Or, the not so humble sandwich. I have here on my plate a sandwich of roast beef, cambozola cheese and arugula, on potato bread. A moment of reverence for this divine combination, please.
In the image you see the Vietnamese classic, a banh mi. Variations abound, but start with a good crusty French roll (Vietnam was colonised by the French for awhile, and has glorious bread). Then you’ll want mayonnaise, soy sauce, sliced meat, sliced cucumber, cilantro and jalapeno slices. Maybe some daikon, pickled vegetables, sliced onion. Leaves of whatever lettuce you have handy. You get the picture. Eat it with a Vietnamese beer – the county was also colonised by the Germans for a period.
Reuben sandwiches are a heavenly combination of toasted rye bread, pastrami and sauerkraut. So simple, so crunchy, and almost a balanced meal – carbs, protein and a vegetable.
Cheater’s toasted cheese sandwich – make toast in the toaster. Put some sliced cheese in between. Microwave for, hm, start with twenty seconds and expect one or two more ten second bursts. It depends on the bread, the cheese and the microwave.
Now it’s your turn. Sing for us the praises of your favourite sandwich, and tell us what’s in it.
Lurkers, do please join us.
