How to avoid 'sarnie sog’

According to university boffins, most Britons are utterly useless when it comes to making a decent sandwich.
It doesn’t matter what the ingredients are, when it comes to making the perfect bread-based delight, most of us fail the taste and texture test!

Thankfully, experts at the University of Leeds have been studying the science behind what stops sandwiches from going soggy – and they have come up with a formula for the optimum way to build them for a satisfying mouthful of all the fillings in one bite.

Professor Alan Mackie, Head of the Food and Nutrition School at the University of Leeds, says: ‘There are three main areas of consideration – the bread, the spread and the filling.

‘The trick is to place both pieces of bread side by side, then spread, place primary fillers on each slice, and finally add salad in the middle and place them together - rather than building your sandwich from the bottom up.’

Connoisseurs like Professor Mackie are currently celebrating British S...