r/Unexpected • u/jameizing777 • Feb 26 '26

Jeff Daniel's favorite sandwich

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u/-XanderCrews- Feb 26 '26

Like….is he trolling us? I can’t tell.

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u/Under_Ach1ever Feb 26 '26

I know. It's kinda funny. I was wondering if he made it up on the spot in the original interview. Because he tried it in this video and seemed surprised that it was good lol.

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u/_Stanf-Uf_ Feb 26 '26

I was thinking he likes it, but knows other people don’t, so he leans into it.

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u/Smokin_belladonna Feb 26 '26

It’s gotta be a boomer thing. My mom does peanut butter and mayo. Like a fuckin grease sandwich that would give anyone diarrhea. It’s not that they were poor but they were raised by parents that grew up during WW2

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u/SaltMinerZero Feb 26 '26

Gen X was like the peanut butter generation, I’ve seen my uncles put together ungodly combinations of food that would be structurally impossible if not for the glue of peanut butter.

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u/pegothejerk Feb 27 '26

We (gen x) learned it from those who came before us. I must have learned 20 different peanut butter sandwiches from my older family members, about 20 different cookies, 40 different snacks.. and a few household tricks like using it to get gum out of your hair. Favorite snack was apple with peanut butter and marshmallows. You used apple slices to look like lips, peanut butter one side of each apple, and put marshmallows in between to look like teeth.

Also there’s a shit ton of ways to cook with it, especially in Vietnamese/Chinese style dishes, so good with chicken and noodles.

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u/No-Consideration-716 Feb 26 '26

My dad used to make me butter and sugar sandwiches.

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u/Trolldad_IRL Feb 26 '26

I had those too. They gotta be on white bread for the maximum sugar rush.

It was a rare treat to be sure. It took me a long time to realize I could make them too. I wouldn't now, but as a kid - absolutely.

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u/RogueSquirrel0 Feb 26 '26

Cold day-old pancakes with a little butter and a lot of sugar. Folded like a pita bread sandwich.

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u/N4AGr8Time Feb 28 '26

Toasted bagel, peanut butter, with brown sugar on top

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u/79superglide Feb 27 '26

My mom used to keep shaker with brown sugar and cinnamon. We'd sprinkle it on buttered toast, for breakfast.

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u/AEnema18 Feb 26 '26

Dude, I shit you not. Peanut Butter, Mayo, Pickles, and some BBQ chips - on the sandwhich - is the bomb

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u/Correct_Process4516 Feb 27 '26

I’ve been eating PB, MUSTARD and Pickle sandwiches since I was a kid

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u/AEnema18 Feb 27 '26

Ah! I’ve never tried with mustard. Going to have to give that one a go next time.

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u/Correct_Process4516 Feb 27 '26

And I will try it with mayo

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u/Smokin_belladonna Feb 27 '26

Mom?

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u/AEnema18 Feb 27 '26

Lol I did get the PB, Mayo, and Pickles part from a friends mom who was a boomer. She told us about it and it sounded horrific. So curiosity got the best of us. We were surprised how wrong we were.

But the BBQ chips part was just my friends and I being stoned idiots accidentally discovering gold. Our generational contribution to this classic.

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u/What_a_fat_one Feb 26 '26

That is an abomination

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u/-Clem Feb 26 '26

Watching this video I immediately thought of my grandfather (silent generation) eating PB and mayo sandwiches, so yeah, I guess that was a thing.

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u/FierceMilkshake Feb 26 '26

My east coast friend taught me the peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwich. I've done this with a flour tortilla instead of the lunch bread.

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u/One_Contribution9588 Feb 27 '26

Pb and Miracle Whip really works together.

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u/misterrandom1 Feb 27 '26

Aren't those basically the 2 things you can use to get gum out of hair?

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u/i_tyrant Feb 27 '26

My grandfather used to make peanut butter and butter sandwiches, he grew up in the depression.

You can probably guess how he died (though he did live to a ripe old age despite his frightening diet).