Sandwiches & Wraps

🇺🇸United States

Steamed Cheeseburger

A Connecticut Valley specialty: the patty and cheese steamed, not griddled — invented at a Meriden luncheonette.

🇨🇳Fujian, China

Steamed Pork Belly Bun

割包

A folded steamed bun holding braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens, coriander and ground peanut sugar.

🇩🇰Denmark

Stjerneskud

Two plaice fillets with shrimp, caviar and dressing on rye.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Strammer Max

German open-faced sandwich from Berlin with bread topped with cured ham and a fried egg, served warm.

🇺🇸United States

Submarine Sandwich

The general American term for a long sandwich on a hero roll — the 'sub'.

🇹🇷Turkey

Sucuk Ekmek

Slices of spicy sucuk sausage grilled till the edges curl and the fat runs, loaded into half a crusty loaf with optional kaşar cheese — the stadium and ferry-terminal staple.

🇸🇩Sudan

Sudanese Ta'miya Sandwich

Sandwich ta'miya

Split bread packed with fried chickpea patties, salad, tahina and a spoon of shatta chilli, wrapped in paper at a street kiosk.

🇦🇱Albania

Sufllaqe

A street-food sandwich of grilled meat, tomato, onion and a garlicky sauce tucked into warm pita or flatbread.

🇦🇷Argentina

Sándwich de Miga

A delicate triple-decker sandwich on crustless white bread, filled with ham, cheese, lettuce, egg, or chicken. A staple of Argentine birthday parties and tea time.

🇦🇷Argentina

Sándwich de Miga Tostado

A toasted version of the sándwich de miga, pressed in a sandwich maker until crisp and golden. Filled with ham and cheese, it is a café and merienda classic.

🇦🇷Tucumán, Argentina

Sándwich de Milanesa

Milanesa al pan

Milanesa sandwich, especially the Tucumán "sánguche" variant with special bread and hot preparation; has its own national festival

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Sándwich de Pierna

A Dominican pork-leg sandwich with seasoned shredded pork, cabbage, and pink sauce on a soft bun. A popular street and late-night food, hearty and savory.

🇺🇾Uruguay

Sándwich Olímpico

Olímpico

A three-layer sandwich of soft crustless bread with ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce, egg and olives.

🇵🇫French Polynesia

Tahitian Sandwich

Casse-Croûte

Tahitian casse-croûte is a baguette sandwich filled with meat, fries, and sauce, sold as a quick meal from snack bars and food trucks.

🇯🇵Japan

Tamago sando

たまごサンド

Tamago sando, the convenience-store egg sandwich on crustless shokupan, is a named Japanese item that travellers seek out specifically.

🇹🇷Mersin, Turkey

Tantuni

A street food from Mersin on the Mediterranean coast, consisting of thinly sliced beef or lamb rapidly cooked with onions, tomatoes, and Turkish spices in a special pan. The meat is wrapped in lavash with sumac and a squeeze of lemon. Each tantuni chef has a unique technique, making every serving slightly different.

🇺🇸Texas, United States

Texas Tommy

A Fort Worth burger with a bacon-wrapped hot dog or smoked sausage and cheese on the patty.

🇺🇸United States

Theta Burger

An Oklahoma City specialty: a beef patty with hickory barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, grated American cheese, and pickles.

🇸🇪Sweden

Toast Skagen

Elegant open-faced sandwich with shrimp, mayonnaise, dill, and whitefish roe, a Swedish fine-dining classic.

🇲🇽Guadalajara, Mexico

Torta Ahogada

A Guadalajara sandwich of crusty birote bread stuffed with carnitas and drenched in tangy tomato-chile sauce.

🇵🇲Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Traboulette

A hearty open-faced sandwich of country bread spread with béchamel, topped with Puy lentils, sausage, and Gruyère cheese; a rustic local specialty of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

🇧🇴Cochabamba, Bolivia

Trancapecho

A Cochabamba sandwich of silpancho: breaded beef, rice, potatoes, egg, and salad in a bun, a street and hearty classic.

🇵🇷Puerto Rico

Tripleta

Three meats — roast pork, ham and steak — piled into pan sobao with cheese, potato sticks, lettuce and mayoketchup, then pressed.

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Trześniewski Brötchen (Trześniewski Sandwiches)

Trześniewski Brötchen are small open-faced rye sandwiches from Vienna topped with finely mixed savoury spreads.

🇺🇸United States

Turkey Devonshire Sandwich

A Louisville open-faced turkey sandwich under a cheese sauce, broiled — the Hot Brown's cousin.

🇮🇳Mumbai, India

Vada Pav

वड़ा पाव

A Mumbai street food of spiced potato fritter in a bread roll with chutneys. It is often called the Indian burger.

🇺🇸United States

Walleye Sandwich

A Great Lakes sandwich of fried walleye fillets on a bun with tartar sauce.

🇨🇦Montreal, Canada

Wilensky Special

A Montreal deli sandwich of grilled salami and bologna with mustard on a soft roll, pressed flat.

🇧🇷Brazil

X-Tudo

Brazil's everything burger, piled with cheese, ham, egg, bacon, vegetables and sauces in a toasted bun.

🇧🇷Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Xis Gaúcho

A giant southern Brazilian toasted sandwich filled with meat, cheese, vegetables and house sauces.

🇯🇵Japan

Yakisoba pan

焼きそばパン

Yakisoba pan, fried noodles stuffed into a hot-dog roll, is a named Japanese bakery and convenience-store item and exactly the localisation case guideline 1.6 rescues.

🇵🇱Kraków, Poland

Zapiekanka

A Polish open-faced sandwich of a halved baguette topped with sautéed mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup, toasted until melted. A street-food icon since the 1970s, especially in Kraków.

🇲🇹Malta

Ħobż biż-żejt

Thick slices of Maltese sourdough rubbed with ripe tomato and olive oil, then piled with tuna, capers, olives, onion and butter beans.