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A Gatsby is a South African submarine sandwich typically sold as a foot-long sandwich sliced into four portions.〔 It is a popular sandwich in the Western Cape province,〔 with many fast food and takeaway restaurants, stores〔 and food stands purveying them. One large sandwich may be shared among several people.〔 The gatsby is also sometimes referred to as the nickname AK47, in part due to how it can be held in one's arm in a similar manner to the firearm.〔 It has been described as a "filling, budget meal", a standard menu item in Cape Town corner stores,〔 and as a significant part of the heritage and a cultural symbol of Cape Flats, where it originated from.〔 Gatsby usually consist of long bread rolls cut lengthwise and opened up to form a sort of cradle which is filled with various fillings.〔〔 While the choice of filling in a gatsby varies widely depending on customer preference and vendor, one standard item is usually hot chips, i.e., French fries〔 or slap chips (French fries with vinegar).〔 Hot dog buns and roti flat bread are sometimes used, and it is typically prepared using a sauce,〔 most commonly achar or piri piri.〔 They are typically a large-sized sandwich, and have been described as suitable for sharing among several people.〔 Different varieties of gatsbys use meat ingredients such as chargrilled steak,〔 masala steak,〔 fresh or pickled fish,〔 calamari,〔 chicken, polony, curry,〔〔 Vienna sausage, Russian sausage and eggs.〔〔 Most essential part being a large filled meal with consistently fresh ingredients. ==History== Gatsbys originated in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town,〔 where people would often buy large rolls and fill them with whatever leftovers they had from the previous evening's supper put in for lunch the next day. The gatsby is traditionally made using foot-long rolls, referred to by bakers as "drumsticks rolls", rather than the original hamburger roll popularised overseas, to enable easier filling of the sandwich. The original polony gatsby sandwich continues to be the most popular variant among customers as this is the cheapest form of the delicious meal. The sandwich is named after ''The_Great_Gatsby'',〔 a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nobody really knows when or how the concept came about (even though many falsely laid claim to be the originators because of its popularity) except that it originated in various factories in and around in the 70s. It is believed that the workers from factories in an around Cape Town would share lunches and thus created sandwiches from whatever they had for lunch that day. As the the french loaf allowed for extra filling space, they would prefer to use these over tradition bread slices that way it could also be easier shared amongst co-workers. A gatsby is thus better enjoyed when shared and best served in its largest form. Though nowadays the gatsby takes on all shapes, combinations and sizes ensuring that you stay filled for less with the most popular being a fresh foot long sandwich with French fries (also known as slap chips in Cape Town) with you taste of polony, Vienna, Russian, chicken, fish or steak. As the gatsby is large, filling and cheap meal this practice has carried on in modern times with the gatsby purveyed in full, half and quarter sizes.This practice of combining various combinations of food in a singular meal became popular all around Cape Town as with another original to Cape Town recipe Potjiekos and continues to grow in its popularity even amongst the wealthier patrons. File:Tastebud Shack 1.jpg|A store in Cape Town, South Africa with signage for gatsby sandwiches|alt=A store in Cape Town, South Africa with signage for gatsby sandwiches Root44 3.jpg|A personal-sized gatsby sandwich prepared with calamari and chips, being sold at a food stall for R45 (approximately USD $3.75)|alt=A personal-sized gatsby sandwich prepared with calamari and chips, being sold at a food stall 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gatsby (sandwich)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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