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Open Call

The only requirement for a sandwich? Something delicious between two (or more) slices of bread – it’s that simple. Sandwiches are as diverse as the bread cultures of the world. They are eaten with one hand, often on the go, sometimes alone – but what if we changed that?
Share your personal sandwich recipe! Join in! Let’s start a conversation about sandwiches.

The Open Call Sandwich Transcultural invites everyone to submit their recipe. What goes into your perfect sandwich? What story lies behind it? Tell us.
Together, we will create a culinary encounter from all submissions – a public performance in which a simple sandwich becomes something social: a moment of exchange, shared experience, and connection through bread.

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About Sandwiches

Sandwiches are everywhere. They are practical, versatile, filling – and they accompany us through everyday life. We eat them on the go, during breaks, while working, or in moments of quiet. Hardly any other dish connects so many cultures, and yet everyone has different ideas about what a sandwich is.

The name goes back to Lord Sandwich, as it was first documented in connection with his creation of two slices of bread with meat in between. However, it is believed that this method of preparation existed already in ancient times.
A sandwich cannot be reduced to a single definition. Whether two slices of bread with filling, flatbread with stuffing, or a hearty roll – there are countless versions.
In Greece, there is Gyros in Pita with Tzatziki. In Portugal, there is a Francesinha, a baked version of the Croque Monsieur covered with beer sauce. In Uruguay, many eat a Chivito with steak, bacon, and olives, while in Japan, they eat a Sando – soft bread without crust, filled with egg or tuna salad. The list could go on endlessly. The sandwich is not bound to one culture but opens a culinary space for creativity, migration, and change. It is not a recipe but a way of eating.
It can be quickly and casually eaten, often alone, without utensils or a fixed eating rhythm. One might suspect a tendency towards isolation, a departure from social dining at the table, because sandwiches have freed us from forks, structured meals, and traditional table manners – and in some ways, from society itself.

But the sandwich also has another side: It can connect. The diversity of sandwiches can open up a wide repertoire of memories and stories and create a space for awareness of transculturality. Whether a recipe passed down from generation to generation or spontaneously assembled from available ingredients – it always tells something about those who prepare and eat it.

With Sandwich Transcultural, I want to take the sandwich out of its solitary function and make it the starting point for exchange.

The Project

Sandwich Transcultural is the final project by Theresa Weber in the Master's program in Cultures of Curating at HGB Leipzig. Born from her passion for culinary arts and the desire to bring people together in a special way, the idea of an open call for sandwich recipes emerged. Together with the artist Marie Donike and the artist Johannes Specks, she will translate the submitted recipes into a public meal.

The project will take place in June 2025. More information will follow here on the website.

© Theresa Weber

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Sandwich Transkulturell