Battle of the Bagel Dogs
The NY-style everything bagel dog was exactly what you expect it to be–Everything Bagel seasoning is fantastic, and has that terrific sweet garlic flavor and a saltier kick than I expected.
Category: The List
Arayes, Stuffed Pita Sandwiches of the Levant
The parsley/onion/sumac mixture is classic for a reason, the lemony sumac brightening the pungency of the onion, with the earthiness of the parsley helping to calm the bite.
Barbecue Chicken with Alabama White Sauce
The vinegar in the Big Bob Gibson white sauce penetrates into the chicken’s meat and skin somehow, causing some alchemical reaction that brightens the flavor considerably.
Brazilian Acarajé
One bite here contains multitudes–the crisply brown fried exterior of the acarajé; the thick vatapá, redolent of coconut and shrimp funk; the stolidly savory caruru; the brightness of the Vinagrete; the firm juicy snap of the shrimp.
The Xis Burger of Southern Brazil
Hard to believe that it was only 6 months ago–2022 being the longest year in recorded history–that my friend Matt asked me if I’d ever heard of a sandwich from the south Brazilian state...
Montreal’s Wilensky Special
There is not a thing wrong with this–it is in fact a simple, elemental sandwich, bread and meat and a condiment, combined in just the right ratio, elevated to the sublime by its time in a sandwich press.
A Ziggurat of Carbs and Fat–the Wigan Kebab
Oh mushy peas. Where have you been all my life? How can something so ordinary, so simple be so perfect? They don’t add sweetness or acidity. But they add sunshine and joy somehow
Veggie Burger–Animal Style
There’s a rugged irregularity to the Beyond Burger’s texture that is very much like actual cooked ground beef. It browns like ground beef and pulls apart under your teeth like ground beef. It tastes almost like ground beef.
Sicilian Vastedda
The spleen is still the star of the sandwich though, no matter how it is dressed. It’s a strong, pervasive flavor from which the ricotta can provide only temporary respite.
Pittsburgh’s Turkey Devonshire
The sauce tastes like something that can’t decide whether it is a bechamel, a gravy, or a cheese sauce and ends up being none of the above. Elements of each present themselves and are subsumed by the whole.
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