July List Sandwiches and June Wrapup

Welcome, sandwich fans, to the month of July. As always, a new month brings a new triad of treats for the Tribunal to take on, and this month’s entries are sandwich-y or sandwich-adjacent things we’ve been excited to write about for some time! So we’re very much looking forward to announcing the new crop of sandwiches, but as always, first we must take a look back at what we learned in June!

June saw the Tribunal exploring the Ukraine by way of Alberta in a DIY version of that Canadian province’s “kubie burger,” a patty of Ukrainian-style garlic sausage served in a bun with hamburger toppings. What’s not to like about that? Next, we took our time trying to get the bread right for a Turkish classic, the Kumru sandwich of Çeşme. As we always say, a great sandwich starts with the right bread, and that is especially true when the sandwich is named after the bread! Finally, we took a shot at the Finnish hot-dog-inna-donut called Kuuma Koira. Based on the reaction of at least one Finnish person, we think we did a pretty good job!

All in all, June was an interesting month, but we’re ready to move on and see what July has in store!

In July, the Tribunal will be tackling Lahmacun from Turkey, a type of flatbread topped with a spicy mixture of meat and vegetables and garnished with parsley, sumac onions, and lemon juice. This has long been a favorite, and we can’t wait to dig deeper into it! We’ll also be trying our hand at the Scottish Lorne sausage, a type of homemade sausage cooked in loaf pans, sliced, and used in breakfast sandwiches. The Scots who suggested it to us are crazy about the stuff, so we’re looking forward to trying it! And finally, though it’s been a long time coming, the Tribunal will do a dedicated writeup of the Maxwell Street style of sandwich, from the well-known Polish sausage all the way to the bone-in pork chop sandwich.

It promises to be a great month at the Tribunal, and we hope you’ll stick with us for the trip!

Changes to the List

Wikipedia List

June was a very quiet month on the Wikipedia list, with only a single edit changing the origin of the Döner kebab from Turkey to Germany (an edit that was quickly reverted).

Our List

We have provisionally added a number of sandwiches to the list we plan to tackle during Phase 4, but have not altered the existing schedule. The new sandwiches–some of which still need to be more properly vetted–include:

• Ay Chihuahua–this one is only served at a couple of drive-in theaters in West Texas, but we really want to try it
• Cheese Zombies–a cafeteria classic in Yakima, Washington
• Cochinita pibil–it’s a pork dish and not specifically a sandwich but it makes a great sandwich filling!
• Egg salad / egg and cress–hard to believe we haven’t done a dedicated writeup yet!
• Frite Omelette–an Algerian potato and vegetable omelet that is a popular sandwich filling
• Guber Burger–Apparently this was invented and popularized in Missouri
• Knackersemmel–a German knackwurst sandwich
• Lebanon bologna–a cold cut popular in Pennsylvania
• Livermush–a breakfast staple in North Carolina
• Pork burger–supposedly popular in Southern Illinois
• Pão de queijo com linguiça–a sausage stuffed into small cheese bread rolls from Brazil
• Scrapple–another mushy breakfast meat, but different from livermush
• Sonoran hot dog–because of course we should be writing about this
• Toast Pelle Janzon–a Swedish open-face sandwich
• Trini pork sandwich–we’re told that there’s a type of crisp-skinned roast pork in Trinidad and Tobago that makes for great sandwiches!
• X-caboquinho–this looks to be another gigantic Brazilian monster of a sandwich. Wish us luck!