Club sandwich is one of those words that just rolls off the tongue. You may have enjoyed one at a beach bar on holiday, or unwittingly made one in your own kitchen. A Club sandwich consists of three slices of toasted bread, chicken, bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise.
The sandwich, which was a favourite of King Edward VIII, is usually cut into triangles and held together with wooden sticks.
But have you ever considered where the name actually came from? A club sandwich is a classic lunchtime staple that many believe originated in New York in the 1890s – and the origin of the name will blow your mind.
The most popular theory of where the name Club sandwich came from is the 19th century clubhouses in New York. The Saratoga Club House in Saratoga Springs claims it introduced the sandwich in 1894.
This is the exclusive gentlemen's only gambling house where the classic "potato chip", or crisp, is rumoured to have been created.
However, the earliest known reference to the sandwich predates even that. A recipe from the exclusive Union Club of New York City appearing in The Evening World on November 18, 1889, states: "Have you tried a Union Club sandwich yet? Two toasted slices of Graham bread, with a layer of turkey or chicken and ham between them, served warm."
However, people are only just starting to realise that there is another theory as to how the Club sandwich got its name – and it's blowing their minds.
Club sandwich is a nifty acronym that stands for "chicken and lettuce under bacon".
In response to someone asking "What's something you learned embarrassingly late in life?," one person replied: "That a Club sandwich stands for chicken and lettuce under bacon."
Many people took to the comment section on Twitter, with one person simply saying: "What?", while another said: "Really? Never knew that." A third added: "Seriously?! Wow."
Another person took to Twitter to share their shock, saying: "The 'Club' in Club Sandwich stands for chicken + lettuce under bacon. [mind blown emoji]. Holy s**t. Duh."
Despite this, it's still up for debate whether the Club sandwich acronym is just coincidental and received its name from the Clubhouse that claims to have invented it – but there's no doubting it's a cool acronym.
Some claim the acronym was first used in the 1990s, so may have originated on the internet. Some argue that when the recipe was first printed in the 1880s, there was no bacon or lettuce, so the acronym wouldn't have made sense at that time.
Realising this after the theory went viral on TikTok, one person commented: "It doesn't, that's just coincidental. Its origin is in a golf clubhouse. Hence the name."
Another echoed: "I thought it was invented at a 'Country Club'."
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