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Sandwich musings

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

Over the past year or so, I’ve had some interesting sandwiches, and here they are collected in one blog post:

The Fat Magnum at Fat Sandwich Company. Please don’t tell me how many calories are in this sandwich, because I’ve now eaten it … twice. It is an eight-inch roll with a double cheeseburger, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, bacon, eggs, french fries, mayo and ketchup. Despite an unlikely combination of ingredients, it’s actually really good, especially with a beer.

The Bobbie at Capriotti’s. I received a coupon in the mail to try it, which was a good idea since I don’t know if I would have spent money on a sandwich that came with turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing, but boy, was I pleasantly surprised. I usually don’t mix sweet and salty, but the flavors in this popular item were perfectly balanced, and I definitely would recommend it to anyone.

The Aloha Slider at Fit Fresh Cuisine. Again, here’s my hesitation of combining sweet and salty–this burger had a slice of pineapple on it, plus a slightly spicy sauce.  But it was delivered to me while I was a judge for Taste of Madison, and I was impressed. The nice kick that you get as you bite in sealed the deal for me. (You still won’t catch me adding pineapple to pizza, though.)

50 notable sandwiches

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

Reading the Sandwich: A Global History list of 50 Notable Sandwiches got me really hungry. From Bahn Mi to cheesesteak to reuben, to sandwiches I’ve never heard of (e.g. bauru, which is a combination of three cheeses melted in a double-broiler  with roast beef, tomato and gherkins in a French roll).

However, I was surprised more obvious sandwiches such as the Cuban, French Dip, pulled pork and hamburger weren’t included. Meanwhile, Vanda Pav (deep-fried spiced mashed potato patties in a bun) and Francesinha (a “wet croque-monsieur”) made it.

What do you think about this list? Are there other sandwiches from this country and others that should have been included?

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