Londoners enjoyed all the festive flavours on offer at the Sarnie Party in Peckham
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Bread-y or not, the holiday season is on its way.
London celebrated an essential part of the season in first-ever festival dedicated entirely to the Christmas Sarnie.
As the city gets into festive gear, countless Christmas markets and lights have opened across the capital but between the 14th and 17th November, London welcomed for the first time a different type of holiday market. One entirely dedicated to the Christmas Sandwich.
Rolling into Copeland Park in Peckham last weekend, the Sarnie Party: Christmas Sandwich Special gathered top chefs from London to show off new and exciting sandwich recipes. All of which were inspired by the festive season.
Hungry Londoners enjoy the tasty Christmas sandwiches on offer in Peckham over the weekend
Sandwiches are a beloved food choice for British people and for many are an integral part of the Christmas experience, whether that be post-Christmas lunch or on Boxing Day.
According to Warburtons, 71% of people say they will eat up to 11 sandwiches over the Christmas period.
Speaking about the event Molly Hutchinson, co-founder of Sarnie Party said: “It feels like the perfect opportunity to host some amazing sandwich shops serving up some bespoke Christmas Sandwiches all whilst kicking off the festive season – what’s not to love.”
Some chefs got creative at the Sarnie Party as many looked to evoke the sweeter side of Christmas with cinnamon sugar and ice cream.
What makes a good Christmas sandwich?
Fun. Festive. And over the top!
‘You can get away with anything.’ Head Chef at The Bodega, and creator of the Christmas In Buffalo sandwich, told me. ‘It’s about things that make you happy and you can worry about it in January.’
‘It’s about hitting those nostalgic flavours.’ Another Chef told me, creator of The Sleigher 3.0. ‘It’s a super personal thing. We were talking to someone in our kitchen from Turkey who said they ate octopus which is completely different to us. I always add a cheesy leek to mine’.
Family traditions vary at Christmas and so does the food around the dinner table.
Everyone’s sandwich is different depending on your Christmas experience, which makes them extra special.
The Christmas Sandwich therefore becomes such a unique experience for each household that reflects how becomes a reflection of how we each celebrate Christmas differently.
‘Hash Browns. I have to have Hash Browns’. This was one take over the week, which summarises perfectly the unique nature of everyone’s Christmas rituals.
‘Stuffing, Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, and Bread Sauce… you can’t forget the Bread Sauce’ However, for many sandwich lovers, the classic ingredients from a traditional Christmas lunch remain essential.
Many chefs went with traditional Christmas flavours; with Ham, Cabbage and little bit of chutney being very popular ingredients
‘Just the right level of Christmas for this time of Year’
For many, Christmas has started to creep further and further forward with each passing year.
Shops can be found in London selling Christmas merchandise as soon as the last firework of Bonfire night has extinguished.
To switch from Fireworks to Feliz Navidad so soon is too much for many Londoners, who welcomed the novel concept of a festive market that wasn’t overwhelmingly Christmassy in mid-November.
“There are Christmas Trees and Lights, but it’s not in your face.” Sandwich lovers at the Sarnie Party welcomed the fact that they could start gearing up to Christmas without the intensity that many festive activities can have.
The opportunity to relish many festive flavours in such a beloved form of food was the perfect way to get into the festive spirit.
The Christmas sandwich is as much a part of Christmas as anything else and it’s clear that it was always going to be loaf at first sight for London and a Christmas Sandwich Market.
What for you makes the perfect Christmas sandwich? Comment down below.
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Bread-y or not, the holiday season is on its way.
London celebrated an essential part of the season in first-ever festival dedicated entirely to the Christmas Sarnie.
As the city gets into festive gear, countless Christmas markets and lights have opened across the capital but between the 14th and 17th November, London welcomed for the first time a different type of holiday market. One entirely dedicated to the Christmas Sandwich.
Rolling into Copeland Park in Peckham last weekend, the Sarnie Party: Christmas Sandwich Special gathered top chefs from London to show off new and exciting sandwich recipes. All of which were inspired by the festive season.
Hungry Londoners enjoy the tasty Christmas sandwiches on offer in Peckham over the weekend
Sandwiches are a beloved food choice for British people and for many are an integral part of the Christmas experience, whether that be post-Christmas lunch or on Boxing Day.
According to Warburtons, 71% of people say they will eat up to 11 sandwiches over the Christmas period.
Speaking about the event Molly Hutchinson, co-founder of Sarnie Party said: “It feels like the perfect opportunity to host some amazing sandwich shops serving up some bespoke Christmas Sandwiches all whilst kicking off the festive season – what’s not to love.”
Some chefs got creative at the Sarnie Party as many looked to evoke the sweeter side of Christmas with cinnamon sugar and ice cream.
What makes a good Christmas sandwich?
Fun. Festive. And over the top!
‘You can get away with anything.’ Head Chef at The Bodega, and creator of the Christmas In Buffalo sandwich, told me. ‘It’s about things that make you happy and you can worry about it in January.’
‘It’s about hitting those nostalgic flavours.’ Another Chef told me, creator of The Sleigher 3.0. ‘It’s a super personal thing. We were talking to someone in our kitchen from Turkey who said they ate octopus which is completely different to us. I always add a cheesy leek to mine’.
Family traditions vary at Christmas and so does the food around the dinner table.
Everyone’s sandwich is different depending on your Christmas experience, which makes them extra special.
The Christmas Sandwich therefore becomes such a unique experience for each household that reflects how becomes a reflection of how we each celebrate Christmas differently.
‘Hash Browns. I have to have Hash Browns’. This was one take over the week, which summarises perfectly the unique nature of everyone’s Christmas rituals.
‘Stuffing, Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, and Bread Sauce… you can’t forget the Bread Sauce’ However, for many sandwich lovers, the classic ingredients from a traditional Christmas lunch remain essential.
Many chefs went with traditional Christmas flavours; with Ham, Cabbage and little bit of chutney being very popular ingredients
‘Just the right level of Christmas for this time of Year’
For many, Christmas has started to creep further and further forward with each passing year.
Shops can be found in London selling Christmas merchandise as soon as the last firework of Bonfire night has extinguished.
To switch from Fireworks to Feliz Navidad so soon is too much for many Londoners, who welcomed the novel concept of a festive market that wasn’t overwhelmingly Christmassy in mid-November.
“There are Christmas Trees and Lights, but it’s not in your face.” Sandwich lovers at the Sarnie Party welcomed the fact that they could start gearing up to Christmas without the intensity that many festive activities can have.
The opportunity to relish many festive flavours in such a beloved form of food was the perfect way to get into the festive spirit.
The Christmas sandwich is as much a part of Christmas as anything else and it’s clear that it was always going to be loaf at first sight for London and a Christmas Sandwich Market.
What for you makes the perfect Christmas sandwich? Comment down below.
