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from bond me to cubanos here is each
state's favorite sandwich first up is
Alabama's pulled chicken sandwich with
white barbecue sauce also known as
Alabama white sauce the sauce is tangy
creamy and ridiculously good
reindeer hot dogs can be found at street
vendors across Alaska the sausage is
made from reindeer or caribou along with
pork and beef the hotdog is usually
split and grilled despite the name the
frybread taco isn't really a taco it's
more like a taco sandwich mashup the
deep-fried bread is topped with ground
beef lettuce cheese and other standard
taco toppings fry bread was created by
displaced Native Americans in 1864
the fried bologna sandwich is a timeless
classic baloney slices are fried and
placed onto soft white bread with a
schmear of mustard simple but delicious
people are obsessed with in-and-out
burgers the most popular is the
double-double burger with two patties
and two cheese slices you can also get a
car bliss version with lettuce buns a
Fool's Gold loaf is more than eight
thousand calories it consists of a
hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with
peanut butter grape jelly and a pound of
bacon it was created by the Colorado
mine company in Denver and is rumoured
to have been an Elvis Presley favorite
legend has it that the king himself flew
two hours to Denver just to satisfy his
craving for the sandwich the first
hamburger in the US was made in 1895 at
louis lunch in New Haven Connecticut the
original burger was sandwiched between
two slices of toast and the rest is
history
Louis lunch is still cooking and serving
the burgers the same way it did when it
first opened the Bobby at capriati's is
basically Thanksgiving on a roll
it's made up of turkey cranberry sauce
stuffing and a generous schmear of mayo
except you can have this any time of the
year the Cuban sandwich was actually
created in Florida by Cuban immigrants
it's gained immense popularity since and
can be found on most restaurant menus in
Florida today pimento cheese is a
southern favorite and one of the best
ways to eat it is in a sandwich
the tankiness of the pimento peppers
combined with the richness of the cheese
and mayonnaise is an unbeatable
combination kalua pork sandwiches are a
Hawaiian favorite Kahlua is a
traditional Hawaiian cooking method that
uses an underground oven called an emu
the pig is roasted slowly all day and
acquires a deep smoky flavor
huckleberries are the state fruit of
Idaho making a peanut butter and
huckleberry jam sandwich the state's
go-to snack often compared to a
blueberry the huckleberry is a little
more tart and is often made into a jam
Chicago's Italian beef consists of thin
slices of roast beef simmered and served
with gravy on a roll it can be ordered
wet meaning a little gravy over the
bread or dipped which means dipping the
whole sandwich into gravy and to top it
off you can add jarred Inara or sweet
pepper
Midwesterners love their pork tenderloin
sandwiches pork loin is thinly hammered
breaded deep-fried and placed between
hamburger buns and the bigger the pork
tenderloin the better the loose meat
sandwich resembles a sloppy joe without
the tomato based sauce it tastes like a
hamburger but without the trimmings the
z-man sandwich from Joe's Kansas City
barbecue is a hometown favorite of
Kansas City it's made of a toasted
kaiser roll thinly sliced brisket smoked
provolone two onion rings and some
barbecue sauce the hot brown is an
open-faced sandwich created at the brown
hotel and Louisville Kentucky toasted
bread is topped with turkey tomato
mornay sauce and bacon and then broiled
until crispy and brown po-boys are a
Louisiana specialty they're usually made
with roast beef or fried seafood such as
shrimp crawfish or oysters and served on
New Orleans French bread lobster rolls
are considered a main staple especially
since the state is the largest lobster
producing region in the world while
additions differ from restaurant to
restaurant Maine lobster rolls are
jam-packed with lobster meat on a New
England style hot dog roll the
soft-shell crab sandwich consists of a
whole crab shell included softshell
crabs are crabs that go through a
molting process shedding their hard
outer shell and leaving an edible
softshell they're usually tossed in
batter and deep-fried
to be eaten whole this gooey concoction
is called a fluffernutter it combines
peanut butter with marshmallow fluff on
soft white bread marshmallow fluff was
invented in Somerville Massachusetts in
1917 a Michigan Coney dog consists of a
hot dog topped with beef chili yellow
mustard and finely diced white onion the
Juicy Lucy is a burger with a cheesy
surprise instead of getting the cheese
on top it's put into the middle of the
burger catfish is synonymous with
Mississippi the state is the largest
producer of farm-raised catfish in the
u.s. locals love a battered and fried
catfish the burnt end sandwich is a
must-have in Kansas City Missouri burnt
ends are the crispy point ends of a
smoked brisket they're cut into 1-inch
cubes and cooked further each piece
comes out a bit charred but intensely
flavorful and juicy on the inside pork
chop John's began serving boneless fried
pork chop sandwiches from a wagon in
1924 while it has moved from the wagon
to a brick-and-mortar the restaurant
still uses the same recipe the Runza is
native to Nebraska it's basically a hot
pocket with beef cabbage or sauerkraut
and onions it originated from Nebraska's
German and Russian immigrant population
some consider a patty melt a cross
between a grilled cheese and a hamburger
with caramelized onions and melted
cheese juicy luscious flavors are
guaranteed with every bite the Monte
Cristo is a fried ham and cheese
sandwich to make it an even more
decadent meal drench it in New Hampshire
maple syrup depending on where you're
from in Jersey you'll either call it a
pork roll or a Taylor ham
either way it's a delicious breakfast
sandwich that can be found almost every
deli and diner in New Jersey green chile
cheeseburgers are extremely popular in
New Mexico this is because green chile
or the hatch pepper is grown in the
hatch Valley region when roasted and
added to a cheeseburger it adds a smoky
buttery flavor
no one does bagels better than New York
City and there is nothing as iconic as a
bagel with cream cheese and smoked
salmon popular deli Russ & Daughters
typically sells 200 smoked salmon bagels
and an additional 150 pounds of hand
sliced salmon on a busy day the pulled
pork sandwich is a must-have in North
Carolina there are two barbecue styles
in different parts of the state Eastern
and Lexington Eastern focuses on whole
hog barbecue with a vinegar-based sauce
while Lexington style uses only pork
shoulder with tangy ketchup based sauce
the hot beef sandwich is a favorite in
North Dakota diners
it's made with sliced beef and a scoop
of mashed potatoes and best of all it's
smothered with hot beef gravy the Polish
boy consists of a kielbasa which is a
Polish sausage covered with coleslaw
french fries and barbecue sauce on a bun
it's native to Cleveland Ohio
chicken-fried steak is a comfort food in
Oklahoma the only way to make it even
better is to put it between two buns and
eat it with your hands
grilled cheese is the best especially
made with Tillamook Cheese the Tillamook
Creamery makes cheese and other dairy
goods in Oregon at full capacity the
creamery can churn out more than 160,000
pounds of Tillamook Cheese a day you can
think of Pennsylvanian food without
mentioning the Philly cheesesteak
invented in you guessed it Philadelphia
the sandwich is made up of thinly sliced
pieces of beef steak and melted cheese
the hot wiener dog is a Rhode Island
favorite these sausages are topped with
yellow mustard meat sauce and chopped
onions what's impressive is how the
grillers prepare them balancing up to
nine wieners on their forearm
the pulled pork sandwich is also popular
in South Carolina specifically in the
central part of the state pulled pork is
accompanied by Carolina Gold saw the
yellow sauce is a mixture of mustard
vinegar brown sugar and other spices
the pheasant sandwich is an old classic
dating back to World War two soldiers
would pass through Aberdeen South Dakota
where a canteen was serving free and
delicious pheasant sandwiches the
sandwich is also popular because the
pheasant is South Dakota's most famous
game bird the hot chicken sandwich is a
Nashville original diners find
themselves weeping with joy at how
delicious and spicy the hot chicken is
the secret to its spice is lots of
cayenne you can't mention Texan barbecue
without thinking of brisket hence the
brisket sandwich is the go-to for this
state brisket is smoked for hours to get
that juicy tender texture and taste
the pastrami burger was popularized by
Utah fast-food chain crown burgers
pastrami is placed on top of a juicy
burger with a slice of Swiss or American
cheese and you can't forget about the
much adored fry sauce made from one part
tomato ketchup and two parts mayonnaise
the Vermonter sandwich is made up of all
things New England maple mustard hickory
smoked ham or turkey sharp Vermont
cheddar and Honey Crisp apples
Virginians love a good country ham
sandwich especially made with Smithfield
ham which is a specific form of country
ham cured in Smithfield Virginia
Washington sandwich is the bond me
thanks to its large Vietnamese
population the sandwich includes some
form of pork pickled daikon and carrots
cilantro and jalapeno served on a
baguette the pepperoni roll is West
Virginia's pride and joy because it was
created there the roll was invented as
an easy lunch meal for coal miners in
the 1920s bratwurst or broth is
Wisconsin's favorite meat after being
poached in beer it's commonly grilled
and served on a hoagie roll bison
burgers look and taste pretty similar to
their beef counterparts with a coarser
texture and a slightly sweeter flavor
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