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Diving Into The Sailor Sandwich

I had no idea the sailor sandwich was a Richmond-area delicacy. Oh sure, I knew they were sold here — I saw ’em on menus around town, at least occasionally (more when I was...

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Argentina’s Sándwich de Milanesa

For a long time, Argentina has been among the world’s top consumers of beef per capita. Figures vary by source and by year, but Argentina, along with its neighbors Uruguay, Paraguay, and Brazil, along...

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Sabich, Street Food of Israel

Sabich is a sandwich of fried eggplant and hard-boiled egg, stuffed into a pita with salad and sauce, originating in the Tel Aviv district of Israel. The street food is said to have originated...

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Runzas, aka Bierocks

Runza is a chain of restaurants started in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1949. Their namesake menu item, the Runza, is a sealed yeast-leavened bread roll with a any of a variety of fillings baked into...

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Finnish Ruisleipä

Finland loves its rye bread. Though it has perhaps the mildest climate of the Nordic countries, the northernmost parts of Finland are in the Arctic Circle, snow lies on the ground for 6-8 months...

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Roast Beef Sandwiches

Roast beef sandwiches come in many forms: cold, hot, on sliced bread or a roll, with cheese, jus, horseradish, mustard, onions, mayo/tomato/lettuce, open-faced with gravy. There’s no specific format to follow, no secret history...