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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Speaking of hipsters on the grape pizza thread elsewhere
A James Beard joint here in Nashville makes a tomato white bread and mayo parfait appetizer they charge a chunk for
Husk is the name
It’s so silly
I always think of The Emporers New Clothes
Exactly right!!!
THAT is a ‘mater sammich....
I’d likely sprinkle Parmesan on that...real Parmesan...but your grandpa had it down
Make sure them are Grainger County ‘maters.... :^)
He was a very ignorant man (grew up as as street kid in the streets of NYC). He married a German woman whom he turned into one of the best cooks (especially of Italian food) that I’ve ever had the pleasure of sharing a table with.
I miss them both...I miss their cooking...
Or you just don’t like tomatoes.
No doubt!
“Make sure them are Grainger County ‘maters.”
Why? The state with the most requested crop inside the US are from northern California with their sales more than from all the combined amount of sales from the rest of the country, and the largest sellers of tomatoes in the world come from China. (Before Trump brought them to their knees)
wy69
I’m Albertan you heathen rascal, if you don’t toast mine lightly, I’ll stop calling it the war of northern aggression! Heh
An Albertan???
I don’t believe Einstein toasted his ‘mater sammiches!!!! ;^)
There is no protein in that sandwich. A BLT will do it. Or, take cold slices of cheddar or your favorite cheese and add them. No melt this time- the cold cheese provides a little bite and salt and protein but the thickly sliced tomato remains the star.
If you can’t digest bread, use stiff iceberg lettuce. I do. It’s very yummy. Especially when the ingredients are all fridge cold except the just picked in the sun tomatoes.
Why????
Cause we’re talkin’ QUALITY ‘maters...Not cheapies....
I’m gonna catch hell, but I like BLT’s with Miracle Whip.
Putting on my asbestos suit now.
Miracle Whip, Hellmanns, Duke’s...They all taste pretty much the same to me...
2 slices of mother’s fresh homemade bread.
One beefsteak tomato, just picked and sliced- Hellman’s Mayonnaise on bread with tomato- salt.
Eat, smile, sigh...
Like this article, thauthor is nothing more than a squishy white bread sandwich. May look good on the outside, but nothing in the middle.
What no fried green tomato?
A topic for another delicious day.
dredged in egg and corn meal, fried in bacon grease..
Add this for another day too....
https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/tomato-pie-recipe-1914134
Is there butter in it? I bet it has butter!!
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