The classic cheese toastie has been named the UK’s favourite sandwich, according to new national research.

The study, conducted by online food ordering app Foodhub, chewed over the nation’s sandwich habits in celebration of National Sandwich Day on November 3rd.

In a closely fought contest, the cheese toastie knocked previous winner – the all-conquering bacon butty – off top spot. Rounding off the top three is the classic cheese sandwich.

The result does mean some hugely popular classics missed out on a top 3 placing -the famous sausage sandwich, prawn mayo sandwich and egg mayo sandwich all failed to dent the nation’s top three.

Elsewhere, in an age-old debate, is it a cob? Is it a barmcake? Is it a bap? Is it a butty?

The nation has finally spoken… it’s a bread roll!

Almost a third of the UK (31%) named the controversial sandwich vessel a bread, roll, with breadcake landing in second place (11%) and a bun (10%) finishing in third.

Regionally of course, the results varied, as the East Midlands opted for cob, the North East went for bun and Scotland said morning roll.

When it comes to lunchtime, despite options aplenty, sandwiches are still number one, with nearly a fifth of the UK saying the sandwich is their go-to lunch. British classic fish and chips was also a favourite with 9% of the vote, while 8% opted for soup.

One in five of those surveyed named mayo the nation’s favourite sandwich condiment, followed by butter (16%), ketchup (14%), hot sauce (11%) and salad cream (10%).

Elsewhere, there is a generational divide on what bread we like our sandwiches on. Those aged 65 and over overwhelmingly state wholemeal is the best (18%), whereas those aged between 25 and 34 named sourdough (10%) number one.

Emma Stockman, a spokesperson for Foodhub, said: “Britain is a nation of sandwich lovers. Last year there was no surprise to see bacon named our favourite sandwich filling, however, we were shocked to see cheese toastie has topped the charts this time.

“Our study also saw hamburger (5%) finish within the top ten, reigniting the debate of whether a burger can be classed as a sandwich or not. What’s more, we’re pleased to finally put an end to the ‘bread roll’ debate, however, we’re sure the final answer is sure to still anger many people!”

The survey also discovered that nearly 1 in 10 (9%) prefer their sandwich dry with no condiment at all and the South West of England is the ketchup capital, with over a quarter of those from the region naming tomato sauce as their favourite sandwich condiment.