by Tommy Werner, Epicurious
The best way to make a sandwich: Bread. America. Bread. Read on for our favorite lunch picks from sea to shining sea.
1. North Carolina Pulled-Pork Barbecue
Whether it's mustard sauce in the South, vinegar in North Carolina, or white sauce in Alabama: it doesn't matter where you come from, we are all united in a serious obsession with barbecue. This vinegar-laced sandwich needs the chopped slaw for crunch. Get the recipe here.
Photo Credit: Photo by Roland Bello
2. Tarragon Lobster Roll
The only thing that's missing here is the seaside view. A soft-shell lobster roll (dressed in either mayo or butter) is summer in sandwich form for New Englanders. For a herbal kick, mix chopped tarragon into your sandwich dressing. Get the recipe here.
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3. The BA Patty Melt
The patty melt is a diner staple, best enjoyed as a break from a long trip through America's heartland. Get the recipe here.
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4. Turkey Meatball Garlic Bread Heroes
Flecked with garlic and tomato sauce, the meatball hoagie is an Italian-American staple. We've made it a little healthier by subbing in turkey. If you're proud to be a super garlic head, lather the hoagie buns with a garlic butter. Get the recipe here.
Photo Credit: Photo by Lara Ferroni
5. Shrimp Po'Boy
The bread is essential to a New Orleans--style French roll--use a crumby, unfussy French roll and lots of Crystal hot sauce. Get the recipe here.
Photo Credit: Photo by Marcus Nilsson
6. Grilled Cuban Sandwich (Sandwich Cubano)
Wave your arm in Miami, and you'd practically hit six places to get a ham and pork Cubano. The big Cuban population in the city inspired this hearty sandwich, which usually pulls from a leftover pig roast. Get the recipe here.
Photo Credit: Photo by Tara Donne
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