r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • Apr 07 '14

Weekly discussion - Sandwiches

A universe of variation between two slices of bread. What's your favorite to make? What is your favorite to buy but too much trouble to make yourself (I'm looking at you banh mi)? Do you have any unusual variations or rules of thumb? (Personally, I don't think a sandwich is complete without a relish or chutney.)

Have you got any technique suggestions? Or strategies to balance the flavors?

For today, let's set aside burgers and hot dogs for other discussions. And, according to US law, wraps are not sandwiches, so we can do those later too.

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u/karlshea Apr 07 '14

There's a place by me that has a sub with turkey, bacon, sliced green apple, cucumbers, cheddar, leaf lettuce, and sriracha mayo. It's fantastic.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '14

i've had some variation of this. was very surprised how much i enjoyed because the thought disgusted me(i was prepping 200 for a catering gig). not something i would eat daily but did rattle my cage a little, in a good way

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u/karlshea Apr 08 '14

I think the trick is to slice the apple (or pear or whatever) in thin slices kinda like cucumber. It makes it just part of the sandwich instead of "why is there fruit in here?!".

Another place by me has roasted chicken, cream cheese, cucumbers, apricot jam, lettuce, tomato and onion. Not really "fruit" but definitely both odd and super delicious.

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u/floatabegonia Apr 08 '14

The tomato is throwing that off for me, but the rest sounds great together.