Upvoted for strong disagreement. If I had to drop an ingredient it would be the peanut butter (leaving out the bread would be too messy)
I strongly disagree. You can't drop the peanut butter.
But I also agree that you can't drop the jam.
There are better ways to enjoy plain peanut butter than in bread. Like straight out the jar.
Too dry without jelly/jam
My unpopular opinion is that peanut butter does not belong on a sandwich. Don't get me wrong, I love peanut butter, on its own or as part of a snack or dessert, but spreading it between two slices of bread? It doesn't matter what else you put on it, it's way too sticky and messy for me to enjoy it.
Try holding the sandwich from the outside rather than jamming your hand in the middle like a popsicle. I find that really reduced the stickiness and messiness for me.
I'd agree that people always put too much jelly, I like a thin layer of jam/jelly opposed to globs of it, but peanut butter sandwich by itself is just too dry & chewy.
I like peanut butter with a bit of agave. Something I think might differ between you and the people objecting to this is the type of peanut butter used. "Natural" peanut butter where you have to mix the peanut butter is better for plain sandwiches because the oil makes it less gunky imo.
The superior sandwich: peanut butter, cucumber and sambal (Indonesian chilli onion sauce)
Sambal is superior with everything
You are absolutely correct if that is what you prefer.
You are incorrect for me however, as I generally prefer mine with a little raspberry jam to shake up the flavor profile. Plain is good too however.
Can't say I've ever gotten worked up over someone's food preference.
Are you talking about just-peanuts peanut butter, or the sugary Kraft style peanut butter?
Just peanuts, I find the sugary peanut butter to be kinda inedible.
When there’s a pre-made PBJ spread available, I carefully scoop out the jelly to avoid getting peanut butter as mush as possible.
I......I have to upvote this. Not because I agree, but because I don't agree. This opinion is completely unpopular with me. Therefore you get an upvote for being objectively wrong.
I personally enjoy a thicc layer of pb on untoasted bread when I eat instant ramen. Otherwise, as others have said, it’s a bit dry. I think the soup helps.
Yes, toasted bread so that the PB gets slightly melted when spread!
Thick peanut butter with equally thick cheese whiz is my favorite.
.........Elvis? Is that you?
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