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How NOT to Make a Submarine Sandwich

Can anyone identify what is wrong with the submarine sandwich you see in the picture?  Knowing how NOT to make a submarine sandwich is as important as how to make a good sub.  Bad sub construction is a problem that plagues the sandwich industry on a daily basis.  A few extra seconds of time with proper construction can make the difference between a lousy sub sandwich and a great one.

I admit that I have a bias when it comes to submarine sandwiches. My first job was "building submarines" and scooping ice cream.  A few years in the business can turn you into a submarine sandwich aficionado. There is no way that the owner of the store where I worked would allow the submarine pictured above to get to a customer.  Unfortunately the picture above is a regular occurrence at a number of submarine shops.

What's the Issue?
When you are paying a decent price for a sub your meat shouldn't be rolled up in one corner and your vegetables and condiments in another corner.  What ends up happening is you go from biting between a meat submarine and a veggie sub.  Does anyone enjoy a sub like that?

The shame about the submarine pictured above is that everything else about the sandwich is great.  The meat and the vegetables are always fresh and the bread is excellent.  It all comes down to a matter of balanced construction.

Lay it Flat
My request to the submarine shop industry is this: Make sure when you close up your submarine sandwich that everything lays flat.  That means that the meat and toppings aren't crammed into opposite corners.  You would be amazed at the difference in taste.  It is like night and day.

You as the consumer can also make the request to lay the everything flat.  Just be prepared for the possibility of being dealt a "stink eye" usually followed by a "what do you mean?"  You can smooth things over with the person preparing your sub by explaining your simple request.  In most cases people are happy to oblige.

I can only keep my fingers crossed and hope that someone adopts this advice.

Additional Resource:

• What Makes for a Great Sandwich?
  
  

A Controversial Topic for the Real World

Merry Christmas and Holiday Greetings to everyone!  I have nothing relevant to add to my Internet advice today.  In my first contribution to off topic subjects I've decided on a controversial topic: sweatpants in public.  One of my friends insisted that I would never write on such an offbeat topic. Here you have a light hearted post for Christmas.

As my friend Mike put it he "wouldn't be caught dead in public" with sweatpants.  He says it's an unwritten rule that you aren't allowed to wear sweats in public.  Personally, I don't see the big deal.  Sweat pants seem to have an unfair prejudice against them.  How many people wear sweat shirts in public or hoodies?  It is the same family of fabric. Why the prejudice below the belt?

Below is an interesting supporting perspective provided at Iris.com.

• They're comfortable--it's a no-brainer.
• You don't have to change out of OR back into your pajamas in the morning and evening.
• You know you don't need to put on anything with buttons or a zipper to catch the eye of that hottie at the coffee shop. (Not sure if "hottie" refers to a man or a woman. Shrug.)
• No one ever split the seam of their sweatpants bending over.

Brian Moylan at WashingtonBlade.com posted the following: "The style of dress in this country has gotten excessively casual to the point that it's even acceptable to wear sweatpants in public in places other than the gym."

There you have the information; now you decide. Merry Christmas, Mike!