Sunderland people have revealed their favourite sandwich to eat at the seaside - and it's crunchy!
‘Still call them beach sarnies now. Don’t taste the same without a bit of sand though’
There’s nothing better than a day at the beach with a bag full of your favourite sandwiches.
But we wanted to know what the people of Sunderland preferred as their coastline meal of choice and the results are in. It’s egg and tomato with that added ingredient for extra crunch - sand. Or, as it is better known, a seaside sarnie.
Some of you added extra ingredients and also called it ‘mock crab’.
The discerning people of Wearside had other favourites as well and today, we’re looking at the top choices.
We put a question out to followers on our Sunderland Echo Facebook page and its sister page Wearside Echoes which is dedicated to nostalgia.
This is what dozens of you had to say;
Peter Barella told us: “It was always egg and tomato with a sprinkle of sand for added crunch!”
Diane Howarth said: “Egg & tomato. Always called them seaside sarnies” and Carol McCormick commented: “Egg and tomato. Still call them beach sarnies now ha. Don’t taste the same without a bit of sand tho.”
Tony Jones, Alan Marsh, Patsy Almond, Stuart Wilkinson, Michelle Nesbitt, Kim Huntley, Angie Smith and loads more of you agreed.
Lynne Willis had a slightly different option with ‘egg, tomato and a bit of raw onion.’
And there were others among you who preferred other well known alternatives.
Ham and pease pudding was another big favourite among our followers including Dean Kane, Carol Jones and Louisa Walster.
The choices did not end there and we are indebted to those of you who told us about corned beef and tomatoes mashed together such as Gavin Harm and Carol Fox.
Let’s move on to the other selections which also got our thumbs-up.
Andrew Allan loves a ‘saveloy dip, stuffing, pease pudding ..... dipped in gravy.”
Pauline Scholes said: “Chopped pork and beetroot and a sprinkle of sand.”
Dave Roffe remembered: “Chips with a peppering of sand. I remember as a kid taking empty sandwiches from home to the beach and filling them with vinegary chips. No matter how hard you tried, you'd always manage to get sand in your sarny with that unmistakable crunch. Never failed.”
Tanya L Oliver went for ham and cheese with tomato, while chopped pork and chips with sand got the vote from Janet Sloanes Ramsden.
Thank you to everyone who responded and we are always keen to hear the choices of even more people, especially those of you with more quirky options for a seafront snack.
Get in touch and share your unusual choices by emailing [email protected]