"sandwich day" news and stories

Well, we waited as long as we could, and we finally get to bring the last of the sandwiches from our readers. It's been a fabulous feast of sandwiches all day long and we certainly couldn't have done Sandwich Day without our readers. Heck, we wouldn't have Slashfood without our readers, so thank you all!

Kochtopf throws together a Spain-meets-Italy sandwich from things in the fridge, but there's no bread! While the rest of us might run out to the store to grab a loaf, Kochtopf bakes an olive ciabatta!

For The Ultimate Tuna Melt, Heather uses a naturally leavened 7-grain bread topped with smoked albacore tuna, strips of aged sharp cheddar cheese, then places it under the broiler until the cheese is bubbling hot.

Brit Ben of BigStrong needs to represent for the country that invented the sandwich. Smoked Salmon with Wasabi Egg Mayonnaise is made by grating hard-boiled eggs into mayonnaise mixed wtih wasabi, then spreading it over slices of smoked salmon on buttered bread. A Brie, Salami and Avocado Toasted Panini is made by splitting bread ad layering it with salami, slices of brie and avocado. Season liberally, then grill in a panini press.

Slashfoodie Meg cuts a whole-wheat pita bread in half, spread peanut butter inside, sprinkles in a handful of raisins, then stuffs them alfalfa sprouts.

My favorite Aussie "Augustus Gloop" of blog Grab Your Fork makes a simple sandwich of fresh tomatoes, basil and cheese on French bread.

C is for Cooking, but B is for burgers, and Jeff goes to Mr. Bartley's Burger Cottage and eats a medium-rare cheeseburger with onions and a side o' onion rings.

I have fond memories of the classic Club Sandwich. I would sit patiently in the clubhouse doing homework while my Mom played out her tennis game, then share a sandwich with her, quietly pulling it all apart while watching her and her all-white-clad lady friends chatter on about life.

See, that was what I had to do -- pull the sandwich apart because the double-decker is too big to eat like a normal sandwich. Today, I still have the same problem, and wonder why the sandwich was built this way in the first place when it will eventually have to be dismantled into one regular sandwich and one open face sandwich.

The question will remain unanswered, and we certainly can't change a classic. Or can we? Though the Club sandwich is typically made with turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes on toasted white bread with mayo, I recently had a Salmon Club sandwich on grilled sourdough. It was delicious, though I still ended up eating half of it with a fork.

Here's some Sandwich Day content just for the kids. Jif, one of the most popular peanut butter manufacturers in the US, is holding their annual Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich contest. It challenges kids ages 6-12 to come up with an original peanut butter recipe that is creative, nutritionally balanced, attractive and easy to make. As a benchmark, last year's winner was a Peanutty Pretty Pita Purse made by a 7 year old girl named Shannon and included creamy peanut butter, a whole wheat pita, strawberry banana yogurt and fresh strawberries and bananas. The year before, a slightly more grown-up sounding Thai Peanut Butter Chicken Wrap was the winner. Win or lose, it's a fun way to get your child thinking about food and experimenting with appearances and flavors. If you win, however, the grand prize is a $25,000 scholarship fund and four runners-up get $2,500 scholarships.

The deadline for submission, which must be done by a parent or legal guardian, is November 15, 2006.

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You can never run out of variations on a sandwich, right? Right, so we've got even more sandwiches submitted by our fabulous Slashfood readers. Sit back, loosen that belt, and dig in.

We don't know how she can stay a Skinny Epicurean, but Mia does, even with an Omelette and Cheese Sandwich that sounds simple, but looks delicious.

A Few of My Favourites has a Spring Steak Sandwich

Reader Eric shares the happiest sandwich ever made, a Cajun Jam sandwich made with "Queen of the Pantry" Spicy Onion Jam, Boar's Head Cajun Smoked Turkey, Wisconsin sharp cheddar, hot mustard, lettuce, and tomato, all on fresh toasted white bread.

Did someone say a sandwich had to have bread? Not according to Art to Eat, who makes a Deconstructed BLT, or a Lo-Carb Version (if you're into that stuff).

Joe and I already have beef about this (pun absolutely intended). The guy absolutely loves banh mi, the Vietnamese version of a hoagie -- a French roll stuffed with grilled meat (Vietnamese meatballs, grilled chicken, beef, pork, or other choice cuts of animal), julienned cucumbers, lightly pickled carrots and daikon, and a few condiments. I, on the other hand, am not fond of Vietnamese cuisine to begin with, and found the banh mi I tried at Pho 99 in Los Angeles to be a somewhat strange juxtaposition of cuisines. To be quite honest, it seems sort of plain for as much hype as it gets. I'd just rather eat those same ingredients, mixed with rice noodles, out of a bowl. Am I missing something, Joe??

I will concede to the fact that banh mi tend to be very inexpensive, though I find it hard to comprehend that Joe spent $12 on his at 5 Ninth. That's a lot of money for any sandwich, banh mi or otherwise.