Today's sandwich finds me far beyond the normal realms of hunger. It is Sunday, Father's Day to be precise, and whilst I should be enjoying a family roast dinner with my father, that is quite difficult as he lives in the Caribbean. Today I instead channelled my energies into exercise, and after cardio and weights in the gym decided I was in the mood for a run. Foolishly, I decided to exceed my target of running over the Chelsea Bridge by adding another bridge into the mix which surpasses my running abilities at this time. I feel a broken shell of my usual self and hunger is stabbing at my stomach unforgivingly.
As such I picked up a sandwich in my Sainsbury's local along with my dinner, an apertif of sorts to the carbohydrate apocalypse about to befall my deserving being. Sandiwches - what better ally in the face of physical brokenness. A satisfying treat for the soul when immediate sustenance is needed without the time to cook a full meal. The Be Good To Yourself Egg & Cress (on wheatgerm bread) is brightly decorated and appears to be well-filled, which made it an obvious choice. Last week's disappointment in Sainsbury's filling has been well documented (and Sainsbury's customer service team are now are via the majestic medium of Twitter), I am hopeful this episode will not be a repeat of the misleading filling witchery.
First bite is average, the bread feels a little soggy and stale but this is no cause to knock marks off - being a Sunday, there are less hungry workers to pick up sandwiches and as such keep in-store sandwich turnover high and the sandwiches immediately fresh. It is also later than one would usually consume - way past normal lunch-hour. The bread becomes more pleasent a bit further in to the sandwich, with a wholesome aroma one would expect of wheatgerm bread. The egg and cress itself is pleasing - a mousse-like, gentle texture not too overdone with mayonnaise - easily bothed in many a sandwich, which detracts from the main event - the eggy flavour.
Unfortunately what we do find here is a similar problem of underfilling - leaving the consumer far too focused on the bread during the sandwich experience, as opposed to the soft, moist filling. If we think of sandwiches as a great work of art (and quite rightly so), the bread must act as background canvas. It is there to support the beauty in the centre, and certainly should contribute to the overall success of the piece's visual effect, but one does not simply want to stare at a canvas alone. This sandwich would almost entirely be an empty canvas with little to no egg & cress impact on the overall sandwich experience. I cannot help but feel that part of this may be due to the fact that it is afterall, a 'Be Good To Yourself' offering. I for one am of the adamant belief that little good comes from low-fat anything, and that fat is an important part of our diet. Fat offers the heart and soul to a dish, and here is rare statement that can be proven quite literally with - "the proof is in the pudding".
Thus, our most recent sandwich experience can be described in 2 ways: firstly, for a mere 276kcal, I had a sandwich which took the edge of my hunger, for only 9% of my daily fat intake. It was alright. Secondly; I wasted 276kcal which gave me no joy, when for a 500kcal+ sandwich I could have had a hearty and happy snack before enjoying an even more fattening meal, because I hash-tag earned it. I chose to follow the latter, and it is for these reasons I award the Sainsbury's Be Good To Yourself Egg & Cress sandwich a Sandwich Experience Score of 28.125%. For a full data breakdown, please see below or contact sandwichgenius32@hotmail.com for further analysis.
Experience: 3/17
Branding: 2/3
Content: 1/4
Ingredients: 1/3
Appearance: 2/5
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