Technology and Livelihood

Education 9
QUARTER 3
LESSON 5 HANDOUT
PRESENT A VARIETY OF SANDWICHES

At the end of the lesson, you are
expected to:
2.1 Present variety of sandwiches
attractively.
INTRODUCTION
A sandwich is a food typically
consisting of sliced cheese, meat and
vegetables placed on or between the
slices of bread. Sandwiches should be
attractively served on plates for
individual serving or on platters for
multiple serving. The plate or platters
can be decorated with suitable
ingredients to enhance the overall
presentation.
select, so the sandwich will not fall
apart when someone picks it up.
✓ Arrange the sandwiches by the
filling, with the contents exposed to
make sandwich selection more
obvious.
✓ Sandwich quarters should be
arranged with the cut edge of the
sandwich pointing up at the viewer.
✓ Arrange finger sandwiches in a
spiral or setting up the sandwiches in
rows in the tray, with a row of
garnishes between each row of
✓ Place vegetarian sandwiches on a
separate tray from sandwiches made

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Attractive presentation makes a
garnish tray more appealing so you
should learn the techniques for
creating a balanced, colorful, and
appetizing buffet arrangement.
with meat products.
✓ Handle food picks carefully.
Remove food picks before giving
sandwiches to children or impaired
adults.
✓ Plate pinwheel sandwiches in a
circular design on a platter with the
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pin wheel filling facing upward to
Garnishes that complement show off the colors of the ingredients.
sandwiches such as a variety of
olives, peppers and pickles add
color and texture to the tray.
Arranging a bed of greens offers a
festive and inviting cold tray
presentation for any kind of event.
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CREATIVE SANDWICH
PREPARATION
✓ Spread leaf lettuce on a tray,
decorate the tray edges with the top
curly part of the leaves, the base of
the leaves points toward the center of
the tray. This creates a decorative bed
for the sandwiches and garnishes.
✓ Spear the center of each sandwich
with a long toothpick if the
sandwiches are layered, such as club
sandwiches or slices of submarine
sandwiches. The pick keeps the
sandwich together on the tray and
makes them neater for guests to