August is National Sandwich Month, and I’m dying to know if there is any one particular kind of sandwich writers, poets, illustrators, and/or book bloggers prefer.
Please share your faves in the comments, and I’ll post the results next week. I want a list as big as this dagwood ☺.
Thanks! ♥
Jama's Alphabet Soup 
The Reuben. And, the good ol’ fashioned and very simple tomato sandwich on toasted bread with tons of mayo. Num!
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If I’m picking just one sandwich, it’s probably egg salad with sliced green olives in it, preferably on toast, but Pepperidge Farm white bread will do just fine either way.
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No way I can pick just one. No way. But if my life depended on it or something, I would say a Reuben. But it has to be a perfect Reuben, because that is one sandwich that can either be a culinary masterpiece or a disaster. Perfectly crispy bread and lean meat, super thinly sliced are my pet peeves.
For your general interest, my other favorites:
Cuban- this might actually be tied with the Reuben. Hmm..no..Reuben wins.
A good Club
Good, white meat, Chicken Salad
BLT
PB&J or Grilled Cheese cannot be overlooked here either.
Oh dear, I am so hungry now.
I keep having to edit this because I keep forgetting some! I will step away now. Drooling.
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For comfort food, I like grilled cheese sandwiches on white bread, served with tomato soup, of course.
When I want a fancy deli sandwich, I spread thin layers of hummus and cream cheese, then add cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, provolone, and avocado–on ciabatta bread, please, hold the mayo.
But truth be told, I’d much rather have a salad in summer. And since it’s warm here much of the year…well, there you go.
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I’m a big fan of the basics. I’ll never turn down a good grilled cheese or PB&J, and it’s even better if the PB&J is on toasted bread, or grilled. Melty PB = ♥ I’ve occasionally wanted a childhood favorite of Oscar Meyer bologna with mayo. However, I’ve enjoyed some more interesting sandwiches at various delis, bagelries, etc, like turkey with provolone and cranberry sauce.
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Tuna Melt!
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Me, too! A nice tuna melt. Yumm!
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I’m guessing you know the song “Sandwiches” i.e.
“Sandwiches are beautiful,
Sandwiches are fine
I like sandwiches,
I eat them all the time.
I’d eat them for my breakfast,
I’d eat them for my lunch
If I had a bunch of sandwiches
I’d eat them all at once!”
I would happily eat all of the sandwiches listed above. Some of my favorites:
1. BLTA (Bacon Lettuce Tomato Avocado)
2. Reuben made with red cabbage
3. Sour cream-herring and lettuce
4. Egg salad
Then again, I’m happy with baba ganjouj on lavash bread.
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Yum! We love tomato sandwiches, too, if we’re lucky enough to have garden or farm fresh tomatoes. Harriet the Spy liked tomato sandwiches, didn’t she?
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Oh, I’ve never had egg salad with green olives (must try it sometime). Interesting how everyone has little variations on their favorites.:)
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Another Reuben fan! You’re right about having to include grilled cheese and PBJ — the all time favorite comfort food sanddwiches. And I LOVE chicken salad :9!!
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Love your deli sandwich — people get so exotic with their specific breads and spreads :). Can’t say I’ve had hummus with cream cheese. New horizons to conquer!!
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Another vote for comfort food sandwiches. I’m with you on melty PB — a throwback to the The Elvis? Oh,I know what you mean about bologna with mayo as a childhood fave (has to be white bread, too).
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We always have a big stock of tuna in our house. Good choice :9!!
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I hear you! Ever had a tuna sandwich with strips of kimchee?
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Love the song (hadn’t heard it)!
Haven’t had sour cream-herring or baba banjouj. I think you west coast people are far more adventurous!!
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*laughs* I was raised strictly on wheat bread – the only time I ever had white is if I was at a friend’s house and that’s all that was available. I actually prefer the wheat, even for childhood sentimentality. 😀 I’m not counting sourdough or French bread which is, I suppose, technically “white”.
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No. Sounds super yummy, though! I do something similar. I tuck jalapeno slices (the ones in the jar) inside the tuna melt. Spicy!
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I really like ham and cheese sandwiches. But the ham must be Chinese-style ham and the cheese must be Edam cheese. 😀
Tarie
Into the Wardrobe
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I’m not a big sandwich fan and am cutting back on bread in general.
But I have fond memories of eating a kass broodje — Gouda cheese on a thick roll in the lobby of the Rotterdam Hilton. 🙂
And hummous on pita is good.
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Writers seem to have very specific likes and dislikes when it comes to sandwiches :). Not sure what you mean by Chinese-style ham.
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Wow, your sandwich comes with a specific place memory! No better seasoning than that. Love the name, too, “kass broodje.”
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Recipe for Chinese-style ham: http://tinyurl.com/mtgw5b. Hehehe.
It’s sooo good. It’s a staple for Filipino Christmas meals. 😀
Tarie
Into the Wardrobe
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Thanks, Tarie :)!! I’d like it even better if you made some for me and sent it ;). . .
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Hmmm…so hard to pick. A good ‘ol veggie sub with extra cheese. OR a tomato mozzarella sandwich. Can I vote twice? Just did, huh?
Jules
7-Imp
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Veggies all the way with you! Do you not crave hot dogs or hamburgers on the grill during the summer when others are eating such things?
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Ooops, I misspelled that. It should be kaas.
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