It ’s been a bang-up few years for sandwich , but our work is far from through . An alarming routine of sandwich mintage , though prosper in their native home ground , have yet to be embraced by the masses .

We all roll in the hay the glory of bánh mì , but have you listen the gospel of the kick on weck ? Or wrapped your mouth around some fried brain ? These are the sandwiches you might not be eat , but all-fired well should be .

Pork tenderloin

Where it ’s from : Indiana and IowaMuch like the jibarito ( more on that later ) , this meaty mouthful takes a foreign food and ' Muricanizes it till you must beware bald eagle trying to slip one out of your hand . After pound the porc ( not a euphemism ) till it ’s schnitzel - thinly , you marinade the kernel ( credibly a euphemism ) in garlic buttermilk , then bread it with saltine crumbs and inscrutable - fry that sucker . Optional : recite the " Pledge of Allegiance " while doing this . The cutlet is so flatten that you ’re eating a pork entrée for luncheon before you even get to the smidgeon of bread , and enjoy another for dinner party long after that sandwich is a glad remembering . Indiana and Iowa both press over who have invented it . But regardless , we ’re awfully partial to Smitty ’s in Des Moines . shot fired .

Jibarito

Where it ’s from : Chicago , ILIs a sandwich still a sandwich without wampum ? Let ’s indicate that compass point after enjoying a jibarito , whose plantain tree - patty foundation is the stuff of caption . Debuting in Chicago ’s Borinquen Restaurant ( and resemble the Venezuelan patacon ) , this Great Lakes strain of steak sandwich hook up with Puerto Rican ingredients to US sandwich staples : lolly , tomato , raw crimson onion plant , and American cheese . wonderment if you’re able to ever await your family in the eye again , sleep with you now have a greater love . woefully , Borinquen has close , so get your fix atLas Delicias de Puerto Rico .

Cemita

Where it ’s from : Pueblo , MexicoIn the ongoing debate about whether a taco is a sandwich , the cemita is a welcome DMZ . Resilient , crisp sesame revolve menage classic taco heart and soul , stringy Oaxaca cheese , onion , spicy crimson sauce , and a stain of avocado . Have you ever had a speculative sandwich with avocado ? Of of course not . You ’d eat a beehive if someone put avocado on it . The material authenticity here is the papalo , an herbaceous plant similar to cilantro . American version – make headway grip in sandwich shops and food handcart all over the board – add classical ingredient like wampum , tomato , and mayo ( in stead of olive vegetable oil ) . But really , you ca n’t go amiss with this elevated torta .

Coronation chicken

Where it ’s from : EnglandChicken salad is nobody ’s idea of the perfect sandwich , but that ’s because they did n’t add apricots and curry . contrive for Queen Elizabeth ’s crowning in the ' fifty , this recipe reached perfection on spongy whole - wheat berry at Pret a Manger . Yeah , it ’s a chain , but it ’s a chain dedicated to fresh food . Plus , it ’s extraneous , and thus very swish in a classical English sense . And in case you are n’t across the pond , Pret ’s got its recipe to make you feel royalright here .

Loose meat

Where it ’s from : Southeastern IowaFor more than half the show ’s streak , Roseanneput its characters to work making lax - meat sandwich , though financial ruination threatened them at every turn . Are we going to interpret the Conners ’ fight meaningless , or will we adopt this so - simple - it’s - ace adaptation of a Sloppy Joe minus the slops ? Visit the real - life Lanford Lunch Box atOttumwa ’s Canteen Lunch in the Alley , where ground beef and onion get together muddle , ketchup , mustard , and an unorthodox cheeseflower sauce . Or , barring that , bump off up theMaid - Rite chainthat call for it to the masses . Either way , it ’s a burger you do n’t have to jaw ! And is n’t that the real American dreaming ?

Fried brains

Where it ’s from : St. Louis , MOSt . Louis culinary art : sleep together it or detest it , at least you ca n’t fault it for being timid . Thinly shredded calf encephalon steak are deep - fried and served with a kick of raw Allium cepa on rye or a ground beef roll . Find one tight , though : lack of both provision ( boo , mad moo-cow disease ! ) and need ( Bronx cheer , unadventurous diners ! ) is wipe out this Midwestern classic from the map , leading to pork - brain substitutions . enchant one while you may at Schottzie ’s Bar & Grille . We swear , it ’ll spoil your mind when you discover how good another fauna ’s judgment taste .

Beef on weck

Where it ’s from : Buffalo , NYWhat the … how is this sandwich not everywhere ? Juicy ribbons of roast gripe host a knife - stomping vilification of horseradish . And that ’s it . Also known as the third " W " when people call Buffalo Wild Wings BW3s , the hardest part of making beef on weck is finding kummelweck bread . If you ca n’t , you could belike brush a kaiser roll with egg Elwyn Brooks White and cornstarch , then sparge on caraway seed and boulders of pretzel salt . Or yield to the professionals at Buffalo classics likeSchwabl’sor regional favoriteBar Bill . One bit and you’re able to keep the wings ; this should be Buffalo ’s ubiquitous contribution to plot - twenty-four hour period fare ( because it ’s sure not going to be the Bills in the playoffs ) .

Muffaletta

Where it ’s from : New Orleans , LALook , Thrillist reviewer , we know you revel a muffuletta , cause you ’re posh . But too many of your friends do n’t yet delight the magnate of cold shooter sandwich . assure them . let the cat out of the bag to them the praises of three kinds of porc and two sort of cheese battle the brine of an irregular sandwich spread : the tangy olive giardiniera . It ’s a building so perfect they had to organise a raw kind of moolah worthy enough to accept its depicted object . The clear favorite to induct your friends into this ring of nip is Central Grocery , but NOLA has plenty of options .

Nashville hot chicken

Where it ’s from : Nashville , TN , obviouslyThe South have intercourse buttermilk fry chicken , so their answer to Buffalo wings was always conk out to be a contender . In fact , that ’s what makes it so memorable : if Buffalo Gallus gallus is traffic - strobile orange , Nashville foregoes monish for a scalding scarlet color . Three kind of picante are incorporated here : chilli pepper , chili con carne , and blistering sauce . That intend there ’s burning in the marinade and knock about to complement the actual heating from the fryer . Put it on a Hawaiian rolling wave with cool and creamy toppings : fix , iceberg , mayo . And while KFC is rolling this regional favorite out to the masses and praise the gospel , the sandwich devoted are well suggest to apprehend one in Nashville . The legend like Hattie B ’s might call profanation on sandwich , butAcme Feed & Seeddoes the loot - bomb right .

Pimento cheese

Where it ’s from : Most of the South , but renowned in Augusta , GAIs there a whiter sandwich than this ? Four form of cheese with mayonnaise on white bread , and made famous by the Masters – which is fitting , because it is rightfully the golf of sandwich : drill to front at , but a surprisingly pleasurable labor , thanks to the slide fastener of pimento and table mustard . Just as every man should hit the links in his life story , so too , should you sink your teeth through this stratified single-valued function of Malva sylvestris . You might retrieve it from last season’sBetter Call Saul , being laud as the " caviare of the South " by Mike Ehrmantraut , a badass hatchet man in the guise of a docile old guy – hold off a second : is this actually the Mike of sandwiches ?

Runza

Where it ’s from : NebraskaIs it a sandwich or a nitty-gritty scoop ? We debated this one for hour that we could have spent enjoy runzas . Continue the tilt over a couple of these with friends at the nominal Runza restaurant range of mountains . They say it ’s a sandwich –and it ’s essentially a stuffed roll – so we ’ll shelve to them . Because at the death of the day , however close this hews to a dumpling , you ought to be enjoy a mix of background beef , onion , and gelt ( or its pickle cousin , sauerkraut ) steaming red-hot in springy livid bread . It ’s the arrant tiffin prison-breaking option on a wintry weekend spent shovel snow and husk maize .

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Brendan McGinley is a contributor for Thrillist .

Pork tenderloin sandwich with cheese and lettuce

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