Who’s Ready For A Wild Food Adventure?
It all began with this photo: my friend Sly asked me what I thought of this “Mac ‘n’ Cheese” Sandwich – I told him I was going to make one – and one day I will, but it made me wonder: what else could be mashed up on a bun?
Well, how about this?
A Century Of Chow Mein Sandwiches!
Well, this was a new one to me – but it’s real – a “chow mien sandwich!
And you know what? At a hundred years old, it’s not new at all!
The craze began when Frederick Wong, a Cantonese immigrant, got into the family restaurant business in Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1920s.
He created this to provide a low cast meal for his less well off customers…and it stuck!
So, how do they still make it?
It’s really exactly what you think!
Deep-fried noodles, morsels of pork, and sautéed vegetables are piled onto a hamburger bun and then drenched in gravy. As you can see in the photo above, the top bun perches just so.
As one online write-up noted:
“It’s a crunchy, sloppy stew that would be immensely difficult to eat with your hands despite what its name might suggest. This is the chow mein sandwich, a Massachusetts South Shore staple.”
Count me in!
I am open to mashups of all kinds, and of course, I’m no stranger to unique sandwiches:
During the height of #quarantinelife, I ordered a “make it at home yourself” kit for the legendary Donkey’s Place Cheesesteak Sandwich and here’s the link that shows how I did it:
And remember when “Twilight” Actor Robert Pattison up’d the ante of wildest sandwiches of all time with this?
Yes, it’s a “pasta sandwich” and I still haven’t had the guts to try it, but here’s a link to the very unique ingredients and how he makes it!
I’ve shared many a “unique” sandwich with you – and even one “HANDWICH”:
I think that’s a funny one, and as they say: “you never cut funny!”
Click here to see a collection of other unique sandwiches as well, including Elvis’s favorite:
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I’m up for it! I love the look of it all!!!!!! CARBS!!!!!!!
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I agree, CARBS forever! Thanks for commenting, always great to hear from you!
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Ha ha! CARBS FOREVER! New slogan 🙂
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Haha~! We have similar noodle-bread combo, but not like saucy one!😂 And I’m interested in Handwich too, very unique!
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Yes, I love what you just shared! All about creative cuisine!
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Although not a sandwich easter you always amaze me with your finds, John and the boys are sandwich eaters which means I can try them out on them…:)
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Hi John, I am very happy that I can eat vicariously through you and read about it on your blog. A most interesting sandwich idea.
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Thanks Robbie!
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I love these, John! Last week I didn’t have time to make a sandwich for lunch, and I was at a good ‘ole restaurant for breakfast with a friend. I ordered grilled cheese with ham, tomato and pickle. Making old favorites into new favorites is delicious. I should have asked for mac & cheese instead of cheese. Next time!
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I’m in for it
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I am on board for a mac-n-cheese sandwich, AND a chow mein sandwich. Fortunately, I don’t have long to go until dinner, as it is almost 6pm here! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hope you have a great meal and a nice glass of red wine!
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I cooked belly pork with roast potatoes and vegetables. Accompanied by a very large glass of Spanish Garnacha. 🙂
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That’s a great night indeed!
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Dear John,
I concur with beetleypete. Thank you for showing us your eye-catching and mouth-watering “Chow Mein” Sandwich!
All of these photos and writing about food here in your blog post are making me very hungry and teasing my appetite!
As a result, I shall have to cook up a big storm to comfort myself with plenty of appetizing food and to satisfy my gustatory desires stoked by what you have presented here in your post.
In the spirit of your post about miscellaneous illustrations of your featured “Chow Mein” Sandwich, I would like to offer you some tempting and mind-bogglingly presented food in one of my posts entitled “SoundEagle in Edible Art, Glorious Food and Festive Season” published at
https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/soundeagle-in-edible-art-glorious-food-and-festive-season/
Please enjoy and kindly let me know what you think of those dishes by leaving some comment(s) there.
Wishing you a productive week doing or enjoying whatever that satisfies you the most!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
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