Sailor sandwich
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A sailor sandwich, as served at Richmond's New York Deli
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Virginia |
| Creator(s) | New York Deli, Richmond, Virginia |
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| Type | Sandwich |
| Main ingredient(s) | Pastrami, knackwurst, Swiss cheese, hot mustard, rye bread |
A sailor sandwich is a hot meat and cheese sandwich popular in Richmond, Virginia area restaurants.[1][2][3][4] Its core ingredients are hot pastrami, grilled knackwurst, melted Swiss cheese and hot mustard on rye bread.[1]
Origins
The New York Deli, founded in 1929, claims to be the originator of the sailor sandwich.[5] The eatery moved to its current location in Carytown in 1934.[1] According to local legend, during World War II, Navy seamen from the University of Richmond Navy V-12 program would frequent the New York Deli and order this then-nameless sandwich. It eventually became known as a sailor sandwich, although it is uncertain who officially named the sandwich.[1][5]
In popular culture
- Patricia Cornwell, whose Kay Scarpetta novels often take place in the Richmond area, included characters ordering and eating sailor sandwiches in Cause of Death[6] and Cruel and Unusual.[7]
- In Guy Fieri's book, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip, the chapter on Virginia features Dot's Back Inn in Richmond as a place to get a sailor sandwich.[8] Dot's Back Inn and the sailor sandwich were featured in an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives filmed in 2007.[9]
See also
References
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