Posted on 03/04/2021 6:08:55 AM PST by mylife
There is little to look forward to in the sweatiest days of summer—the days when it feels like you can’t cool down even if you peeled your skin off—except for the pleasure of a peak summer tomato and putting that perfect tomato in a sandwich.
People have many thoughts on how to construct a tomato sandwich, my preference: squishy white bread, lightly toasted; mayo (Hellmann’s is fine with me, though I know fans of Duke’s mayo have strong feelings here); salt and pepper; and thick slices of the plumpest, juiciest tomatoes I can find—the ones you feel tempted to cradle home for fear that they’ll burst en route. This sandwich, it should go without saying, is best eaten over the sink or with an ample supply of paper towels, because if you do it right, it’s messy as hell. I look forward to the scarce few weeks per year when I can eat this sandwich; in my opinion, a November or March tomato is just not good enough to carry something so simple. Luckily, the pro-tomato sandwich coalition has logged onto to defend our maligned icon. As some Twitter users have pointed out, the anti-tomato sandwich sentiments seem like rude digs at the South and to the idea of struggle meals. If the tomato sandwich grosses you out, perhaps the problem isn’t the sandwich itself or even the messy video, but your tomatoes.
Southern Living suggests this treat any time of year, but to really understand the tomato sandwich, I’d suggest setting a reminder for July or August; buying the best, ugliest heirloom tomato you can find; cutting that sucker into slices; then enjoying the experience, drippy mayo and all. If that doesn’t convert you, well, at least you tried it and didn’t just give in to petty Twitter outrage.
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Lightly toasted you heathen!
LOL!!!
Yup my Grand Dad did that too with blue gills.
I love tomato sandwiches as long as there’s bacon, avocado and lettuce on them.
How about a mayonnaise sandwich and a pickle?
Yer very particular.. ;)
Yer very particular.. ;)
peanut butter and dill pickle.
toasted on pumpernickel.
Dont knock it
peanut butter and dill pickle.
toasted on pumpernickel.
Dont knock it
Good thing I did not post about liverwurst and onion on rye with mustard...
Best is thick slice of tomato with slice of Vidalia onion ! Has to be sweet onion.
Back in the American Sector, decades ago.
A high school friend asked me if I would like to go along and meet his aunt? OK.
Aunty’s daughter, Eilene and I, were an instant hit.
Aunty asked me, “Would you like to have an egg sandwich?”
“I’ve never had an egg sandwich. Yes, please.”
Aunty made an egg sandwich that included a fried tomato slice.
It was heaven.
Aww hell yeah!
Aww hell yeah!
Almost the exact same experience. Kroger produce, now, is . . . I do not know what.
Egg salad? soft scrambled eggs?
squishy white sandwich bread (ya know, like Wonder Bread)
an aside: Wonder White Bread, 20 oz
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Wonder-White-Bread-20-oz/37827980
I digress....
Squishy white sandwich bread (NO TOAST!)
Hellman’s mayonnaise (because THERE IS NO OTHER KIND!)
Sliced tomatoes, hopefully ones that don’t taste like cardboard or have no taste at all.
Th, th, that’s all folks.
Otherwise you are bastardizing an American tradition. Salt? Pepper? Toast? Who needs it? BACON? If you wanted a BLT just add lettuce!
C’mon man, is NOTHING sacred?
Egg salad - once in a while.
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