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A cafe in Belfast has started making a Donald Trump sandwich

Picture: Niall McCracken
Picture: Niall McCracken

Donald Trump: for many, the mere utterance of the name leaves a bad taste in one’s mouth.

Well, Belfast’s Harlem Café sought to fix that, by creating a Donald Trump sandwich.

Yes.

The massive, meaty feast, much like its namesake is quite simple, and consists of:

  • White bread

  • Lots of boloney

  • Russian dressing

  • A small pickle

Harlem's owner, Faye McFarland, told indy100:

Everyone takes the political world so seriously. I wanted to infuse it with a bit of humour. At this stage of the year, with the elections in America I thought –it’s an eye catcher. It’s just to catch people’s eye.

I didn’t do it as a political statement.

Picture: Faye McFarland

How did you decide what to put in it?

What the little pickle? That was just to spice things up! It’s an up-market steak sandwich, really.

 People love humour, Americans love humour and we’ve had far more positive than negative responses.

Picture: Faye McFarland

The sandwich will make your wallet £9.50 lighter, but it's worth it. Look at it. Beautiful.

Will there be any other politician who'll be immortalised in sandwiches?

Maybe...

It’s not the first sandwich of its kind, and a Brooklyn Deli has been selling a similar sandwich - which as the added benefit of being served by a Mexican - too.

Maybe a brave cafe should take up the task of creating a Boris Johnson sandwich... although we do already have the Eton mess.

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