A co-worker brought in some vegan sandwiches to another co-worker’s baby shower today, at work. A very thoughtful gesture, and the person who had made these sandwiches hadn’t prepared vegan-type food before. However, it was obvious that they knew how to make a good sandwich. There were three things I noticed that made these right by me:

1. Dry mustard, on the bottom. Away from the lettuce. No wilting. Wilted lettuce is not cool. Some people make sandwiches and put the mustard or the mayo on top of the tomato, and then the lettuce. This is incorrect.
2. There were sprouts. I love sprouts. That nice crunch you get provides such nice contrast to the other ingredients in the sandwich.
3. Good bread. Is it possible to make a good sandwich without good bread? Could you imagine a Reuben or a Schwartz’s Delicatessen smoked meat sandwich made with Wonder bread? Say it ain’t so.

There’s another point, but it’s more of a props thing. The lady who made these sandwiches didn’t try to replace meat with a meat-like thing. No funky TVP, or tofurkey, or anything. Simple, tasty, ingredients.

So, thanks. And I just blogged about a sandwich.