Monthly Archive: October 2017

Mother-in-law 0

Chicago’s Mother-in-law

Search the internet for mentions of Chicago’s Mother-in-law sandwich, a cheap mass-produced tamale on a bun with chili, and the results you find will likely mention one of two different places (or both of...

Mortadella with mostarda and arugula 0

Mortadella Sandwiches

Like the Montreal-style smoked meat we’ve covered this month, Mortadella bears great similarities to another more familiar product. This time, it’s bologna. Like bologna, Mortadella is a forcemeat, or an emulsion of very finely...

Smoked meat sandwich from Schwartz's 3

Smoked Meat in Montreal

A Montreal-style smoked meat sandwich is… Well, it’s a pastrami on rye. That’s minimizing of course. It’s a cured smoked piece of beef similar to pastrami, though the spice rub used is different (they...