Sandwich Tribunal

Author: Jim Behymer

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Taking a Whack at New York’s Chopped Cheese

We had a lot of good sandwiches on that trip, but something about that Chopped Cheese sandwich had captured our imagination. It had some kind of alchemical magic about it, a combination of simple ingredients that was greater than the sum of its parts. We tried for months to make our own version at home. We got pretty close. But I think part of the magic of the sandwich is the locality of it, the immediacy of it. To be able to walk into a corner store, order a sandwich, and just a couple minutes and a couple bucks later walk out with a chopped cheese–that’s a magic that isn’t available outside certain parts of New York.

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Chutney Baby One More Time

Chutney. It’s an Indian condiment. It might be made with herbs, or fruit, or chili peppers, or vegetables, or just about anything. It can be sweet or sour, spicy or refreshing, pungent or zesty,...

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I Dream Of Cheeses

This sandwich is an umami overload. Would it be improved by a better bread? Maybe just a touch. But the bread isn’t really the point here.

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More Photos of Tractors and Corn

30-some-odd years ago, Ronnie came into our lives. He’s my stepfather, my mom’s third husband, the father of my sister Ali. I was, technically, an adult* when Mom and Ronnie married, and not sure...

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Grilling Out, Balkan Style: Ćevapčići

Looking up Ćevapčići, or Ćevapi online, you may learn that they are of Serbian or Slovenian origin. Perhaps you’ll find a Bosnian recipe, or a Croatian one. You may read about Albanian Qebapa, or...

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Sandwiches of Summer: The Caprese

August is the perfect time to write about Caprese sandwiches. It’s not because of the cheese–fresh mozzarella doesn’t really have a season, any more than milk does. Basil is a summer crop, but can...

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From Russia With Lunch: Caviar Sandwiches

What is caviar? The most exacting, strict definitions say that caviar is the roe, or unfertilized eggs, of the sturgeon–preferably endangered Beluga sturgeon but there are a few other species that qualify–salt-cured and served...