The Best Sandwich Ever

[elleng]

'“Your Top 5 favorite sandwiches, in order, please. Go.” This is a game I play in the car with my children, as if we were characters in a Nick Hornby novel. It’s a diversion to make long travel more bearable. We play it all the time. The children rush to judgment, and as is true for most of us, their answers change along with their tastes. But of late: grilled cheese on white, with tomato soup; the B.L.T. from a store in Maine near their uncle’s house, on thick country bread; ham and Brie with mustard on baguette; a meatball sub from a local deli; and — does a hamburger count? (It does not.)

Dad’s turn. I count in reverse order: that B.L.T., yes, perhaps with avocado; turkey with Swiss, coleslaw and Russian dressing on a kaiser roll; peanut butter and gochujang (the Korean hot-pepper paste) on sesame toast; a Reuben, on rye of course, with pastrami, Swiss, sauerkraut, more of that Russian. I know a guy who makes those as if he were building violins for Pinchas Zukerman. I pause before the No. 1 slot, as if reflecting; I enjoy giving this answer. My most favorite sandwich is fried eggplant, mozzarella and roast beef on an Italian hero, with hot peppers and a slash of mayonnaise.'>>>

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/magazine/the-best-sandwich-ever.html?

[Major Nikon]

1. The best sandwich I've ever had was in El Paso, TX

http://brownbagdeli.biz/

I haven't been there in 20 years, so I have no idea if they are still as good, but they were the best I've ever had and I've been all over the US and eaten in some of the most famous shops anywhere.

[left-of-center2012]

2. Just give me a meatloaf sandwich

With mayo and a slice of tomato on good whole wheat bread.

[Snarkoleptic]

3. My current fave is a knockoff of a Panera sandwich I once tried.

My son was on a college tour and all of the grab-n-go boxes were taken, except for a vegetarian ones, so we each ate one.
I was really wowed at the taste and this is one of the things that pushed me over the edge into vegetarianism.

Whole grain hoagie roll w/ cilantro hummus smear.
Lettuce , tomato, onion, green pepper, cucumber, roasted red pepper, pickled jalapeno slices, sprinkle of feta.

This also works well as a wrap.

[grasswire]

8. that's almost my favorite sandwish

tomato, green pepper, cucumber, slice of jack or provolone and mayo mixed with dill weed, on good nutty whole grain bread.

But I also love tomato, fresh basil leaves and melty cheddar.

[applegrove]

4. Every Saturday at the cottage we had sandwiches made of: French bread,

Strub's pickles, old sharp cheddar cheese, some sort of sliced meat. Loved it.

[rusty quoin]

5. I remember when I first tried the Reuben.

It was in the mess hall. You ate what was served. I never ate sauerkraut before, but the combination of the ingredients was incredible...rye bread, thousand island dressing, corned beef, and Swiss cheese...all I was familiar with...but the sauerkraut added to it made the sandwich so unbelievable, never mind the butter on the grill, that it is my favorite.

I make them 30 years later, and use the best tasting ingredients, like imported Swiss. It's not like you have to buy much cheese, so thinly sliced gives as much taste as thick slice.

[JayhawkSD]

6. BLT on T with M, except... (wait for it)

...made with Spam, fried nice and crispy, instead of bacon.

[elleng]

7. Glad you like it;

BLT's my fave too, with B, has been forever! Nice cafe nearby makes the BEST one I've had; may be the brand of bacon, truly outstanding!

[Galileo126]

9. Now we're talking!

I bought some Spam last week for the first time in 35 yrs. Why?

Because Spam that is fried and crispy is awesome! That is the only way I can eat it. So, fried Spam in a BLT format sounds really good (never tried it, but will keep it in mind).

Thanks for the idea!

[JayhawkSD]

11. I made no friends in the Navy with my attitude about Spam.

Submarines are famous for having the best food in the Navy, or were forty years ago when I served, and that was very true -- in port and for the first few weeks at sea. Food storage space is very limited however, on any ship but especially so on submarines, and after a few weeks we were down to "sea rations." That consisted of Spam, bologna, dried peas/beans, rice, powdered eggs and powdered milk.

That combination does make ice cream, and our ice cream machine was the most lovingly and carefully maintained item on the boat.

Anyway and needless to say, everyone came to hate everything in that list, except that I never learned to hate Spam. Every time we came to the crew's mess for dinner and I saw Spam on the table I'm all, "Oh great, we're having Spam," and the guys are all threatening to beat the crap out of me if I don't shut up.

[Galileo126]

12. LOL!

Great story! I cannot stop laughing!

Here's to ice cream and Spam!

[csziggy]

15. BLT on Rye with mayo, mustard, swiss and sliced avocado

I first had that at a little sandwich kiosk in Santa Fe, NM in 1990. It turned out that the people who owned the place were from Tallahassee where I have lived since 1972 so we shared memories - theirs gone by and mine current at the time. I ate there for lunch every day I was at that seminar.

Rats - I'm going to have to go buy the makings for one of those sandwiches!

[surrealAmerican]

10. Pastrami on Rye ...

... no mustard - horseradish.

... or maybe banh mi of one sort or other.

... or maybe homegrown tomato, fresh mozzarella, and basil.

Do lobster rolls count?




I would never be able to play this as a travel game. It would make me too hungry.

[elleng]

13. YES, pastrami on rye, touch of mustard,

and lobster rolls surely do count, but have to be in Maine!!!

[GoCubsGo]

14. Cold, leftover roast pork sandwich.

Any kind of bread, a little mayo, and some salt and pepper. Sliced tomatoes also good on it.

After that:
Provolone with basil pesto and tomatoes in a panini.

Wholegrain bread with cheese, sprouts, tomato, peppers, onions, avocado, and a little bit of mayo or some sort of dressing.

Chicago-style Italian beef with peppers.

Peanut butter and strawberry jelly on toasted wholegrain bread.

[bif]

16. The Lob Roll from Red's in Maine.

[fizzgig]

17. my steak sandwich

i marinate a flank or flatiron in soy, lime, crushed garlic and sriracha and chargrill it. i put it on a toasted roll with avocado, roasted pepper, red onion and tomato. potato salad and grilled corn on the side and beer to drink.

i usually only make this when we go to our spot up in the mountains, so it's more of a special occasion sandwich.

[trof]

18. Turkey (or chicken) Bacon Club.

Lightly Toasted White Bread
Durkee's Spread
Slices of Turkey
DS
LTWB
Mayo
Crisp Bacon
Slice of Tomato
Lettuce
M
LTWB

Cut in quarters diagonally, each quarter secured with a toothpick topped with a pimento stuffed olive.

Served with plenty of potato chips, not fries.

[Beacool]

25. I just realized that I haven't had a club sandwich in years.

That one looks so good.

[Bonobo]

20. Primanti's -so bad it's fabulous.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Then there is the Cleveland specialty...

A kielbasa on a bun, topped with fries, slaw, and kind of a cross between BBQ sauce and hot sauce. It is known as a Polish boy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File olish_boy.jpg

on edit: damn, I hate it when file name formats turn into smilies.

[Worried senior]

21. A small family restaurant

in our area had an open faced steak sandwich with mushrooms and onions on toast and I loved it. Served with a salad and fries.

Went there a few years ago and they no longer carried that. Very disappointed.

[Retrograde]

22. Beef on weck

Roast beef on a kummelweck (caraway seed roll), with plenty of horseradish. AFAIK, available only in the Buffalo, NY area, and one of the three things I insist on having (along with birch beer and maple walnut ice cream) when I'm there.

Otherwise, a good Rueben, or a simple toasted cheese sandwich made with a good cheese.

Just remembered a beef po-boy with debris I had in New Orleans I had at a now defunct place many, many years ago.

[Luminous Animal]

23. I'm going with my husband's love sandwich. Called that because he used to make it for

our daughter with love.

A nice whole grain bread (like Dave's Killer Bread), a smear of mild horseradish and mayo on each slice. Very thinly sliced piled high seasoned baked tofu; thinly sliced cukes, avocado, and tomatoes; a little salt and a pepper and a squeeze of lime; topped with sprouts.

[Beacool]

26. I like all sorts of sandwiches.

One of my favorites is a Cuban sandwich called "Frita Cubana". It's a hamburger made with ground beef, pork and chorizo. It's served topped with shoestring potatoes. Delicious.........



Here's a recipe. Make sure you use Spanish chorizo, not the Mexican type.

http://tarasmulticulturaltable.com/foodieextravaganza-hamburgers-frita-cubana-cuban-hamburger/