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09 January 2009

I had a really good sandwich yesterday →[More:]and I am still thinking about it today.
It was a Vietnamese sandwich from a place I hadn't been to before in the neighborhood where I get my knives sharpened.

I had the Veggie sandwich and it was just so perfect. The carrots were so sweet, there wasn't too much cucumber or cilantro, the tofu was silky and creamy but had a great fried exterior, and the bread was fresh and perfectly toasted so it wasn't stabby or too soft.

Ahh, sandwich.
I immediately regretted not ordering 2.
But I found out that I am just within their delivery radius! Yay!

post by: rmless2 at: 12:07 | 18 comments

The banh mi never appeal to me because of the cilantro, and because baguettes are hurty for the TMJ. But hey, I'm glad you liked it!

I had a really good sandwich recently too. It came from the sandwich counter at my local grocery store. Grilled cheese on sourdough, with pepperjack, chipotle mayo, ortega chile, tomato, and pepperoncini. It was seriously yummy.

posted by mudpuppie 09 January | 12:14

Often, really good sandwiches are better than sex.

posted by Melismata 09 January | 12:14

I'm about to have a really good sandwich. Nothing exotic, a chicken cutlet, lettuce, tomato, mayo, avocado. Just good.

posted by gaspode 09 January | 12:19

I wish I had a really good sandwich, but I have to go to a client lunch at a chain Italian place. SIGH.

posted by crush-onastick 09 January | 12:22

I want a sandwich. Instead I'm roasting some sweet potatoes with garlic, olive oil salt and pepper. And "pepper powder" which is basically dehydrated mixed hot chilis that have been made into a powder (natch) for use as seasoning. It will be oh so good, but it's no sandwich.

posted by Stewriffic 09 January | 12:36

Sandwiches are beautiful

And, OMG parenting used to be so much simpler!

posted by danf 09 January | 12:40

*jealous!*

Greece doesn't understand sandwiches at all, except for "souvlaki me pita" and gyros. And, you know, like Subway bullshit - cold cuts on foamy, nasty buns. ugh. Greece is major Fail at sandwiches.

posted by taz 09 January | 12:49

I'm jealous too: I have a front tooth issue that keeps from biting into anything. You don't realize how much you miss biting into things until you can't do it anymore. Sammiches just aren't the same. *sigh*

posted by Specklet 09 January | 12:52

Darnit. I made the sweet potatoes too spicy. Damned pepper powder.

posted by Stewriffic 09 January | 13:34

Not a sandwich but I made pasta puttanesca last night and it came out amazing. I didn't have the spaghetti noodles I normally use and instead used capellini noodles and think I'll stick with them in the future.

posted by geekyguy 09 January | 13:38

I want mudpuppie's sammich - sounds yummilicious.

posted by deborah 09 January | 14:15

I remember a fantastic sandwich I had in high school on a class trip. Yes, so good, I remember it 15 years later. AHHHH... turkey, swiss, mayo, all on artisan white bread. The flavor may have been enhanced after 5 hours of tagging trout.

posted by sakura 09 January | 14:35

I remember a peach and peanut butter sandwich that a lover made for me just before I took off hitchhiking in Berkeley, headed north on 101.

Gosh, like yesterday. . .

posted by danf 09 January | 14:47

Um, rmless2, those sandwiches are basically the best thing ever. I used to have a tiny convenience store in my neighborhood on the East Coast, and they made the best banh mi ever. They were so perfect, with tangy daikon shreds and hot chili sauce and...oh man. I want to cry just thinking about it. So good!

P.S. I had another good sandwich recently: Havarti, roasted red peppers, thinly sliced cucumbers, leaf lettuce, and pesto mayonnaise on multigrain bread. It was creamy, tangy, and totally delicious.

posted by sarabeth 09 January | 15:58

Sandwiches are my favorite food. I'm just like Joey from Friends.

posted by mullacc 09 January | 16:00

P.S. Anything sweet potato is automatically delicious. If only "sweet potato" and "sandwich" concepts could somehow be combined...DANGEROUS.

posted by sarabeth 09 January | 16:19

I don't like sweet potato at all but I am familiar with the flavor. I am thinking thick sweet potato chips with a cucumber dressing on an onion roll, possibly with prosciutto and colby cheese, and some olive oil for dipping.

posted by Ardiril 09 January | 17:02

I had the perfect sandwich a few weeks ago which was a grilled turkey stuffing and cheddar sandwich. The mouthfeel was totally amazing. I had the same sandwich at a different place today and while it was still up there as a delicious sandwich it was not a Stop The Press! sandwich.

posted by jessamyn 09 January | 22:10

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