So I just got an Italian sandwich

[marurun]

Pizza in Japan is a... how to put this... disappointing experience. At best it's meh. At worst it's kinda foul. Pizza the way America eats it just doesn't fit well with the way Japan eats... at all...

Also, the best McDonalds you can ever visit are on US bases in Japan. Japanese employees with a good, Japanese work ethic and American-sized portions. Pretty fine eating as fast food goes, especially considering how little fast food I ate in Japan.

[elvis]

Pizza in Japan is a... how to put this... disappointing experience. At best it's meh. At worst it's kinda foul.

I quite like it. But again, I understand that it's not actually pizza.

In fact, I never heard it called "Japanese Pizza" by anyone other than Americans. Everyone else seems to call it by its proper name: Okonomiyaki.

Wrong. People refer to okonomiyaki as "Japanese Pizza," but the Japanese still have actual pizza

Well can you blame me for confusing which one he was referring to?

Perhaps a "(no, not okonomiyaki)" would have cleared it up.

[fast]

As one who enjoys sandwiches daily - Mayo, especially homemade, is a welcome condiment. It can be overwhelming, however there is an art to apply just the right amount. Though I believe that mayo should be one of the last ingredients added, it should not be heated (its only egg and oil), and the sandwich should not only be meat, cheese, and mayo. Lettuce mixes well with it, but mustard or peppers really combines with it and makes the sandwich. Granted I also like chips in my sandwiches.

And since we are talking about random condiments, Nutella is a gift from God himself and a vegemite and cheese sandwich is surprisingly good.

[vash23n]

As one who enjoys sandwiches daily - Mayo, especially homemade, is a welcome condiment. It can be overwhelming, however there is an art to apply just the right amount. Though I believe that mayo should be one of the last ingredients added, it should not be heated (its only egg and oil), and the sandwich should not only be meat, cheese, and mayo. Lettuce mixes well with it, but mustard or peppers really combines with it and makes the sandwich. Granted I also like chips in my sandwiches.

And since we are talking about random condiments, Nutella is a gift from God himself and a vegemite and cheese sandwich is surprisingly good.

I love chips on my sandwich too! Sandwiches were most likely created by people who needed a way to combine a bunch of foods from different groups in a way that would make it easy to eat on the go. I can't imagine there was anymore to it than that. Same as soup, don't have a lot of money? Just throw everything you have into a pot with water. It is funny that something as simple as a sandwich has become an "art" with those not adhering to strict rules being labeled as ruining this art.

[Ack]

Actually, sandwiches are named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, though he didn't invent them. It's thought Jerome, his brother-in-law and 2nd Count de Salis, might have introduced them to him.

[vash23n]

Man imagine having the last name sandwich. Hope he earned having that last name.

[The Apprentice]

Wow, I ignored this thread at first because I thought it would be something like Mozgus' Taco Bell experience, but there's an actual discussion here!

Okay, so I live in the south, but I'm actually from the west. That means I like mayo more than anyone else in my family and I'm the only one who doesn't eat Mexican. The worst sauce-related experience in my life occured in Tennesee while I was vacationing there winter before last.

I went to a Ruby Tuesdays and ordered a bacon cheeseburger which I specifically described to the waitress. Patty, american cheese, onion, bacon, and mayo between two buns. After we ordered, we waited. And waited. The place was packed out, so we didn't blame them, but when they finally brought out the food mine was the only plate they hadn't finished yet. I then watched as my family ate in front of me for TEN MINUTES. Finally, I got my burger.

As soon as I bit into it, I know something was very wrong about this sandwich. It did not taste like anything I had ever tasted before, the closest thing I could think of that tasted like it was ranch dressing. The next time our waitress passed, we found out that where this particular Ruby Tuesdays operated, there was a special sauce they put on all the burgers. Nobody else in my family tasted it because I was the only one to get a burger. Apparently, the sauce is supposed to be alright, but they actually filled my order and put mayo AND the special sauce on my burger without warning.

It was terrible. The sad thing: I was so hungry after waiting for so long I ate the thing without complaint.

[Jrecee]

Calamari's not really expensive, it's like 3.99 a pound at whole foods.

Anyway, how the hell can you eat a burger with mayo as the only sauce on it? Or at all? A burger just calls for mustard or ketchup or even thousand island. Hell I can name a million different sauces to pour on a burger before tasteless white jizz.

[lordofduct]

Calamari's not really expensive, it's like 3.99 a pound at whole foods.

Anyway, how the hell can you eat a burger with mayo as the only sauce on it? Or at all? A burger just calls for mustard or ketchup or even thousand island. Hell I can name a million different sauces to pour on a burger before tasteless white jizz.

...

every penny counts when you're managing a restaurant. The art of designing a successful menu that utilizes quality products, reuses common ingredients, and has a large profit is not an easy thing. Calamari in America really isn't a top seller... especially not on Pizza. So most chefs don't bother including it (or don't realize it could be used).

But as I said, not all of them. I have seen places who do serve it as a pizza topping.

[fast]

One of the best pizzas I have ever had was at a little place in the Abaco called Cortella's (I think), and it was Pepperoni and Conch. It was simply amazing. Granted most people dont know you can eat conch, or think it is disgusting, but it is so delicious. I cannot find a place in town to buy it fresh (sorry old conch is actually disgusting), and I have been wanting a conch salad recently.

But since we are on the topic of sandwiches, whos had a Monte Cristo or a Luther burger? Ive sadly had both...