Vermonter Sandwich
Roasted turkey or ham with sharp Vermont cheddar, sliced green apples, and honey mustard on country bread; Vermont's namesake deli sandwich.
Regional American Specialties
Utica Greens on Bread
Sauteed escarole with prosciutto, cherry peppers, breadcrumbs, and pecorino, spooned hot onto a sub roll. A Utica-area sandwich born from the plate version codified at Chesterfield in 1988.
Tavern Sandwich
Loose seasoned ground beef scooped from a steam well onto a soft bun, the Sioux City sandwich named for the counter it was sold across, eaten with a spoon and no apology.
Steak Sandwich (Chicago)
Thinly sliced or chopped steak on Italian bread, similar to but distinct from Philly style.
Steak de Burgo Sandwich
Steak with garlic butter sauce on bread; Des Moines Italian-American creation.
St. Paul Sandwich
Egg foo young patty on white bread with mayo, pickles, onions, and lettuce; Chinese-American diner creation.
St. Louis-Style Pizza Sandwich
Provel cheese-laden St. Louis pizza folded or used with fillings.
Spam Musubi
Grilled Spam on rice wrapped with nori seaweed; Hawaii's iconic snack, sandwich-adjacent.
Smithfield Ham Sandwich
Aged, salt-cured Smithfield ham on bread; intense salty flavor.
Scrapple Sandwich
Fried scrapple (pork scraps and cornmeal) on bread or roll with ketchup or mustard; Pennsylvania Dutch influence.
Salt Potato Sandwich
Syracuse-style salt potatoes mashed on bread; local curiosity.
Reindeer Sausage Sandwich
Grilled reindeer sausage on a bun with onions; Alaskan specialty.
Ramp Sandwich
The ramp sandwich is governed by a foraged plant and a six-week window: wild Appalachian leeks cooked soft and sweet, piled on plain bread with a fried egg, eaten while they are out of the ground.
Portuguese Sausage Sandwich
Grilled Portuguese sausage on bread; Hawaii breakfast staple.
Portland Voodoo Doughnut Sandwich
Creative doughnuts sometimes used for sandwiches.
Philadelphia Soft Pretzel Sandwich
Philadelphia's soft pretzel split and filled with ham, cheese, and mustard: a sandwich built on a bread that arrived already salted, glazed, and finished, the city's cart food folded into a meal.
Orange County Bánh Mì
In Little Saigon's bakeries the rice-flour baguette is baked to its Saigon spec and the filling range runs whole, the bánh mì rebuilt at full strength in Orange County.
Oakland Soul Food Sandwich
Fried chicken, waffles, or other soul food in sandwich form; East Bay tradition.
Muffuletta
Salami, mortadella, ham, provolone, and olive salad on round sesame muffuletta bread; Central Grocery original.
Matzo Ball Soup Sandwich
Some delis serve matzo ball with chicken on bread; niche item.
Maid-Rite
The branded Iowa loose-meat sandwich: finely ground beef cooked loose and dry, no tomato, on a steamed bun, franchised out of Muscatine in 1926.
Loose Meat Sandwich
Seasoned ground beef, browned into loose crumbles, piled on a soft bun with no sauce and a spoon on the side. The Iowa lunch that gave up the patty on purpose, and that three towns still claim.
Livermush Sandwich
Fried livermush (pork liver and cornmeal) on bread; Shelby, NC specialty.
Kentucky Burgoo Sandwich
A Kentucky communal stew cooked so thick a spoon stands in it, ladled open-faced over bread or cornbread. Burgoo is a kettle tradition first, a sandwich second.