a sandwhich I would put spreads on both pieces of bread. I, in the post you quoted, spoke of putting PB on one piece and Jello on the other. IOW, go back and read the post you quoted, but this time completely. Try using your finger. ---
**Author:** ![syncrolecyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/64 "2014-12-28T08:06:40Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > My father did this. He told me, in all seriousness, that the US army had an official manual for how to make sandwiches which said to do so. The reason is supposedly to prevent juices from soaking into the bread. > > Which just goes to show how much the US Army knows. The bread is supposed to soak up juices-- That’s what it’s there for. Everyone knows the Germans lost two world wars due to inferior sandwiches. > **[Kommissbrot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommissbrot)** > > Kommissbrot, formerly Kommißbrot (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German: \[kɔˈmɪsˌbʁoːt\] ⓘ), is a dark type of German bread, baked from rye and other flours, historically used for military provisions. > Kommissbrot is a dark bread made from rye and wheat flours as a sourdough. It has a firm but not hard crust, and because it is normal... Sawdust? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/65 "2014-12-28T10:03:46Z")
Yes. I’ll butter the bread for a sandwich, and if I’m making a club sandwich, I’ll butter _both sides_ of the inside piece of bread too. So there! 😃 And if the sandwich calls for mayonnaise, I’ll add that too. ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/66 "2014-12-28T11:04:35Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I lived in Canada (visiting friends) for almost a year. > > Namely, whenever they were making up a sandwich (of any kind), they’d butter both the top and bottom pieces (on the side that faced the “inside” of the sandwich, of course). > > Didn’t matter what kind of sandwich it was. PB&J, Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, Hamburgers… > …they would even butter both sides of a hot dog bun. > Not a lot of butter, mind you. Just a thin layer. . Hell yes. In New Zealand no proper sandwich would ever be made without buttering (margarining etc) both inner faces. And thats regardless of the filling. Butter both sides. In the Depression (1929) my parents families ate sandwiches spread with dripping = sheep or cattle fat. Much tastier then it sounds, not bad at all. And yes in my house and everywhere else that goes for french bread, hamburgers, sausage sammies, and hot dogs (not a big seller here). ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271/67 "2014-12-28T11:10:01Z")
Just to cross the cultural divide, sausage sammies are one slice of bread curled around a sausage with tomato sauce, fried onions, and maybe mild (american) mustard. [![](https://photos.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Food/i-S7R9D79/0/L/IMG_20140517_145815-L.jpg) ](https://photos.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Food/i-S7R9D79/0/L/IMG_20140517_145815-L.jpg) This is what I would expect to see if invited to a barbeque. Along with some steak and chicken nibbles. I shall start another thread arising from this image. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-canadian-thing-putting-butter-on-both-sides-of-sandwich-bread/708271.md?page=3)