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Describe... with words, no pictures... the perfect sandwich.

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Describe... with words, no pictures... the perfect sandwich.

Me: So many possibilities, but here goes...

Hot pastrami (and lots of it), meunster cheese (lots of that, too), onions, pickles, stoneground mustard, creamy horshradish sauce, on thick sourdough... grilled to be all melty.
 
Grilled sourdough or bolilllo with spicy shredded pork, little mayo, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, avacado, and a couple jalepenos.
 
Hot, freshly cut corned beef on rye bread with brown mustard mixed with a tad of horseradish.

Exactly like the kind ya usta get at the many Irish Pubs in The Big Apple.
 
Hmm cant give just one so here are a few.

1.Leftover turkey (not slices from a deli), stuffing, mayonaise, mustard, lettuce, cranberrry sauce (the one with actual cranberries not just the jelly) salt, pepper on white bread.

2. Leftover roast pork, mayonaise, mustard, bacon, tomato, iceberg lettuce, salt, pepper on pumpernickel, heated in toaster overn.

3. Black forest ham, mayonaise, dijon mustard, lettuce, mild cheddar, tomato, salt, pêpper on sourdough rye, heated in toaster oven.

4. Sunnyside up egg, bacon, kraft cheese slice on toasted english muffin. With a pot of tea.

*edit forgot my vegetarian sandwich for thos einto that kind fo thing.*

5. Pear sliced thin, brie, sourdough rye, toasted in toaster oven.
 
Lots of corned beef
Muenster and provologne cheese

interlace the sandwich, one slice of meat, one slice of cheese, another slice of meat, another slice of cheese, etc

inglehoffer brand stoneground mustard, extra spicy

lettuce, tomato, and a small bit of onion

Rye sour dough bread

all smooshed together and toasted in a waffle iron on low heat to acquire a crusty texture

a single pickle on the side along with home made potato chips
 
There are a few possibilities.

One for me:

Chicken (however you may like it, I like it in many different ways), bacon, American cheese, and **** greens.

Greens suck.

Also, the typical reuben is noice.

Finally, ham, cheese, and a toasted onion roll.

Lessons to learn: onion rolls are really good

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Los onion rolls...
 
sliced rib eye steak, white American cheese, grilled onions and Hatch green chiles on marbled rye. Oh, and portobello mushrooms.
 
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Sorry... I just couldnt help myself. :2razz:
 
Well, it starts with two perfectly pristine white pieces of wonder bread, so soft and smooshy that you could roll them up into little rubbery balls. Add to that, precisely two pieces of Oscar Meyer bologna, but not before slavering the wonder bread with so much best foods mayonnaise that big globs of the stuff drips all over one's shirt on the first bite.




oh, wait a minute. You said MY perfect sandwich, and not the ****ing thing I got in my lunch box every day between 1960 and 1967.


never mind
 
Gardener said:
Well, it starts with two perfectly pristine white pieces of wonder bread, so soft and smooshy that you could roll them up into little rubbery balls. Add to that, precisely two pieces of Oscar Meyer bologna, but not before slavering the wonder bread with so much best foods mayonnaise that big globs of the stuff drips all over one's shirt on the first bite.




oh, wait a minute. You said MY perfect sandwich, and not the ****ing thing I got in my lunch box every day between 1960 and 1967.


never mind
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The words "perfect" and "Wonder bread" are mutually exclusive. :2razz:
 
Every day at lunch, I get the same exact sandwich from my college's cafeteria. Italian bread, or a spinach wrap if they're out, with ham, bacon, swiss, and cheddar on it. Toasted.

It's not what I would call perfect, but it's pretty damn close.
 
Oh...forgetting for a moment that the Eagles play there...Philadelphia has a sandwich with its name as part of it...

...that I crave during the summer months.

The Philly Cheese Steak is one of the modern wonders of the world.

Lightly sauted onions and green bell pepper slices; very thinly sliced eye round; melted Velveeta or Cheez Wizz...served in a grill-heated fresh hero bun.

Actually, Philadelphia stole it from the Greek gods...who called it Ambrosia.
 
radcen said:
Describe... with words, no pictures... the perfect sandwich.

Me: So many possibilities, but here goes...

Hot pastrami (and lots of it), meunster cheese (lots of that, too), onions, pickles, stoneground mustard, creamy horshradish sauce, on thick sourdough... grilled to be all melty.
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That sounds really good.

One of my favorites isn't anything fancy. It's just toasted bread (sliced loaf bread, white) with some mayo, with a scrambled egg and either bacon or sausage. Maybe a little crisp lettuce, possibly a slice of tomato. My love for the bacon-and-egg sammich is mainly because my Mom used to make them for me for breakfast when I was a young fellow.
 
radcen said:
I've had some that were horrible, and I've had some that were awesome. There seems to be no such thing as a "meh" Monte Cristo.
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my spelling bad...I've only seen one eaten and praised.
 
Picture this, you walk into the deli and there is a line to order. You're about 20 people back and thinking it might not be worth it but then you notice that everyone at every table has their mouth full and they look SERIOUS about what they're eating. You figure you'll stick it out to see what has everyone so focused.

You move up a few spots in line and now you can see half a dozen prime ribs roasting on spits. There is a flurry of activity behind the counter too as the guys with white paper hats are slicing meat like crazy and bakers are running tray after tray of Kaiser rolls and onion rolls out to the line. The pace is absolutely frenetic!

Once you get a little closer you can smell the pepper and a hint of garlic from the beef and the aroma of fresh baked bread is starting to make your mouth water.

Now you're in order range. You're listening and people aren't even saying what kind of sandwich they want. All they're saying is "On a Kaiser" or "on an onion". The order taker doesn't even look at them because she's scribbling down orders so fast. She just kind of grunts "next!".

Now you're at the order window and decide to just go with the flow so you say "On and onion!". You pick up the plastic tray, grab a couple of napkins and slide along with the line. At the next window a hand reaches out and puts a plastic plate on your tray. On the plate is your sandwich and a dill pickle spear. There is a little steam coming off the sandwich.

You pay and find a table. Now you can finally pay attention to your sandwich.

Your sandwich looks pretty plain. It's just an onion roll with a stack of roast beef. There's no lettuce or tomato or fries or anything else. Just the sandwich sliced in half with a couple of toothpicks sticking out the top and a pickle spear on the side. Granted, it's a pretty generous stack of roast beef but still...Anyway, you decide to dig in and find out what's so fascinating about this sandwich that nobody even speaks about it.

The first thing you notice is that the bottom of the bun is soaked. You instantly have warm roast beef juice (not splashed on au jus) running down your forearm. The steam from the meat is also starting to tickle your nose and you have to take a bite before it gets too messy. The first thing that hits your tongue is the juicy bun. The bread has absorbed the seasoning and the drippings from the beef but it's held up well so the effect is like having your tongue gently brushed with rich beef gravy. As the bun gently dissolves on your tongue you get your first taste of the beef and it's not just good, it's PERFECT! The first slice of beef hits your tongue and you realize that you barely even need to chew. There is just enough salt and pepper to open your taste buds and a hint of garlic. The beef melts, layer by layer, on your tongue like a pad of butter and at the end there is a little tang from the toasted onion on the roll. Your eyes kind of glaze over and your breathing gets heavy. You don't swallow because the taste is so overwhelming and now you understand why the place is so quiet...and why the line is out the door.
 
My girlfriends homemade bread fresh out of the oven.

Sliced tomatoes fresh from the garden
Thin slice of Cheshire cheese
Touch of salt and pepper.

Simple and satisfying.
 
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