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Issue #137
The ultimate grilled cheese sandwich, according to author Francine Prose, includes Aleppo pepper, which adds a dimension of spiciness to balance the tangy sourdough bread and the creamy mozzarella.
A staple of Mumbai street stalls, these aromatic fried potato-fritter sandwiches are slathered with coriander and tamarind chutneys and served on a buttered, toasted roll.
Classic Southern pimento cheese makes for an excellent lunchbox sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes. Author Rachel Wharton uses Rick's Picks brand of pickled red peppers in this sandwich, but if you can't find them, use regular jarred pimientos in brine.
This ice cream sandwich, sold as a street snack in Singapore, comes in an array of colors and flavors.
The mayonnaise-based sauce in this hearty vegetable and cheese sandwich from Pasquale Hermanos, chef Gastón Acurio's chain of sandwich shops based in Lima, Peru, is flavored with ground fresh rocoto, a spicy South American chile.
Chef Tyler Kord, of No. 7 Sub Shop in New York City, created these sweet-tart pickled blueberries.
The croque monsieur, the classic French ham and cheese sandwich covered in cheesy béchamel, becomes a madame when a fried egg is placed on top of it.
This seafood salad, from Alexander Hoover of Hoover's Cooking restaurant in Austin, is made with grilled or smoked shrimp and a spicy cream cheese dressing.
If serving these elegant sandwiches for afternoon tea, remove the crusts and cut each into 4 triangles or 2 rectangles. Arrange in stacks of 2 alongside the rest of your tea sandwiches.
The lomito completo, popular in Uruguay and Argentina, lavishes sirloin steak in sauerkraut, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, and a runny fried egg.
Chef Tom Colicchio based this sandwich, with cilantro, cucumber fennel, lime, chile, and calamari, on his memories of eating street food in Singapore.
Chef Pichet Ong, of Spot Dessert Bar in New York City, gave us this recipe for an ice cream sandwich based on those he ate as a child in Bangkok.
This sumptuous grilled sandwich is a crusty roll filled with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, and pickles.
This popular Japanese condiment is the key sauce on a fried pork tonkatsu sandwich.
