The Taco: Not Really a Sandwich. Or Is It?
Taco does not currently appear on the Wikipedia List of Sandwiches. It was listed there in the past for a brief period. Back around late 2014 or early 2015, when I realized that this...
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Back Home, We Just Call Them Maid-Rites
Tavern sandwiches are on the List for this month. I’ve eaten at many a tavern in my day, and had my own ideas about what might constitute a tavern sandwich. Imagine my surprise, then,...
August List Sandwiches and July Wrapup
August is a special month for the Sandwich Tribunal. Five years ago in August, we began our “five year mission” to eat all the sandwiches, and August 21st will mark the 5 year anniversary...
What is a Steakburger?
There are plenty of burgers out there that could claim the name of steakburger. Every steakhouse in Chicago’s ritzy River North neighborhood offers a burger, many of them made from fancy grass-fed or dry-aged...
July List Sandwiches and June Wrapup
Welcome to July, sandwich friends! A new month is upon us, and a new set of sandwiches awaits our exploration! First, though, let’s take a look back at what we covered in June. June...
The St. Paul Sandwich of St. Louis
In 2002, PBS aired a documentary by Rick Sebak of WQED in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, called Sandwiches You Will Like. This may not mark the absolute beginning of what would become the Sandwich Tribunal–it would...
Greek Souvlaki
Souvlaki is a Greek word, the diminutive form of souvla, or spit, like the spit used to roast a whole animal. Thus the word souvlaki refers skewers, or to the small chunks of meat,...
All-American S’Mores
Sleeping on the ground. Hiking in the rain. Sitting around a fire, too hot on on side and too cold on the other. Camping has its charms, but also its many drawbacks. If you...
Swedish Smörgåstårta
Another sandwich cake! *shudder* We wrote about sandwich cakes back in December, those nightmares of mid-Century Americana that haunted many a cookbook and family gathering of the upper Midwest 50 years ago or more....
Sliders? Or Just Tiny Burgers?
Sliders I don’t recall when I first became aware of the term “sliders” as a reference to White Castle burgers. Certainly it was before the TV show of the same name debuted, as I...
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