One Of Elizabeth Taylor's Favorite Sandwiches Included These Savory Ingredients

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We all know Elizabeth Taylor for her iconic roles in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," but the woman we associate with the golden days of Hollywood also loved her food. According to the memoir "It's All About The Dress" by fashion designer Vicky Tiel, during a stretch of dieting, Taylor would allow herself one cheat day per week. Those days would be filled with dishes of her choice, none of them we'd exactly consider low calorie, such as fried chicken.

Apparently, one of her favorite sandwiches was just a two-ingredient dish we now consider part of sandwich canon: a good-old peanut butter and bacon sandwich. She preferred hers on a French baguette with the bread scooped out, and that would make for a lunch option on those off-diet days. Having had a few peanut butter and bacon sandwiches myself, I can vouch that they're delicious. There's the rich, fatty nuttiness from the peanut butter, then you have that sharp, smoky saltiness from the bacon. For a two-ingredient sandwich, it punches way above its weight class.

If this combination already sounds familiar to you, that's because a crooner from Elizabeth Taylor's time was reportedly into the combo of peanut butter and bacon. That would be none other than Elvis Presley, who was known for his love of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, occasionally gilded with the addition of bacon. One of his former employees, Mary Jenkins Langston, has previously made mention of Elvis' love of bacon in general during recollections of his eating habits.

Later evolutions of this pairing have included peanut butter and bacon burgers (Sonic even released one once), so it's clear both Elizabeth Taylor and Elvis were onto something. The combination made its way into popular food and has long since stayed. If you want to make one for yourself, we suggest a special bread swap to give yours an extra element of flavor. A two-ingredient sandwich can still be packed with savory flavor and interesting textures; might as well give one a shot if you haven't already.