Sāndevich-e Kālbās
The idea of replacing a more boring green like lettuce in a sandwich with a collection of herbs is exciting! In such a lineup of big flavors, the nominal star of the show, the Kalbas, is almost an afterthought, but it works.
The idea of replacing a more boring green like lettuce in a sandwich with a collection of herbs is exciting! In such a lineup of big flavors, the nominal star of the show, the Kalbas, is almost an afterthought, but it works.
This particular combination of the salty, peppery soppressata with the sweet, warm spices of the coppa and the mild, fatty, mortadella is a particularly good one, accented by the cheese and the various pickled vegetables.
Provolone in the Americas is a mild cheese, well suited for sandwiches, and here it allows the aromatic qualities of the mortadella to lead–nutmeg, coriander, black pepper, warming spices.
I don’t know whether to call this an early Christmas present for you, Tribunal readers. Perhaps it is the coal in your naughty stocking. Only you can decide, I suppose. But just a couple weeks ago, while we were still in “pumpkin spice season,” a random encounter with a meme on a friend’s Facebook page gave me the idea to make Pumpkin Spice Bologna.
When we’re investigating a sandwich here at the Tribunal, we often try to find out about the sandwich’s history. Some sandwiches came about because of colonialism or migration, some are the result of poverty...
I used to say that a great sandwich starts with great bread. I’ve since qualified that. A great sandwich starts with the right bread. For some sandwiches, a great bread detracts from the experience. For...
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Like the Montreal-style smoked meat we’ve covered this month, Mortadella bears great similarities to another more familiar product. This time, it’s bologna. Like bologna, Mortadella is a forcemeat, or an emulsion of very finely...
Sorry for the late post, folks! We’ve had a crazy couple of weeks here at the Tribunal; new dog, birthday, and finally yesterday an Emergency Room trip! Everyone is fine, no worries, and we’ve...
In celebration of Mardi Gras, for the month of February J.P. Graziano (who make what is my absolute favorite sandwich in Chicago, and who are part of the inspiration for this site) are offering a muffaletta...
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