The Paste & Potted Sandwich - One Sandwich

Smoked mackerel pâté spread on bread.

Heinz or similar sandwich spread (tangy vegetable-mayo mix) on bread.

Salmon paste on bread.

Salmon paste spread on bread.

Tiny brown shrimp preserved in spiced butter (mace, nutmeg, cayenne), spread on brown bread; rich, intensely flavored.

Potted meat paste (Shippam's, Princes) on bread; old-fashioned.

Ham paste spread on bread.

Patum Peperium (spiced anchovy paste) spread thinly on buttered toast points; intensely salty, Victorian-era delicacy.

Fish paste (like Shippam's) spread on bread; old-fashioned, potted fish.

Crab paste on bread; economical seafood.

Crab paste spread on bread; economical seafood option.

Chicken paste spread on bread.

Paste made from bloaters (whole smoked herring) on bread; strongly flavored, traditional.

Bloater (whole smoked herring) paste on bread; regional specialty.

Beef paste on bread.

Anchovy paste on bread; very salty, intense.