What is a Yumbo? It's just a hot ham-and-cheese sandwich (why not Hambo?). The original Yumbo came on a round hamburger bun with just ham, melted cheese and mayo.

The fast food chain is re-launching the Yumbo, a hot ham and cheese sandwich, 40 years after it was removed from the menu in 1974. When the Yumbo was last sold, “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas topped the Billboard charts and “Blazing Saddles” was in theaters.

The new Burger King Yumbo sandwich consists of. traditional slices of ham and cheese that made up the. old Yumbo, but it now has lettuce and mayonnaise and. is served on a toasted hoagie bun.

The YUMBO® Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich is available for a suggested price of $3.69 and is now part of the 2 for $5 menu alongside the BIG KING™ Sandwich, Original Chicken Sandwich and Big Fish Sandwich in participating restaurants.

The YUMBO gets its name from Disney's "Yumbo," the heartwarming story of a ham sandwich who could fly.

Burger King Revives Yumbo Sandwich, Menu Item Discontinued In 1974. The Yumbo, a hot ham and cheese sandwich, debuted on the Burger King Menu in 1969 and disappeared in 1974.

It was last available in 1974. Just like when it debuted in 1968. The young bo is still a hot ham. And American cheese sandwich. Only this time it has lettuce and mayo and instead of a round bun.

Ham and cheese sandwich Here it notes that Patrick Connolly, an 18th-century Irish immigrant to England, sold a bread dish which: combined the remains of pig, cured and sliced with a topping of Leicester cheese and a kiss of egg yolk sauce (a form of mayonnaise) in a round bread roll.

the Ch'King According to Dan Accordino, CEO of Burger King's major franchisee Carrols Restaurant Group, the Ch'King just wasn't the runaway hit that the company had expected. "They spent a fortune on the chicken sandwich and it just didn't do what it was supposed to do," he commented.

Burger King (BKW) is reaching deep into its past and reviving a sandwich that was popular long before its CEO was even born. The chain is bringing back the Yumbo ham and cheese sandwich to stores nationwide starting this week. The company retired the Yumbo 40 years ago after a six-year run on the menu.

the YUMBO So instead, I ordered the YUMBO, a ham and cheese sandwich that was on the Burger King menu 40 years ago and recently brought back into service. There were no pictures of dancing pigs, no T-shirts with snouts, yet they were able to make the sandwich.

The Yumbo Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich came off the Burger King menu 40 years ago. Burger King is reviving the sandwich beginning Dec. 2, saying that it expects the item 'will bring back memories for loyal guests.

Black Forest Bacon and sausage can be overcooked or greasy, but ham is good as long as the meat itself is decent. Burger King uses a Black Forest variety, meaning it's dry-cured and smoked.

Spread one slice of bread with butter, then spread a VERY thin layer of mustard on the other. Top the mustard slice with a slightly more liberal spread of mayo. Top either slice with shaved cheese, then add the ham on top. I recommend folding in the ham, just to create a bit more height to the sandwich.

Rou jia mo Rou jia mo – which translates to '"meat sandwich" – is a street snack that hails from the Shaanxi province in north-western China. It's said to be the world's oldest sandwich, dating back to the Zhou dynasty who ruled ancient China from 1046 BC.

Burger King is cutting back on items, offering fewer discounts, and putting up prices. This includes removing its flagship Whopper from its core discount menu. Reuters reported that the chain would stop selling sundaes, whipped toppings, and chocolate milk.