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

Kako je bil izumljen sendvič | Trenutki vizije 5 - Jessica Oreck

Translator: Nika Kotnik Reviewer: Matej Divjak

In a Moment of Vision...

[V trenutku vizije ...]

It's 1762.

Smo leta 1762.

John Montagu is the 4th Earl of Sandwich,

John Montagu je četrti grof Sandwicha,

majhne župnije na jugozahodu Anglije.

a small parish in the southwest of England.

Despite his keen administrative skills,

Kljub njegovim administrativnim veščinam

Montagu is a corrupt politician,

je Montagu pokvarjen politik,

an adulterous husband,

nezvest mož

and an incessant, degenerate gambler.

in neumoren, izrojen kockar.

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

Montagu pogosto sredi napete igre

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

vztraja, da mu hrano postrežejo za mizo.

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

V trenutku vizije, ki pa so ga najbrž navdihnila njegova potovanja,

the Earl orders his meat and cheese be brought to him

grof naroči, naj mu meso in sir prinesejo

stacked between two slices of bread

stisnjena med dva kosa kruha,

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

da bo lahko jedel z eno roko in z drugo igral.

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

Zloglasen je bil dogodek, ko je Montagu kockal cel dan in celo noč.

It is during the infamous 24 hours at the gaming table

V teh zloglasnih 24 urah za igralno mizo

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

so Montagujev značilni priboljšek, ki ga je držal v roki, oklicali za sendvič.

Po eni oceni

According to one estimate,

Americans now consume more than 300 million sandwiches every day.

Američani dandanes pojedo več kot 300 milijonov sendvičev vsak dan.