September List Sandwiches and August Wrapup

Greeting, sandwich fans! It’s September of 2022, and while we were out chasing down steamed hoagies in Knoxville, the 8th birthday of this website snuck past us. That’s 8 whole years of sandwiches, and a couple years yet to go on our current List. That is a lot of sandwiches, but we do it all for you. (We do it for us, for the sandwiches, of course. We like sandwiches). September has more birthdays and more sandwiches in store for us, but let’s take a look at what we learned in August first.

We tackled August in reverse alphabetical order, first grappling with the German Strammer Max, an open-faced ham and egg sandwich. Any excuse to buy some real German Black Forest ham is a good one! Next we traveled to eastern Tennessee to brace the steamed hoagie in its natural habitat. Does nostalgia-by-proxy exist? Perhaps soft bread and melty cheese are a universal comfort food. Finally, we made an attempt at the South African megasandwich called Spatlo, or sometimes Kota. I don’t know whether we’ll tackle that one again, but we’ll definitely be revisiting the chakalaka and tomato/onion relish recipes our friend Marinus gave us.

Many tasty things were experienced in August, and there’s more to come! Here’s what September looks like for the Tribunal:

In September, the Tribunal will be looking into a Taiwanese breakfast sandwich that has come to our attention, sort of a triple-decker tea sandwich with egg and meat and cucumber. Sounds tasty! We’ll also be investigating a spicy Turkish beef dish called Tantuni that is often served in a wrap or a sandwich. You know I like the sound of that! Finally, in our tour of all the world’s open-faced sandwiches, we’ve finally come to the French tartine. I imagine we’ll find some interesting combinations there. Maybe you’ll check them out with us!

As always, please contact us if you have any interesting insight into any of these sandwiches you feel that the Tribunal ought to know about.

Changes to the List

Wikipedia List

• On August 31st, an entry was added for the Australian “Salad sandwich.” It was removed shortly thereafter on grounds of notability but the entry in the List read: “Traditionally contains shredded iceberg or cos lettuce, grated carrots, sliced cucumbers, alfalfa sprouts, tomato and slices of canned beetroot on buttered white or wholegrain bread or bread roll. Additional fillings such as cheese, avocado, radish, grated cabbage and onion are also popular. Modern takes on the sandwich may substitute rocket or spinach for the lettuce, include hommus or baba ghanoush, or add sliced grilled vegetables like zuchinni or capsicum (bell peppers).” We’ll check in with Tribunal contributor Crit to see if this is a thing.

Our List

No new sandwiches were added to our List during the month of August. We know there are more out there though. Click over to the List and let us know what’s missing!