A breakfast sandwich is a sandwich served at breakfast. Breakfast sandwiches typically are made using breakfast meats, breads, eggs and cheese. These sandwiches were typically regional specialties until fast food restaurants began serving breakfast. Because the types of bread common, such as biscuits, bagels, and English muffins were similar in size to a fast food hamburger buns, they made an obvious choice for fast food restaurants. Unlike other breakfast items, they were perfect for the innovation of the drive-through. These sandwiches have also become a staple of many convenience stores, who serve them as take-away items. An Italian sandwich. ... An egg is an ovum produced by a female animal for reproduction, often prepared as food. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... A biscuit is a type of food. ... Picture of a Bagel The bagel is a food traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a ring which is boiled and then baked. ... Split English muffin An English muffin is a round, yeast-leavened bread enriched with butter and milk, often served at breakfast in the United States and Canada. ... This article is about the sandwich. ... A bun is a sweet or plain small bread or a round roll. ... A drive-thru window at a fast food restaurant. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Origins

Breakfast sandwich origins are unclear. Several types of sandwiches appear in areas where the bread was popular. Bagel and English muffin sandwiches in the northern states, biscuits in the southern states. Early breakfast sandwiches made use of items found on the traditional breakfast table. In the South, biscuits were often eaten with tomatoes, know as a 'mater biscuit, or with fried eggs or meat. In the north and Midwest, deli meats, cheeses, or lox might be served on Bagels. Toasted bread was used to create some of the most famous sandwiches, such as the egg sandwich and bacon, often served as a blt, sandwich. When McDonald's released the Egg McMuffin, breakfast sandwiches moved from dinners and delis to the nationwide world of fast food. Hardee's, a southern chain, soon countered McDonald's with a line of biscuit sandwiches. Today, most major fast food chains offer breakfast, and it has become Hardee's primary business. One notable exception is Wendy's . Also, most chains featuring regional or ethnic foods have not gotten into breakfast. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Binomial name Solanumlycopersicum Linnaeus ref. ... Lox can stand for any of several things: Lox (salmon) - a type of salmon produce LOx (oxidizer) - liquid oxygen used as oxidizer in aerospace The Lox - was a Yonkers, NY-based rap trio This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Sliced hardboiled egg sandwich An egg sandwich is a sandwich with some kind of egg filling. ... The acronym BLT, when used alone, may refer to one of the following: BLT sandwich (Bacon, Lettuce, & Tomato) BLT (Big Luke Treadwell) BitBLT - Short for Bit Block Transfer - an operation in computer graphics. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... The Egg McMuffin, introduced in 1973 by operator Herb Peterson in Santa Barbara, California, is the brand name for a breakfast sandwich available at McDonalds consisting of a slice of canadian bacon, a poached egg, and a slice of cheese on an English muffin. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Wendys is a chain of fast food restaurants founded by Dave Thomas based in Dublin, Ohio and owned by the American corporation Wendys International, Inc. ...

Types

There are several types of breakfast sandwiches:

• Biscuit- possibly the most popular, certainly in the south, southwest, and mid-Atlantic regions. This consists of a large, or cat-head, biscuit sliced on which meat, cheese, or eggs are served. Popular biscuits include sausage, bacon, tomato, and country ham. Fast food restaurants have put smaller versions of fried chicken fillets on biscuits to create chicken biscuits. Scrambled eggs and/or American cheese are often added.

• Bagel- a northern specialty, Bagels are also popular on the west coast. Due to its connection with German and Jewish ethic groups, Bagels often have foods popular in these communities. Deli meats, Canadian bacon, lox or other smoked fish, and cream cheese are popular on bagel sandwiches.

• English muffin- popular in many of the same areas as the Bagel, the Egg McMuffin introduced this type of sandwich to the world. English muffins might have the same fillings as either the biscuit or Bagel sandwiches.

• Toast- toasted bread is one of the oldest forms of breakfast sandwich. While any number of items might be served on toast, eggs and bacon are the ones most associated with breakfast. Egg sandwiches are often served on untoasted bread as well. Unlike most other breakfast sandwiches, toast sandwiches often have mayonaise or mustard on them.

• Specialty breads- mostly served by restaurant chains, there are other breakfast sandwiches that do not use one of the common breakfast breads. Burger King uses a croissant to make a breakfast sandwich called the Croissan'which, or croissant sandwich, depending on the market. McDonald's offers its tradition biscuit fillings on a sandwich made from maple flavored pancakes called a McGriddle.

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External Links

• McDonald's webpage
• Burger King webpage
• Hardee's webpage
• Chick-fil-a webpage