List of sandwiches

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Sandwiches are a common type of lunch food often eaten as part of a packed lunch. There are many types of sandwiches, made from a diverse variety of ingredients. The sandwich is the namesake of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman. Major types of sandwiches include:

Two slices of bread with other ingredients between Two halves of a baguette or roll with other ingredients between Hero, hoagie, or submarine sandwich Open-faced sandwich Pocket sandwich Sandwich cookies and ice cream sandwiches are generally not considered sandwiches in the sense of a bread-containing food item, but are named by analogy.

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· Sandwiches

American sub

Name

American sub

Origin

United States

Description

Traditionally uses sliced turkey breast, ham, roast beef, American, Swiss or Provolone cheese, chopped or shredded lettuce, tomatoes and green peppers on a roll of bread.

Ayvalık toast

Name

Ayvalık toast

Origin

Turkey

Description

Cooked in a sandwich press, it usually contains cheese, sausage, pastirma, or sucuk.

Bacon

Name

Bacon

Origin

United Kingdom

Description

Often eaten with ketchup or brown sauce.

Bacon, egg and cheese

Name

Bacon, egg and cheese

Description

Breakfast sandwich, usually with fried or scrambled egg.

Bagel toast

Name

Bagel toast

Origin

Israel

Description

Pressed, toasted bagel filled with vegetables and cheese and grilled on a sandwich toaster or panini press.

Baked bean

Name

Baked bean

Origin

United States (Boston area)

Description

Canned baked beans on white or brown bread, sometimes with butter.

Bánh mì

Name

Bánh mì

Origin

Vietnam

Description

Filling is typically meat, but can contain a wide range of foods, including sardines, tofu, pâté, or eggs. Served on an airy baguette with pickled carrots and daikon radish, cilantro and jalapeño peppers.

Barbecue

Name

Barbecue

Origin

United States (Texas, Georgia,Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado & Louisiana)

Description

Served on a bun, with chopped, sliced, or shredded meat (pulled pork, beef, or chicken typically), and sometimes topped with coleslaw.

Barros Jarpa

Name

Barros Jarpa

Origin

Chile

Description

Ham and cheese, usually mantecoso, which is similar to farmer cheese.

Barros Luco

Name

Barros Luco

Origin

Chile

Description

Beef (usually thin-cut steak) and cheese.

Bauru

Name

Bauru

Origin

Brazil

Description

Melted cheese, roast beef, tomato, and pickled cucumber in a hollowed-out French roll.

Beef on weck

Name

Beef on weck

Origin

United States (Buffalo, New York)

Description

Roast beef on a Kummelweck roll, often topped with horseradish.

Beirute

Name

Beirute

Origin

Brazil

Description

Melted cheese, sliced fresh tomatoes with oregano, lettuce leaves, roast beef on pita bread with mayonnaise.

Bifana

Name

Bifana

Origin

Portugal

Description

Marinated pork cutlet, often served with a special sauce.

BLT

Name

BLT

Origin

United States

Description

Named for its ingredients: bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Often served on toasted sliced bread spread with mayonnaise.

Bocadillo

Name

Bocadillo

Origin

Spain

Description

Crisp white bread with a wide variety of fillings. Typical fillings are Spanish omelette, cold meats like jamón, sausages and cheese.

Bokit

Name

Bokit

Origin

France (Guadeloupe)

Description

Guadeloupean bread fried in sunflower oil and filled with fish or meat and vegetables.

Bologna

Name

Bologna

Origin

United States

Description

Sliced and sometimes fried bologna sausage between slices of white bread, with various condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup.

Bondiola

Name

Bondiola

Origin

Argentina

Description

Sandwich made with thick slices of pork shoulder. The sandwiches are commonly sold by street food vendors and in restaurants in Argentina. The meat consists of slices of roasted or cured pork shoulder and it is usually served on crispy brioche bread. It can be topped with a variety of condiments and vegetables.

Bosna

Name

Bosna

Origin

Austria

Description

Usually grilled on white bread, containing a bratwurst sausage, onions, and a blend of tomato ketchup, mustard, and curry powder.

Bratwurst

Name

Bratwurst

Origin

Germany

Description

A popular street food in Germany, often served on a roll with mustard in which case it is a sandwich. Some vendors offer a side dish of sauerkraut or french fries.

Breakfast roll

Name

Breakfast roll

Origin

Ireland

Description

Convenience dish on a variety of bread rolls, containing such full breakfast items as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, and fried eggs, often eaten with ketchup or brown sauce. Designed to be eaten on the way to school or work, it can be purchased at a wide variety of petrol stations, local newsagents, super

Breakfast

Name

Breakfast

Origin

United States

Description

Typically a scrambled or fried egg, cheese, and a sausage patty or other breakfast meat, served on a biscuit or English muffin.

Broodje kroket

Name

Broodje kroket

Origin

The Netherlands

Description

Soft bread roll containing a ragout-based croquette, often eaten with mustard.

Bulkie roll

Name

Bulkie roll

Origin

New England

Description

A New England regional variety of sandwich roll, sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in New England-area delicatessens, restaurants, and institutional food services. Bulkie rolls are larger and firmer than hamburger buns.

Bun kebab

Name

Bun kebab

Origin

India and Pakistan

Description

Consists of a shallow-fried, spicy patty, onions, and chutney or raita in a hamburger or hot dog bun.

Butifarra

Name

Butifarra

Origin

Lima, Peru

Description

A typical street food sandwich commonly found in Lima, Peru. It is typically prepared using a special preparation of pork, locally called "country ham," with salsa criolla and lettuce inside a French bread or rosette.

Butterbrot

Name

Butterbrot

Origin

Germany

Description

Single, open-faced, with butter.

Camel rider

Name

Camel rider

Origin

United States (Jacksonville, Florida)

Description

Lunch meats and Italian dressings in a pita

Carrozza

Name

Carrozza

Origin

Italy

Description

Breaded and fried mozzarella sandwich.

Cemita

Name

Cemita

Origin

Mexico

Description

Sliced avocado, meat, white cheese, onions, and red sauce (salsa roja), on a fluffy sesame-seeded egg roll, originally from the city of Puebla.

Chacarero

Name

Chacarero

Origin

Chile

Description

Thinly sliced churrasco-style steak, or lomito-style pork, with tomatoes, green beans, and green chiles, served on a round roll.

Cheese

Name

Cheese

Origin

Global

Description

Made with one or more varieties of cheese, often with other ingredients, such as butter or mayonnaise. When toasted (pictured), it is commonly referred to as a grilled cheese sandwich.

Cheese dream

Name

Cheese dream

Origin

United States

Description

Open-faced grilled cheese sandwich, often with other ingredients.

Cheese and pickle

Name

Cheese and pickle

Origin

United Kingdom

Description

Slices of cheese (typically Cheddar) and pickle (a sweet, vinegary chutney with the most popular brand being Branston), sandwiched between two slices of bread.

Cheesesteak

Name

Cheesesteak

Origin

Pennsylvania/United States (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Description

Thinly sliced steak and melted cheese in a hoagie roll, with additional toppings often including peppers, onions, and mushrooms, also known as a Philadelphia or Philly cheesesteak. Variations include the Phillies' official cheesesteak, The Heater.

Chicken

Name

Chicken

Origin

Global

Description

Chicken sandwich can contain chicken cooked in a variety of ways. In the United States, common forms of chicken sandwiches include the grilled chicken breast sandwich, the fried chicken breast sandwich, the chicken salad sandwich, and the shredded (or barbeque) chicken sandwich.

Chicken fillet roll

Name

Chicken fillet roll

Origin

Ireland

Description

A bread roll filled with a fillet of processed chicken. It is a ubiquitous deli item in Ireland, served hot.

Chicken salad

Name

Chicken salad

Origin

Global

Description

Sandwich prepared with chicken salad as a filling.

Chicken schnitzel

Name

Chicken schnitzel

Origin

Australia, New Zealand and Austria

Description

Sandwich of crumbed, pan-fried chicken fillet, on buttered bread, with shredded iceberg lettuce and mayonnaise. An adaptation of the Austrian or Viennese schnitzel sandwich, which consists of crumbed pork, veal or chicken schnitzel on a Semmel or kaiser roll with mayonnaise or mustard and shredded lettuce. See also Cutlet sandwich, Italian.

Chili burger

Name

Chili burger

Origin

United States

Description

Hamburger, with the patty topped with chili con carne.

Chimichurris

Name

Chimichurris

Origin

Dominican Republic

Description

Ground beef, chicken, or pork leg served on pan de agua and garnished with cabbage and salsa rosa.

Chip butty

Name

Chip butty

Origin

United Kingdom

Description

Sliced white bread (or a large, flat bread roll) filled with chips, usually sprinkled with salt and vinegar, curry sauce, gravy or tomato ketchup.

Chipped beef

Name

Chipped beef

Origin

United States (Mid-Atlantic region and military cuisine)

Description

Sandwich prepared with thinly sliced or pressed salted and dried beef. Some chipped beef is smoked to add flavor.

Chivito

Name

Chivito

Origin

Uruguay

Description

Filet mignon with mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, and commonly bacon, black or green olives, fried or hardboiled eggs, and ham

Chlebíček

Name

Chlebíček

Origin

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Description

Small, open sandwiches, usually served as snacks. Made with a variety of toppings.

Chopped cheese

Name

Chopped cheese

Origin

United States (New York, NY)

Description

Made on a grill with ground beef, onions, and topped by melted cheese and served with lettuce, tomatoes, and condiments on a hero roll.

Choripán

Name

Choripán

Origin

South America, Argentina

Description

Grilled chorizo, usually served on a crusty roll with salsa-type condiments, such as pebre, salsa criolla, or chimichurri. Morcipán is a variety of this using black pudding or blood sausage.

Chow mein sandwich

Name

Chow mein sandwich

Origin

United States (Massachusetts)

Description

Gravy-based chow mein mixture placed on a hamburger bun, served hot

Churrasco

Name

Churrasco

Origin

Chile

Description

Thinly cut steak, grilled and served on a toasted bun. It can be served with almost any other ingredient, in which case its name changes to "churrasco+the new ingredient" (e .: churrasco palta = churrasco and avocado).

Club

Name

Club

Origin

United States

Description

Double-decker sandwich made with sliced turkey or chicken, bacon, tomato, and lettuce; usually contains mayonnaise.

Conti Roll

Name

Conti Roll

Origin

Perth, Western Australia

Description

a generous bread roll, a variety of deli meats & cheeses and then preserved vegetables, alongside other Mediterranean ingredients

Corned beef

Name

Corned beef

Origin

United States (New York City, NY)

Description

Corned beef often served with a condiment such as pickle or mustard.

Coronation chicken

Name

Coronation chicken

Origin

United Kingdom (England)

Description

Chicken meat, seasoned with parsley, thyme, bay leaf, cumin, turmeric, ginger and peppercorns, mixed with cream or mayonnaise, and dried apricots or sultanas.

Crisp

Name

Crisp

Origin

Ireland United Kingdom

Description

Crisps and occasionally pickles on white bread.

Croque-monsieur

Name

Croque-monsieur

Origin

France

Description

Baked or fried ham and cheese (typically Emmental or Gruyère) brioche-sandwich, sometimes coated in a mornay or béchamel sauce.

Croque-madame

Name

Croque-madame

Origin

France

Description

Same as a croque-monsieur, but with a fried egg on top.

Cuban

Name

Cuban

Origin

United States (Tampa or Key West, Florida)

Description

Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes Genoa salami on Cuban bread, sometimes pressed and warmed in a plancha.

Cucumber

Name

Cucumber

Origin

United Kingdom

Description

Two thin slices of crustless, lightly buttered white bread, containing paper-thin slices of peeled cucumber. Often as a tea sandwich.

Cudighi

Name

Cudighi

Origin

United States

Description

Spicy cudighi (a Michigan variety of Cotechino Italian sausage), on a long, hard roll, often topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce

Dagwood

Name

Dagwood

Origin

United States

Description

Multiple layers containing a wide variety of meats and condiments, named for Dagwood Bumstead of the comic strip Blondie.

Deli

Name

Deli

Origin

Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Description

Sandwich usually ordered at a deli; choices include type of bread (toasted or untoasted,) type of meat (cold cut), type of sliced cheese, vegetable fillings (lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.), and condiments.

Denver

Name

Denver

Origin

United States

Description

Sandwich containing a Denver omelette.

Donair

Name

Donair

Origin

Canada, Halifax

Description

A variant of the Döner kebab, made with beef cooked on a vertical spit. This is served wrapped in a pita with onions, tomatoes and a unique donair sauce made with sweetened condensed milk, vinegar, and garlic powder.

Döner kebab

Name

Döner kebab

Origin

Turkey

Description

Döner kebab is meat cooked on a vertical spit, normally veal or beef but also may be a mixture of these with lamb, and sometimes chicken. This may be served wrapped in a flatbread such as lavash or pita, or as a sandwich.

Donkey burger

Name

Donkey burger

Origin

China

Description

Chopped or shredded savory donkey meat in a bun, sold in Baoding, Hebei Province as street food, and also in high-end restaurants.

Doubles

Name

Doubles

Origin

Trinidad and Tobago

Description

Two flat fried bara (bread), containing curried chickpeas or garbanzo beans.

Doughnut sandwich

Name

Doughnut sandwich

Origin

United States

Description

A sandwich made with a doughnut instead of bread (can be made with fried chicken, bacon, ham, sausage, cheese, etc.)

Dyrlægens natmad

Name

Dyrlægens natmad

Origin

Denmark

Description

Made with a piece of dark rye bread, a layer of leverpostej, topped with a slice of salt beef and a slice of meat aspic, topped with raw onion rings and garden cress.

Egg

Name

Egg

Origin

Global

Description

A sandwich that contains eggs as the main component, usually sliced or chopped hard boiled eggs or egg salad. It can be mixed with mayonnaise, and seasoned with salt and black pepper; or with a mild curry powder in an Australian curried egg sandwich. Other versions may be made with fried or (more rarely) scrambled egg, topped with the local roe spr

Elvis

Name

Elvis

Origin

United States

Description

Peanut butter, banana, and bacon.

Falafel

Name

Falafel

Origin

Middle East

Description

Deep-fried balls of ground, seasoned chickpeas topped with salad vegetables, hot sauce, tahini-based sauces, and pickled vegetables, wrapped in or added to the pocket of a split-open pita bread.

Fischbrötchen

Name

Fischbrötchen

Origin

Germany Belgium Netherlands Switzerland

Description

Crusty bread rolls filled with fish (most commonly Bismarck or soused herring) and onions.

Fishcake butty

Name

Fishcake butty

Origin

United Kingdom (Northern England)

Description

Commonly served in fish and chip shops, especially in the North of England. It consists of a fish cake (either the scollop/"Yorkshire" style made with a piece of fish fillet sandwiched between thick slices of potato, battered and fried; or with the rissole type of fishcake made with mashed potato mixed with flakes of fish and battered and fried) se

Fish finger

Name

Fish finger

Origin

United Kingdom

Description

A common British comfort food.

Fluffernutter

Name

Fluffernutter

Origin

United States (Massachusetts)

Description

Peanut butter and marshmallow creme.

Fool's Gold Loaf

Name

Fool's Gold Loaf

Origin

United States (Colorado)

Description

Consists of a single warmed, hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with one jar of creamy peanut butter, one jar of grape jelly, and a pound of bacon. In 1976, Elvis Presley and some of his friends flew to Colorado to consume them.

Francesinha

Name

Francesinha

Origin

Portugal

Description

Wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage, steak or other roast meat, topped with melted cheese, a hot thick tomato and beer sauce.

Francesinha poveira

Name

Francesinha poveira

Origin

Portugal

Description

Bun with wet-cured ham, linguiça, and cheese, sauced with butter or margarine, piri-piri, and port wine, whiskey, cognac, or brandy.

Name	Image	Origin	Description
American sub		United States	Traditionally uses sliced turkey breast, ham, roast beef, American, Swiss or Provolone cheese, chopped or shredded lettuce, tomatoes and green peppers on a roll of bread.
Ayvalık toast		Turkey	Cooked in a sandwich press, it usually contains cheese, sausage, pastirma, or sucuk.
Bacon		United Kingdom	Often eaten with ketchup or brown sauce.
Bacon, egg and cheese			Breakfast sandwich, usually with fried or scrambled egg.
Bagel toast		Israel	Pressed, toasted bagel filled with vegetables and cheese and grilled on a sandwich toaster or panini press.
Baked bean		United States (Boston area)	Canned baked beans on white or brown bread, sometimes with butter.
Bánh mì		Vietnam	Filling is typically meat, but can contain a wide range of foods, including sardines, tofu, pâté, or eggs. Served on an airy baguette with pickled carrots and daikon radish, cilantro and jalapeño peppers.
Barbecue		United States (Texas, Georgia,Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Colorado & Louisiana)	Served on a bun, with chopped, sliced, or shredded meat (pulled pork, beef, or chicken typically), and sometimes topped with coleslaw.
Barros Jarpa		Chile	Ham and cheese, usually mantecoso, which is similar to farmer cheese.
Barros Luco		Chile	Beef (usually thin-cut steak) and cheese.
Bauru		Brazil	Melted cheese, roast beef, tomato, and pickled cucumber in a hollowed-out French roll.
Beef on weck		United States (Buffalo, New York)	Roast beef on a Kummelweck roll, often topped with horseradish.
Beirute		Brazil	Melted cheese, sliced fresh tomatoes with oregano, lettuce leaves, roast beef on pita bread with mayonnaise.
Bifana		Portugal	Marinated pork cutlet, often served with a special sauce.
BLT		United States	Named for its ingredients: bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Often served on toasted sliced bread spread with mayonnaise.
Bocadillo		Spain	Crisp white bread with a wide variety of fillings. Typical fillings are Spanish omelette, cold meats like jamón, sausages and cheese.
Bokit		France (Guadeloupe)	Guadeloupean bread fried in sunflower oil and filled with fish or meat and vegetables.
Bologna		United States	Sliced and sometimes fried bologna sausage between slices of white bread, with various condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup.
Bondiola		Argentina	Sandwich made with thick slices of pork shoulder. The sandwiches are commonly sold by street food vendors and in restaurants in Argentina. The meat consists of slices of roasted or cured pork shoulder and it is usually served on crispy brioche bread. It can be topped with a variety of condiments and vegetables.
Bosna		Austria	Usually grilled on white bread, containing a bratwurst sausage, onions, and a blend of tomato ketchup, mustard, and curry powder.
Bratwurst		Germany	A popular street food in Germany, often served on a roll with mustard in which case it is a sandwich. Some vendors offer a side dish of sauerkraut or french fries.
Breakfast roll		Ireland	Convenience dish on a variety of bread rolls, containing such full breakfast items as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, and fried eggs, often eaten with ketchup or brown sauce. Designed to be eaten on the way to school or work, it can be purchased at a wide variety of petrol stations, local newsagents, super
Breakfast		United States	Typically a scrambled or fried egg, cheese, and a sausage patty or other breakfast meat, served on a biscuit or English muffin.
Broodje kroket		The Netherlands	Soft bread roll containing a ragout-based croquette, often eaten with mustard.
Bulkie roll		New England	A New England regional variety of sandwich roll, sandwiches made with bulkie rolls are very common in New England-area delicatessens, restaurants, and institutional food services. Bulkie rolls are larger and firmer than hamburger buns.
Bun kebab		India and Pakistan	Consists of a shallow-fried, spicy patty, onions, and chutney or raita in a hamburger or hot dog bun.
Butifarra		Lima, Peru	A typical street food sandwich commonly found in Lima, Peru. It is typically prepared using a special preparation of pork, locally called "country ham," with salsa criolla and lettuce inside a French bread or rosette.
Butterbrot		Germany	Single, open-faced, with butter.
Camel rider		United States (Jacksonville, Florida)	Lunch meats and Italian dressings in a pita
Carrozza		Italy	Breaded and fried mozzarella sandwich.
Cemita		Mexico	Sliced avocado, meat, white cheese, onions, and red sauce (salsa roja), on a fluffy sesame-seeded egg roll, originally from the city of Puebla.
Chacarero		Chile	Thinly sliced churrasco-style steak, or lomito-style pork, with tomatoes, green beans, and green chiles, served on a round roll.
Cheese		Global	Made with one or more varieties of cheese, often with other ingredients, such as butter or mayonnaise. When toasted (pictured), it is commonly referred to as a grilled cheese sandwich.
Cheese dream		United States	Open-faced grilled cheese sandwich, often with other ingredients.
Cheese and pickle		United Kingdom	Slices of cheese (typically Cheddar) and pickle (a sweet, vinegary chutney with the most popular brand being Branston), sandwiched between two slices of bread.
Cheesesteak		Pennsylvania/United States (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Thinly sliced steak and melted cheese in a hoagie roll, with additional toppings often including peppers, onions, and mushrooms, also known as a Philadelphia or Philly cheesesteak. Variations include the Phillies' official cheesesteak, The Heater.
Chicken		Global	Chicken sandwich can contain chicken cooked in a variety of ways. In the United States, common forms of chicken sandwiches include the grilled chicken breast sandwich, the fried chicken breast sandwich, the chicken salad sandwich, and the shredded (or barbeque) chicken sandwich.
Chicken fillet roll		Ireland	A bread roll filled with a fillet of processed chicken. It is a ubiquitous deli item in Ireland, served hot.
Chicken salad		Global	Sandwich prepared with chicken salad as a filling.
Chicken schnitzel		Australia, New Zealand and Austria	Sandwich of crumbed, pan-fried chicken fillet, on buttered bread, with shredded iceberg lettuce and mayonnaise. An adaptation of the Austrian or Viennese schnitzel sandwich, which consists of crumbed pork, veal or chicken schnitzel on a Semmel or kaiser roll with mayonnaise or mustard and shredded lettuce. See also Cutlet sandwich, Italian.
Chili burger		United States	Hamburger, with the patty topped with chili con carne.
Chimichurris		Dominican Republic	Ground beef, chicken, or pork leg served on pan de agua and garnished with cabbage and salsa rosa.
Chip butty		United Kingdom	Sliced white bread (or a large, flat bread roll) filled with chips, usually sprinkled with salt and vinegar, curry sauce, gravy or tomato ketchup.
Chipped beef		United States (Mid-Atlantic region and military cuisine)	Sandwich prepared with thinly sliced or pressed salted and dried beef. Some chipped beef is smoked to add flavor.
Chivito		Uruguay	Filet mignon with mozzarella, tomatoes, mayonnaise, and commonly bacon, black or green olives, fried or hardboiled eggs, and ham
Chlebíček		Czech Republic and Slovakia	Small, open sandwiches, usually served as snacks. Made with a variety of toppings.
Chopped cheese		United States (New York, NY)	Made on a grill with ground beef, onions, and topped by melted cheese and served with lettuce, tomatoes, and condiments on a hero roll.
Choripán		South America, Argentina	Grilled chorizo, usually served on a crusty roll with salsa-type condiments, such as pebre, salsa criolla, or chimichurri. Morcipán is a variety of this using black pudding or blood sausage.
Chow mein sandwich		United States (Massachusetts)	Gravy-based chow mein mixture placed on a hamburger bun, served hot