Gatsby (sandwich)

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/gatsby-sandwich

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the culinary classification?South African submarine sandwich characterized by French fries
2. What is the geographic origin?Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, with origins in the 1970s
3. What is a Gatsby sandwich?It is a giant sandwich from Cape Town that is filled with lots of French fries and can have different meats or vegetables inside.
4. Why is a Gatsby so big?It was created to be very filling and to be shared by many people, so it uses a long bread roll and a lot of fries.

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