Dagwood Sandwich

History

The Dagwood takes its name from Dagwood Bumstead, the hapless husband in Chic Young's comic strip Blondie, which debuted in 1930. Dagwood's late-night refrigerator raids, resulting in impossibly tall sandwiches piled with every available ingredient, became one of the strip's most beloved running gags and entered American popular consciousness as shorthand for any overstuffed sandwich. The 'Dagwood' became a cultural institution — a symbol of cheerful American excess — and inspired deli menus, sandwich competitions and the general principle that more is more.

Ingredients

• Thick-sliced white or sourdough bread
• Roast beef, sliced thin
• Turkey breast, sliced thin
• Ham, sliced thin
• Salami
• American cheese
• Swiss cheese
• Bacon strips
• Tomato, sliced
• Lettuce
• Red onion, sliced
• Pickles
• Banana peppers
• Mayonnaise
• Yellow mustard
• Salt and black pepper

How to Make

1. 1Toast or leave bread as-is — Dagwood purists go untoasted.
2. 2Spread mayo on one slice and mustard on the other.
3. 3Layer meats one at a time: roast beef, turkey, ham, salami, bacon.
4. 4Add both cheeses over the meat stack.
5. 5Pile on tomato, lettuce, onion, pickles and banana peppers.
6. 6Season with salt and pepper.
7. 7Cap with the top slice and press firmly.
8. 8Skewer with a toothpick or long sandwich pick to keep it together.
9. 9Serve with a side of pickles and mild regret about the structural engineering.

Known for it

• Blondie's6000 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA