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Chicken Schnitzel

Wikipedia’s list of sandwiches says this about the schnitzel sandwich, “A sandwich of crumbed, pan-fried chicken fillet, on buttered bread, with shredded iceberg lettuce and mayonnaise” marking it as Australian. Perhaps I’m un-Australian then, because...

Carrozza, fresh mozzarella, with crust 1

Mozzarella in Carrozza

Carrozza, short for Mozzarella in Carrozza, is a type of pan fried cheese sandwich. At first glance, it appears to be nothing more than a slightly-less-healthy take on the grilled cheese. But, as I...

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Hemp and Honey

  Because I live in Australia, I didn’t eat this sourdough toast with butter, honey and a thick layer of hemp seeds. I only put it on my skin. But I can tell you...

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Democracy Sausage, or not.

Here, elections are held on a Saturday, and polling places are often local schools. The P&C committees see the arrival of community members on the school grounds as a perfect opportunity for fundraising. With...

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Beirute by way of Brazil

According to the Wikipedia List of Sandwiches (all hail), the Beirute is “Melted cheese, sliced fresh tomatoes, lettuce leaves, sliced ham on Arab bread” and gives the origin as Brazil. That’s not much to...

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Let’s Get Stupid: Hamdog

Hamdog is many things to many people. Hamdog is a mystery wrapped in a conundrum, buried inside a cured smoked emulsion of meat and fat, engulfed in yet more meat, drowned in chili and covered...

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Har Cheong Gai Burger

In the 2 years we’ve been doing this, I’ve gotten pretty great at making sandwiches. Eating them, well, I’ve always been aces there but these days I am a true pro. Sadly, for someone...

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Springfield’s Horseshoe

When my family moved from Central Illinois to Chicago many years ago, we moved into a neighborhood in which, within a few blocks, we had examples of the cuisine of Korea, Colombia, the Phillipines, Thailand,...

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Hamburger With the Lot

So, I grew up here. In Australia. In Canberra, specifically. Many things have changed in my city in the last 47 years. Australian cities are typically divided up into suburbs, each with their own...