Yes, yesterday was election day and blah blah democracy and all that. But what many have overlooked in all that hype is that today is National Sandwich Day.
Apparently the hamburger is the most popular sandwich in the country, but does that make it the best sandwich? What about classics like the BLT or PB&J? Some of us are partial to tuna salad while other, “independent thinkers,” go rogue with open-faced turkey sandwiches.
Here at Consumerist, we regularly dine one gold-dusted cheese sandwiches or pre-made lasagna sandwiches imported from the UK.
So here is your chance to share with the world your particular, perhaps peculiar, thoughts on what makes the best sandwich.
National Sandwich Day [punchbowl.com]
More From Consumerist
-
You Don’t Need The Perfect Tortilla Pan. No One Does.
-
Ex-Borders Manager: Here’s Why Only Perfect Scores Matter On Customer Service Surveys
-
Putting Jay Glazer’s Perfect Punch And Other Infomercial Workout Systems To The Test
-
We Would Like To Shake The Hand Of The Man With A Credit Score Of 848
-
Taco Bell Uses Alaska Town’s Love Of The Chain For New Ad Campaign
RibWich.
Isabella’s Groceria in Medfield, MA makes “The Mayflower.” The traditional after-Thanksgiving sandwich. It’s a braided roll topped with warm stuffing, cranberry sauce, and turkey. I usually get it with a bit of mayo. It’s fantastic!
Roast beef, mayo and pepperjack on french from Domini’s in Spokane WA
THIS!!!
http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com/?p=553684294
Ever hear of a Primanti’s Sandwich from Pittsburgh? It’s a local legendary franchise that piles your choice of meat (I like pastrami) with a vinegar based cole slaw and fantastic fresh cut french fries between two great slices of Italian bread. Splash some Red Devil hot sauce on every bite for a mouth watering meal between bread.
Muffuletta from Central Grocery in New Orleans. I’ve never found another muff’ that has that perfect blend of crusty but chewy bread, hard salami and that olive salad with just a bit of crunch. Dear God, I’m hungry.
Mellow Mushroom has a mufuletta pizza. Olive tapenade instead of sauce. OMFG!
Carolina pulled pork bbq with cole slaw and bbq sauce on a nice smooshy roll.
Mmmmmmmmm.
A reuben (not one of the pansy turkey reubens) or a Cuban. Or rare roast beef with horseradish cheddar. Or…
Do I have to pick just one?
Rare roast beef on italian loaf bread with mayo.
I make a “dago” burger (I’m part Italian so no offense) that is to die for:
grilled ground Italian sausage patty topped with sauteed peppers, onions, & mushrooms and melted provolone & mozzarella
The second most perfect sandwich would have to be the cheesesteak, which is more readily available.
An authentic Philly cheesesteak. Barring that, my own homemade substitute with Steak-Ums, cheese, onions and peppers. Mmm.
Oh, and those long Paris street sandwiches. I’ve never had a bad one. It’s probably because they’re typically seasoned with hunger.
There is a place up in Seattle called “Paseo” that has two locations. They serve the best sandwich in the entire universe. It’s called the Cuban Roast Sandwich and it’s slow cooked pork with grilled onions, jalepenos, cilantro on a crispy roll with some special sauce. Don’t even think of going to Seattle without eating one (cash only too.)
Chipotle, [chip- oat-lay] not “chipolte” [chip-ol-tay]
Sorry, I hate seeing/hearing it misspelled/mispronounced
Like nuclear/”nucular” or supposedly/”supposably”
muffaletta
There are so many good sandwich possibilities! Pastrami on rye is a given, egg salad with onion and bacon on a kaiser roll (with a slice of provolone if so desired) is delicious and comforting, and a gastropub near me makes a divine fresh mozzerella, pesto, and tomato on a baguette. Current fave, though, is fried salami on white bread with a smidge of spicy brown mustard.
The New Jersey style sloppy joe, especially when it’s made in the original style: sliced ham and cow tongue (roast beef is a common substitute), three slices of seedless rye, swiss cheese, cole slaw, and Russian dressing.
Hard to pick just one as a favorite as there are so any. But I guess it would have to be a Schlotzky’s Turkey & Bacon Club on Jalapeno Cheese sourdough. Yummy.
I’m going to get one right now!
McRib!
For me it’s a toss-up between a BLT, a Reuben, or a simple ham, swiss & mustard. Nothing fancy.
mcrib ftw , duh !
Chop suey sandwiches from Salem Lowe at the Willows in Salem, MA. Awesome, and downright healthy for anyone with a salt deficiency.
The best sandwich is one that is brought to me by a woman.
thanks for the laugh
The Chubble. No doubt about it.
Southern California style hot pastrami sandwich. About 10 ounces of thin sliced pastrami slowly simmered in spiced beef broth until it is falling apart tender. Piled on a crusty hoagie roll with some yellow mustard and dill pickle slices. It’s got vegetables!
Some years back, I set out to produce the best gourmet cheeseburger recipe I could…I came up with this:
Fresh from the oven honey wheat mini round loaf (great harvest bread company), aged cotswold cheese, best foods mayonnaise, grey poupon country-style mustard, heinz no-HFCS ketchup, 50/50 mix of bibb and romaine heart lettuce, single slice of a large home grown vine ripened beefsteak tomato, hempler’s maple cured bacon fried in fresh cracked peppercorns, sliced shishito peppers, charcoal-grilled ground llama patty (seasoned with gray sea salt, white pepper, rubbed sage, ground fresh basil, lea & perrins worcestershire sauce, crumbled feta, crushed garlic, msg seasoning, wasabi powder, herbes de provence, tapatio hot sauce, mae ploy sweet chili sauce, tabasco smoked chipotle sauce and a little bread crumbs to make the pappty less gooey).
Yeah, it’s a burger, but a burger is still a sandwich.
Almost forgot. Home made dill pickles, lightly pickled so that the pickle is still white in the middle. Serve the masterpiece with a side of home made french fries (yukon gold potatoes), lightly dusted with garlic salt.
We need an edit button.
All male chefs need an edit button. Mom knew something very deep and abiding about grilled cheese sandwiches.
Chicken sandwich from Hursey’s BBQ in Burlington, NC with mayonnaise and two pieces of cheese!
SERIOUSLY best thing I’ve ever put in my mouth. I don’t understand how it’s so good.
Jalapeños and banana on an English muffin. Try it.
the MCRIB
BLT. Five ingredient bliss, especially when made with plenty of thick cut high quality bacon, room temperature ripe flavorful tomatoes, plenty of top quality mayo, and golden toast made out of that magically dense/soft “pullman loaf.”
How about a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ash try?
The turkey sandwich from Champps (without Avocado) is pretty good.
i always get roast beef, cheddar, spicy mustard. preferably on white bread or a french roll
Sweet Lebanon Bologna on a Sesame roll with mayo and Middleswarth potato chips.
Nothing beats the original Chick-Fil-A chicken sandwich. Two pickle slices. Bread. That is all.
A wish sandwich – two pieces of bread, and you wish you had some meat, a baw-baw-baw…