From Bets to Bites
In the 18th century, John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich (a nobleman from England), loved gambling so much that he didn’t want to stop even to eat. One day, he asked for some meat to be placed between two slices of bread, so he could hold the food in one hand and keep playing cards with the other.
His friends saw this clever idea and started ordering “the same as Sandwich.”
This simple, handy meal became known as the sandwich and tornou-se uma das comidas mais populares do mundo!turned into one of the world’s most popular foods!
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No século XVIII, John Montagu, Conde de Sandwich (um nobre inglês), gostava tanto de jogar que não queria parar nem para comer. Um dia, pediu que pusessem um pedaço de carne entre duas fatias de pão, para que pudesse segurar a comida numa mão e continuar a jogar cartas com a outra.
Os seus amigos viram esta ideia engenhosa e começaram a pedir “o mesmo que o Sandwich.”
Esta simples e prática refeição passou a ser conhecida como ‘sandwich’ e tornou-se uma das comidas mais populares do mundo!
In the 18th century, John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich (a nobleman from England), loved gambling so much that he didn’t want to stop even to eat. One day, he asked for some meat to be placed between two slices of bread, so he could hold the food in one hand and keep playing cards with the other.
His friends saw this clever idea and started ordering ‘the same as Sandwich.’
This simple, handy meal became known as the sandwich and turned into one of the world’s most popular foods!
💬 Today's vocabulary
⏳ Século [masc. noun]: Century📈 Tanto: So much🖋️ Pusessem [they/you - plural]: Put (imperfect subjunctive)🍰 Fatia [femin. noun]: Slice 🤔 Pudessem: [they/you - plural]: Could (imperfect subjunctive)✋ Segurar: To hold 💡 Engenhosa [femin. adj.]: Clever, ingenious📣 Conhecida [femin. past participle]: Known
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