I know I’ve been a bit whiny in this space lately, and it’s not going to change this week. Sorry. It’s just that there’s been this recent trend in food that I don’t understand. It has totally changed the landscape that was familiar for so long.
You see, it used to be that when I ordered a submarine sandwich, I would wait for just a few minutes as the happy sandwich worker would slap it together and hand it to me. Oh, how times have changed. It seems that no matter where I go and what I order, everyone wants to toast my sandwich in the oven.
I blame Quiznos for this paradigm shift. It seems that they started this “toasted sub” revolution. Before Quiznos everyone was happy enough with their cold sandwiches, and gosh darn it, that’s the way I liked it! Egads, I’m starting to sound like an angry old man.
In any case, it seems like everyone loves their subs toasted now, so much so that I have to make sure to specify that I want mine cold whenever I order a sandwich somewhere. Am I the only one who doesn’t love a toasted sub? The strange thing is that I can’t put my finger on why, exactly, I don’t like the toasted sub.
I think it has something to do with fat. I feel like when all those horrible-for-me deli meats are piled up on a cold sandwich the fat content is somewhat hidden. I can eat it and pretend like I’m not shaving weeks off my life. When it’s toasted, however, all the grease and oil bubbles up to the surface, waving at me from the sandwich, screaming out: “I’m bad for you!’
There’s also the mayo factor. I love mayo on a sub. Now, I know I have yelled at all the mayo-haters before, but I have to admit that hot mayonnaise is a pretty heinous thought. There’s just something about the condiment that makes it really gross when it’s hot. Even thinking about it right now is turning my stomach.
Granted, it’s really not a big deal for me to just specify that I want my sandwich cold, but I’m genuinely curious about this issue. Do you prefer toasted subs? If so, why?
Clacked by Bob Degon
on Sep 17, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
I’m with you. I hate toasted subs for a couple of reasons: crumbs everywhere; hard edges on the bread that rip open the inside of your mouth; and warm condiments.
Sometimes, I just want nice soft bread, you know? If I wanted it toasted, I would have gone to Quiznos in the first place.
I agree partly depends on the sandwich for me. I like my BLT toasted but that is all. I prefer non toasted mostly.
amen! Subway is the worst – because they’ve moved the BMT to the toasted category, so now, even though a BMT was never before supposed to be toasted, I get weird looks for not wanting it toasted… hello – its an italian sandwich – italian deli sandwiches are not toasted – at least not in my experience…
of course – subway can never compare with a true Italian deli sandwich with hot capricola ham and homemade mozzerella anyway, so maybe I just need to move back up north and give up on fast food sandwiches…