21 Sandwiches That'll Make You Feel Terrible About Your Lunch. And Instructions To Make Them!

The sandwich is probably Britain's best contribution to the culinary world as a convenient and portable meal that can be eaten anytime and anywhere. Today bread has become a common staple in every part of the world, and the sandwich fillings have taken on local ingredients to make it an extremely globalised food item.

We can guarantee these sandwiches will have you starving in time for your next meal to order something delicious.

If you are wondering if India, is on the list, yes it is. Thinking about it, the vada pav in its own right is a kind of sandwich, with a potato chop in the middle sprinkled with garlic powder and spread with mint or tamarind chutney.

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1. Mitraillette, Belgium

This sandwich is what childhood dreams are made of, stuffed with roasted or fried meat (sausage or steak) and french fries, and smothered with derivative sauces of mayonnaise and ketchup. The name of the sandwich is French for a sub machine gun and has the nickname "the American".

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2. Kaya Toast, Singapore and Malaysia

A simple and iconic breakfast item enjoyed with soft boiled eggs and white coffee, this sandwich is generously spread with kaya jam (coconut and cream jam) and slices of unmelted butter.

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3. Katsu Sando, Japan

Like all things Japanese, this sandwich is neat and simple, simply spread mayo and mustard on white bread and stuffed with cabbage. The main-filling is Katsu, a breaded cutlet of pork or chicken that is crispy on the outside and is sour, sweet and juicy on the inside.

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4. Cemita, Mexico

Looking like a hamburger, the bun is made of egg dough and houses a filling of fried beef, cheese and a generous amount of avocados.

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5. Doner Kebab, Turkey

A hot selling item from Turkish eateries and takeaways, consider this the sandwich version of the ever popular Shwarma roll. It is stuffed with shavings of spit roasted lamb, coleslaw veggies, mayonnaise, and Greek yogurt.

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6. Arepa, Colombia

Arepas are cakes made of cornflour and they are enjoyed stuffed with spiced chorizo and caramelised onions.

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7. Sm?rrebr?d, Denmark

Originally born out of the idea of butter and bread, this open faced sandwich can come with several toppings ranging from smoked salmon, roast beef and pickled vegetables with cheese. The bread is normally made of rye so its more solid than wheat bread.

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8. PB and J, USA

Probably the most common sandwich there is around, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich is easy to make and needs only three ingredients. It's a popular snack for school children in the United States and is said to be excellent for a much needed energy boost during the day.

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9. Croque-Monsieur, France

A grill ham and cheese sandwich but what makes it so French is that the Gruyere cheese is not between the bread slices, but it's on the top slice of bread. A variation of the sandwich, called the Croque Madame, has a poached or fried egg on the top.

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10. Chivito, Uruguay

A small bread roll pimped up with a beef steak, veggies, eggs and cheese. They really know how to own an awesome burger.

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11. Panino, Italy

Available in almost every coffee shop around the world labelled as "panini", this humble sandwich is enjoyed with slices of tomato, mozzarella cheese and sometimes slices of cured meat along with mayonnaise or pesto sauce.

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12. Zapiekanka, Poland

An open-faced baguette topped with vegetables, cheese and sauces which is then baked like a pizza, the Zapiekanka is available all over Poland. It is served on a paper holder and tastes amazing with beer.

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13. Gatsby, South Africa

Invented by a fish-and-chips shop owner in the 70s, the Gatsby is very similar to the modern day Subway sandwich we are so familiar. It can be stuffed with almost anything and the most prominent ingredient is French fries.

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14. Bosna Wurst, Austria

Literally the baap of the American hotdog, the bosna wurst involves sausages spiced with curry powder and assembled in a kaiser roll with ketchup, mustard and caramelised onions.

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15. Sm?rg?st?rta, Sweden

This sandwich follows the structure of cake and of I may say so, tastes a bit like one too, with creamy fillings of eggs, smoked salmon, cheese and mayonnaise. Sweden is known to be a country with very little corruption, but some have used this delicious sandwich as a form of bribery.

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16. Francesinha, Portugal

This delicious sandwich cannot be eaten with both hands as it is smothered with a tomato and beer sauce and is topped off with cheese. It is stuffed with cured ham, chipolata sausage or steak.

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17. Pork Chop Bun, Macau and Hong Kong

Introduced by the Portuguese, this sandwich is a fusion of east and west with a marinated pork chop in a sweet sauce stuffed between two slices of a traditional bun.

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18. Bocadillo, Spain

This sandwich uses rustic barra de pan bread and holds a thick omelette of onions, potatoes and cured meat. It is a very common Tapas item.

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19. Smoked Meat, Canada

Spicier and smokier than pastrami meat, this sandwich is eaten with mustard and gherkins.

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20. Chacarero, Chile

This monster burger sandwich consists of turkey or steak that's stacked with cheese and green beans that stick out like Medusa's hair.

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21. Broodje Kroket, Netherlands

A kroket is fried breadcrumb roll made of potatoes, meat and shellfish. It is served in between a bun. Mc Donald's has its own version of the sandwich all over the country because that's what they do all over the world.

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