My noon meal yesterday was a Ploughman’s Lunch (or fairly close). The three basic items are bread, cheese, and pickle. Chunks of bread are pulled from a loaf. English cheese, e.g., cheddar. The pickle is Branston Pickle, a kind of relish (very tasty with crunchy bits).

My variation: Bread – German-baked Mestemacher Pumpernickel (toasted). Cheese – A big slab of Gouda. Then Thumann’s Düsseldorf Mustard and black pepper. And yes, Branston Pickle. All assembled into a neat sandwich. Lordy, it was good. Must do this again!

Looks good.

Have you been to Tip Top Meats in Carlsbad? It’s a German deli, I always try to get there when I visit family in Sandy Eggo. The food is very good.

It’s just off the 5 by Costco, super easy to get to.
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That much pepper would make me sweat. The Master Spice

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That much cheese would,,, never mind.

My Ploughman's Lunch

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie,
A chunk each of...
Wensleydale, Lancashire and Cheshire cheeses.
Chunk of artisanal bread,
English pickled onions,
Branston pickle,
Hard boiled egg, cold and peeled,
Vine ripe tomato,
Colman's mustard,
And a pint of Guinness...

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Originally posted by Cassandra:
My Ploughman's Lunch

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie,
A chunk each of...
Wensleydale, Lancashire and Cheshire cheeses.
Chunk of artisanal bread,
English pickled onions,
Branston pickle,
Hard boiled egg, cold and peeled,
Vine ripe tomato,
Colman's mustard,
And a pint of Guinness...

The aftermath of that lunch would enforce social distancing...

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Originally posted by Cassandra:
My Ploughman's Lunch

Melton Mowbray Pork Pie,
A chunk each of...
Wensleydale, Lancashire and Cheshire cheeses.
Chunk of artisanal bread,
English pickled onions,
Branston pickle,
Hard boiled egg, cold and peeled,
Vine ripe tomato,
Colman's mustard,
And a pint of Guinness...

This ^^^ is pretty much the real deal (except for the Guinness - should be draft Bitter). The OP's is a cheese sandwich . A fancy cheese sandwich, but still a cheese sandwich

Thank you Pyker, you are right ref a good bitter. I guess I just slipped up as I had just had a breakfast of kippers and Guinness...

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The aftermath of that lunch would enforce social distancing...

The mark of a good Englishman...

Did you really eat a giant chunk of gouda between bread like that?