What is the ultimate sandwich?

Archeron

I think some mayonaisse company has a competition out there for the ultimate sandwhich (which must of course include their brand of Mayo). So without being slaves to branding, what do you think makes the tastiest sambo?

Me, I'm a purist. Two big white doorstops, think butter, ham and english mustard. Simple, to the point and fulfilling. (and cheap when you buy it in a deli:) )

Whats your suggestions?

I'm not too fussy about the bread. but it has to have olive oil spread on it, not butter.
Parma Ham, Pecorino Cheese and Sundried Tomatoes..


delish

lostinsuperfunk

I saw this on a forum somewhere:
Brown bread with peanut butter and mild Indian lime pickle.
It sounds like the aftermath of a shopping trolley collision but it's pretty good. Think of it as a tastier peanut butter & jelly sandwich.

Alun

Brown bread, crunchy peanut butter and sambal oelek (hot chilli sauce, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambal_oelek) is my favourite.

lostinsuperfunk

Where do you buy sambal oelek, or do you make it yourself? It sounds like it might be difficult to track down.

Indeed, crunchy peanut butter is a must when making weird spicy peanut butter fusion sandwiches.:)

Alun

lostinsuperfunk wrote:

Where do you buy sambal oelek, or do you make it yourself? It sounds like it might be difficult to track down.

Indeed, crunchy peanut butter is a must when making weird spicy peanut butter fusion sandwiches.:)

Asian Food Co. on Mary Street have it sometimes tucked out in the back somewhere, otherwise try some of the other Asian shops around. It's an Indonesian thing, but is also very popular in Holland. In fact most of the sambal's you can get here are actually made in Holland.

The Sweeper

hangover sandwich: tuna & coleslaw baguette
alternatively a baguette with brie, sliced chicken breast, cranberry and salad

babaduck

Archeron wrote:

I think some mayonaisse company has a competition out there for the ultimate sandwhich (which must of course include their brand of Mayo). So without being slaves to branding, what do you think makes the tastiest sambo?

Me, I'm a purist. Two big white doorstops, think butter, ham and english mustard. Simple, to the point and fulfilling. (and cheap when you buy it in a deli:) )

Whats your suggestions?

I had this for my lunch the other day - so much mustard that the tears were running down my face & I was sniffing like Kate Moss ... and it was only €1.70!!!

Takeshi_Kovacs

Fresh bread, butter laid on nice and thick, a few bananas sliced up and Taytos cheese and onion on top.... mmm

mike65

Bacon with thick melted cheese and some onion sliced into the goo.

Mike.

boneless

Pumpernickle bread, butter/mayo, smoke cured ham (parma or German ham), tomato, cheese (I use Edam or other light cheese), top off with a hot fried egg, salt and pepper.

Wonderful....

Smoggy

http://www.danontherun.com/sandwich.htm

daveg

lostinsuperfunk wrote:

It sounds like the aftermath of a shopping trolley collision

Lmfao

2 slices of fresh, thick white bread. Pan fried sausages cut in half layed carefully on the bottom slice of bread. 2 slices of bacon laid on top. a large drizzle of HP (MUST BE HP) brown sauce. Washed down with a cup of coffee.

If you are not drooling you are not human.

Kell

Superquinn v soft bap (white) buttered, parma ham, home made pesto, parmesan shavings & vine tomato.

Arrgggh.

K-

jor el

That's the Helmens ad isn't it. "Everyone loves Helmens" bleurgh. I can't stand mayonnaise, it turns my stomach. If you ever go to England the one thing I hate about the place is it's impossible to get a sandwich without mayonnaise on it, unless it's made to order.

As for the perfect sandwich, I'd go for a baguette with butter (real butter mind you, none of that spreadable crap) chicken sweetcorn and cheddar cheese. Usually I use some sort of flavoured chicken, Thai, tikka, etc. Nice to melt the cheese into it under the grill for a minute too.

scotusone

take one small ciabatta and heat in the oven .

split and fill with nice brie , like brie de meaux , and return to the oven for 30 seconds , just to warm not melt the cheese .

then open and add parma ham and wild rockett.

its yummy.

Ruu_Old

Nothing too wacky here, toasted sandwich with red cheddar, chicken pieces and sweetcorn.

SteamTrean

A brown crusty roll with , egg-mayonaisse, cheese, onion and sliced turkey. YUM! Haven't had one of those in a while but it's damn tasty.

Rb

A roll with sliced hot chicken breast,lettuce and mayonaisse. Plain but delicious and definately my favourite.

That said, there are some close runners up:
Brown bread,chicken and stuffing.
Roll with ham, cheese and coleslaw.
Toasted ham and cheese, or either by themselves.

Nothing too fancy but always guaranteed to be nice, except if bought in Spar in Ranelagh.

Winnie001

Gotta be the 'ol saussie sandwich. Bread, brown sauce & sausages! Nicest thing in the whole world.
Also Crisp sandwich - king crisps, v fresh white bread & butter.

mmmm getting hungry

Mr. CooL ICE

A freshly cooked (and still hot) chicken breast, sliced, placed between two pieces of white bread, with a little spread and a light sprinkling of salt

Or more oddly (and one I recommend trying, especially when stoned): a peanut butter and tayto sandwich. Sounds like it could be potentially dry, but its delicious

secret_squirrel

My fave wierd sambo

Crunch Peanut butter and Tuna mmmmmm

Normal Sambo from the Garage opposite work -

Granary Bap, hot chicken fillet, mayo, swiss cheese and red onion lovely when the fillet is still hot enough to melt the cheese.

liam1204

turkey and stuffing is tasty.

fjon

One to try - strange but nice:

Homemade brown bread, honey, and a strong cheese (I've used mature cheddar and pecorino).

Alun

Actually cheese plus anything sweet is nice ... try cheese and marmalade

Shabadu

Brown bread, marmite, mayonnaise, tomatoes and pepper.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

cornbb

The Ultimate BLT club sandwich:

Put two crispy rashers on a slice of buttered wholemeal toast. Add a few slices of brie cheese. Add another slice of toast, with butter and mayonnaise. Apply lettuce, thinly sliced tomato and some chopped spring onions. Grind some black pepper over the tomato. Top it off with another slice of buttered toast.

Mmmmm!

Aidan78

For me the ultimate sandwich has to be one of three:

The good old reliable ham, cheese and coleslaw with Ballymaloe relish

Ham, corned beef, sliced tomatoes and spring onion on white bread with a large dollop of mayonnaise and lots of salt and pepper, or

The Meatball Marinara from Subway with cheese and all the salad (except the olives - yuck) on Hearty Italian bread.


Yum, makes my mouth water just thinking about it. Going to get the latter after work. Can't wait

jester77

My ultimate sambo is a nicely warmend fresh ciabatta smothered in pesto sauce with sundried tomatoes, rashers and melted mozzerallo... mmmmm

last_orders

wholemeal bread, sliced chicken guigons (cant spell that), mayo insted of butter, lettuce, gerkin and onion, fantastic stuff people. im tellin ya.

mloc

I think the ultimate sandwich is a rheotorical thing.

It would have to satisfy the mood of the eater at any particular time, and therefore could not have just one particular group of fillings.

Dundalk Daily

Soft sliced white pan with alot of butter and onto that put some v thick homemade chips cooked in lard of course and loads of chef brown sauce. Chips are that hot the butter is dripping out of the bread. Wash down with a v strong cup of lyons kenyan blend tea.

Get out of it ya luv it.....:p

Nala

You're all wrong!!!!!

The best sandwich is apple. Just two slices of bread with apple slices (preferably the red and yellow apples) between them.
Yuuuummmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!

Although right now I'd love a chip butty!!!

daiixi

Either a tosted foccacia with avocado, chicken, mushroom, lettuce, salt and pepper or a crunchy brown roll with a little mayo, chicken, lettuce, tomato, carrot, beetroot, alfalfa sprouts, salt and pepper. Yum!

daveg

I think the chip butty has to be the winner. Although red sauce instead of brown (unless HP browne sauce)...

sonic juice

A sandwich with just butter-the minimalist approach.

Bateman

Yesterday and today (and probably the next couple of weekends) it's a triple decker effort of white bread, Mayo, sliced ham, grated red cheddar, and finely chopped onions. If all of the above are fresh it's very hard to beat. Plus, you can have it as a late lunch and still have enough of an appetite for an 8pm dinner.

JimmNeutron

i hav discovered a new greates sandwich that has to be shared with the world
Ok, so you have to use granary bread, but this is it from the base up:
Slice of toast, 2 slices of crispy parma ham, buffalo mozzarella(melted), onion, slice of bread, chopped tomato, leafy lettuce and topped off with another slice of toast.
Mmmmmmmmm, beat that.

Frequent

I just had to add to this thread because although many of my favourites are here, nobody has mentioned the ever-loved and much-fabled steak sandwich.

A crisp warm baguette slathered with mayo, lots of crisp bitter leaves, grilled onions and mushrooms and a nice sirloin steak cut into strips and topped (if you're me) with a little ketchup (sacrilicious!).

My oatcakes and cottage cheese for lunch ain't lookin' so hot right now.

brianthebard

Hell yeah, if you are in the mood for a steak sandwich then nothing beats it. I'd put mine on a ciabatta though, with toms instead of mushrooms and some cheese. Damn I'm really hungry now!!

marshmallow

Tuna, cheddar cheese, sweetcorn, red onion & mayo

Chicken, stuffing, lettuce, sweetcorn, peppers & mayo

Ham, cheddar cheese, pineapple, tomato, onion & mayo (preferably toasted)

Cheddar cheese, corn, lettuce, tomato, peppers, onions

abelard

Thick, THICK white bread.
Butter.
Rasher fried to crispy, chopped up.
Chicken, diced.
Swiss Cheese.
Ballymaloe Relish.
Toast it.
Eat.
You feel good.

Sleepy

Added a twist to the sandwich I've been having as a hangover cure for years over Christmas and feel like I have to share it. It's not healthy, it's messy to eat (grab some kitchen roll messy) and it's hardly haute cuisine but it's quick and DAMN tasty. As an added bonus, I've never had a hangover that one of these and a glass of cranberry and orange juice (50/50 mix) doesn't fix.

Take 2 thick slices of good white bread lightly toasted, add 2 rashers grilled to the point where they're cooked but still chewy, dice a tomato and a little onion and fry in a pan with a little olive oil for a couple of minutes, add this on top of the rasher, spoon on some mayonaise and top with a soft fried egg. Put the second piece of toast on top and tuck in!

Variations I've tried and liked include adding some mushroom to the tomato and onion, adding fresh basil and lightly smearing the toast with pesto.

I'm hungry now

mickith

for those moments that you just couldnt be arsed with all the hassle

grab two slices of the finest white bread you can find

get one package of you loveliest most favouritist crips

add some butter and serve with a pint of ice cold bainne

cant bate taht