British Sandwich Week is a week-long celebration of the greatest food to go and quite possibly the most iconic British culinary invention, the Sandwich.

British Sandwich Week is coming (19-25 May) and we in the UK absolutely love sarnies. We spent £7.85bn on them this year and www.lovesarnies.com has compiled the 10 biggest reasons why we all love the ultimate food to go – the sandwich.

1. Convenience – It is the easiest thing in the world to buy for lunch. Independent shops, cafés, and supermarkets – everyone sells sandwiches.
2. Content – Whatever you want to eat, whatever style of cuisine, flavours, meat/veggie, and diary/vegan – you name it there’s a sandwich to suit.
3. Portion size – the classic wedge shaped sandwich pack is ideal for a busy lunch, a sub or baguette great for larger appetites – there’s always one to suit you.
4. Fibre – Bread has fibre, vegetables, too and it all helps our digestive health. Better digestion means better absorption of all the other nutrients, too.
5. Nutrients – while we’re on the topic, are packed in with salad ingredients etc. Be honest, you’d leave a side salad but we tend to eat it inside a sandwich!
6. Weelbeing – whatever your nutritional goals there’s a sandwich to suit you. Supermarkets alone sell over 150 different ones – plus seasonal specials and then there’s the independent sandwich shops where you build your own.
7. Price – the average UK sandwich costs just £2.14 – just great value.
8. Cake – yes, why not? 1 in 4 of us bought a cake or pastry with our sandwiches last year. See point 3!
9. Bread – It’s the new coffee - everyone now has their favourite. Focaccia, baguette, barm, cob, panini, wrap, pitta or a good old doorstep!
10.  It’s a great British invention – yes, last but by no means least we love sarnies because it’s our gift to global cuisine. And it’s woven into our culinary DNA!