Chicken salad is a very versatile medium to work with. There are many places on this planet, including my house, where a chicken salad sandwich is an artform and a truly delicious meal option. Unfortunately, UT Hospital is not a bastion of chicken salad goodness. It is a location of chicken salad acceptableness only.
Here's some places across America that have been cited as chicken salad sandwich meccas:
Graul's Market in Baltimore, Maryland
The Potbelly sandwich chain
Arby's
Zaxby's
The World's Best Sandwich truck on 20th St between Broadway and Park Ave in New York City.
Personally, I like my chicken salad with almonds, seedless grapes and some curry. And please, not too much mayo. I hate sloppy mayo all over the place.
I think the perfect bread for it is a croissant, but usually I go for whole wheat!
Sometimes, it is best to keep this blog short. :)
I am not a huge fan of chicken salad, I love an egg salad sandwich, but not the chicken salad one. Probably because it reminds me of Tuna salad, which is the worst. I can't help but think someone once realized their meat was going bad and they tried to cover it up with mayo and strong spices and pretended like they invented something great.
ReplyDeleteI just don't trust it.
You know, I have to agree that there is nothing much worse on this planet taste wise than a poorly done chicken salad. And I have to also agree that I think the biggest problem with it is usually an overenthusiasm for mayonaisse.
ReplyDeleteYour comment reminds me of another "food" that got invented from something "spoilt:" SOUTHERN COMFORT. They added all the spices to cover up whiskey tainted with sea water.