
It may be argued that pizza is the most perfect food. Some say soup. For nutritional value, many argue it is salad. For myself, I say that nothing can make me wax poetic like the Mac Daddy of all foods - the Sandwich!
Whether between two slices of bread, a bagle, a croissant or a muffin, there is nothing like the sensation of biting into a big old hand held mother load of goodness.
Most of you know I am from Pittsburgh, and the Primanti Sandwich is legendary with it's meat, fries and coleslaw all between two pieces of Italian bread. And it is quite possibly the best combination of tastes ever. But the possibilities are endless.
One of my all time favorite sandwiches includes turkey, ham, swiss and roasted red peppers on hearty whole grain bread.
What is YOUR favorite Sandwich?
Hmm, I'm not really into sandwiches, but there is ONE sub I like.
Tuna fish, with just the right amount of mayo. (Spare me the Miracle Whip; if it isn't mayo, then what the hell is it?) You can add a little relish if you like. The bread can be anything you want. Put on shredded cheddar cheese. Toast it until the cheese is melted. Then add fresh spinach leaves and tomato slices and close the sandwich.
I tried it with black olives once. Wouldn't recommend it. It wasn't bad, but the olives overpowered the rest of the flavor.
Got it at Subway.
Crap. Now I have to go to Subway today to get that sandwich.
Here's another one: Mind you, it is sickening.
The Spamwich
You get two pieces of toasted bread. You slice up spam and cook it. Drain the grease. Put a piece of cheese on one slice of bread. Put 2 pieces of spam. Put a piece of cheese on it. Put 2 more pieces of spam. Repeat until you run out of spam or how much you want. End it with a piece of cheese on top and the other piece of bread.
Ok, got the tuna sub again. Tried it with bacon this time. I approve of it.
Downside: they ran out of spinach and I had to use iceberg lettuce. Nothing really against lettuce, it's just seems to dull the flavor of the sandwich.
Hmm, I'm not really into sandwiches, but there is ONE sub I like.
Tuna fish, with just the right amount of mayo. (Spare me the Miracle Whip; if it isn't mayo, then what the hell is it?) You can add a little relish if you like. The bread can be anything you want. Put on shredded cheddar cheese. Toast it until the cheese is melted. Then add fresh spinach leaves and tomato slices and close the sandwich.
I tried it with black olives once. Wouldn't recommend it. It wasn't bad, but the olives overpowered the rest of the flavor.
Got it at Subway.
Interesting you should mention that.
I really don't like much fast food--but the Subway tuna sandwich is , IMO, one of the best fast food items around-- I really like it! (I've cut down on the frequency of eating it though because of my concerns about Mercury in Tuna-- but darn-- it does taste good! :-)
Downside: they ran out of spinach and I had to use iceberg lettuce. Nothing really against lettuce, it's just seems to dull the flavor of the sandwich.
Iceberg lettuce is faux lettuce-- try another type! :)
(or raw baby spinach..)
That's all Subway has: Iceberg lettuce or the baby spinach. And to go without completely makes the sandwich taste like it is missing something.
They know exactly the right amount of mayo to put in the tuna. I have had tuna at Blimpie's and other places and there is just too much mayo.
Got another one for you that sounds sickening: Sardinewich.
Just get a can of sardines (mine was always in water, never tried the oil or tomato versions) and put the fish in between bread. Tried it once with cheese and that didn't taste good. I found it funny because my friends all commented on how disgusting it was. Well, we were in a Catholic school and the seniors had this picnic. It was a friday during Lent and I brought my sardinewich. They kept scolding me. Meanwhile, a teacher comes up and ends up scolding my friends because they were eating chicken and meat and I get praised along with another friend (she brought couscous).
And the irony is, I'm an atheist. I just like to bring in the sardinewich every Friday during Lent to piss off my friends and to make my mom happy.
Absolutely. But, the sardines need to be between black bread. A nice pumpernickel. With tomato slices. Major league yum!
I just like to bring in the sardinewich every Friday during Lent to piss off my friends and to make my mom happy.
So true, so true! On both counts, to this day! (*pinkgrins*!)
Got another one for you that sounds sickening: Sardinewich.
Just get a can of sardines (mine was always in water, never tried the oil or tomato versions) and put the fish in between bread. Tried it once with cheese and that didn't taste good. I found it funny because my friends all commented on how disgusting it was. Well, we were in a Catholic school and the seniors had this picnic. It was a friday during Lent and I brought my sardinewich. They kept scolding me. Meanwhile, a teacher comes up and ends up scolding my friends because they were eating chicken and meat and I get praised along with another friend (she brought couscous).
And the irony is, I'm an atheist. I just like to bring in the sardinewich every Friday during Lent to piss off my friends and to make my mom happy.
I think with anything fatty (from hot dogs..to sardines) you need something "sharp" to cut the fat, so to speak. Two possibilities oocur to me -- mustard and/or onions.
A agree about black pumpernickel-- its great for sardines (actually makes a lot of things taste great-- a wonderbread sandwich bread). And the heavier, denser, blackbread ist is -- the better!
Meh, not a fan of pumpernickel. And I eat my hotdogs plain, most of the time. Sardinewich = always plain.
Ok, just tried Subway breakfast sandwich: Double bacon and cheese. One word: Don't.
I had it on flatbread, which was disgusting. The egg had no taste. The bacon was good, but the egg actually dulled the flavors of the bacon and the cheddar cheese. I had to remind myself that there was cheese on there.
On another note: their hash browns are suprisingly good.
Ok, just tried Subway breakfast sandwich: Double bacon and cheese. One word: Don't.
Now I know the concept of temporary insanity may be real after all!
omg, Checkmate! What possessed you to even try that thing? Maybe it's just me, but it even looks evil! (*pinkgrins*!)
I try everything unless it has raspberries (I'm allergic), soy milk, tofu, fish eggs, or some other things that I can't think of. The stuff I have eaten. . .will make someone on this board vomit.
rofl! There's a thread out there, someone asking should we eat bugs, and I'm really close to doing my best to wank some people out, but I'm still hanging on being a nice guy. It's actually a pretty good thread, not a lot of goofballs like me, but I could have some fun there! Like my avatar, been there, done that! Some really are pretty tasty, gagging and giggle factor aside.
But not crazy about soy milk, it's ok, but not a first choice, more tofu for you, but I love and will nearly disgrace myself for some top shelf caviar! Almost addicted to it! (*pinkgrins*!)
OK, I have to say I had never thought about it until an episode of "Man vs. Food" came on, but on seeing it, decided to try a bacon cheese burger (cheddar cheese) with an "over-medium" egg on top.
OMG!
To start, you have to cook it like...Medium Rare or Medium and the reason I say that is because you want it juicy - no dry, well done meat here.
Some good crispy bacon (preferably hickory) with cheese melted over top it...
And then get the egg (with some salt/pepper) so that the yellow is still runny, the white is not (no snot eggs...YUCK).
stick that carefully on top of the bacon/cheese burger, lightly put the top bun on (prefer potato buns, but whatever), and take that first bite.
The juicy burger, crispness of the bacon, and the egg flavor coating it all....
Alright, I know it's not the healthiest, but man it's good!!!
I like sandwiches, but they don't fall into my perfect food category. I guess a BLT ... with real mayo is my favorite sandwich.
I'm definitely a protein eater. MY perfect food?
A perfectly cooked rib-eye steak ... medium rare to rare, topped with a dollop of herbal butter.
I also relish rack of lamb with mustard bread-crumb crust; lobster ... just pick it out the shell and dip it in butter; fried chicken ... like my momma made.
Golly, I've got to go and eat supper! I love sandwiches!
My favorite sandwich? Geez, it's a toss-up between PB & J, Tuna salad, or Egg salad... dang it, now I'm hungry...
don't forget chicken salad...
Ham salad. It has to be REAL ham (not bacon. Bacon is not ham!) and it can't be salty.
You should try the new sandwich that is sweeping the nation -- baconnaise and cheez whiz. It's simply divine.
#8: "...baconnaise and cheez whiz..."
I'm going to look for baconnaise next time I go shopping... I'm a bacon-aholic...
What is baconnaise? Is that like Bacon Jam (Yes, it does exist and looks nasty)?
Today I had the perfect sandwich: meatballs, at a place called Potbelly Sandwich. I mean, folks, it was the epitome of perfection, everything a meatball sandwich is or can be! I will be dreaming of that sandwich every night until I can get another one...
Sigh... I am so in love with that sandwich...
Today I had the perfect sandwich: meatballs, at a place called Potbelly Sandwich. I mean, folks, it was the epitome of perfection, everything a meatball sandwich is or can be! I will be dreaming of that sandwich every night until I can get another one...
Sigh... I am so in love with that sandwich...
Actually Subway's maetball sandsich is pretty good too-- my second favourite there after tuna. (Their coldcut sandwiches aren't as good, IMO)
My personal favorite is the Rueben. The caveat is that the meat has to be slow roasted, cooked, and cut to perfection! If the cook doesn't understand the proper way to cut the meat--it ruins the entire experience. It should fall apart in your mouth and be delicately surrounded by thousand island dressing and sauerkraut (which is the only time I will consider eating it, the sauerkraut). The bread should be soft inside, yet lightly grilled on the outside. You can make it on pure rye, or a swirled loaf of rye and pumpernickel. Add a side of spicy coleslaw or goat cheese potato salad and I am sent right up to heaven! I am so sad the restaurant that made it the best closed a few months ago :-(
Sandwiches are excellent--I eat at least 5 a week. You all are making me very, very hungry!
This is true: A Rueben can be easily messed up. As for the saurkraut, same here. I will only eat it if it is one of 2 things: A Rueben or if it is mixed with egg noodles.
With eggnoodles? Plain or with some sort of sauce? Do tell.
It was plain. I forget what my mom served with it, meat-wise. Not fish, not lamb, not meatballs. This is going to bother me, now. I don't remember how my mom cooks the saurkraut (boiled or steamed). But she boiled a lot of egg noodles in another pot, drained it, and then mixed the two together (once the saurkraut was drained).
You can also eat it cold, which was awesome.
Best part was the day afterward: Fry the combo. Just add butter and put it in a frying pan. Surprisingly good, just don't eat it like this cold. Doesn't taste right.
Ok, I remember: Serve with pork loin or pork chops. I may even say to try it with ham (as long as it isn't salty).
Having lived in Baltimore ... I always have a spot in my tummy for a deep fried softshell crab sandwich ... extra tartar sauce on white bread. I will always substitute fried oysters if the softshell crabs aren't around.
Primanti's! Now THAT'S a Sandwich! With a Capital S!
It's not just a Sandwich, it is an Experience! I love that place!
Do not knock it unless you have tried it, period. Only little wit and a deplorable lack of culinary "curiosity" can excuse you if you do! It sounds atrocious, looks even worse, but, taste one. Just close your eyes and dive in. You will be converted! Trust me on this one! Would I who've shared giant deep fried scorpions with my avatar guide you a culinary amiss? (*pinkgrins*!)
But, for me, it's a Reuben. And it must be done in a double griller. Done on both sides at the same time. Must!
Done on both sides at the same time.
Doesn't that make it a "panini"?
Hi chelli! But, no, no, and no!!!! A panini is what it is, a Reuben cooked correctly, is only a correctly cooked Reuben! Besides, most "panini's" passed off today in this country are nothing more than new age subs! Some quite tasty, to be sure, but fancy subs nonetheless!
A double grilled Reuben could never be confused with a roll of lunchmeat on a cut up hero bun! (*pinkgrins*!)
I think the most perfect sandwich is the mood you are in at the time or maybe where you go. Tuna is probably one of the most perfect foods out there with no calories or fat grams and high in protein. I love a french dip sandwich but there is a drive in we go to that makes the best bacon , lettuce and tomato I ever had. I love Schlotzsky's too
My favorite sandwich would have to be a BLT.
What? Not a muffaletta or an oyster poor boy? I would kill right about now for either. They don't offer those sandwiches out here. I had one oyster poor boy at a "cajun" restaurant here that would get you killed in Lafayette for daring to serve it. We're going to have to make a trip back to the old home and stock up on some goodies.
In Vietnam, street vendors sold a lobster "sandwich" that would make your eyes roll up! It was on a kind of half flat bread, half roll looking thing, imagine one tail the length of your hand, covered in shredded and woked cabbage, and they were superb! That was a sandwich!
Everyone knows the meatloaf sandwich:
2 slices of bread or roll or sub.
a thick slice of meatloaf
mashed potatoes spreaded on
ketchup
Try different versions of it.
I approve of this sandwich ... and eat it every time I make meatloaf. My wife thinks i'm a bit weird for eating my meatloaf in sandwich form, but she'll get over it :-D
MJV, ever had 'meat cake?' Literally: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and ketchup in the shape of a layered cake. Meatloaf as the 'cake,' mashed potato 'filling' and 'icing,' and ketchup as decoration 'icing' on top.
It is so sickening, it's good.
Gotta love a PB&J! My absolute favorite is a piece of chicken breast with lettuce on wheat bread. No condiments. What the hell is mayonaise made of, anyway. It looks like semen and tastes even worse! Yeck!!!
What the hell is mayonaise made of, anyway
Real Mayonnaise is made of eggs, oil, (sometimes water as well),spices (usually salt) and maybe some lemon juice.
Miricle Whip ... who knows.
What the hell is mayonaise made of, anywayReal Mayonnaise is made of eggs, oil, (sometimes water as well),spices (usually salt) and maybe some lemon juice.
Miricle Whip ... who knows.
Probably has a lot of chemicals with strange names.
Funny, as I sit here reading this, I am eating my Subway tuna sub-with provolone, banana peppers, onions, spinach and a dash of oil.....MMM!!
I am eating my Subway tuna sub-with provolone, banana peppers, onions, spinach and a dash of oil.....MMM!!
Yeah, go ahead. Rub it in. Don't offer to share it. Just slurp it all up and rub it in...
Sigh... [bitemore waddles in direction of kitchen... maybe find sumpin' good there...]
LOL! Sorry, sitting at my desk at work..I needed nourishment! :)
Want a bite, more?
#19.2: "Want a bite, more?"
Now, that is just so clever I have to forgive you. I'll even go a step further and tell you I hope you enjoyed every "bite" more!
the most perfect food.......the Sandwich!
Silliness. The most perfect food on the planet is hands down, the beef, bean, cheese with pork green chili burrito.
The yummy cheese melts throughout the beef and beans and the pork green chili makes it hot and spicy, a wonderland of melty goodness wrapped up in foil.
Yummmy and you can hold it one hand when driving. :)
Ok sounds fair. :)
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