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| Alternative names | Elvis sandwich, the Elvis |
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| Type | Sandwich |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Created by | Unknown, but associated withElvis Presley |
| Main ingredients | Sliced bread,peanut butter,banana,bacon |
Thepeanut butter and banana sandwich (PB&B), orpeanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich (PB,B&B orPB3), sometimes referred to as anElvis sandwich, theVelvet Elvis, or simplythe Elvis, is asandwich with toasted bread,peanut butter, sliced or mashedbanana, and occasionallybacon.Honey orjelly is seen in some variations of the sandwich. The sandwich is frequently cooked in a pan or on a griddle.
The sandwich was made famous as a favorite of the American singerElvis Presley. The recipe for the sandwich has been published in numerous cookbooks and newspaper stories.[1] It has been sold commercially in restaurants.
The peanut butter and banana sandwich has been referred to as a favorite ofElvis Presley,[2] who was renowned for his food cravings such as theFool's Gold Loaf, a loaf of French white bread filled with a pound each of bacon, peanut butter, and grape jelly.[3] Books on Presley's favorite foods and culinary tastes, as well as other published reports on his taste for peanut butter and banana sandwiches with or without bacon, have made the sandwich widely associated with Presley. It is often referred to using his name.[4][5][6]
Presley's fondness for peanut butter and banana sandwiches is well established; however, bacon is not mentioned in all accounts.[7] A book about Presley and his mother, Gladys Presley, though, says he had "sandwich after sandwich of his favorite—peanut butter, sliced bananas, and crisp bacon". Another passage describes him talking "feverishly until dawn" while "wolfing" down the sandwiches (described in this instance as being made with mashed banana).[8]
The PB&B sandwich has had numerous variations, many of which were billed as "Elvis Presley's" or owing to "Elvis" himself.Hamburgers done Elvis style have become increasingly popular in theUnited States as well.[9]Nigella Lawson of the cooking showNigella Bites featured "Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich" in a 2007 episode that was made of white bread, butter, a banana, and peanut butter.[10]
Another cooking show,Sara's Secrets, featured the "Elvis" with thePeanut Butter & Co.'s recipe, which includes 8 slices of bread, butter, a banana, peanut butter, 12 slices of bacon and honey.[11]
A variant on the sandwich is the peanut butter banana club sandwich, which combines the sandwich with aclub sandwich by addinglettuce,brown sugar andlemon juice.[1] Another version of the sandwich, which added honey and substitutedbacon bits for bacon strips, was sold under the nameThe Memphis at the now-shuttered "all peanut butter sandwich" restaurant P.B. Loco.[12]
The sandwich has also been featured in a cookbook for canines inThe Everything Cooking for Dogs Book. The book suggests alternative fillings including sweet potato, carrots, pumpkin, and apples.[13]
