Grilled Sandwich – The New Comfort Food!
Call me crazy, but is this question almost laughable: Would you rather have a grilled sandwich…… or a sandwich that is un-grilled, un-toasted, or un-heated (in any way). We’re talking cold, chewy regular bread? Excuse me, but is that like the server asking: Should we cook your steak or serve it to you raw? OK, a tiny few might order steak tartar (fringe freaks!) ……..but a grilled sandwich just sounds so good! Why? Well, just consider the beauty of a fresh grilled sandwich or grilled wrap sandwich. Hot meats and melted cheeses, with a distinctive tasty sauce and cool/fresh produce are all wrapped up. And then the whole wrap sandwich is placed on a Panini grill. No, I’m not talking about the type of Panini grill that digs those stupid lines into your grilled sandwich and leaves your grilled sandwich as thin as a saltine cracker. I’m talking about a grilled sandwich that comes out like that gorgeous grilled cheese sandwich your Momma made you when you were growing up. Remember that grilled cheese sandwich? It had that perfect light golden brown color, and had a little crunch on the surface but was moist and hot……and that combination cleared the way for a taste explosion in your mouth. And it also had an inexplicable X-Factor – the “COMFORT” of knowing that Mom made it AND the subtle reminder that she loved you with every ounce of her being.
Yea, maybe that grilled cheese sandwich was no ordinary grilled sandwich. Maybe it was a sign from above that for a brief moment, the world was perfect (at least for you). Yea, there could be something there. You think?
So, the next time you have the opportunity to enjoy a grilled sandwich or a grilled Wrap sandwich, consider this: Would you prefer a grilled sandwich that delivers texture and temperature that cause all sorts of bodily pleasures, combined with the comfort of Mom’s love & (temporary) world-peace……….or would you rather have a cold turkey sub with mayo?