Tongue Sandwich (כריך לשון)
Lashon is the smooth, mild Old-World deli meat the young Israel cast off as too heavy and galut, then Tel Aviv chefs brought back on purpose. Brined beef tongue, thin on plain white with mustard.
Smoked Meat Sandwiches
Discover the realm of smoked delights in our Smoked Meats & BBQ category. Learn the secrets behind mouth-watering BBQ, create your own perfect pastrami, or explore the nuances of different smoking techniques. From the choice of wood to the art of brining, we cover it all. Embark on a smoky culinary journey today!
Pastrami Sandwich (כריך פסטרמה)
Pastrami sandwich; Romanian-Jewish influence.
Pastrami on Rye
Classic deli-style pastrami.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Corned beef; deli style.
Chopped Liver Sandwich (כריך כבד קצוץ)
Chopped liver on bread.
Z-Man
At Joe's Kansas City the onion rings go inside the brisket sandwich: smoked brisket, smoked provolone, and fried rings sealed under the kaiser, named for a radio host who called himself the Z-Man.
Turkey Rachel
Roast turkey breast in for corned beef on a Rachel: drained slaw, Swiss, Russian dressing, butter-griddled rye; the deli's lean substitution on a fixed build.
Tri-Tip Sandwich
Triangular tri-tip grilled over native red oak to medium-rare, sliced thin against a shifting grain, and stacked on a crusted French roll with fresh salsa. Beef treated like a roast, not pulled.
Texas BBQ Brisket Sandwich
Smoked beef brisket on white bread or a bun with pickles and onions; often served with sauce on the side.
St. Louis Pork Steak BBQ Sandwich
Cut from the shoulder, the St. Louis pork steak is grilled for char then braised in Maull's barbecue sauce until it falls apart, served on square white bread whose real job is soaking up the sauce.
South Carolina BBQ Sandwich
Smoked pork shoulder pulled and tossed in Carolina Gold, the yellow mustard sauce of South Carolina's German-settled Midlands, on a soft bun under cool slaw.
Smoked Turkey Sandwich
Hickory or oak-smoked turkey breast sliced and served on bread with cranberry or BBQ sauce; lighter BBQ option found at most Texas BBQ jo...
Sausage Sandwich (Texas BBQ)
Sliced smoked sausage (beef, pork, or jalapeño-cheese) on white bread with pickles.
Reuben
Press a spatula down on a Reuben and the sandwich becomes itself: corned beef, Swiss, kraut, and Russian dressing on rye, a loose stack that heat fuses into one thing.
Rachel
Sliced turkey (or pastrami) with drained coleslaw, Swiss, and Russian dressing on butter-griddled rye, the slaw and the meat both swapped from the Reuben.
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Slow-smoked, shredded pork shoulder with BBQ sauce on a bun, often with coleslaw.
Pork Steak Sandwich
Grilled pork steak on bread; St. Louis BBQ staple.
Pastrami on Rye
A cutter pulls a dark, peppered slab from the steamer and works the knife through it by hand. Everything that makes this sandwich happens in the steam, before the cut.
Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo
Both meats stacked together on rye; the 'combination' sandwich.
Omaha Reuben
Some claim the Reuben was invented at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, not NYC.
Memphis Rib Tips Sandwich
The rib tip is an off-cut, and the Memphis sandwich built on it does not hide that: cartilage-laced spare-rib trim, smoked soft and sauced, piled on plain white bread that soaks the sauce.
Memphis BBQ Sandwich
Memphis pork sandwich's one structurally definitive call: the slaw goes inside the bun. Hickory-smoked shoulder, thin tomato-vinegar sauce, cold cabbage on top of the meat at Tops since 1952.
McDonald's McRib
A boneless pork patty pressed into the shape of a rib rack, lacquered in barbecue sauce, with onion and pickle on a corn-dusted roll. The fast-food item built to vanish and return.