It's official - the humble sandwich is Yorkshire's favourite snack!

Amongst other local favourites are tea-cakes and toast, but the old-fashioned butty that rolls in at number one slicing the competition when people are feeling a bit peckish.

To coincide with Bread Week, which ended on Sunday Warburtons have come up with Yorkshire's very own sandwich filler called the 'Hamwich' which consists of honey roast ham, crunchy coleslaw and green salad.

Jill Charlton, of Warburtons, said they had chosen 'Yorkshire is famous for its ham. Finishing this off with fresh green salad and crunchy coleslaw is a tasty and healthy accompaniment."

However, it seems that the people of Ilkley have different ideas when it comes to making their perfect sarnie.

Some of the more bizarre concoctions mentioned include gherkins with tobasco sauce, banana and egg in the same sandwich and even rhubarb and cheese.

Nevertheless, the favourite is still good old-fashioned cheese and pickle with more than half of the people asked choosing this filling.

Local bakers The Loafer in Springs Lane, Ilkley is also used to strange requests with banana and peanut butter being one of the more peculiar demands. However, they maintain that the traditional ham sandwich is their best seller - as do Gregg's in Brook Street - with chicken and mayonnaise coming in second.

It is not only unconventional fillings that are favoured in Ilkley. Bakeries and tea-rooms such as Betty's now sell not just your average loaf of bread but a number of alternatives which are also becoming popular. These include the Yorkshire Cobble which is 100 per cent organic or their Organic sourdough loaf.

l If ham sandwiches are your favourite snack then you can write in to Warburtons, who are giving away a free loaf of bread. All you have to do is tell them why ham is your favourite filler. Send your comments with an SAE to Yorkshire Harvest Hamwich Giveaway, c/o Rydon House, 14 St. Johns Square, Wakefield, WF1 2RA and they will send you a free Crusty Harvest Blend Loaf.