Jibarito
Puerto Rican-inspired sandwich using fried flattened plantains instead of bread; filled with meat, cheese, and garlic mayo.
Regional American Specialties
Idaho Finger Steaks
Strips of beef coated in batter and deep-fried, served in a basket or on bread with cocktail sauce; Idaho's unique contribution to fried ...
Hot Muffuletta
The hot muffuletta runs a New Orleans cold sandwich through a press: heat thins the olive-salad oil and melts the provolone, fusing the cured-meat stack into one warm object.
Hoosier Tenderloin
The Indiana breaded pork tenderloin under the state's own nickname: a pounded, fried cutlet hanging inches past a small bun, dressed cold in the center. A schnitzel gone Hoosier.
Hawaiian Sweet Bread Sandwich
Soft enriched Hawaiian sweet rolls sliced and filled with ham and Swiss, baked under a Dijon-butter-poppy-seed glaze and pulled apart at the seams.
Hawaiian Plate Lunch Sandwich
Plate-lunch components, two scoops of rice and a scoop of macaroni salad with a marinated protein, folded into a soft roll. L&L, Zippy's, and Rainbow Drive-In in Hawaii.
Goetta Sandwich
Fried goetta (German-inspired oat and pork sausage) on bread; Cincinnati breakfast staple.
Garlic Noodle Sandwich
Buttery, garlicky, Parmesan-slicked noodles, the San Francisco kind, packed into a soft roll. The garlic noodle sandwich is starch on starch on purpose, built on a recipe one family has long guarded.
Frogmore Stew Sandwich
Lowcountry boil ingredients (shrimp, sausage, corn) on a roll.
Frito Pie Sandwich
Frito pie (chili over Fritos with cheese and onions) served on bread or bun.
Fried Pork Chop Sandwich
Breaded and fried pork chop on a bun or bread.
Fried Cheese Curds Sandwich
Beer-battered fried cheese curds on bread.
Fried Bologna Sandwich
Pan-fried thick-cut bologna on white bread with mustard and pickles.
Filipino Sisig Sandwich
Chopped sizzling pork sisig with calamansi, chili, and a folded egg packed into a pandesal or brioche bun; a Filipino-American diaspora sandwich of Aling Lucing's 1974 Pampanga dish.
Falafel Sandwich (American)
Fried chickpea fritters in pita with tahini, salad, and hot sauce; Middle Eastern import now ubiquitous at NYC food carts and nationwide.
Delaware Scrapple Sandwich
Fried scrapple on toast or roll; similar to Philadelphia style.
DC Mumbo Sauce Wings Sandwich
Fried chicken wings with sweet and tangy mumbo sauce on bread.
Cudighi Sandwich
Cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, no fennel: cudighi is a pork sausage spiced like a pie, pressed into a patty, griddled, and topped with pizza sauce and mozzarella. The Upper Peninsula's own Italian sandwich.
Croissant Sandwich (Trendy)
Butter croissant as sandwich vehicle for various fillings; elevated by artisan bakeries nationwide (Tartine, Dominique Ansel). Korean-ins...
Chopped Sandwich (TikTok)
A built sub taken apart on a board, chopped fine, scooped back into a roll. The 19 March 2023 TikTok from @big_erics_bbq fixed a technique the deli counter has always had.
Chinese Roast Pork Sandwich
Char siu (red-glazed roast pork) sliced and served on a baguette or roll; Chinatown bakery staple for under $5.
Cannibal Sandwich
Raw ground beef on rye with onions and salt; Wisconsin holiday tradition, controversial.
Breaded Steak Sandwich
A pounded beef cutlet, breaded, deep-fried, and drowned in marinara on an Italian roll, with giardiniera cutting the richness. Chicago's South Side counter sandwich.
Breaded Pork Tenderloin
A pork loin cutlet pounded to the width of a plate, breaded and fried until it hangs inches past its bun. Indiana's sandwich, eaten from the bare overhang inward.