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Why is the club sandwich so popular in Greece?

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I'm Greek, and one of my favorite things to order at a cafe and on the beach is the club sandwich. By the looks of it, it's probably not Greek....LOL. Does anyone know where it comes from? And we why love it so much?

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That looks like an amazing sandwich! I think the club-style sandwich is so popular because it has bacon and tomatoes in it! Since tomatoes are so yummy in Greece I can see the sandwich doing well there. This style sandwich is popular in the United States. The origin of that sandwich is under debate, but one of the strongest theories is that it was created in Saratoga Springs, New York in a gambling house known as the Saratoga Club House in the 1890's.
 
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k_tsoukalas said:
That looks like an amazing sandwich! I think the club-style sandwich is so popular because it has bacon and tomatoes in it! Since tomatoes are so yummy in Greece I can see the sandwich doing well there. This style sandwich is popular in the United States. The origin of that sandwich is under debate, but one of the strongest theories is that it was created in Saratoga Springs, New York in a gambling house known as the Saratoga Club House in the 1890's.
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One of my favorites as well. I was informed by one of my uncles years ago that the CLUB stands for Chicken and Lettuce Under Bacon.
Then he said add Tomato because Greeks eat a lot of tomatoes. Not sure if his rendition is true ,but it sounds good.
 
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Pavlittos said:
One of my favorites as well. I was informed by one of my uncles years ago that the CLUB stands for Chicken and Lettuce Under Bacon.
Then he said add Tomato because Greeks eat a lot of tomatoes. Not sure if his rendition is true ,but it sounds good.
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Hahahha! I like that explanation
 
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