The BACON butty is crowned Britain’s favourite sandwich: Cheese is knocked from its top spot while egg mayo claims second place
- Bacon butty named the nation’s best loved sandwich in a survey of 2,000 Britons
- Second in poll was egg mayonnaise followed by sausage and cheese and pickle
- Results show shift in tastes, with a 2018 study seeing a cheese sandwich top list
The bacon butty has been named the nation’s best loved sandwich – pushing the simple cheese filling from its top spot.
Bacon – with no condiments or salad – was chosen by nearly a quarter of adults as the best sandwich filling.
Second in the survey of 2,000 people by Warburtons was egg mayonnaise followed by sausage, cheese and pickle and tuna and mayonnaise.
The results show a shift in tastes, with a similar study from 2018 seeing a plain cheese sandwich top the chart, followed by ham and cheese – which have now slipped to 17th and sixth place, respectively.
The bacon butty (pictured) has been named the nation’s best loved sandwich – pushing the simple cheese filling from its top spot
And among the best loved condiments to enjoy with sandwiches were pickle at 40 per cent, ketchup with 37 per cent and mayonnaise at 55 per cent.
It also emerged that when it comes to preparing the perfect sandwich, ‘white, medium sliced bread with the crusts left on and cut into squares’, is the top choice.
A spokesman for Warburtons, which commissioned the 2018 and 2020 studies, said: ‘However you prepare it, or whatever you fill it with, there’s something that can’t be beaten about a good old British sandwich.
‘It’s interesting to see bacon top the list as we’re all craving comforting, simple and hearty meals as social distancing continues.’
The results show a shift in tastes, with a similar study from 2018 seeing a plain cheese sandwich top the chart, followed by ham and cheese (pictured) – which have now slipped to 17th and sixth place, respectively
Second in the survey of 2,000 people was egg mayonnaise (pictured above). In 2018, the filling was awarded sixth place
In third place this year was the plain sausage sandwich, improving from the fourth spot it was given in 2018 (stock photo)
Cheese and pickle (pictured) came in fourth. The study also found that it’s not just sandwiches being enjoyed more by the nation, as a third of adults are eating more toasties now than they did before the UK’s lockdown, with cheese the most popular filling
In fifth place was tuna and mayonnaise, pictured. Lunch is still the most popular time to enjoy a sarnie or toastie with 82 per cent doing so, while a quarter of Brits frequently indulge by snacking on a sandwich