How the sandwich was invented | Moments of Vision 5 - Jessica Oreck

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Igor Pureta

In a Moment of Vision...

U Trenutku vizije..

It's 1762.

1762. je.

John Montagu is the 4th Earl of Sandwich,

John Montagu je četvrti Vojvoda Sandwicha,

a small parish in the southwest of England.

male župe na jugozapadu Engleske.

Despite his keen administrative skills,

Unatoč svojim administrativnim vještinama,

Montagu is a corrupt politician,

Montagu je korumpirani političar,

an adulterous husband,

nevjerni suprug,

and an incessant, degenerate gambler.

incestuozni, poremećeni kockar.

Often, while Montagu is in the midst of a particularly high-stakes game,

Često, dok je u igri s visokim ulozima,

he will insist on being served his meals at the table.

on inzistira da mu se hrana poslužuje na stolu.

In a moment of vision, though likely inspired by his travels,

U trenutku vizije, inspiriran svojim putovanjima,

the Earl orders his meat and cheese be brought to him

Vojvoda naručuje da mu se meso i sir donesu

stacked between two slices of bread

između dvije šnite kruha

so that he may eat with one hand while continuing to gamble with the other.

kako bi mogao jesti jednom rukom dok nastavlja kockati drugom.

In one notorious episode, Montagu spends a full day and night gambling.

U jednoj zloglasnoj epizodi, Montagu je proveo dan i noć kockajući.

It is during the infamous 24 hours at the gaming table

U toku tih neslavnih 24 sata za stolom za igranje

that Montagu's characteristic handheld concession is dubbed "the sandwich."

Montaguov karakteristična ručna hrana je nazvana "sendvič"

According to one estimate,

Prema jednoj procjeni,

Americans now consume more than 300 million sandwiches every day.

Amerikanci danas pojedu više od 300 milijuna sendviča svakog dana.