Let's talk about sandwiches, starting with the historical legacy of a famous English Dude who made Time Magazine's Man of the year in 1762.
Yes, I know the Earl had no part in the invention of the Blue Bunny Neapolitan ICS but surely you know that historians love to tell lies whenever it suits their evil plans, and I am no better than any of them. This week I plan on writing about sandwiches. There probably will be
no way I will do less than a splendid job (first lie), but here goes. Did you know the Earl of Sandwich won Time Magazine's Man of the year award in 1762? Well, he did.
The 4th Earl of Sandwich – was actually a guy named John Montagu. He lived in the village of Sandwich (duh) in Kent, which is in England. One would think his family crest would at least contain a bologna sandwich or a PB&J, but it doesn't.
According to the story I read, John was a big card player, so much so that he got really hungry one night while looking for a ten of diamonds on the river to fill out a straight flush and, rather than go all in before taking a break, he had a minion wrap a crust of bread around a slice of sweet and sour sauced bologna and the Sandwich was invented.
We all know I am a regionally acknowledged eater and as far as sandwiches go, I love them. I like pan seared, thick sliced bologna
I like Spam
I like Ham.
I like PB & Raisin
I like BLTs
I like
Grilled Cheese
I like sliced Pork on a bun, prepared in the manner of Ms. LenLew's Beer Joint when they were just north of the 82/45 Crossroads
I never met a Cuban I didn't love.
Or a fish stick
Let's not forget Steak Fingers
Or Meatball
Loose Meat
Brisket? Sure!
Chicken Salad
So, I have a question for you guys. When someone says "Sandwich" what comes to your mind?
11 comments:
My favorites are a steak sandwich from the MS beef association booth at the State Fair, a good pub burger, or a sweet BBQ brisket.
Wonderful array of fine eats.
I have dined at the good Earl's sandwich shop at Disney Springs any number of times. He did/does good work.
My top 5 sandwiches are grilled cheese with any type of soup. Gyros. Reubens. Fried bologna. And a cheeseburger fried in cast iron. Honorable mention for Bahn Mi and a French dip.
After looking thru those, I've never been so dang hungry.
There was a sandwich at Old Tyme called Capital City sandwich. bread, meat, cheese, shredded lettuce, thousand island dressing on top, open face. Never been able to recreate it correctly
You've got to add the genuine N'awlins muffuletta on a 9" round of fresh baked Italian bread topped with sesame seeds and filled with salami, ham, mortadella, mozzarella, Swiss, and olive salad, served very warm.
Debris Sandwich, gyros, spaghetti sandwich, Inez burger, Travis special (ccj), muffulettas, pig ear, slug burgers, Mississippi crock pot roast beef, damn near every sandwich at Old Tyme deli, and Swensen grilled cheese bacon and tomato are all notable too. Great work PB/KF now I’m hungry.
I enjoyed Backyard Burgers fresh, but they departed. If I've recently mesquite smoked a pork shoulder butt, I like to dip a grilled cheese in Chili Verde made with roasted poblano chilis, roasted tomatillos, three bunches of chopped cilantro and pulled pork.
LenLew's? Wow. That's a place I haven't thought of in years.
Big fan of a pot roast style roast beef po-boy, Cuban, a good club and a Double-Good (battered and fried burger, for those not in the know.) But the best ever was the open face Reuben Sandwich at the Olde Tyme Deli. Miss that place.
It should be illegal to post that many pictures of delicious sandwiches
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