Walleye Sandwich
A lean, sweet freshwater fillet fried fast and light on a soft bun, the walleye sandwich is the Upper Midwest's lake fish in one hand. It belongs to the Friday fish fry and the shore lunch alike.
The American Fish & Shellfish Sandwich
Soft Shell Crab Sandwich
A blue crab fried whole in the hours after it molts, shell soft enough to eat, laid on white bread with its legs splaying past the crust. The Chesapeake's shortest path from shedding float to plate.
Perch Sandwich
Fried Lake Michigan yellow perch on a bun.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish
A steamed bun, a breaded pollock fillet, half a slice of American cheese, and a cold tartar on the crown. McDonald's chain-product reading of the 1962 Cincinnati Lent build.
Lomi Lomi Salmon Sandwich
Lomi lomi salmon (cured salmon with tomatoes and onions) on bread.
King Crab Sandwich
Alaskan king crab meat on bread; luxury item.
Geoduck Sandwich
The geoduck sandwich is a race against a cooking window measured in seconds: the siphon is sweet and crisp raw and turns to rubber the instant it overcooks, so it goes on a bun barely fried at all.
Fried Catfish Sandwich
Cornmeal-crusted fried catfish on a bun with tartar sauce.
Friday Fish Fry Sandwich
Beer-battered fried cod or perch on a bun; Wisconsin Friday tradition.
Florida Grouper Sandwich
Dense Gulf grouper fried in beer batter or seared blackened, on a soft bun with tartar, slaw, and lemon: the Florida coast sandwich built around a fillet firm enough to demand it.
Fish Sandwich (New England)
At a New England fish shack the fillet is haddock or cod, the North Atlantic groundfish the boats land, fried and set on a soft bun with tartar. The species choice is what makes it local.
Crispy Fish Sandwich
A breaded white fish fillet on a steamed bun with cold tartar and a half-slice of American cheese. Lou Groen invented the Filet-O-Fish for Catholic Cincinnati in 1962.
Crab Cake Sandwich
Lump Chesapeake blue crab barely bound with egg, mayo, and a little cracker, pan-fried or broiled on a soft bun. Maryland's restraint sandwich, and where the name was printed.
Coddies
A fried cake of salt cod and mashed potato pressed between two saltine crackers with a stripe of yellow mustard. Faidley's Seafood has been serving it in Baltimore's Lexington Market since 1886.
Baltimore Lake Trout Sandwich
Fried whiting (not trout) on white bread with hot sauce and saltines; Baltimore soul food.
Ahi Poke Sandwich
Raw marinated ahi spooned cold onto a toasted bun: a modern Hawaiian sandwich built to carry a loose, glistening filling that was never cooked and brings no shape of its own.