Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
P.S. Just as a cultural note, бутерброд almost invariably refers to an "open-face" sandwich. So one slice of хлеб with a slice of ветчина ("ham") on top of it is a бутерброд, but ham between two pieces of bread is a сандвич or сендвич or сэндвич.
бутерброд originally comes from German word Butterbrot which means bread and butter. Novadays бутерброд means bread with something on top: it can be meat, fish, caviar, cheese, jam, honey, butter etc. or a combination