tea sandwich
Crustless party fare
A tea sandwich is a small, delicate sandwich served at afternoon tea or similar gatherings.
Typically made with crustless white bread and light fillings—cucumber, egg salad, smoked salmon, watercress—they're cut into fingers, triangles, or small squares.
The emphasis is on daintiness rather than substance: The caterer prepared three kinds of tea sandwiches.
- crustlessLacking hard outer edge
- cucumberCrisp edible gourd
- egg saladMashed boiled poultry product
- deviled eggFilled hard-boiled half
- watercressPeppery aquatic salad plant
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