Whelk Sandwich
Cooked whelks on bread with vinegar; seaside fare.
Cooked whelks on bread with vinegar; seaside fare.
Smoked mackerel with horseradish cream; classic pairing.
Smoked haddock (often undyed) on bread.
Sardines on hot buttered toast; traditional.
Tinned sardines (mashed or whole) on toast or bread; strong flavor.
Mashed sardines with tomato on brown bread; robust fish sandwich.
Cold prawns with Marie Rose sauce on bread; classic British sandwich.
Prawns with Marie Rose sauce (mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire, lemon); retro classic.
Cold prawns with Marie Rose sauce (mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire, lemon) on brown bread; the prawn cocktail as sandwich.
Prawns with avocado; 1980s dinner party as sandwich.
Cold poached salmon with mayonnaise.
Tinned pilchards (larger sardines) on bread.
Smoked or tinned mackerel on bread; oily fish, strong flavor.
Fresh lobster meat on bread; luxury item.
Lobster in brioche roll; American-influenced, growing in popularity.
Smoked kipper (split herring) on bread; traditional breakfast fish.
Kedgeree (smoked haddock, rice, egg, curry) components on bread; Anglo-Indian dish adapted.
Jellied eels on bread; traditional East London dish.
Cured salmon (gravlax) with dill mustard sauce on bread.
Crab with both white and brown meat, dressed with mayonnaise.
Cromer crab (small, sweet Norfolk crabs) on bread; famous crab destination.
Crayfish tails in cocktail sauce; modern alternative to prawn.