No, it's not a typo and you're not misreading the title of this blog. It really IS called the New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich Pastrami & Cheese Hot Sandwich With Dijon Mustard. For some reason whoever came up with the name of sandwich felt the need to remind the buyer twice that it's intended to be hot. Maybe it was due to the notoriously short attention spans here in America. The name is so long that maybe it is a good idea to repeat parts of it so that the reader doesn't forget it's supposed to be hot by the time they finish reading the name. One has to wonder though, why they felt the most important thing about the name of this sandwich was that it's HOT. I can think of a few reasons why the company would want to remind the buyer to heat this up. None of them are comforting.
As is the usual trend, I sought something more challenging this week but this was the only choice available aside from last weeks blog topic the Chicken Something Something Ranch. Also like last week I wasn't able to get a picture. This time it was all my fault. In the rush to write this blog I completely forgot. I did take a picture of the wrapper and the first thing to notice is that it's wrapped in opaque white paper. As I unwrapped it I expected the worst ...
Turns out it was nothing more than an average looking sandwich, but similar to last week the cheese and mustard were oozing out like a leaking gangrenous wound. I did manage to keep my hands from getting coated with the gunk but wow ... it stuck to my mouth like peanut butter. I'd have to say the experience was not an enjoyable one. Something about the consistency of the cheese was just off. If there's such a thing as powdered cheese (just add water!) then that's what this surely was. On the plus side the pastrami smelled kinda good. Almost like a spicy hot dog or mild sausage.
Now even though this sandwich makes lofty claims of being "New York Deli Style" in truth I'd say it's more accurately reflects the cuisine of perhaps a New Jersey maximum security prison. One thing most folks who love food in New York will agree on is that the bread is fantastic. I usually expect soft and chewy interior surrounded by a thick, flavorful, chewy crust. The bread on this sandwich was spongy and dense, with none of the flavorful chewiness I'd expect out of NYC bread. An image of Angel Food Cake constantly pogoed up and down in my brain. The more I ate this sandwich, the less I wanted to continue. I guess I'd liken it to a bad first date. There's no chance of me composing any sonnets to serenade this bitch of a sandwich. Lastly, the mustard overwhelmed pretty much everything, except for maybe the sweet flavor of the bread and odd cheese.
The letter of the day for the New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich Pastrami & Cheese Hot Sandwich With Dijon Mustard is F. No, not for failure but F for fake. With the powdery tasting "cheese", angel food cake bread, and spicy hot dog meat the whole thing comes off as a pretty phony affair. The title of a famous Philip K. Dick story asked: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I can't answer that, but I would say synthetic people would crave synthetic sandwich. There's not a better candidate to appease that craving than the New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich Pastrami & Cheese Hot Sandwich With Dijon Mustard. Me? I'm 100% flesh and blood, which makes this not something I want to revisit. 2.5/5 bites
As is the usual trend, I sought something more challenging this week but this was the only choice available aside from last weeks blog topic the Chicken Something Something Ranch. Also like last week I wasn't able to get a picture. This time it was all my fault. In the rush to write this blog I completely forgot. I did take a picture of the wrapper and the first thing to notice is that it's wrapped in opaque white paper. As I unwrapped it I expected the worst ...
Turns out it was nothing more than an average looking sandwich, but similar to last week the cheese and mustard were oozing out like a leaking gangrenous wound. I did manage to keep my hands from getting coated with the gunk but wow ... it stuck to my mouth like peanut butter. I'd have to say the experience was not an enjoyable one. Something about the consistency of the cheese was just off. If there's such a thing as powdered cheese (just add water!) then that's what this surely was. On the plus side the pastrami smelled kinda good. Almost like a spicy hot dog or mild sausage.
Now even though this sandwich makes lofty claims of being "New York Deli Style" in truth I'd say it's more accurately reflects the cuisine of perhaps a New Jersey maximum security prison. One thing most folks who love food in New York will agree on is that the bread is fantastic. I usually expect soft and chewy interior surrounded by a thick, flavorful, chewy crust. The bread on this sandwich was spongy and dense, with none of the flavorful chewiness I'd expect out of NYC bread. An image of Angel Food Cake constantly pogoed up and down in my brain. The more I ate this sandwich, the less I wanted to continue. I guess I'd liken it to a bad first date. There's no chance of me composing any sonnets to serenade this bitch of a sandwich. Lastly, the mustard overwhelmed pretty much everything, except for maybe the sweet flavor of the bread and odd cheese.
The letter of the day for the New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich Pastrami & Cheese Hot Sandwich With Dijon Mustard is F. No, not for failure but F for fake. With the powdery tasting "cheese", angel food cake bread, and spicy hot dog meat the whole thing comes off as a pretty phony affair. The title of a famous Philip K. Dick story asked: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I can't answer that, but I would say synthetic people would crave synthetic sandwich. There's not a better candidate to appease that craving than the New York Deli Style Hot Sandwich Pastrami & Cheese Hot Sandwich With Dijon Mustard. Me? I'm 100% flesh and blood, which makes this not something I want to revisit. 2.5/5 bites
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