# The Peanut Butter Sandwich: theme and variations

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** food-cooking
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749 "2024-09-26T14:07:18Z")
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### Author: ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanut-butter-sandwich-theme-and-variations/1007749/55 "2024-09-27T15:19:16Z")

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There was a discussion of the British cheese and pickle phenomenon a couple of years ago.

> [@Cheese and pickle sandwich (British)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-and-pickle-sandwich-british/967016):
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> Okay, I’m reading a murder mystery (The Silkworm) set in England, mostly London, written under a pseud by J.K. Rowling. I swear, it seems like every other day the hero/detective is eating a ‘packet’ of cheese and pickle sandwiches … with no other explanation given. As if it’s like, what else is there to say, a cheese and pickle sandwich is a cheese and pickle sandwich. Like they are a standardized item, no matter where you get one, it’s going to be exactly the same and not worth talking about…

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