Wǔfāng Zhāi (五芳斋)
Wufangzhai chain; traditional foods including sandwiches.
Tartines
Welcome to our Tartines category – a tour through the delicious world of these open-faced delights! Though not a sandwich in the traditional sense, tartines are closely sandwich-adjacent, balancing delicate flavors on a single slice of bread. From the classic French breakfast tartine with butter and jam, to the sophisticated combinations of gourmet ingredients, we're serving up a feast for the eyes and palate.
Shāomài Open (烧卖开口)
Open-topped shumai; while usually a dumpling, sometimes deconstructed.
Lāmiàn Jiā Ròu (拉面夹肉)
Hand-pulled noodle with meat; sometimes noodles used as wrap.
Bǐng (饼)
General term for flatbread; many varieties.
Shakshuka with Bread
Shakshuka served with bread or pita for scooping.
Shakshuka b'Pita (שקשוקה בפיתה)
Shakshuka in pita; eggs poached in spiced tomato sauce, scooped with pita.
Salat Chatzilim b'Pita (סלט חצילים בפיתה)
Over the flame the eggplant blackens to a smoke-soaked pulp, and that is the filling: salat chatzilim, the cooked-eggplant salad bound with tahini or mayonnaise, the meat-substitute aubergine in pita.
Salat b'Pita (סלט בפיתה)
The vegetable pita: salat katzutz, the finely diced Israeli chopped salad, cut fine enough to be the whole filling, lined with tahini so the bread holds. The falafel-stand order minus the falafel.
Pickled Vegetables (חמוצים)
Various pickles; cucumber, turnip, cabbage.
Matbucha b'Pita (מטבוחה בפיתה)
Cooked tomato-pepper salad in pita.
Israeli Salad (סלט ישראלי)
Finely diced tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley, lemon, olive oil.
Israeli Salad b'Pita (סלט ישראלי בפיתה)
The chopped salad as the whole filling: finely diced tomato, cucumber, and onion dressed late so it stays firm, packed into a tahini-lined pita. A dish whose name is as contested as its contents.
Zeitoun (زيتون)
Olives; green or black, served with sandwiches.
Za'atar (زعتر)
Herb mixture; wild thyme, sumac, sesame seeds. Mixed with olive oil.
Za'atar w Zayt (زعتر وزيت)
Za'atar and olive oil; mixed, spread on bread or dipped.
Warak Enab Sandwich (ورق عنب)
Cold vine-leaf rolls, the meatless yalanji or 'the liar,' taken off the mezze plate and folded into khubz with lemon and oil. Its whole filling is cooked hours ahead and served chilled.
Tripoli Sweets Sandwich
Sweet items from Tripoli; city famous for sweets, some eaten sandwich-style.
Toum (توم)
Lebanese garlic sauce; garlic, oil, lemon juice emulsified to fluffy white cream. Essential for shawarma and shish taouk.
Tabbouleh Sandwich (ساندويش تبولة)
Tabbouleh in bread; parsley salad with bulgur.