October List Sandwiches and September Wrapup

Good morning internet, and welcome to October! As is our usual practice at the Tribunal, this means we will be announcing 3 new-to-us sandwiches that we’ll be covering for the next month. New sandwich time is always exciting, but first, let’s take a look at the month behind us and the sandwiches we enjoyed then

In September, the Tribunal tried (and found delicious) the Taiwanese breakfast sandwich, a triple-decker stack of sandwich that managed to elevate its simple ingredients by combining them. We also did our best to replicate the Turkish Tantuni, a specialty of Mersin that is popular all over Türkiye. It’s not hard to see why, though if our Tiktok comments are any indication, we should have tried the chicken version! Finally, we attempted an exploration of the French tartine. Open-face sandwiches tend to be an expression of the culture that produced them, and while I’m not sure we have a firm grasp on the subtleties of French life, we certainly ate some delicious things!

Now let’s take a look at what’s ahead of us in October!

In the month to come, the Tribunal will be tackling the tomato sandwich, a favorite of the American South. Perhaps I should rephrase that to “in the next few days,” as I’ll be using the last of the beefsteak tomatoes from my garden for this one. Worth it! We’ll also be trying to replicate something our world-traveling cousins (and friends) Daniel and Katy told us about during a recent trip to Italy, the Trapizzino! It’s basically a Tramezzino but with less fascism and more pizza dough. Exciting! Finally, we’ll be exploring the Trinbagonion “Bake,” a type of stuffed frybread that may not actually be baked (the hint is in the name).

Some delicious things are ahead of us this month, and we hope you’ll return to read about them!

Changes to the List

Wikipedia List

• A “Pizza sandwich” invented by the students of “Kettlethorpe High School” in the UK was added, then removed as non-notable, then added again with the note “This is a genuine addition and is a very popular food in my local area,” then removed again with an admonition not to re-add it unless it’s been cleared by a consensus of the cabal that appears to be currently running the page. I feel you, Kettlethorpe student or alum. Reach out and tell me about your sandwich, I want to know more.
• A black hole of hatred and wrongness has once again removed the hot dog entry from the Wikipedia List, as well as vandalizing the page with an ugly and prejudiced message saying “A hot dog is not a sandwich.” As of 10:00am Central time in the US on October 1st, this divisive message has yet to be removed from the page. So much for the ability of Wikipedia cabals to effectively run things!

Our List

• On September 8th, after learning about the item from a comment on Tiktok, we’ve added the Portuguese flatbread Bolo do Caco, commonly used for sandwiches, to our List
• A discussion with Tiktok user and friend of the site Sandwich Dad has taught us about a couple of Canadian sandwiches that were not previously on our radar.
  • On September 29th, we added the Kubie burger from Alberta Canada to our List
  • On September 30th, we added the Wilensky sandwich from Montreal to our List