A Quickie for Breakfast
We’ve all been hard at work on the new triad of sandwiches from the List for October so there’s been a bit of a lull in the proceedings. I know I myself have eaten a bunch of sandwiches trying to get a handle on the sandwich I’m researching right now. But I wanted to revisit an aside from a recent post.
In my Tale of Two Sandwiches post, I mentioned that someone at Delightful Pastries in the French Market told me that they’d be serving breakfast sandwiches at that location soon. This morning, I stopped by and they had the sandwiches available. One was a veggie sandwich and one was a “Meat Lover’s”, and you could get them on either a croissant or on a multigrain bread roll. I opted for the meaty one on a croissant.
A broadside view, including questionable mayonnaise
Just looking at it, I imagined it was going to be a bit on the light side, but when I picked it up I was reassured by its bricklike heft. I am not being facetious–I wanted a substantial sandwich, and this certainly delivered on that front. Scrambled egg, with Polish ham, swiss cheese, and for some reason mayonnaise, spread and/or stuffed into a very good pastry. I thought the guy had said the sandwich was a “Meat Lover’s” sandwich and would contain bacon. There was no bacon. The guy was very soft spoken though and I may have misheard. Or maybe it was bacon mayo. Specks of something dark were nearly visible, submerged in the thick schmear of white goo.
Mayonnaise isn’t something I myself would put on a breakfast sandwich. I don’t think it’s wrong, really, it’s just not a choice I would have made. I’m not sure it really added anything to this sandwich other than an additional mess factor. With ham, eggs, and cheese, a sandwich should be plenty moist and not need the additional lubrication. If this was bacon mayo, it wasn’t advertising it with any salty or smoky flavors.
Obligatory macro shot
Overall, it was a satisfying sandwich, but not an outstanding one. I’m happy I tried it, though maybe I should have done a better job of clarifying what would be in it. And while I won’t rush back to get another one, I’ll likely have it again, the French Market being so convenient to my office.
UPDATE 10/26/2014: The sandwich was supposed to contain something called “Gypsy bacon,” which is a type of bacon spiced with paprika. I got another one this week and the bacon was there. It was also presented differently, sliced in half, each half skewered by a cocktail toothpick. The sandwich was not substantially improved by the addition but at least I got what I had paid for this time.
Bacon included this time
I like sandwiches.
I like a lot of other things too but sandwiches are pretty great
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