Day 650
Sandwiches
Z – an eager filler-in of hoagies – twice every day blurts out an almost uniformed take on our ham sandwich while telling us about the many different ways you can make one, with so many different filling combinations, including sharp sharp mustard.
The key suppliers of these ingredients, however, have been bedeviled by indecision, and the presumption that Le plat will served according to their own plans and expectations. So far, they have scrapped together mostly tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions and cheese, in the hope that this will be sufficient. Although they have gradually agreed to provide more meat, the delays have made us even hungrier.
Since arriving in Ukraine (where he who has ordered a coffee at the same time as his sandwich can expect to be regarded as though a swastika has just appeared on his forehead) I’ve wandered through – what, seventeen? – kitchen stores and at least a dozen megamarkets, forever on the lookout for what has become a sort of holy…
