Miami’s Frita Cubana
The beef-and-pork patty brings to mind chorizo while the sauce hits sweet, sour, and savory notes, again paprika-forward, while the shoestring potatoes are crisp and salty and fun to bite into.
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Broodje Haring, or As Close As I Can Get
It was perhaps the plainest of the herring types I tried with this sandwich but good for all that, something that would taste great on some buttered brown bread or simply speared with a toothpick from the jar.
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.
“True Viking Grease”–The Danish Bøfsandwich
The Danish bøfsandwich first came to my attention only a couple months ago, courtesy of Chicago Cicerone, beer judge, and Twitter friend Jenny Pfäfflin. She sent me a message one day just to let...
Hungary’s Fatty Bread
Paprika is commonly associated with Hungary–many of Hungary’s iconic dishes feature the spice–Chicken Paprikash naturally, but also Gulyás (Goulash), Pörkölt, Lecsó (Hungarian ratatouille), and many others. In fact the word Paprika itself is a...
The New England Steak Bomb
I grew up thinking that a Philly Cheesesteak had green peppers in it. It’s not all that rare to find something called a Philly cheesesteak on menus in the midwest–however, they usually turn out...
A Sloppy Joe For The Rest Of Us
This probably won’t come as a shock to those of you who read the Tribunal regularly, but most of the time I have no idea what I’m doing. I know I’m going to write...
An Actual Larry David Sandwich
Curb Your Enthusiasm is… an acquired taste, I think. I find it funny in bits and pieces, but overall, I don’t watch much of it. Something about watching a guy make an ass of himself...
Cheesesteak – a Good Sandwich with a Bad Reputation
Cheesesteaks. I remember them on the menu of seemingly every tavern and family restaurant growing up, and I remember not caring too much for them. Maybe it was the inconsistency of the meat, which could...
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