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This is a list of notable sandwiches:

Name Image Origin Description
Bacon United Kingdom Often served with ketchup or a brown sauce.
Bacon, egg and cheese A breakfast sandwich. Eggs usually fried or scrambled.
Baked bean United Kingdom Tinned baked beans on white or brown bread.
Bánh mì Vietnam Served on a small baguette. Filling usually meat, but can contain a wide range of foods, including fish, cheese, or eggs.
Barros Jarpa Chile Ham and cheese (usually mantecoso, which is farmer-like type of cheese).
Barros Luco Chile Beef (usually thin cut steak) and cheese.
Bauru Brazil Melted cheese,roast beef, tomato and pickled cucumber in a hollowed-out French bun.
Beef on weck United States Roast beef on a caraway Kaiser roll.
BLT United States Name derives from initials of its ingredients: Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato.
Bocadillo Spain wide variety of fillings: tortilla, squid, cheese, ham, pork loin, etc.. some Spanish regions spread tomato and olive oil on the bread
Bosna Austria Usually grilled on white bread, containing a Bratwurst sausage, onions, and a blend of tomato ketchup, mustard, and curry powder.
Bratwurst Germany
Breakfast roll United Kingdom and Ireland A convenience dish on a variety of bread rolls, containing such breakfast items as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, with butter, mushrooms, tomatoes and ketchup or brown sauce, and sometimes hash browns or a fried egg.
Breakfast United States Typically a scrambled or fried egg, cheese, and a sausage patty or other breakfast meat served on a biscuit or English muffin.
British Rail File:British Rail sandwich 01.jpg United Kingdom Reference to the poor quality of catering on the now-defunct British Rail, refers to any sandwich where the bread has started to go stale and hard and curl up at the edges.
Broodje kroket Netherlands A deep-fried food roll containing different ingredients but usually beef and/or pork on a soft bread roll. Often served with mustard.
Bun kebab Pakistan
Butterbrot German, Russia Single, open-faced, containing butter as the common ingredient, with sweet or savory toppings depending on the meal.
Cemita Latin America Sliced avocado, meat, white cheese, onions and red sauce (salsa roja), on a fluffy sesame-seeded egg roll. Originally from the city of Puebla.
Chacarero Chile Thinly sliced churrasco-style steak, or lomito-style pork, with tomatoes, green beans and green chiles, served on a round roll.
Cheese United States
Cheesesteak United States Thinly sliced steak and melted cheese in a long roll. Also known as a Philadelphia or Philly cheesesteak.
Chicken salad
Chip butty United Kingdom A sandwich made with chips, usually with ketchup or a brown sauce added.
Chipped beef
Chivito Uruguay Filet mignon with mayonnaise, black or green olives, mozzarella, tomatoes and commonly bacon, fried or hardboiled eggs and ham.
Chocolate File:De ruyter vlokken.jpg Netherlands Usually open-faced.
Choripán South America Grilled Chorizo, usually served on a crusty roll with salsa-type condiments like pebre or chimichurri.
Chow mein United States A brown gravy-based and chow mein mixture in a hamburger-style bun.
Churrasco Chile Thinly cut of steak, grilled and served on a toasted bun, usually with tomato, avocado and mayonnaise. Other variations exist.
Club United States A triple-decker sandwich made with sliced turkey or chicken, bacon, tomato and lettuce. Usually contains mayonnaise.
Corned beef Corned beef with mustard, usually on rye bread.
Crisp United Kingdom Crisps and pickles on white bread.
Croque-monsieur France A grilled ham and cheese (typically Emmental or Gruyère) sandwich, sometimes coated in a Mornay or Béchamel sauce.
Cuban United States / Cuba Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes Genoa salami on Cuban bread. Usually pressed and warmed in a plancha.
Cucumber United Kingdom Two thin slices of crustless, lightly buttered white bread, containing paper-thin slices of cucumber.
Cudighi Italy Spicy Cudighi (a Michigan variety of Cotechino Italian sausage), on a long, hard roll, often topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce.
Dagwood United States Multiple layers containing a wide variety of meats and condiments. Named for Dagwood Bumstead of the comic strip Blondie.
Denver United States A sandwich containing a Denver omelette.
Donair Canada Usually a pita wrap containing donair meat as well as diced vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeño peppers. Usually contains a sweet and creamy donair sauce.
Doner kebab Turkey
Donkey Sandwich China Chopped or shredded, savory donkey meat in a bun. Sold in Baoding, Hebei Province as street food, and also in high-end restaurants.
Doubles Trinidad and Tobago Two flat fried "bara" (bread), containing curried chick peas or garbanzo beans.
Dyrlægens natmad Denmark A slice of aspic and red onion rings on Leverpostej and salt beef, served a slice of buttered or fat-smeared smørrebrød.
Elvis Sandwich United States Peanut butter, banana, and bacon inside of two slices of bread. Has many variations.
Egg Generic sandwich containing eggs, usually sliced boiled eggs or egg salad, but may be made with fried or scrambled egg.
Fischbrötchen Germany Fish (most commonly Bismarck Herring or soused herring) and onions.
Fluffernutter United States Peanut butter and marshmallow creme.
Fool's Gold Loaf United States A whole, warmed, hollowed-out loaf of bread, filled with one jar of creamy peanut butter, one jar of grape jelly, and a pound of bacon.
Francesinha Portugal Wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage like chipolata, steak or other roast meat, topped with melted cheese, a hot thick tomato, and beer sauce.
Francesinha poveira Portugal A bun with Wet-cured ham, linguiça, and cheese. Sauce with Butter, Margarina, Piri-piri, and Port, whiskey, Cognac or Brandy.
French dip United States Thinly sliced roast beef on a baguette, served hot, usually au jus ("with juice").
Fried-brain United States Sliced calves' brain on sliced bread.
Gatsby South Africa A deli-style sandwich similar to the hoagie. Often contains french fries, with other variations prepared with masala steak, chicken, polony, Vienna sausage, calamari, fish, or chargrilled steak.
Gerber United States Half section of Italian or French bread with garlic butter, containing ham, Provel or Provolone cheese, topped with paprika, then toasted.
Guacamaya Mexico Inside a bolillo, Mexican bread, we insert fried pork rind (chicharron), beans and a sauce made of tomato, onion and chile (Pico de gallo). Found in Leon, Guanajuato.
Guajolota Mexico A tamale inserted in a Mexican bread, bolillo, easy to find in Mexico City streets in the morning.
Gyro Greece
Ham and cheese
Ham and egg bun China
Ham Ham, often with mustard.
Hamburger Germany See Hamburger Variations
Hamdog A hot dog wrapped in a beef patty, deep-fried, then covered with chili, a few french fries, and a fried egg.
Horseshoe United States A thick-sliced, toasted, open-faced sandwich, usually containing hamburger patties, or ham, but other meat such as deep fried pork tenderloin, grilled or fried chicken breast, and fried fish filets, can be used. The meat is topped with french fries and covered with a cheese sauce.
Hot Brown United States Open-faced with turkey and bacon, topped with Mornay sauce and baked or broiled.
Ice cream Vanilla ice cream between thin, biscuits, cookies or slices of cake, normally chocolate.
Italian beef United States Thin slices of seasoned, juicy roast beef, often garnished with giardiniera or Italian sweet peppers, on a dense, long Italian-style roll.
Italiano Chile Not a sandwich itself, it refers to a set of toppings to put in a sandwich. Italiano preparation means to use mayonnaise, tomatoes and avocado. "Italiano" refers to the colors of the Italian flag: red (tomato), white (mayonnaise) and green (avocado).
Jam United Kingdom Buttered bread, with jam (traditionally strawberry), normally eaten at lunchtime or as a quick "snack;" may also be eaten at breakfast or for high tea.
Jibarito Puerto Rico Meat, cheese, lettuce and tomato, between flattened, fried green plantains (instead of bread), with garlic-flavored mayonnaise.
Katsu sando Japan Breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet.
Kokoretsi Lamb or goat intestines, containing seasoned offal.
Kottenbutter Germany Buttered brown bread with smoked pork sausage (Kottensausage), fresh onion rings and spicy mustard.
Lettuce Lettuce and mayonnaise
Lobster roll United States Lobster meat tossed with mayonnaise stuffed into a slit opening at the top of a grilled bread roll or hot dog bun.
Luther Burger United States A hamburger or cheeseburger with a glazed doughnuts instead of a bun.
Marmite United Kingdom Usually spread thinly with butter or margarine onto toast or bread.
Martino Belgium Filet américain (steak tartare) with worchester sauce, pickels, onions, peppers and martino sauce.
Medianoche Cuba Roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles.
Melt United States A generic type of sandwich containing some sort of filling, and a layer of cheese, which is then grilled or fried until the cheese is melted.
Mollete Spain
Monte Cristo United States Fried ham and cheese (usually Emmental or Gruyère on French toast usually served with jelly or jam.
Montreal-style smoked meat Canada Thick, juicy stack of montreal smoked meat with mustard between two slices of rye bread.
Mortadella Brazil Any sandwich containing mortadella and large Italian sausage.
Mother-in-law A hot dog bun containing a Chicago-style corn-roll tamale, topped with chili.
Muffuletta United States Originated New Orleans Italian-American community; meats, cheeses, and olive salad on a round bun.
Muisjes File:Beschuit met Muisjes.jpg Netherlands
Naan Sandwich Pakistan
Open-faced Sandwich Nordic
Pan-bagnat France Raw vegetables, hard boiled eggs, anchovies and/or tuna, and olive oil on round, white bread.
Panini Italy
Patty melt United States
Peanut butter and jelly United States
Pebete Argentina
Pistolette
Ploughman's lunch United Kingdom
Po' boy



United States
Polish Boy United States Kielbasa sausage in a bun, covered with french fries, barbecue sauce (or hot sauce), and coleslaw.
Porilainen Finland A half-inch slice of thick sausage, usually with diced sweet onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and sometimes mayonnaise, on white bread.
Pork chop bun China
Pork tenderloin
Prawn roll Australia
Primanti United States Selection of grilled meats topped with french fries, coleslaw,and tomato on Italian bread.
Reuben United States Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, topped with Russian or Thousand Island dressing, on rye bread, then grilled.
Roti john Malaysia
Rou jia mo China Stewed Pork, chopped finely, and stuffed in "Mo", a kind of flatbread.
Runza United States
Sandwich loaf
Sandwiches de miga Argentina Made with single or double layered buttered, thin white bread with crust removed, toasted or untoasted. Contains thinly sliced meat and may include ham, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce, and sometimes other vegetables, even asparagus.
Sausage United Kingdom and Germany Sausages, although sometimes chipolatas. The sausages may be pork or beef sausages, although they may be vegetarian sausages.
Shawarma Turkey
Bugaçe Albania Is a Elbasans breakfast from Albania.Made by bread,patty and meatball
Slider Essentially a miniature hamburger about 3 inches in diameter, but may contain other ingredients besides a hamburger patty.
Sloppy joe United States
Smörgåstårta Sweden Multiple layers of white or light rye bread containing creamy fillings such as egg and mayonnaise, liver paté, olives, shrimp, ham, various cold cuts, caviar, tomato, cucumber, cheese and smoked salmon.
Smørrebrød Denmark Open-faced, buttered dark rye bread with cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads.
Sol over Gudhjem Denmark An open-faced sandwich on rugbrød, with smoked herring, chives and a raw egg yolk.
Spiedie United States Marinated cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef, grilled on a spit, and served in a bun.
St. Paul United States An Egg foo young patty (containing mung bean sprouts and minced white onions), dill pickle slices, white onion, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato on white bread.
Steak bomb United States A grilled, over-stuffed submarine roll, containing shaved steak, and topped with salami, melted provolone, sautéed onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms.
Steak
Submarine United States A generic sandwich that is served on a long French or Italian roll, and may contain a variety of meats, vegetables, and condiments.
Tavern United States Common in Iowa, consists of a mixture of unseasoned ground beef and sauteed onions, sometimes topped with pickles, ketchup and mustard, on a bun.
Tea File:Teasand.jpg United Kingdom Thinly sliced white bread with crusts removed, lightly buttered, containing a light spread of cream cheese or mayonnaise mixture, and often radishes, cucumber, asparagus, or watercress. Other fillings may be pimento cheese, ham with mustard, smoked salmon, fruit jam, curried chicken, and egg salad.
The Scooch United States Contains Citterio Hot Sopressata, Boar's Head Natural Capicola, Primadonna cheese, on a ciabatta roll then grilled, with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, roasted red peppers, and sliced hot cherry peppers.[1]
Toast Hawaii
Toastie Netherlands Prepared in a sandwich toaster
Tongue toast Sauteed beef tongue and scrambled eggs, served open-faced.[2][3] ada pav
Torta Mexico
Torta ahogada Mexico Birote bread (bolillo) sliced open on one side, and filled with chopped, fried pork, and sometimes chicken, beans and cheese. This sandwich is served submerged in a sauce made mostly of a dried chile de árbol.
Tramezzino Triangular white bread with the crusts removed, with fillings such as tuna and olive and prosciutto. Served in Italian bars throughout the day.
Tuna United States
Vada pav India A potato fritter coated in chick pea flour (batata vada) in a bun.[4]
Vegemite Australia
Vegetable
Wurstbrot Germany
Zapiekanka Poland A halved baguette or other bread usually topped with mushrooms and cheese, ham or other meats, and vegetables.

See also

References

  1. ^ Blumberg, Jess. "The Scooch Situation", Baltimore Magazine, 2009-10-13. Retrieved on 2009-10-31.
  2. ^ Thomas Jefferson Murrey, Cookery for Invalids (White, Stokes & Allen, 1887)
  3. ^ Sarah Annie Frost, The Godey's Lady's Book Receipts and Household Hints (Evans, Stoddart & Company 1870)
  4. ^ Hafta Magazine: Deconstructing the Pav Bhaji