# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/121 "2024-12-17T01:31:59Z")
Ha. I just watched the PBS episode of Poirot, The Sad Cypress. I took a double think on sandwich paste. I get the feeling it’s similar to deviled ham. ---
**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, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/122 "2024-12-17T01:32:03Z")
I love bagels. I love sandwiches. A bagel sandwich is an abomination because chewing off a hunk of the bread is too hard and the required energetic eating tends to spray the contents all over the room. Unless the “bagels” you’re using are the mushy frozen grocery store (or common grocery store bakery) garbage my late wife used to call “Fakels”. IOW, a parkerhouse roll in a torus shape. A real bagel is so stiff and heavy it takes 2 or 3 aggressive chomps and some serious pulling to tear off a single bite. ---
**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, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/123 "2024-12-17T01:34:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I took a double think on sandwich paste. > I get the feeling it’s similar to deviled ham. Nah, it’s much _pastier_ than deviled ham, which at least has a little texture. But those sandwiches looked so unappetizing. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/124 "2024-12-17T01:40:28Z")
I loved in Massachusetts until I was almost 9. Fluffernutter’s were my favorite. I’ve made a few at home. But there’s too much sugar. I know they aren’t healthy. I wouldn’t eat Fluffernutter’s regularly. One a year is enough. _Olive loaf_ shudder, that has always been nasty. I hated it in my childhood. Same thing with Pimento Cheese Sandwich. I always disliked them. Hopefully they’ll eventually be forgotten and future generations will be spared the sour stomach and heartburn. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/125 "2024-12-17T01:47:52Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > Banana and _peanut butter_ sandwiches. According to some accounts, it includes bacon, and is fried. ---
**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, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/126 "2024-12-17T01:56:40Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > 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 it ain’t sloppy, there’s no point in calling it a _Sloppy_ Joe. At least 25% filling spillage. And _that’s_ why it must be served open-faced (and why it doesn’t qualify as a sandwich. I’d say IMHO, but objective facts aren’t opinions. And I reject the opportunity to deliver them with humility). ---
**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, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/127 "2024-12-17T02:06:22Z")
I agree a Sloppy Joe must be sloppy. But losing 25% of an overfilled sandwich and losing almost all of it are two different things. They can’t be picked up and eaten _neatly_, nor would I want to. But they can be picked up and eaten _effectively_. As to Sloppy Joes served open-faced and eaten with knife and fork, why wreck perfectly decent not-quite-chili with a mound of useless tasteless nutrition-free carb-spiking white bread? Far better at that point to just eat a bowl of the filling with a spoon. If (rhetorical) you insist on serving it over bread eaten with a fork, at least have the decency to call it a chili size. > **[Chili burger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_burger)** > > A chili burger (also known as a chili size, or simply size, stemming from "hamburger size") is a type of hamburger. It consists of a hamburger, with the patty topped with chili con carne. It is often served open-faced, and sometimes the chili is served alongside the burger rather than on top. The chili may be served alone, or with cheese, onions, or occasionally tomatoes as garnishes. > Chili burgers appear to have been invented in the 1920s by Thomas M. "Ptomaine Tommy" DeForest, who founded a ... ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/128 "2024-12-17T02:08:18Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > As to Sloppy Joes served open-faced and eaten with knife and fork, why wreck perfectly decent not-quite-chili with a mound of useless tasteless nutrition-free carb-spiking white bread? Far better at that point to just eat a bowl of the filling with a spoon. A nice bowl of chili, perhaps with some corn chips to scoop it up, is very nice. Unlike a sloppy Joe. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/129 "2024-12-17T02:11:59Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > A nice bowl of chili, perhaps with some corn chips to scoop it up, is very nice. Take Hormel Chili, the kind without beans- nuke it with a large handful of grated cheese- and scoop to your heart’s content. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/130 "2024-12-17T02:19:40Z")
“Bloater paste” sounds like some alchemy ingredient you harvest from a monster in an RPG ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/131 "2024-12-17T02:23:07Z")
It’s not chili without beans. (Yeah, i know. I don’t care. I also don’t eat anything in the capsaicin family, so i don’t eat most chili, since it’s typical to add green peppers and chili peppers and such. A surprising amount of stuff sold as chili is mostly seasoned with cumin and turmeric, though, both of which are delicious.) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/132 "2024-12-17T02:25:46Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > It’s not chili without beans. If i am eating it as a meal- I concur. The added fiber and protein makes chili more nutritious. But as a snack or a condiment- no beans, please. And i dont like spicy foods either. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/133 "2024-12-17T02:30:24Z")
It’s not just “spicy”. I have some weird sensitivity to cooked (and fully ripe) peppers. Cooked green pepper makes food inedible, and it’s hard for me to eat when sitting near people eating a stuffed pepper, due to the odor. I don’t eat hot sauce, but i don’t mind other people at my table dousing their food with hot sauce, because it has much less odor. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/134 "2024-12-17T02:37:22Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Chili burgers appear to have been invented in the 1920s by Thomas M. “Ptomaine Tommy” DeForest I’d sure trust a chef named Ptomaine Tommy! ---
**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, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/135 "2024-12-17T02:41:52Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I love bagels. I love sandwiches. A bagel sandwich is an abomination… [SMOKED SALMON MELT - wild-caught, pnw-style hot-smoked (not lox!) salmon with cream cheese, red onion, melted swiss, topped with balsamic reduction.](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ef39248991fb870e74b5f57/t/6560d6e9ec030d244dbec864/1700845290676/Colophon+Cafe+Menu+2024.pdf) This is delicious. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > If it ain’t sloppy, there’s no point in calling it a _Sloppy_ Joe. ‘If it doesn’t get all over the place, it doesn’t belong in your face.’ > [@LSLGuy](#): > > also known as a chili size This is important. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’d sure trust a chef named Ptomaine Tommy! Who wouldn’t? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/136 "2024-12-17T02:43:45Z")
Nooooo. Pimento cheese is one of my favorites. We make Pimento cheese, grilled cheese sammiches. They’re great. The stuff on the grocery shelf is not as good…by far…as homemade. So don’t judge by that. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/137 "2024-12-17T02:49:41Z")
Hillbillies I know use an abomination called _Kraft Sandwich spread_ Oh my god, I hate the smell of that crap. I dislike commercial tartar sauce for the same reson. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/138 "2024-12-17T03:09:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > - Coronation Chicken > - Finger Sandwiches We make finger sandwiches when we do an English tea, and among the other varieties of finger sandwich we assemble, we almost always do coronation chicken. (It’s an inner filling recipe; finger sandwich is what you assemble it as, so a sandwich can be both) > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > - Olive Loaf That’s my favorite luncheon meat and I do experience it as hard to find in the grocery deli, but I’ll buy a 1/4 lb or 1/2 lb every once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/139 "2024-12-17T03:15:46Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I love bagels. I love sandwiches. A bagel sandwich is an abomination because chewing off a hunk of the bread is too hard and the required energetic eating tends to spray the contents all over the room. > > Unless the “bagels” you’re using are the mushy frozen grocery store (or common grocery store bakery) garbage my late wife used to call “Fakels”. IOW, a parkerhouse roll in a torus shape. > > A real bagel is so stiff and heavy it takes 2 or 3 aggressive chomps and some serious pulling to tear off a single bite. Those sound like really bad bagels. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714/140 "2024-12-17T03:28:44Z")
Mock ham sandwiches? My mother would get out the meat grinder and mount it, grind equal parts bologna and sweet pickles, and then add just enough mayo to hold it all together. A dash of vinegar kept it from being boring. No hard-boiled egg, no celery, no onion… I still do the same thing, except that I use Spam instead of bologna and use a food processor instead of a grinder. Best sandwich filling ever! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-nobody-eats-anymore/1011714.md?page=8)