Tea Sandwiches

Just because you think you know does not mean you know. We were invited to help prepare an array of tea sandwiches for a bridal shower. The menu was loosely based on the tea sandwiches prepared for Aki's baby shower. We saw the list of sandwiches and kept some true to form and interpreted a few others. What is really interesting, humbling and exciting is that the sandwiches we thought would be the go to favorite, the simple ham and egg salad were snubbed. They were, in some peoples minds, boring. Neither sandwich lacked flavor and they both were quite tasty, they happily ended up as my breakfast, and still they were just commonplace. The sandwiches of note, the explosive flavor bites, were the vadouvan chicken salad on cinnamon raisin bread and the smoked turkey with mango chutney, whipped brie and shaved apple on rye. Who knew? I figured these two to be overlooked and perhaps even questioned. Once again I am schooled in what people want, what they enjoy and what really is tasty in particular surroundings.