Instead of grooving on the likes of ravioli with lambs' sweetbreads or rump of Dornoch hogget, we're in a room that seems to have been decorated by a serial killer with a penchant for expensive malts, choosing from a menu of a thousand and one open sandwiches.

BBC: Postcard from Edinburgh

Shrimp used in the open-faced sandwiches are hand-peeled and topped with bleak roe, its steak tartare is served with oysters while the hand-cut fries are served with truffle-flavoured mayonnaise.

BBC: Navigating Gothenburg��s culinary scene

That definition leaves out such things as open-faced roast beef or turkey sandwiches smothered in gravy that must be eaten with a knife and fork.

NPR: The Art Of Sandwich-Making