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To mark British Sandwich Week (May 12-18) we’ve rounded up our favourite sandwiches from around the world.
cubaTo mark British Sandwich Week recently we rounded up our favourite sandwiches from around the world.
Our featured image (by joo0ey) is of The Reuben, the speciality of Katz’s Delicatessen in New York but our first picture – one of the UK’s most favourite sandwiches – needs little introduction…
Chip Butty, United Kingdom
The Chip Butty – chips, bread, ketchup, salt and vinegar optional. Photo: Annie Mole
Is a burger a sandwich? There’s meat, bread and vegetables it’s true, but critics are divided. Is it still a sandwich if the meat is hot and the cheese is melted? We think it is, technically, a sandwich and that’s why we’ve included this one from Australia in honour of National Burger Day in the UK (August 27).
It’s got the lot. The Lot! Meat (of course), cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, grilled onion, beetroot, pineapple and a fried egg. Photo: eyeknownuffin
Yakisoba-pan, Japan
Yakisoba noodle sandwich. Fried noodles with small pieces of pork, vegetables such as cabbage, onions and carrots, drenched in yakisoba sauce and in a bun. Photo: goodiesfirst
Smorrebrod, Denmark
Smørrebrød, buttered rye bread topped with meat, fish, cheese and spreads. Photo: cyclonebill
Vada Pav, India
The Vada Pav hails from Maharashtra. It’s a batata vada (potato fritter) between two slices of a pav. Photo: Gary Soup
Roti John is an omelette sandwich on a baguette-type loaf with minced chicken or mutton, sardines, tomato-chilli sauce. Photo: Geoff & Dianne Rhodes
Pljeskavica, Serbia
Pljeskavica consists of a mixture of ground meats such as lamb, pork, beef or veal. Grilled with onions, it’s served hot with side dishes on fresh kajmak (a dairy cream) with pita bread. Photo: Fif’
Mitraillette, Belgium
Mitraillette – means “Submachine gun”(!). It’s a demi-baguette filled with fried meat such as sausage or burger, fries and topped by mayonnaise, ketchup, Sauce andalouse, Garlic Sauce or Bearnaise sauce. Photo: Daniele Pesaresi
Broodje Kroket, Netherlands
Broodje Kroket. The croquettes are filled with a beef-ragout filling, deep-fried and served in a bun. Photo: rhodes
Marmite and Chip Sandwich, New Zealand
This legendary New Zealand sandwich is composed of slices of bread, Marmite, salt-and-vinegar chips (or crisps) and a scrape of butter or margarine. Photo: mary_thompson
Peanut butter and jelly, USA
Peanut butter and jelly (jam for the UK!). Photo: tracyshaun
The Gatsby, South Africa
This fish-and-chip Gatsby is enveloped by a soft bread roll. Photo: barbourians
Cuban, Cuba
Crusty Cuban bread topped with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard. Photo: jasonlam
Torta, Mexico
La torta de la barda is a delicious combination of meat and cheese. Photo: gabrielsaldana
Cemitas, Mexico
The cemita comes from Puebla. A light, airy egg bun topped with sesame seeds holds meat, avocado, cheese (usually panela, a mozzarella-style cheese), onions and a red sauce. Beef, thinly sliced and deep fried, is the most popular meat in a cemita. Photo: BlueberryFiles
Bocadillo, Spain
Though there are many versions, a classic is hard, crusty bread rubbed with a tomato and layered with Serrano ham and sometimes manchego cheese. There are lots of versions – Serrano ham and manchego cheese with tomato for example – but this is a classic Bocadillo de Jamon Serrano. Photo: travelwayoflife
Souvlaki – pita, Greece
Pieces of meat and vegetables grilled on a skewer. Pork is most common in Greece and Cyprus, but chicken and lamb are also served. Photo: Burger Baroness
Gyro – pita, Greece
The souvlaki is replaced with gyros (pork or chicken kebab; the meat is roasted on a vertical spit) and there’s chips inside too! Photo: koadmunkee
Shawarma, Turkey
Shawarma, roasted meat eaten with tabbouleh, fattoush, tomato and cucumber. Photo: avlxyz
Bánh mì, Vietnam, Vietnam
Bánh mì is a meat-filled sandwich on banh mi bread. Fillings such as pork belly, sausage, grilled chicken, sardines or tofu are garnished with slices of cucumber, coriander and pickled carrot. Photo: stu_spivack
Kati Roll, India
Kati Roll. A tasty filling rolled up in Indian flatbread. Photo: jasonlam
Arepas, South America and the Canary Islands
Arepas are flat, round breads made of maize meal that are grilled or fried. The toppings (or fillings) are numerous – meat, eggs, cheese, shrimp, fish, tomatoes, salad. Photo: arnold | inuyaki
Francesinha, Portugal
Francesinha. Bread, ham, linguiça, sausage and steak covered with melted cheese and a tomato-and-beer sauce. Photo: fortes
Bunny Chow, South Africa
Bunny Chow. Spicy curry spooned into a scooped-out loaf of bread. Photo: The Aimless Cook
Po’ Boy, Louisiana, USA
Shrimp Po’ Boy, fried and seasoned shrimp, crunchy lettuce and piquant rémoulade sauce . Photo: Paul Lowry
Croque-Monsieur, France
Croque-Monsieur – a tasty combination of Gruyère cheese and ham on buttery bread. Photo: jlastras
Croque-Madame, France
The addition of a fried or poached egg on top of the ham and cheese filling differentiates the Croque-Madame from the Croque-Monsieur. Photo: DaveOnFlickr
Breakfast Roll, Ireland
Breakfast Roll, a full Irish fried breakfast in a bread roll. Photo: LWY
Lobster Roll, New England
Chunks of lobster meat with a scrape of mayonnaise in a hot-dog bun toasted in butter. Photo: yurilong
Smoked meat sandwich, Montreal, Canada
Smoked meat on rye bread, served with a pickle and a side of coleslaw. Photo: Paul Lowry
Philly Cheesesteak, Philadelphia, USA
Steak, thinly sliced, with melted cheese in a long roll. Photo: conbon33
Doner Kebab, Turkey
Doner Kebab. The meat – beef, veal or a mixture of these with lamb – is wrapped in a flatbed or pita and topped with tomato, onion, lettuce, pickled cucumber and chili. Photo: Alex Kehr
Frybread / Indian taco / Navajo taco, USA
Frybread was created using the flour, sugar, salt and lard that the US government supplied to the Navajo Native Americans when they were relocated to Bosque Redondo, New Mexico from Arizona in 1864. The toppings include ground beef and sausage, beans, chopped tomato, onion, shredded lettuce, cheese and taco sauce. Photo: flavouz
Porilainen, Finland
Porilainen – A thick slice of sausage in white bread is accompanied by sweet onion, chopped pickled cucumber, ketchup, mustard, and sometimes mayonnaise. The Finnish for burger is purilainen so you can see where they got Porilainen. Photo: wikipedia
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