August List Sandwiches and July Wrapup
In August, the Tribunal will be covering South Africa’s Spatlo, Knoxville’s steamed hoagies, and the Strammer Max sandwich of Germany.
Yearly Archive: 2022
South American Sandwiches (of Northeastern Minnesota)
This mixture is intensely savory–between the tomatoes and the mushrooms and the many meats and vegetables it has about every kind of umami-producing substance in abundance.
Taiwan’s 大腸包小腸, or Small Sausage in Large Sausage
The big garlic flavor helps liven up the relative mildness of the sausages. Their sweet/sour flavor is picked up and amplified by the pickles and other garnishes
Sosis Bandari, Hot Dog Curry Sandwich of Iran
Sosis Bandari is an interesting product that developed within Iranian culture while seemingly not absorbing much that is Iranian. In essence, it has shaped a small piece of the culture around itself.
July List Sandwiches and June Wrapup
We had some good times, didn’t we June? OK, OK, I’ll admit. Your sandwiches were… not my favorite. It was interesting to learn how to make homemade phyllo pastry for stuffing into the Macedonian...
A Garden Variety Sandwich: Mississippi’s Slugburger
In 1917, a man named John Weeks moved to Corinth, Mississippi from Chicago and started doing business out of a little rolling shack he built, just big enough for a man, a pan, and a burger-selling plan.
Sweden’s Shrimp Toast, Skagen Macka
The combination is a no-brainer–creamy shrimp salad, punctuated by flavors both sunny and pungent, is separated from a buttery browned crouton of sourdough by a thin layer of lettuce.
Simit-Poğaça? No, Simit-Pogača!
A beverage is needed, as this is among the most carb-on-carby of sandwiches. Though the roll is good and the pastry is also delicious, the combination of the two can still tend a little toward the dry.
June List Sandwiches and May Wrapup
May was a busy month for Jim, who is not only doing triple duty as all three members of the titular Tribunal these days, but also triple duties as a sandwich writer here, a...
Le Sandwich Américain
It does seem essentially American in some way, though the Hamburger patty may be German in origin, the mayonnaise Spanish, the baguette French, the frites Belgian and the ketchup Asian.
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