I’m sure there’s plenty of cock waving when it comes to which nation produces the greatest chefs in the World. Japan? Spain? The US? England? France? Denmark? To be honest, as long as I’ve got a great plate of food in front of me, I don’t really care. But one thing I’d stake my reputation on (for what it’s worth), is that when it comes to making sandwiches, the Yanks p**s all over the competition.
Us Brits may have invented the humble sarnie, but the Americans have taken it to a whole new level. Here the sandwiches are a proper meal, lots of good stuff slapped between whichever kind of bread you fancy. The fact that burgers sit in the same section on a menu kind of sets the tone. Now I’ve tasted the brave new world, I feel kind of sad when I think about the Prets and Eats I used to visit so often back home, especially as most of the really good ones come out of small independent shops and delis.
Anyway, to prove the point, I thought I’d show you the evidence by showing you a few of our favourites (excluding burgers) from the recent months. GET READY TO DROOOOOOLLLL.
The Delores from Rheas Deli
Smoked peppered turkey, spicy cranberry sauce, muenster, bacon, tomatoes, red onion, pickles, pickles jalapenos, spinach on Dutch crunch bread.
The Golden Gate Sandwich from Whole Foods
Smoked turkey, bacon, provalone cheese, avocado, tomato, spinach, sun dried tomato mayonnaise on sourdough.
Fresh crab, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, cress, lettuce, mayonnaise on sourdough
The Korean Steak Sandwich from Rhea’s Deli
Rib eye marinated in soy, garlic, honey & spices, swiss cheese, chili garlic sauce, pickled red onions & jalapenos, fresh onions, lettuce, garlic aioli on an ACME organic roll.
The Eggbert from Saul’s Deli
Organic egg salad, olive tapenade, shaved fennel, arugula (rocket) on toasted challah.
Mayoose’s CA-BLT from Ike’s Place
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go to Mama’s and get the monte cristo…
Wholeheartedly agree with this. I’ve spent many hours trying to recreate a true Yankee sandwich but the thin girl in me just won’t allow that much mayo. The most triumphant sandwich we experienced in the states was called a Monte Christo from a deli in Portland Oregon. It was a proper Club sandwich (turkey, bacon, cheese, ham, more cheese, all the sauces, salad, sauerkraut and pickles) all in Brioche style bread which is then DIPPED IN EGG BATTER AND DEEP FRIED. Oh.No.You.Di-Unt.
The guy who ordered and ate it is dead now.
But he said it was worth it.
Heh heh