# Sandwiches nobody eats anymore **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 16, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714 "2024-12-16T16:38:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/101 "2024-12-16T22:40:47Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Also redundant, with pasta on bread. Do you eat garlic bread with your spaghetti? I think spaghetti on buttered toast would be like eating spaghetti on buttered garlic bread. Just needs garlic! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/102 "2024-12-16T23:11:59Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I remember my dad telling me that he was considered bold and daring for trying ketchup with his french fries in the late 1950’s. What a maverick! > [@TriPolar](#): > > [Looks kinda interesting.](https://www.sipandfeast.com/potato-egg-sandwich/) By interesting, you mean “yummy!”. > [@silenus](#): > > > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > > > I remember my dad telling me that he was considered bold and daring for trying ketchup with his french fries in the late 1950’s. > > What did everyone else use, Miracle Whip? My hillbilly cousins put Miracle Whip on everything, including fries. Most especially on beans. Which reminds me, my dad also used to eat bean sandwiches too. I’ve eaten one or two myself. Which, [according to google, is a thing.](https://www.food.com/recipe/lindas-bean-and-mayonnaise-sandwich-sandwiches-52286) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/103 "2024-12-16T23:55:27Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > Finger sandwiches – why? So you can eat more than your sister without anyone noticing. (You have to be quiet about it.) ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/104 "2024-12-17T00:23:01Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > I’m a little surprised. Are **[little triangular finger sandwiches](https://www.rouses.com/about/blog/finger-sandwiches/)** – ham, turkey, roast beef, egg salad, etc. – uncommon in much of the US? I’m sure they still exist in many places - but it’s been at least 20 years since I saw triangular finger sandwiches. Now it’s all 3 or 6 foot heros, slider platters , sandwiches on mini bagels, mini hoagies ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/105 "2024-12-17T00:31:28Z")
It’s chow mein on a hamburger bun , crispy noodles and all. It was very popular in my area when I was young , although that version didn’t use brown gravy , just the regular chow mein gravy. I will never forget the look on my Chinese husband’s face when he saw it on a menu for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/106 "2024-12-17T00:35:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5dUzUdoQBP8/maxresdefault.jpg "Wings TV Show - The Big Sandwich/Engagement Party") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUzUdoQBP8&t=1277) ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/107 "2024-12-17T00:55:11Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’s what they make chili sauce for. [Homade](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Homade-Chili-Sauce-12-Oz/31118679) is the best. Homade is the best. Back when my system could handle it, I’d make an appetizer consisting of a “brick” of cream cheese covered with Homade chili sauce…extra fancy – add some baby shrimps. Serve with Wheat Thins. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/108 "2024-12-17T01:00:21Z")
Swap out the Homade for Pickapeppa Sauce and that was my go-to bachelor appetizer for parties. I love how the Homade bottle says it contains _13_ servings. More like _2_. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/109 "2024-12-17T01:01:54Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > [Chow mein sandwich - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich) You know what (who) also came out of Fall River??? ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/110 "2024-12-17T01:02:51Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > The **chow mein sandwich** typically consists of a brown gravy-based [chow mein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein) mixture placed between halves of a [hamburger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger)-style bun, and is popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout [southeastern Massachusetts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Massachusetts) and parts of neighboring [Rhode Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island).[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chow_mein_sandwich#cite_note-saveur2013-1) Originating in [Fall River, Massachusetts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts) You know what (who) also came out of Fall River??? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/111 "2024-12-17T01:04:07Z")
Emeril Lagasse? ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/112 "2024-12-17T01:10:26Z")
We haven’t had sloppy joes in a while, but we still have them. My husband enjoys a liverwurst sandwich now and then which is slightly different from Braunschweiger, but fits the profile. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/113 "2024-12-17T01:11:03Z")
On the general topic of messy fall-apart sandwiches, Sloppy Joes in particular in this thread’s context. … Lotta folks eat a sandwich / burger / etc. by picking it up off the plate, holding it so the plane of the bread is more or less vertical and eating it from the top down, pointing their face downwards towards the plate. So much contents spillage. So gross. That’s nuts. If they held it with the plane of the bread horizontally, as the good Earl intended, and ate with their head erect and face upright, they’d loose far less of their food onto their plate. Not zero for the messiest of sandwiches, but far less. If you want an obscure regional sandwich, try this novel abomination: > **[St. Paul sandwich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul_sandwich)** > > The St. Paul sandwich can be found in many Chinese American restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as in other cities in Missouri, including Columbia, Jefferson City, and Springfield. The sandwich consists of an egg foo young patty (made with mung bean sprouts and minced white onions) served with dill pickle slices, white onion, mayonnaise, and lettuce between two slices of white bread. The St. Paul sandwich also comes in different combinations and specials, such as chicken, pork, shri One s... Which gets bonus points for being named for a place it isn’t found. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/114 "2024-12-17T01:15:43Z")
We eat hard boiled egg sandwiches, and I love a breakfast sandwich with a scrambled or fried egg on toast, a croissant or an English muffin or an everything bagel. Add some bacon and I’m over the moon. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/115 "2024-12-17T01:15:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I love how the Homade bottle says it contains _13_ servings. More like _2_. Food packaging never gives realistic serving sizes for adults. Makes the calorie and other nutrition info look better. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/116 "2024-12-17T01:15:56Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Not zero for the messiest of sandwiches, but far less. For take-out versions, you have to adopt the style used by lovers of Mission burritos and Maid-Rite sandwiches: Never unwrap them all the way. The wrapper is essential to containing the fallout. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/117 "2024-12-17T01:16:46Z")
> [@Norse](#): > > The woodcock is a species in the snipe family, with a heavenly taste. It deserves much better treatment than being put into a sandwich. Scotch woodcock contains no woodcock. It’s buttered toast with scrambled eggs and anchovy paste. > **[Scotch woodcock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_woodcock)** > > Scotch woodcock is a British savoury dish consisting of creamy, lightly-scrambled eggs served on toast that has been spread with anchovy paste or Gentleman's Relish, and sometimes topped with chopped herbs and black pepper. > Scotch woodcock was served in the refreshment rooms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as late as 1949. It was also served historically at the colleges of the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford and it continues to be served at the Oxford and Camb... ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/118 "2024-12-17T01:19:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > [@Seanette](#): > > > > DH used the word “redundant” to describe putting something noodle-based on bread, and I agree with him. > > **\*ahem\*** Spaghetti sandwiches on buttered bread. That was my go-to lunch during elementary school on days after we had basghetti the night before. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/119 "2024-12-17T01:21:41Z")
Yeah, him, but I was thinking of Lizzie Borden. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/120 "2024-12-17T01:25:12Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Swap out the Homade for Pickapeppa Sauce… I had a little Pickapeppa sauce on some leftover Costco chicken. Didn’t really do anything for me, I ate the rest of the chicken without it. For sweet pepper sauces, I think I prefer Tiger Sauce. > [@Patx2](#): > > My husband enjoys a liverwurst sandwich now and then which is slightly different from Braunschweiger… Dad used to get Oscar Mayer Liverwurst slices. There were 8 in a pack, and they had the wrapper still on. As I said, I can’t find Liverwurst up here. My wife prefers Liverwurst, so I get all of the Braunschweiger when I get it. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > holding it so the plane of the bread is more or less vertical and eating it from the top down, pointing their face downwards towards the plate. So much contents spillage. I eat all around, so there’s almost no spillage. 😉 > [@Patx2](#): > > Add some bacon and I’m over the moon. Yesterday I had a SPAM®-and-egg sandwich for breakfast. Unfortunately, I broke the yolks so they weren’t over-easy. They were still a little runny though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714.md?page=7)