# "what is a diablo sandwich?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888 "2002-06-25T15:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/1 "2002-06-25T15:25:33Z")
I popped my copy of “Smokey and the Bandit” in the VCR last night (yeah, yeah… I know.) Buford T. Justice stops off at a greasy spoon and says, “Give me a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, make it fast, I’m in a goddamn hurry!” My question is, what exactly IS a diablo sandwich? The movie takes place in the southern US, so I wonder if it’s a regional thing. I have never seen diablo meat at the deli… and I’ve never seen it on a menu. I believe diablo is spanish for devil, but I’ve never heard of a devil sandwich either. Thanks for your help. I’m east bound and down. 😃 Max ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/2 "2002-06-25T15:31:14Z")
Searching [google.com](http://google.com) turns up lots and lots and lots of possibilities. Best guess, given the locale and type of restaurant: BBQ. _Hot_ BBQ. 🙂 ---
**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:** [June 25, 2002, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/3 "2002-06-25T16:16:21Z")
Focaccia bread Pesto Lettuce Tomato Several slices of Satan Hey, that’s how _I’d_ make it! 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/4 "2002-06-25T16:21:19Z")
Token reference whenever food is mentioned in thread: “Mmmmmmmm…Diablo sandwich…” ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2002, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/5 "2002-06-25T16:25:15Z")
It’s when you get stuck between Baal and his duplicate in the Worldstone Chamber during the final battle of _Diablo II: Lord of Destruction._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tom\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Head)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/6 "2002-06-26T06:58:42Z")
I’ve heard of two kinds of diablo sandwiches: - A Greek sandwich made up of chopped pork and onions (I think this was the original), and - Any sandwich topped with hot salsa (I think this was probably inspired by Smokey and the Bandit rather than vice versa). Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tom\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Head)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/7 "2002-06-26T07:03:24Z")
This just in: There was a thread on misc.transport.trucking about this a few years ago, and someone had a diablo sandwich in Macon that was made of fried eggs and red hots: [http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&th=9346fd3bc8d746e2&rnum=3](http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&th=9346fd3bc8d746e2&rnum=3) That sounds more like Smokey and the Bandit fare to me than either of my other suggestions. Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/8 "2002-06-26T07:09:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max \* > **I popped my copy of “Smokey and the Bandit” in the VCR last night (yeah, yeah… I know.)** Yeah, yeah…I know! My ass!:mad: Don’t you ever, ever, insult yo daddy like that again!😛 That movie was, what 99% of movies today are not: PURE FUN TO WATCH!!! Anyway, I always thought a diablo sandwhich was liverwurst, onions, and salsa. Washed down with a can of Cooers beer?😃 ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/9 "2002-06-26T07:12:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pkbites \* > \*\*Washed down with a can of Cooers beer?😃 \*\* Sigh!:rolleyes: That should be Coors. But I don’t drink that moldy, bootlegged stuff!😛 ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/10 "2002-06-26T13:00:31Z")
Thanks for the link, Tom. Fried eggs and redhots could be the answer. But it definitely appears to have other variations as well. I ran the google search suggested by KneadToKnow, and after weeding through links to a band called “Diablo Sandwich” and all of the SATB movie quotes, there appears to be something called a Chicken Diablo Sandwich. It seems to be spicy food on a bun. But what exactly was on the sandwich that Buford T. Justice ordered and ate seems to still be a mystery. Oh, and PK… I’d never slam SATB. One of my favorite, mindless movies! Max ---
**Author:** ![NEPatsFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f08c70/32.png) [@NEPatsFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NEPatsFan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/11 "2012-11-03T18:41:22Z")
It looks like a sloppy joe, possibly made with a spicy BBQ sauce instead of the tomato based sauce in an original “joe”. In Florida I have has similar sandwiches but with different names everywhere I go. I found a recipe for it on [foodtv.com](http://foodtv.com), but it has taco seasoning, corn, tomatoes lettuce and sour cream, I tired it, it wasn’t bad, but it did not look anything like the one Sheriff Justice eats in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/12 "2012-11-03T19:19:26Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > My question is, what exactly IS a diablo sandwich? Spicy Zombie meat on a bun. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/13 "2012-11-03T19:45:57Z")
It looks like a pulled pork barbecue sandwich. Since it’s called “diablo”, I assume it’s made with a rather spicy barbecue sauce. Seems like something you’d find at a truck stop greasy spoon like the one in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/14 "2012-11-03T20:28:49Z")
There are other recipes that use the term Diablo. It means spicy hot, often via cayenne pepper. Examples: **[Mussels al Diablo](http://gourmetfood.about.com/od/appetizersandsoups1/r/musselsdiablo.htm)** **[Shrimp Diablo](http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shrimp-diablo-10000000479096/)** Here’s a bunch of recipes that call for **[Diablo sauce](http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,diablo_sauce,FF.html)**. I remember the episode this Two Fat Ladies recipe appeared in, and these **[shrimp](http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/gambas-en-gabardinas-recipe/index.html)** were part of a spicy meal that had a “Diablo” theme. These **[Devils On Horseback](http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/devils-on-horseback-recipe/index.html)** were from the same episode. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/15 "2012-11-03T20:38:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Focaccia bread > Pesto > Lettuce > Tomato > Several slices of Satan You’re thinking of the Broodwich - forged in darkness from wheat harvested in Hell’s half-acre, baked by Beelzebub, cheese from the rancid teat of a fanged cow, mayonnaise from the dark eggs of evil chickens, forced into sauce by the hands of a one-eyed madman, layered with 666 meats from an animal which has maggots for blood. Also, mustard. _Dijon mustard._ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/16 "2012-11-03T20:46:33Z")
I love a good DLT–Diablo, Lettuce and tomato, particularly when the Prime Evil is nice and lean… and the tomatoes, they’re so perky. I love them! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/17 "2012-11-03T21:45:13Z")
Maybe a Diablo Sandwich is like a [Devil’s Threesome](http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=jTlLalZn_co&feature=endscreen). Which would really change the impact of that line. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/18 "2012-11-03T21:58:42Z")
Moved from General Questions to Cafe Society. **samclem** , moderator ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/19 "2012-11-03T22:07:45Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > You’re thinking of the Broodwich - forged in darkness from wheat harvested in Hell’s half-acre, baked by Beelzebub, cheese from the rancid teat of a fanged cow, mayonnaise from the dark eggs of evil chickens, forced into sauce by the hands of a one-eyed madman, layered with 666 meats from an animal which has maggots for blood. > > Also, mustard. _Dijon mustard._ What are these? Sundried tomatoes? ---
**Author:** ![DonLogan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888/20 "2012-11-04T01:15:49Z")
Satan and two cheerleaders. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888.md?page=2)