# Is this a weird sandwich? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 13, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473 "2019-06-13T14:34:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/41 "2019-06-14T05:53:12Z")
Peanut butter and cheese crackers are OK but it’s not that much of a comparison since the bread seems redundant. In the cheese crackers the cheese cracker is the bread and that’s a lot different than a piece of cheese food on a piece of bread. Maybe peanut putter spread on 2 pieces of higher quality cheese would make sense. Actually a lot more sense than adding random pieces of low quality bread. I might even throw a little honey on it. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/42 "2019-06-14T05:55:59Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Don’t be knockin’ scrapple, boy-o; food of the gods. Only true statement so far. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/43 "2019-06-14T08:12:16Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Don’t be knockin’ scrapple, boy-o; food of the gods. I’m SOOOO agreed here. (I’ve had scrapple, toast and syrup sandwiches. Scrapple’s gotta be dark on both sides.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/44 "2019-06-14T11:57:06Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > No, not fine. If you put out peanuts in a nut selection, I would think it weird, too. Interesting. Do you guys just not eat peanuts/ground nuts on their own over there? Here, peanuts are part of a standard fruit & nut mix. Like [say something like this](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072R68GMF/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B072R68GMF&pd_rd_w=7JqBL&pf_rd_p=8a8f3917-7900-4ce8-ad90-adf0d53c0985&pd_rd_wg=YmeaC&pf_rd_r=40WW21CR9TMSPR2HFC0F&pd_rd_r=3c16e811-8e9b-11e9-b360-4946df19ab52&th=1). And it’s a standard part of a general “mixed nuts” selection. Why are peanuts different for you guys culinarily? Foodwise, they act and taste like a type of true nut to me. Like a common mix is nuts and chocolate, for example, and that nut can be peanut, almond, or hazulnet typically–they all fulfill the same purpose. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/45 "2019-06-14T13:39:29Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s a pretty standard sandwich for me. PB & Cheese are a perfectly normal combination (I mean, there’s all those PB & Cheese sandwich crackers out there–Oh, I see you’ve already mentioned it). And I don’t necessarily just use cheap American singles type cheese – I’ll use whatever cheese I have handy, even cheese spreads like Merkt’s/Kaukauna. > > I’ll occasionally amp it up with some freshly sliced hot peppers, too, or pickles. (But PB & pickles are another delight for me, as well!) PB, mayonnaise, and pickles was common in my house growing up. I haven’t had one in decades, and I don’t remember if I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/46 "2019-06-14T13:45:58Z")
Peanut-flavored crackers with cheese, or cheese-flavored crackers with peanut butter, are not the same thing as what the OP’s describing. All the cracker has is the flavor of its ingredient, not the texture or nutritional value. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/47 "2019-06-14T13:55:30Z")
Peanuts are a very common component of mixed nuts around here, also. I’ve got a bag like that in the bowl of munchies on the kitchen table right now. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/48 "2019-06-14T14:06:59Z")
It’s an unusual sandwich, not really weird. Add ketchup and then you’ve got some weird going on. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/49 "2019-06-14T14:18:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Interesting. Do you guys just not eat peanuts/ground nuts on their own over there? No, of course we do - on their own. With raisins. In trail mix. In _chevda_. In satay sauce. And ground nuts are [something else](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigna_subterranea), but similar. Either makes a[lovely stew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_stew) popular in West Africa and through immigration, quite common here now too. > [@](#): > > And it’s a standard part of a general “mixed nuts” selection. Naah, here it’d be just tree nuts. Cashews, almonds, macadamias, hazelnuts, maybe brazils, maybe pecans…if it had peanuts in it, people would think you were cheapening out on them. Peanuts are…how do I put this? Poor people food. > [@](#): > > Why are peanuts different for you guys culinarily? Foodwise, they act and taste like a type of true nut to me. Like a common mix is nuts and chocolate, for example, and that nut can be peanut, almond, or hazulnet typically–they all fulfill the same purpose. I also wouldn’t have an almond butter+jelly sandwich, or a liverwurst+hazelnut butter one. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/50 "2019-06-14T14:26:00Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I also wouldn’t have an almond butter+jelly sandwich, or a liverwurst+hazelnut butter one. If you’re getting the liverwurst-peanut butter suggestion from the thread about being stranded on an island with a sat phone, I don’t think that’s meant to be entirely serious thing. I thought the whole point of it was to come up with a disgusting sandiwch that nobody eats. I mean, it wouldn’t surprise me if _someone_ ate liverwurst-peanut butter sandwiches, but it’s not a thing to my knowledge. 99.9% of Americans would consider that weird, and much much weirder than peanut butter and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/51 "2019-06-14T14:32:11Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Naah, here it’d be just tree nuts. Cashews, almonds, macadamias, hazelnuts, maybe brazils, maybe pecans…if it had peanuts in it, people would think you were cheapening out on them. Peanuts are…how do I put this? Poor people food. Peanuts certainly are put in mixes here to keep the price down. You can get peanut-less mixed nuts, but a typical mix will contain peanuts. It doesn’t sound like they have quite the same reputation here in the US. I’d guess peanuts are by far the most consumed nut/nut-like substance here in the US. I don’t think there’s any associations with poor people; it’s just American food. It’s typical to buy a bag of shell-on peanuts at sporting events, especially baseball games, where it’s part of the culture. Thanks for the note on “groundnut.” It looks like it has several different meanings, depending on where in the world you are and what variety of English you’re speaking. It looks like there’s at least five different things it can refer to other than a synonym for “peanut” (which is what I only knew it as) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/52 "2019-06-14T17:12:42Z")
Yeah, peanuts in mixed nuts are cheaping out over here, too. It’s just that most folks don’t care. You can get mixed nuts without peanuts, for those who do care, but they’ll brag about it on the package, and they’ll cost significantly more. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/53 "2019-06-14T18:19:09Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I also wouldn’t have an almond butter+jelly sandwich… That’s actually pretty good. But PB & Chee is of The Devil, and any adherents should be tied down to a large bed and spanked. Thoroughly. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/54 "2019-06-14T21:52:18Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Peanuts certainly are put in mixes here to keep the price down. You can get peanut-less mixed nuts, but a typical mix will contain peanuts. It doesn’t sound like they have quite the same reputation here in the US. I’d guess peanuts are by far the most consumed nut/nut-like substance here in the US. I don’t think there’s any associations with poor people; it’s just American food. I recall many posts here about regional foods along the lines of “of course I don’t eat that peasant food.” Peanuts are definitely on the cheap end but, like you said, just American food. I know many wealthy people who eat grits and scrapple for breakfast and eat peanuts out of the bag, and I’m sure plenty of the classy people here would turn their noses up. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/55 "2019-06-14T22:27:16Z")
> [@CelticKnot](#): > > PB, mayonnaise, and pickles was common in my house growing up. I haven’t had one in decades, and I don’t remember if I liked it. …I’m intrigued. Are they sweet pickles or something like dill? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/56 "2019-06-14T22:33:34Z")
It’s weird but I’d try it ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/57 "2019-06-15T01:22:55Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > …I’m intrigued. > Are they sweet pickles or something like dill? I don’t do the mayo, but I like bread and butter pickles for PB & pickle sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/58 "2019-06-15T02:57:33Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > I recall many posts here about regional foods along the lines of “of course I don’t eat that peasant food.” Peanuts are definitely on the cheap end but, like you said, just American food. I know many wealthy people who eat grits and scrapple for breakfast and eat peanuts out of the bag, and I’m sure plenty of the classy people here would turn their noses up. I’m classy, and I revel in peasant food. I slow-cooked beef flanken with onions, garlic, and tomatoes yesterday, and ate it over dumplings. Then I played Vahgner on the grahnd piano. It’s a Scorpio thing. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/59 "2019-06-15T20:27:40Z")
Sounds like it could be good or bad, depending on the cheese and peanut butter. I’ve heard of it, but never tried it. At this point I ration my bread, so I don’t use it much for experimenting. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473/60 "2019-06-16T17:27:07Z")
Substitute cheddar for the American cheese… My dad and I both used to eat peanut butter and cheese sandwiches a lot when I was a kid. It’s a perfectly normal type of sandwich as far as I’m concerned. My dad also did peanut butter and sweet pickle, but I don’t like sweet pickles so I didn’t eat it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-weird-sandwich/835473.md?page=4)