Places, Traditions and Discoveries · Drawing 19
A Montréal sandwich
In Montréal, smoked meat is often served in a sandwich. Thin slices of meat go between two pieces of bread.
Look together
How many pieces of bread can you see?
An idea to try
Stack three pieces of coloured paper to represent bread, filling and bread. Your child tells the order of their imaginary sandwich.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Montréal's smoked-meat tradition has an example in the history of Schwartz's restaurant. The business was founded in 1928 by Reuben Schwartz, a Jewish immigrant from Romania. It describes preparation with spices, followed by smoking, steaming and hand slicing.
This story offers a simple way to discuss people arriving in a city with skills and recipes. Focus on the sandwich's layers: bread, meat, then bread. Your child can describe the order and notice what becomes visible when a sandwich is presented in several pieces.
Sources and context
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
Source review: 2026-09-12. Illustrations simplify places and scenes; they are not historical documents.