The Sarnie thread

[SuperBacon]

I couldn't pop this in the cookery thread as well it involves no cooking, but I am sandwich obsessed at the moment.

I remember in the General Election run up when everyone laughed at Sunak for saying his favourite food was sandwiches thinking "Yeah, well what's funny about that?"

Sandwiches are elite.

All I want at the moment is a sarnie so for dinner tonight I had honey roast ham, pastrami, english mustard in a lovely fresh baguette from the bakery. 

Not gonna win any beauty awards but my god it was good (don't worry I spread the butter and mustard more evenly after the pic)

There is a trend at the moment for massive sandwiches which look like you can't actually eat them, and I must say this does intrigue me and there is a cafe in Southampton I've got my eye on, but you have to queue for approx 20 minutes at the mo so sod that!

I'd love to go through this lot to be honest (there's a hot dog one too)

A task for 2025 perhaps. 

I'm loving a bit of tuna mayonnaise at the moment as well, with some spring onion in the mix as that's another obsession of mine.

So, what you having in your sandwich? 

I wonder how long it'll be before we argue about just what is a sandwich

[FLips]

Hot Dog.

[SuperBacon]

6 minutes ago, FLips said:

Hot Dog.

Jumping frog.

What you having on it?

[Cousin Jim Bob]

If I have the time I do love making a tuna melt. I usually add some sliced jalapenos and sriracha to it as well to give it a wallop. My favourite when I don't have time is corned beef in cheap white bread with half a pack of ready salted crisps crushed into it. I use loads of butter and Colmans mustard as well. Takes me back to my student days.

 

From your list I would love to learn how to make a decent Banh Mi. There was a place in Liverpool in one of the food markets we always used to go to that made god tier ones.

[SuperBacon]

14 minutes ago, Cousin Jim Bob said:

usually add some sliced jalapenos

Yep, jalapenos go in my tuna mayonnaise as well. Such a great staple.

[johnnyboy]

Jon Favreau in Chef got me into Cuban sandwiches, I just have them without the pickles.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

I have extra pickles Sloop John B so we are balancing it out nicely. 

I love both the Croques so much, hence the blood pressure medication as mentioned in the Jesus Christ thread. 

[Thunderplex]

 

1 hour ago, johnnyboy said:

Jon Favreau in Chef got me into Cuban sandwiches, I just have them without the pickles.

Had the best one in the Four Points hotel in Orlando.  Wasn’t looking forward to it as hotel food is normally shite, but this is still the best sandwich I’ve ever had.  Tried to make it myself and it’s been great, but not this great.

[wordsfromlee]

I think about the Philly Cheesesteak from Fat Pat’s in Manchester every single day of my life. It’s one of the greatest thing I’ve ever eaten in general. 
 

Fuck sake, I want one now. 

[Carbomb]

There's a good little YouTube channel called Sandwiches of History - the guy digs up old sandwich recipes and recreates them. Some of them are intriguing, some outright revolting-sounding.

I love sandwiches, and a good one can rescue an annoying day for me. On occasion, will splash out for a Subway foot-long, usually Southwest cheese steak, but a chicken and bacon melt with meatball sauce is also amazing.

One of the nicest ones I ever made for myself was Stilton, chicken, caramelised onions, Dijon mustard, and mayo, on multi-grain seeded bread.

[cobra_gordo]

My current favourite sandwich is one of the Metro Rolls from Aldi, the rip off subway rolls, sliced length ways, southern fried chicken, mayo on the top, mustard on the bottom (dijon or whole grain) and then as many sliced gherkins as I can fit. I roll them up tight in some baking paper to be fancy and the few times I've taken one to work my boss always asks me to make him one next time, which I won't.

[SuperBacon]

16 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

One of the nicest ones I ever made for myself was Stilton, chicken, caramelised onions, Dijon mustard, and mayo, on multi-grain seeded bread.

That sounds wonderful and I hate Stilton!

2 minutes ago, cobra_gordo said:

the few times I've taken one to work my boss always asks me to make him one next time, which I won't.

Don't give him one, sell him one. 

[The Gaffer]

If you're into tuna in a sandwich try it with just brown sauce, mature cheddar, and a sprinkle of pepper. It's a savoury smash. Lived off this sandwich when I was a student. 

Bonus heart points for buttering the outside of the bread too before chucking it under the grill. 

Tuna's gotta be sunflower oil, too. Don't fuck about with brine. It just makes the sandwich taste like saltwater. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by The Gaffer
Added an important brine declaration.

[Cousin Jim Bob]

38 minutes ago, The Gaffer said:

If you're into tuna in a sandwich try it with just brown sauce, mature cheddar, and a sprinkle of pepper. It's a savoury smash. Lived off this sandwich when I was a student. 

Bonus heart points for buttering the outside of the bread too before chucking it under the grill. 

Tuna's gotta be sunflower oil, too. Don't fuck about with brine. It just makes the sandwich taste like saltwater. 

 

Yeah sunflower oil all the time for me. If it's a sandwich I gotta use tinned tuna steak too. I don't mind tuna chunks if they are going in something like a pasta bake but not for sarnies.

[Bus Surfer]

Sarnie fillings aside. Crusty, hard, bread/baguette rolls are an instant no from me. Too much chewing, effort and inevitable jaw ache. I can't recall ever enjoying eating one and even thinking about it is making feel tired. 

 

Fried bacon, fried egg, brown sauce on buttered white soft roll. 

Edited December 6, 2024 by Bus Surfer
Crust