My co-worker, Kathleen Purvis, the food editor at the Charlotte Observer, wrote a story that appears today in the N&O about the South's beloved tomato sandwich.
She says it sparked a huge debate among her readers: Duke's versus Hellmann's? To peel or not to peel the tomato? And can Southerners really claim to have invented it?
As a Northerner myself, what say you Yankees?
She also offers some great recipes for Grilled Tomato and Brie sandwiches and Grilled Tomato sandwiches with Blue Cheese spread.
Plus, of course, instructions on making the perfect simple tomato sandwic, which appears on the same page as the story. Just scroll down and it's on left hand side.
Comments
Duke's vs Hellman's?
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 19:11 — sallymIt's not a matter of Duke's vs Hellman's. Rather, Hellman's is for people who can't get Duke's.
purist
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 15:28 — ronron363For the purist (born and raised on tomato sandwiches)
1. Must be soft white bread
2. Dukes mayo
3. Salt and lots of pepper
4. Peeled tomatoes
And for those who remember "all day preaching and dinner on the ground" at the old rural churches, when they became soft (i.e. soggy) because they were made in the AM and not eaten until lunch. Those and great fried chicken were almost heaven.
However, I will eat them almost anyway they are made just to get them!!!!
mayo
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 23:25 — pengwenhsdSo why is it always North vs South - I'm from KS! and I don't even like raw tomatoes so I probably shouldn't have an opinion on a tomato sandwich but if I ever get around to moving back to KS I'm going to have to figure a way to import Dukes.
I am in Pittsburgh right
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 09:10 — amweigl (author)I am in Pittsburgh right now, and had to bring two jars of Duke's back for my mom.
Tomato Sandwich
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 11:59 — scoccaWhy mess up a perfectly good tomato with all that nasty mayonaise? Bread, tomato, salt & pepper, and maybe a few fresh basil leaves or a sprinkling of oregano. That's all you need.
Tomato Sandwich
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 17:05 — fossil4someLet's get it right, even if I am from one of the states in the higher latitudes, I know it is a "Mater Samwich" which does not include ingredients for a pizza. A slab of fresh German Johnson 'mater, mayo of ANY brand, salt and pepper on fresh, soft white bread. It gets no better than that!