Bierocks
Similar to runza; German-Russian stuffed bread roll.
USA
Bialy with Cream Cheese
Bialy (chewy roll with onion center) with cream cheese spread.
Berger Cookie Sandwich
Baltimore's chocolate-topped Berger cookie used to sandwich ice cream.
Benedictine Sandwich
Cream cheese and drained cucumber in one pale-green paste, invented by a Louisville caterer for her own tea trays. Kentucky's answer to pimento cheese, and Derby season's standing order.
Beer Brat
Bratwurst simmered in beer before grilling, served on a roll.
Beef Rib Sandwich
A smoked Texas beef short rib, the richest cut in the pit, lifted whole off the bone and laid on plain white bread with pickle and onion: the most intimidating cut on the board made portable.
Beef on Weck
A kaiser roll crowned with caraway and coarse salt baked into the crust, rare roast beef, a controlled dip in jus, fresh horseradish. Beef on weck seasons every bite from the outside in.
Beef on Weck with Horseradish
Trade the jarred smear for horseradish grated fresh at the counter and the Buffalo beef on weck turns confrontational, a sinus-clearing rush over caraway, pretzel salt, and rare beef dipped in jus.
Bean and Cheese Taco
Refried beans and cheese in a flour tortilla; SA staple.
BBQ Sandwich (Global Export)
American BBQ has become a global phenomenon; Texas-style brisket, Carolina pulled pork, and KC burnt ends sandwiches are now served in Lo...
BBQ Bacon Burger
A Carl's Jr formula from the 1980s, quietly upgraded on every diner menu: sharp cheddar in place of American cheese, a swap that changes more than it seems.
Bánh Mì (American)
The US-adapted bánh mì softens the Saigon original, starting with a heavier bread. Chieu Lê's 1981 food truck and Lee's Sandwiches carried it to an American audience that had never eaten one.
Baltimore Pit Beef
Charcoal-grilled beef round sliced thin on a Kaiser roll with horseradish and tiger sauce.
Baltimore Lake Trout Sandwich
Fried whiting (not trout) on white bread with hot sauce and saltines; Baltimore soul food.
Bagel with Whitefish Salad
Bagel with smoked whitefish mixed with mayo and onion.
Bagel with Sturgeon
Bagel with smoked sturgeon; high-end Jewish deli item.
Bagel with Sable
Bagel with smoked sablefish (black cod) and cream cheese.
Bagel with Nova
Bagel with Nova Scotia-style cold-smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Bagel with Lox
Bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers, red onion, and tomato.
Bacon Egg and Cheese (BEC)
Bacon, fried egg, and American cheese on a roll; NYC bodega classic.
Bacon Biscuit
Crispy bacon on a buttermilk biscuit, often with egg.
Avocado Toast
Not exactly a sandwich, but California's health-food icon; often open-faced.
Atlantic City Sub
The Atlantic City sub is sold whole, half, or quarter off one long dressed Italian roll, at a boardwalk counter running since 1946 whose back wall holds Sinatra's towel and decades of visiting names.