1.
Philadelphia
George’s
Roast pork, roast beef, Italian sausage
Barbecue sandwich, tripe [stomach of a cow]
Onions and hot peppers
2.
Sullivan Street, Greenwich Village, New York City
Peanut Butter & Co [since 1998]
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich [chunky peanut butter]
Peanut butter club, a double-decker, toasted
Spicy peanut butter, pineapples, and grilled chicken
6 different kinds of peanut butter: white chocolate, the Elvis [famous]
Banana, bacon, a little bit of honey
3.
Buffalo and western New York area
Schwabl’s
Patato and coleslaw卷心菜沙拉
the biggest sandwich by far is beef on Weck
on kummelweck葛缕子面包卷[covered with a coarse salt and caraway seeds]
dip the roll in the au jus原汁
4.
Revere Beach on Boston’s North Shore
Kelly’s [Good Will Hunting]
5.
Chicago
Mr. Beef
Italian beef sandwich
Giardiniera腌菜, beef, gravy [salt, oregano牛至, crushed red红辣椒粉, garlic juice]
6.
Marshalltown, Iowa [ethic]
Taylor’s Maid-Rite-since 1928
Ground-beef sandwich(Maid-Rite) 碎牛肉-松肉
One or two Maid-Rites and a malt麦芽酒
No seasoning, get water and a spoon [to eat the rest]
150 grams of beef plus the bun
7.
Philadelphia [“Steak” means “Steak sandwich”]
Dalesandro’s [in Roxborough] South Philly, the intersection of Ninth and Passyunk
Cheesesteak
Rib eye of beef sliced, cooked on the grill
Two choices: with onions or without it; with cheese or without it; if get cheese, whether Cheez Whiz or provolone菠萝弗洛干酪 or American cheese
Geno’s-since 1966 [more civilized] and Pat’s-since 1930 [more gutsy]
“Whiz with” 维兹加洋葱
8.
St. Louis
North County, C&K Barbecue
Pig-ear sandwich and “Snoots” made from pig snouts 猪鼻子
Baked till crisp, smothered with barbecue sauce, and a scoop of potato salad
Ferguson’s [a neighborhood bar]
Brain sandwich
9.
Kim-Van Restaurant [since mid-90s]
Unusual St. Paul sandwich
White bread, slathered with mayonnaise蛋黄酱, a thick slice of tomato, an egg fu yung pattiy芙蓉蛋饼, made from eggs and hot oil
Shrimp or pork
10.
San Jose, California
Vietnamese neighborhood, special kind of sandwich called “Banh mi”, means bread with the special meat
Huong Lan Sandwich [since 20 years ago, four locations here and in Sacramento]
Made on small loaves of crusty bread硬皮面包
“Banh mi ya” means “with chicken”
jalapeno墨西哥辣椒, cilantro香菜, onions, carrots, ham, head cheese猪头肉酱on pattie
little peanut
cut the bread, put the house butter, put the meat in and then all the vegetable, the spicy sauce, salt and pepper and soy sauce, wrap it up
$1.75, 12 different types
11.
Pittsburgh
[Banh mi in] The wholesale produce district called “the Strip”
also find Primanti Brothers, most famous here “Primanti’s sandwich”
all sorts of grilled meats, French fries, tomatoes, and coleslaw卷心菜
12.
Isaly’s
A chipped ham sandwich
In West View
80 Isaly’s dairy store
ham chipped very thin, in a syrup
not greasy
also ice creams
funny names of sandwiches:
The Bomber
Club sandwiches, “the Riser” made with eggs , cheese, lettuces, tomatoes, and some chipped hams.
The Slammer, a half-pound of chipped hams, sauté煎 onions, buns here are nice [light and airy, baked on the premises]
13.
Louisville, Kentucky
The Brown Hotel [since 20s]
A Hot Brown sandwich
Start with a roux糊状 of butter and flour, and heat up some milk and cream, take out Parmesan Cheese, whisk this in, until it all dissolves, and take the roux, while cooking it, add some salt and pepper, take egg yolk, take a little bit of cream mixture, [tempering an egg], egg bread whose the crust trimmed away, take some fresh-roasted turkey [tender], shingle it across the top, take sauce made earlier, pour it all over the top, add some tomato and some Parmesan Cheese, into an oven at 450 degrees until bubbly and golden brown
Plenty of cheese, lots of bacon
Add peaches on them, or Cheez Whiz
14.
Route 1 in Wiscasset, Maine
Red’s Eats [since 1938]
The best lobster rolls
More than a whole lobster, whole tails
No gunk on it, add mayonnaise or butter or both yourself
Maine-style and New England-style hot dog bun
15.
Uptown New Orleans, on the corner of Bellecastle and Annunciation Street
Domilise’s po-boys [a nondescript neighborhood bar] more than 70 years ago
Classic crusty sandwich [po-boys]
Popular: roast beef, shrimp, oyster
“Dressed”-put mayonnaise, lettuce, pickles, ketchup, and hot sauce
with a barq’s root beer伯克沙士啤酒
16.
Decatur Street in the French Quarter
The Central Grocery
The muffuletta
Special bread-a round loaf with sesame seeds, Italian-style
Olive salad on the top, three meats [mortadella意式熏肉肠, Danish ham,and…] cheese[imported Swiss cheese]
Cold-cut
Gets much better as the day goes on
17.
East of downtown Houston, Texas-the third ward
Thelmas’s Barbque
Sliced beef sandwich, rib sandwich, link sandwich烤肠, ham sandwich, catfish
Smoke from hickory and pecan wood山核桃木
Brisket
18.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Sepal Restaurant
Falafel油炸鹰嘴豆 sandwich [chick-peas into patty]
“Falafel im pita”
romaine lettuce, two falafels, chick-pea dip, hummus, pickled turnips, Shepherd’s salad, tahini sauce白芝麻酱
19.
the lower east side of Manhattan on Houston Street
Katz’s Deli [since 1888]
Pastrami on club熏牛肉俱乐部
Samples given
Have it with mustard, on rye黑麦面包, juicy