French Tartines
It was so delicious, the flavors so vibrant, that it almost hurt to eat it, and my jaw still aches thinking about it days later.
Turkish Tantuni
The reddish fat from the lamb combines with the tomato’s and onion’s juices to create a natural sauce rendering any additional condimentation redundant.
Taiwanese Breakfast Sandwich
The pork floss was an even better match for this sandwich’s flavors, its sweet/salty mix complementing the mayonnaise and egg, its cottony texture disappearing into the expanse of pillowy milk bread.
Spatlo or Kota: Stuffed Bread of South Africa
Each bite is a surprise–here a hunk of sausage with slap chips and bbq sauce, there a mouth full of atchar with bacon and tomato relish. It’s too much to take in all at once.
Steamed Hoagies of Eastern Tennessee
Ever since I read Chelsey Mae Johnson’s “They Like That Soft Bread” in January of 2021, I’ve wanted to travel to Knoxville and see the places she talked about, eat the sandwiches.
Germany’s Strammer Max
A fried egg topping is the little black dress of the culinary world—it’s appropriate for any occasion.
South American Sandwiches (of Northeastern Minnesota)
This mixture is intensely savory–between the tomatoes and the mushrooms and the many meats and vegetables it has about every kind of umami-producing substance in abundance.
Taiwan’s 大腸包小腸, or Small Sausage in Large Sausage
The big garlic flavor helps liven up the relative mildness of the sausages. Their sweet/sour flavor is picked up and amplified by the pickles and other garnishes
Sosis Bandari, Hot Dog Curry Sandwich of Iran
Sosis Bandari is an interesting product that developed within Iranian culture while seemingly not absorbing much that is Iranian. In essence, it has shaped a small piece of the culture around itself.
A Garden Variety Sandwich: Mississippi’s Slugburger
In 1917, a man named John Weeks moved to Corinth, Mississippi from Chicago and started doing business out of a little rolling shack he built, just big enough for a man, a pan, and a burger-selling plan.
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