the modern sandwich should be built around average human jaw comfort. folks we all love the huge cartoon sandwich but they need to start designing these things so i could actually chow down on it without having to crush it with my hands as toppings slip out the sides
Totally agree. I love like a pubhouse burger but let's make them a bit wider and thinner instead of super thick with the circumference of a 50 cent coin. I ordered a patty not a meatball.
This is why burritos are the superior sandwich. Although some of them are ridiculous in diameter, you at least mitigate the risk of fillings slipping out.
Interesting thought. I'd say that dumplings are more like pies or tarts, in that the pastry is cooked after the filling. Burritos are assembled from cooked tortillas and fillings, so it's akin to sandwiches, more than anything.
My rating of sandwich-type food is entirely around whether or not it's too fuckin' tall to work with, and I have like a near-detachable lower jaw like I'm almost a snake. if I have to cut a sandwich up with a knife, I'm not getting that ever again.
My daughter had that experience with a fried chicken sandwich last night. By the end the buns were mashed paper thin and everything was trying to escape
I know a guy who owns a fantastic sandwich place in SF—Deli Board—and he has this whole speech about designing sandwiches starting with the architectural support of the bread
I like pita breads for this. has built-in limit of how "tall" the sandwich can be, and it's a pocket so stuff won't fall out. even if the bread tears, only a little will fall out.
Cuban sammiches are good; grilly chee are good -- basically anything with a little weight on it.
I've also been known to make a classic cold sammich & put some plates on it in the fridge for an hour or so to let things compress & all the ingredients "get to know each other" if you know what I mean.
