Today's sandwich feature came to our menu via an ancient ritual known as SANDWICH LAB, in which the entirety of the Smokehaus staff come together with their pet sandwich ideas and vote on the offerings. Only the highest ranked sandwiches made it onto the menu (and even then, sometimes only as temporary offerings). Other notable SANDWICH LAB creations include: Cedar's Secret, Club-Mariner, Purple Range, and mmMmm.
The Sunday Sushi takes a classic Midwestern hors d'oeuvre, oftentimes nicknamed “Lutheran Sushi,” as its influence—ham, brushed with cream cheese, wrapped around a pickle spear—deconstructs it, adds sliced cabbage, and puts it on a hero roll.
Michael (our Mail Order and Wholesale director) pitched this sandwich, and, simply put, it just works. It's a great sandwich that is surprisingly both light and filling. It nods to Midwestern church basement culture. It didn't require any new ingredients added to the line (this is one of the points graded on the SL voting rubric).
Sadly, the halcyon days of SANDWICH LAB are likely behind us—as our staff has grown a bit too large to reasonably attempt this event—but its legacy will live on through the Sunday Sushi and others. If you're interested in exploring the history of SANDWICH LAB, scoot on over toward the blog section of our website!
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