Well, nobody really sells chow mein like this outside of a 30 mile radius or so.
Is it common to make big multi-topping sandwiches in the US?
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Well, nobody really sells chow mein like this outside of a 30 mile radius or so.
Apparently the noodles are fried until crisp then combined with savory sweet gravy and stir fried vegetables and meat. I guess they put it in a bun or wrap it in wax paper so you can grab it and take a bite.
butzopower
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That's not criteria for being a sandwich.
A physical location does not determine if something is a sandwich, you are correct.
You just eat it with a fork. It's kind of like cereal. You want some of the top ones to be nice and crispy with some sauce. Or, you can let it sit a bit and it tastes good on the backend.
butzopower
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If Europe gets to exclude the UK we get to exclude New England.
I don't know why I'm so fascinated with this. Reading around, apparently it used to be that they were actual sandwiches you could pick up and eat; served in a bun to soak up gravy and wrapped in wax paper. Then I guess the sandwich aspect became more of a novelty so now it's served more like regular chow mein with a bun on top.
Graphics Horse
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You guys never had a baguette with brie and butter?
This is the best damn sandwich I ever ate.
This is the best damn sandwich I ever ate.
charlequin
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You got a tag already, you don't need to show off.
Yeah. There were several variants from the past. I've never seen it like that, and there are only 2-3 places that make it the same as from my childhood.
It sounds pretty good actually. Almost like an ahead of it's time asian fusion dish; a lot of the "asian fusion" $15-20 a plate type places go for adding texture and layers of complexity to basic asian dishes.
CosmicQueso
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Bread with unmelted cheese is great. It isn't a sandwich.
Premium Quality
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Going back through this thread, the Toast Sandwich is easily the worst strugglewich. I feel bad for Brits.
Shadax the wizard
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BadAss2961
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This isn't uncommon in the US. Soup and sandwich, a nice simple comfort meal.So today we had some classic Swedish hot sandwiches. Cheese and ham on white sea salt bread. Served with delicious broccoli soup. It always feels weird to have sandwiches as an actual meal as opposed to a tiny snack, but it's nice for some variety.
I'm pretty sure there are way more Americans being incredulous at the concept of breakfast sandwiches than Europeans insulting American cuisine.
I've had the same thing as a ham and cheese panini with cream of broccoli soup.
So this was my evening snack. Some bread and cheese. I put one green leaf on each to reach 2 topping tier to please ya'll. I'm washing it down with my Brecken the Habit Smoothie - For healthier life choices ™
This is acceptable since it's an open faced snack. Had you tried to make a regular sandwich of it, i'd think of it as a classy strugglewich.
I'd add tomato and probably some sort of oil or vinaigrette on that bitch.
ThreePiMatt
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If the only topping is cheese it should go on a cracker, not a piece of bread.
Euhm... in France at least, bread is the de facto way to eat good cheese.
But that isn't a sandwich.
It's an open-faced sandwich
GoutPatrol
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You can't put an onion roll in that?
what is this?
Ivan Amiibo
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ramen grilled cheese
cpp_is_king
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There's a food truck in Silicon Valley that makes these korean sandwiches where the bread is a rice patty. They're fucking good, if anyone is ever around try to find out where Koja Kitchen is gonna be that day.
Last night we ate at their b&m restaurant in San Jose - good stuff.There's a food truck in Silicon Valley that makes these korean sandwiches where the bread is a rice patty. They're fucking good, if anyone is ever around try to find out where Koja Kitchen is gonna be that day.
SHORT RIB BOWL
korean bbq short rib(kalbi), kimchi, masago, katsu aioli, green onions, fried shallots, sesame seeds
KAMIKAZE FRIES
crisscut waffle fries, minced korean bbq beef, kimchi, japanese
mayo, red sauce, green onions
cpp_is_king
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TIL they have a B&M store in San Jose. I know what I'm doing this weekend.
unholyrevenger72
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nah, that's a spinach and mushroom melt, Grilled Cheese is just bread and Cheese.
only a mere peasant would think a proper grill cheese is simply bread and cheese
that's like saying adding jalapenos to your grilled cheese makes it a jalapeno melt lol
BassForever
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So is this sandwich OT now? Just had a stop and shop roast beef and cheese sandwich, was okay got the job done for $5.
I remember killing this in Bloodborne.
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Reason number whatever that we have such a huge obesity problem in the US.
CosmicQueso
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So I had one of these today. The glorious, perfect, sublime Godmother from Bay Cities in Santa Monica, CA.
Genoa salami, mortadella coppacola, ham, prosciutto, provolone. With or without the works of giardiniera, lettuce, mustard, tomatoes and onion. On perfect bread.
The line starts getting going at 10:30 or so, and by noon fifteen it's a zoo.
It's perfection.
So next time you're in LA. Get to Bay Cities, try The Godmother, and then tell me you're perfectly happy with your cheese on bread.
Genoa salami, mortadella coppacola, ham, prosciutto, provolone. With or without the works of giardiniera, lettuce, mustard, tomatoes and onion. On perfect bread.
The line starts getting going at 10:30 or so, and by noon fifteen it's a zoo.
It's perfection.
So next time you're in LA. Get to Bay Cities, try The Godmother, and then tell me you're perfectly happy with your cheese on bread.
ZackieChan
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So I had one of these today. The glorious, perfect, sublime Godmother from Bay Cities in Santa Monica, CA.
Genoa salami, mortadella coppacola, ham, prosciutto, provolone. With or without the works of giardiniera, lettuce, mustard, tomatoes and onion. On perfect bread.
The line starts getting going at 10:30 or so, and by noon fifteen it's a zoo.
It's perfection.
So next time you're in LA. Get to Bay Cities, try The Godmother, and then tell me you're perfectly happy with your cheese on bread.
That looks great. Definitely going when I'm in LA again in March.
As someone whose only sandwiches growing up were peanut butter and jelly, ham and cheese, grilled cheese, or philly cheese steak this thread has kind of opened my eyes to what I have been missing. Too bad I now live in a land where sandwiches aren't served anywhere and cheese, bread and sandwich meat are both difficult to find and incredibly expensive. Thanks to this thread I have an overwhelming urge to go on a glorious sandwich tasting journey of discovery but lack any means to do so... This sucks.
ZackieChan
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So you're actually sub-struggwich? Where is this sandwich dystopia located?
Japan.
Where are you and what do you people eat?
Edit: Oh I see Japan. This is why Japan is so weird. No sandwiches.
But you have tonkatsu sandwiches over there!
Well yes but that's a far cry from some of the stuff I've seen in here and the bread quality on those sandwiches is absolutely horrible. Might as well just get some katsudon instead.
True. I'm just salty the tonkatsu sandwich isn't really a thing here.
Atomic Airplanes
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This thread is hilarious!
Dude, Primanti brothers all the way
They don't have enough food to put on their bread so their sandwiches evolved differently than ours. Hell, they don't even have tops sometimes it seems!
Meanwhile, in Pittsburgh:
Dude, Primanti brothers all the way
ZackieChan
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People think Subway in America is sad. They haven't seen the true dread of a Japanese Subway sandwich. Horrifying.
neurosisxeno
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If only those heathens would tessellate their damn cheese...
I avoid the aneurysm inducing act by just getting the shredded cheddar and having them toast it.
ZackieChan
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It's more the sparseness of the meat that kills me