Gallery The Serious Eats Guide to Sandwiches

To honor National Sandwich Month we've put together this epic glossary of sandwiches. If you weren't already convinced, this should prove to you how much we obsess over sandwiches. Herewith the American sandwiches, and check out the international edition over here.

These sandwiches are all iconic somewhere, though they range in national fame from the grilled cheese to the horseshoe (wait, what's a horseshoe?). Many of these we've eaten before; some were new to us. And though we divided them regionally, they can of course be found in any number of cities across the country. See them all in the slideshow!

Since we didn't catch every single sandwich out there, please chime in with any we missed.

The Classics

BLT

Breakfast Sandwich

Club

Cold Cuts

Dagwood

Elvis

Grilled Cheese

The Melts

PB&J

Pilgrim a.k.a. Thanksgiving Leftovers Sandwich

Reuben (and Rachel)

The Salads: Egg, Tuna, Chicken

Sloppy Joe

Northeast

Bagel and Lox

Beef on Weck

Cheesesteak

Falafel

Fluffernutter

Hero

Hoagie

Maine Italian

Lobster Roll

New Jersey Pork Roll (a.k.a. Taylor Ham) / Jersey Breakfast

New York Deli Sandwich

Roast Pork

Shawarma (cousin of the Kebab and Gyro)

Spiedie

Spuckie

Submarine

South

Barbecue

Cuban

Hot Brown

Muffuletta

Po' Boy

Pimento Cheese

Midwest

Grinder

Horseshoe

Italian Beef

Jibarito

Loose Meat Sandwich

Mother-in-Law

Polish Boy

Pork Tenderloin

Primanti's Fry-Loaded Sandwich

St. Paul

West

Dutch Crunch

French Dip

Monte Cristo

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