Awesome sandwiches I have known
Awesome sandwiches I have known
The other day, I had a craving which I found troublesome.
It's a bad sign when one suddenly gets the hankering for a Space Burger, since the sandwich delicacies typically are only available once a year, during the Grant County Fair in August.
In effort to stave off the hunger pangs which will not be satiated until deep summer, I tried to distract myself with thoughts of other sandwiches that have brought me comfort throughout the years.
The list is a long one, as it turns out. I like to eat. A lot. And I also like to eat a lot.
Here in no particular order are just a few in a number of highlights. Sometimes, magic can happen when you put stuff in between two slices of bread:
1. The French dip at the Great Northwest Chocolate Factory cafe in Moses Lake. Before they ceased offering sandwiches, thus rendering my French dip craving just as impossible as my craving for Space Burgers, they offered one so good it would haunt the dreams of those who ate one. My world hasn't been right since they stopped making 'em.
2. The Spicy Chicken sandwich from McDonald's. No, I haven't seen "Super Size Me." I'm afraid to, quite frankly. It'd make it harder to eat the McOfferings I actually like. And I was dancing for joy when I saw they recently brought this testament to spicy deliciousness back for another limited run. Any sandwich that's spicy enough to make your nose run is a good sandwich, in my book.
3. The Mickey Mouse from the Pickle Barrel in Spokane. This isn't one I actually ate, but one my brother ordered several summers ago in Spokane while we were hanging out. You've got to understand, he loves grilled cheese like it's a member of the family, but never before had the idea occurred to use to tack on another layer. It was like the skies opened up and the sandwich was delivered to us from on high, with a side of choir of angels. Alas, that restaurant, too, is no longer with us.
4. The Super Basket from Cougar Country in Pullman. Our hero pauses a moment to pay his respects to a burger against which all future burgers are measured. You order the Super Basket and receive a burger larger than your fist that there's no hope of finishing, the mandatory epic-sized side of fries, and then wash all you can consume with a butterscotch milkshake. Afterward, eating for the rest of the day is a nonissue.
5. Washington State University's McCougar. A breakfast sandwich for anytime of the day, my personal favorites came plied with sausage and egg on an English muffin, and enough grease to render the paper plate see-through. It looked disgusting. It tasted delicious, and was the only thing truly worth the trek across the campus —unofficial motto: "Walking to classes uphill both ways" — even in the darkest of wintry night. Also came in ham and egg.
Matthew Weaver is the business and agriculture reporter for the Columbia Basin Herald. He vows to never again write a My Turn on an empty stomach. And this year, to stock up on Space Burgers.
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