Sandwich 1:
Sesame seed bun, deli ham, slice of smoked Gouda cheese, (canned) pineapple slice, Sriracha dredge over the pineapple and a touch of mayo.
Sandwich 2:
Sesame seed bun, cream cheese, pickled jalapenos, sweet relish, tangy sauce and deli roast beef.
Both pineapple and relish are deal breakers. They don’t have any place on a sandwich to me.
Remove either from one sandwich and I’d pick that.
Both sandwiches sound too sweet for my taste, with the pineapple on Sandwich 1 and the relish on Sandwich 2 (ninja’ed somewhat).
I suppose if I had the option to hold the pineapple then Sandwich 1 sounds more appealing.
Ham, gouda, Sriracha, and mayo on a sesame seed bun sounds amazing.
While I would not choose to make either sandwich, if I was hungry and these two were sitting there, I’d eat one.
Something about #1 makes me think it could be surprisingly good, so I’ll take my chances with it.
Don’t like ham, not crazy about the sweet relish on the second, but I’m hungry, so I voted 2.
Yeah Sriracha mixed with pineapple is actually pretty amazing in my opinion.
Mayo is a dealbreaker. I wouldn’t seek out either one, but I’d at least try #2.
I voted #1, but with huge reservations. If forced to choose between them exactly as presented, my vote would be Fuggeddaboudit!
Agree w both of you. Get rid of the sweet and you’ve got the makings of a good sandwich.
The only “sesame seed buns” I know of are hamburger buns, which are uniformly garbage bread. Throw that crap away and build it open face on a slice of sourdough or crunchy hard-crust French baguette & I’m all in.
I do think that sounds like an improvement.
I’d take the meat and the bun, scrape off everything else, and eat that.
But that’s fighting the hypothetical.
How about a nice philly cheese steak?
I voted “no thanks” for the reasons I already mentioned, but I suppose I could take Sandwich 1 and remove the pineapple. But that also might be fighting the hypothetical.
No. 2, hold the roast beef. It’s not kosher, and also completely unnecessary. Spicy pickled peppers and cream cheese are more than enough for a sandwich.
Ditto. I don’t do spicy, and don’t especially like sweet stuff on my meat. Honestly, I’d probably just go hungry rather than eat either of those, even attempting to pick them apart.
I would eat either of them, presented with the options I’d take the ham without hesitation.
Neither of those appeals to me.
I don’t eat meat and am not a big fan of cream cheese other than on bagels. #1 without the ham sounds like something I would be interested in trying though – BIG fan of the pineapple/chili combo.
#2 light on the relish. On a gluten free bun.
I’ll pass, both have ingredients I can live without.
Combine these two, and that’s my feelings. I’d get #2, and figure worst case scenario, I’d peel the meat out of the sandwich and eat that. I’ve done similar things with mayo-encrusted sandwiches served at work events, as it was better than eating nothing.
Lacking real hunger though, it would be a polite no to both as fully constructed.