Sandwiches
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The image above has been going around Twitter for a few days. So I spent some time today climbing Mt. Take and evaluating the state of the American sandwich and evaluating each of the sandwiches on the image. The basic thesis is that while at the very top, American sandwiches can be very good, the reality is that the average sandwich is terrible and in Europe the average sandwich is far, far better. I figured some of you would be interested in an open thread of sandwiches. Here are a few of my many takes.
Sandwich #7: Thanksgiving
Terrible sandwich. The only reason to eat turkey on Thanksgiving is tradition if you have a family where that matters. The cranberries exist to give the turkey some taste. And stuffing on a sandwich is gross. Very bad sandwich.
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Sandwich #10: Tuna Melt
Absolutely inedible. Tuna melts are disgusting and people should be ashamed to admit eating them. Gross. Why would you do this to tuna?
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Sandwich #4: Bahn Mi
How we bombed the living hell out of Vietnam and then they gave us this sandwich from the gods seems very unfair. A++ sandwich.
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Sandwich #12: Cheesesteak
Philly, your sandwich sucks as bad as your sports fans.
I mean, the cheesesteak is OK if you are drunk. Otherwise, why would you eat this? Bread does tend to be better than I expect though.
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Sandwich #20: Caprese
If the tomato and mozzarella are good, this is one of the finest foods imaginable. But most of the time, this is not the case.
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Sandwich #25: Torta
Thank you Mexico. Thank you so much. God I love a Torta. Should I have chorizo? Or milanesa? Or carne asada? Bread better than expected. Plus guac. Plus salsa. I am really missing not going to Mexico this summer…..
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
The Kentucky Hot Brown is one of America’s worst regional foods. I mean, it isn’t quite at the Skyline Chili/St. Louis pizza level, but for something seen as so fancy and special, it is good. Kentucky’s other brown product is much, much better. Stick to what you are good at.
— Erik Loomis (@ErikLoomis) June 10, 2020
Also, here is the lobster roll I ate today for lunch. I win.
