A lot of dough: 85-pound sandwich to go on sale in London

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2006

LONDON (AFP) — A new gourmet sandwich is to go on sale at an upmarket London store Monday -- but at a cost of 85 pounds (122 euros, 148 dollars), it could be too much to swallow for hungry shoppers.

The cheekily-named McDonald sandwich -- after its creator Scott McDonald, the executive chef of department store Selfridges on Oxford Street -- earns its whopping price tag because of the Wagyu beef that makes up most of the filling.

According to the Sunday Telegraph, which had a taster of the expensive delicacy, the 21-ounce (595-gramme) sandwich comprises 24-hour fermented sour dough bread, spread with a foie gras-flavoured mayonnaise.

It also contains Brie de Meaux, considered one of Europe's finest cheeses, English cherry tomatoes and rocket, plus roasted...