/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>7189030

You are now aware that the only culinary claim to fame in the town where Emeril Lagasse grew up is the fucking chow mein sandwich.

Ever have a chow mein sandwich?

So apparently in southeastern Massachusetts they have a thing called a chow mein sandwich.

It's a special kind of chow mein with very crispy noodles, served in a hamburger bun.

You can get it with or without veggies, with or without meat, and you can opt to get it wrapped in wax paper so that the gravy softens and binds the noodles together.

I dunno. What do you think?

>>6188362

OP here. I actually started a thread some months ago encouraging people to contribute little-known regional dishes from their area. The thread was moderately successful. We learned about stuff like central IL's horseshoe openface sandwiches, Fall River, MA's chow mein sandwiches, and MO's St. Paul sandwiches. Fascinating stuff and I'd love to try all of it.

Originating in Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s or 1940s, the chow mein sandwich was a hot sandwich, which typically consists of a brown gravy-based chow mein mixture placed between halves of a hamburger-style bun, popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout southeastern Massachusetts and parts of neighboring Rhode Island.

The sandwiches are served "strained" or "unstrained", referring to whether or not the sandwich has vegetables. If the chow mein is strained, it is served without vegetables. Just like plated chow mein without the bun, the sandwich may also include meats or seafood, usually chicken, beef, or shrimp.

Originating in Fall River, Massachusetts, in the 1930s or 1940s, the chow mein sandwich is a hot sandwich, which typically consists of a brown gravy-based chow mein mixture placed between halves of a hamburger-style bun, popular on Chinese-American restaurant menus throughout southeastern Massachusetts and parts of neighboring Rhode Island.

>>4780209
>Chow mein sandwich (Fall River, MA)

l o fucking l it's a plate of food with a little hat

Why are Fall River, Massachusetts sandwiches the best sandwiches?

Whoa. Chow mein sandwich.