Feast Your Eyes: Many layered sandwich

by Marisa McClellan, Posted Sep 8th 2008 @ 8:00AM

My father has a very carefully thought out sandwich philosophy. It goes something along the lines of, "There should be a bite of everything on a sandwich in every bite of the sandwich." It makes him nuts when we order sandwiches from a deli and the all the good stuff is piled in the middle of the bread, leaving the edges bare and forlorn.

It's no wonder, with this type of sandwich conditioning, that I am also very particular about how I make sandwiches. I plan carefully and always add an unexpected ingredient like a layer of guacamole with turkey or perfectly salted tomatoes (and only when they're in season). However, the sandwich you see above is far and away from those I make. If you include the bread, spreads and seasoning in the count, it boasts an impressive 20 layers.

Thanks to _BuBBy_ for adding such an over the top sandwich to the Slashfood Flickr pool. We salute your energy and creativity.

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Tags: 20 layer sandwich, 20LayerSandwich, Feast your eyes, FeastYourEyes, multi layer sandwich, MultiLayerSandwich

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9-08-2008 @8:58AM emdoozie said... That's an awesome piece of sandwich you have there, and me and your father should be best friends as we share the same sandwich philosophy. Though I would like to add that the mayo (or spread of choice) should also be evenly distributed throughout the bread, Man that P's me off. Also, you can't call a sandwich a "sandwich" unless stuff drips down from it when taking a bite. Hold on, did I just transition to burgers? Totally different set of requirements. Great post.

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9-08-2008 @4:28PM Rt said... Add me to the list of sandwich fanatics. My compulsion includes when I am buttering toast (or tortillas, or whatever), every bit of surface area has to be covered.

As far as multiple ingredients are concerned that is an old habit that seems to have died out (keeping the ingredients on hand may be one problem). They were called "Dagwoods" after the comic strip character who would make them for midnite snacks. A list of my faves includes:
lettuce, tomato, mayo, hard boiled egg, cheese, thinly sliced pickles, thinly sliced red onion, and more than one meat (beef tends to stand on its own but turkey/chicken, and ham/bacon make good pairs). A good Club sandwich is oddly difficult to find - easier to make at home, as is a simple BLT, fried egg, grilled cheese, or other similar simple sandwich.

Add salt and pepper at appropriate layers. You are limited only by your imagination.

And yes, it can be difficult to get a bite of. My technique is to cut the sandwich diagonally and start from a corner. Being over 6' tall provided me with large hands and mouth :)
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