While the average American eats almost 200 sandwiches a year — more if you count pita with peanut butter and leftover pad thai as a sandwich — eating bread filled with stuff is as universal as loving David Hasselhoff (eating sandwiches on the floor).
When it comes to global gastronomy, the sandwich reigns supreme. Which is why we put together this handy guide to the world’s best/most representative national sandwiches.
Putting stuff between sliced bread is the best thing since sliced bread.
Vietnam
Banham mi – Vietnamese sandwich baguette stuffed with fried pork and vegetables with the addition of coriander and jalapeno.
Turkey
Doner kebab is common not only in Turkey but also in many other countries. This sandwich of tortillas, chopped lamb, vegetables and sauce.
Mexico
Traditional Mexican Semite may be prepared from different kinds of meat, avocado, white cheese, onions on a special bun brioche (which looks like a hamburger bun, but it really is a sweet roll out pastry).
Colombia
AREP – sandwich of thick corn bread, which is added pork sausage (chorizo) with chili sauce.
Japan
Japanese katsu Sand consists of roasted meat on white bread with mayonnaise and mustard.
Canada
My favorite sandwich Canadians – a smoked spicy meat on rye bread with mustard and cucumber.
India
Vada pav – a popular fast food, which is ideal for vegetarians. Is a sandwich consisting of savory muffins (SAW) and two potato cutlets (WADA).
Australia
In Australia, are very fond of thick yeast paste Vegemite, because for local residents the perfect sandwich is a simple toast with this paste and cheese.
Cuba
Medianoche (“midnight”) – a popular Cuban sandwich for night snack: sweet bun with roast pork, ham, cheese and cucumber, seasoned with mustard.
Chile
Sandwich from Chile called chakarera prepared on a round bun hamburger with thinly sliced turkey or pork steak, tomatoes, boiled green beans, chili peppers and green beans.
Venezuela
AREP sandwich of thick corn bread, which is added to pork, cheese, avocados and bananas.
China
Chinese favorite sandwich – donkiburger. This is a popular street food made from donkey meat, often with lettuce and peppers on crispy bread.
Portugal
Frantsezinya – Portuguese sandwich bread, ham or smoked pork sausage or steak, topped with melted cheese and tomato sauce.
Denmark
King Danish cuisine unanimously called smёrrebrёd – a sandwich of rye bread with butter. As a stuffing using fish, meat, shrimp, liver pate, boiled eggs, fresh tomatoes and cheeses of various varieties.
Germany
Thick slice of meat (usually a mixture of beef, pork, bacon and onion) served on a bun with mustard. Usually, it is eaten hot.
France
Popular sandwich in France – zhambon edges. It’s a baguette with ham and butter, cheese and cucumber.
South Africa
South African Gatsby – it’s always a huge sandwich with potatoes, sausage, ketchup and salad.
Netherlands
Brujah croquettes – a fried long nuggets of meat on a bun with mustard. As a rule, they are eaten hot, pouring sweet soy sauce.
Poland
Traditional sandwich in Poland – casserole. Usually make it on the half baguette or loaf of white, as classical toppings used fried mushrooms and cheese (and often something more meat), and the finished sandwich poured ketchup and sprinkle with chopped chives.
Finland
Finnish porilaynen consists of two slices of bread, among which is a nice piece of sausage, seasoned with chopped onion, salad pickles, mustard or ketchup.
Argentina
Choripan with chorizo sausage love throughout South America. It is usually served on a crispy bun with chimichurri sauce or Pebre. You can add a fried egg on top.
Puerto-Rico
Triplet consists of three kinds of grilled meat – beef, pork and chicken (or ham). Also added into the crisp, banana, lettuce, arugula, cheese and onions.
Spain
Bokadilo – a kind of half a baguette sandwich with meat or fish, eggs and sometimes tomato.
Malaysia
Toasted in a pan sided omelet sandwich on baguette halves. The main ingredients – eggs and onions, but also added to the sandwich meat or fish (sardines, chicken, beef, lamb).
Serbia
Pleskavitsa – a sandwich of different kinds of meat, usually beef and pork. Served on a round bun or pita bread with pepper sauce and Serbian cream.
Belgium
Belgian mitrayet consists of fried meat, French fries and mayonnaise on baguette.
Singapore
Kaya toast – a sweet sandwich. Crunchy on toast thickly smeared with a paste of coconut pulp, pounded with egg yolks and sugar cane. In Singapore, it is eaten as a dessert for breakfast. In this case, toast dipped in egg yolk, cooked in a bag.
Macau
And in Macau prefer a simple bun with a pork chop.
Italy
Panini – Italian sandwich, which consists of two slices of bread between which lay a slice of ham and cheese.
Austria
Austrian Bosner – a spicy fried sausage in a baguette with onion, pepper and curry.
Brazil
Bauru – traditional Brazilian sandwich. Consists of French pastries, melted cheese, tomatoes, roast beef and pickles.
Uruguay
Civita translates from Spanish as “little goat”, “kid”, but this sandwich made with slices of beef with mozzarella, tomato, mayonnaise, olives and black olives, and often with bacon, eggs and ham.
Russia
Classic sandwich in Russia is perhaps the bread with cheese or sausage. But on holidays and special occasions virtually no table is complete without sandwiches with butter and red caviar.
