Is it wrong to spend so much on a sandwich? One of the world’s most expensive sandwiches is being sold in London. Meanwhile, some people in the world do not have enough to eat.
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The sandwich that some people pay £28 for
Is it wrong to spend so much on a sandwich? One of the world's most expensive sandwiches is being sold in London. Meanwhile, some people in the world do not have enough to eat.
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What's happening?
Take two slices of tasty bread. Add black truffleA strong-smelling fungus that is considered by some to be one of the tastiest foods. They are sniffed out by trained pigs and dogs. butter, "gold" mustard filling, mushrooms and the world's rarest kind of steakA thick slice of beef. . What do you get? A sandwich fit for a king - or anyone else willing to pay £28.
A new beef sandwich, sold at a shop called HarrodsA large, expensive department store in London. in London, costs about £2.50 a bite.
Some are asking: can it really be that good? But others are asking: when so many do not have enough food, is it wrong to spend so much money on one sandwich?
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People have enjoyed luxurySomething that makes your life very comfortable or pleasant. for thousands of years. In Ancient RomeOne of the largest empires in the ancient world. , rich people held huge meals with more food than they could eat.
One thinker, Adam SmithAn 18th-Century Scottish economist often known as the "father of economics"., thought that people only treated each other well because they saw others as being like them. But if some people got too rich, they might no longer see the poor as human beings like themselves.
But others have claimed that luxury can be a good thing for everyone. If somebody buys a £28 sandwich, they say, they are helping to pay the chefs that made the sandwich, the farmer that brought up the cows and the pig handlers who found the truffles.
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Is it wrong to spend so much on a sandwich? ?
Yes! There are millions of hungry people in the world. Yet others are spending £28 on a sandwich. They should not be allowed to waste money like this.
No! The beef sandwich gives work to farmers, butchers and truffle pigs. It is good for everyone, not just the people eating the sandwich.
Keywords
Truffle - A strong-smelling fungus that is considered by some to be one of the tastiest foods. They are sniffed out by trained pigs and dogs.
Steak - A thick slice of beef.
Harrods - A large, expensive department store in London.
Luxury - Something that makes your life very comfortable or pleasant.
Ancient Rome - One of the largest empires in the ancient world.
Adam Smith - An 18th-Century Scottish economist often known as the "father of economics".
The sandwich that some people pay £28 for
Over the top? Despite the name, there is no real gold in the mustard mayonnaise in the Harrods sandwich. Glossary
Truffle - A strong-smelling fungus that is considered by some to be one of the tastiest foods. They are sniffed out by trained pigs and dogs.
Steak - A thick slice of beef.
Harrods - A large, expensive department store in London.
Luxury - Something that makes your life very comfortable or pleasant.
Ancient Rome - One of the largest empires in the ancient world.
Adam Smith - An 18th-Century Scottish economist often known as the "father of economics".