Egg Salad Sandwich: Origins, the Mayonnaise Question and Food Safety
No one knows who first mixed eggs with mayonnaise. Sources cover 1860s egg sandwiches, Hellman's 1905 deli, deviled eggs, tea sandwiches and USDA storage rules.
Pimento Cheese Sandwich: Northern Origins, Georgia Peppers and the Masters
Pimento cheese began with New York cream cheese and Spanish peppers. Sources differ on how Georgia, the Carolinas and the Masters made it Southern.
Gyro: Etymology, Doner Lineage and the Chicago Cone Industry
The gyro means "turn" in Greek and descends from Ottoman doner. Sources disagree on who made the first American cone in Chicago in the 1960s and...
Chip Butty: Origin, Regional Names and the Bacon Butty Connection
The chip butty's origin is contested: an 1863 Lancashire shop, Yorkshire, Liverpool. Sources on the word butty, regional names and the bacon butty.
Elvis Sandwich: Peanut Butter, Banana and Bacon, and the Fool’s Gold Loaf
What sources say about Elvis's peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich, the Graceland cooks, and how it differs from Denver's Fool's Gold Loaf.
Pastrami on Rye: Origins, Jewish Delis and How It Differs From Corned Beef
Pastrami on rye has contested roots: Romanian goose pastrama, a Delancey Street butcher, Katz's and Texas. Also how it differs from corned beef.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: History, the 1901 Recipe and How It Spread
The first known PB&J recipe ran in a Boston cooking magazine in 1901. Sources differ on who invented peanut butter and where Uncrustables began.
Italian Beef: The Chicago Sandwich of Thin-Sliced Roast Beef and Gravy
Italian beef is Chicago's spiced, thin-sliced roast beef sandwich served in its own gravy. Al's, Scala and the Ferraro family each claim its origin.
Tuna Melt: Origin, the Woolworth’s Story and What the Records Show
The tuna melt is credited to a Woolworth's lunch counter in the 1960s, yet cookbooks and menus suggest an older history. Sources disagree on dates and...
Cheese Toastie vs Grilled Cheese: What Is the Difference?
Cheese toastie vs grilled cheese compared side by side: butter, pan or sandwich toaster, cheddar and Red Leicester, Welsh rarebit, and the Australian jaffle.
