France
Cramique Garni
Raisin bread from North; breakfast sandwich.
Ciabatta Garnie
Ciabatta sandwich; Italian bread popular in France.
Casse-Croûte
General term for quick sandwich/snack; worker's lunch.
Casse-Croûte Parisien
Parisian snack sandwich; quick lunch from boulangeries.
Casse-Croûte Ouvrier
Worker's sandwich; hearty, filling.
Brioche Perdue Garnie
French toast (pain perdu) as sandwich base.
Brioche Jambon-Fromage
The French ham sandwich at home: a soft, butter-enriched brioche split around mild jambon de Paris and a young cheese, eaten cold from a boulangerie case or warmed for the four-o'clock snack.
Bretzel Sandwich
Pretzel used as sandwich bread; Germanic influence.
Bretzel Jambon-Fromage
Pretzel with ham and cheese filling.
Baguette Garnie
Filled baguette; general term for any baguette sandwich.
Bagel Français
French-style bagel sandwiches; Parisian trend.
Sandwich Traiteur
Caterer-quality sandwich; upscale ingredients.
Club Sandwich Parisien
Parisian club with French ingredients.
Sandwich Végétarien
France's dominant meatless boulangerie build: fresh chèvre with honey on a split baguette, a specific substitution for cured pork that the chains codified from Loire Valley dairy culture.
Pan Bagnat
A salade niçoise sealed into a round oiled loaf and made to wait: tuna or anchovy, egg, olives, tomato, dressed in olive oil, weighted, and rested until the bread drinks the dressing and softens.
Croque-Monsieur
A ham-and-cheese that took a white sauce seriously: pain de mie, jambon de Paris, Gruyère, and a béchamel that soaks the crumb and lacquers the top gold under the broiler.
Jambon-Beurre
Three ingredients and nowhere to hide: a baguette baked that morning, butter spread thick enough to count, ham cut to order. The jambon-beurre is how Paris quietly grades its boulangeries at noon.