St. Paul sandwich

The St. Paul sandwich is a type of sandwich found in Chinese American restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri. The sandwich consists of an egg foo young patty (made with bean sprouts and minced white onions) served with some dill pickle slices and mayonnaise and sometimes lettuce and tomatoes between two slices of soft commercial white bread, such as Wonder Bread.

Origin and availability

According to local legend, the St. Paul Sandwich was invented by Steven Yuen at Park Chop Suey in Lafayette Square, a neighborhood in downtown St. Louis; Yuen named the sandwich after his hometown St. Paul, Minnesota. It is usually only available in Chinese restaurants in the St. Louis metropolitan area, as well as at least one Chinese American restaurant in Columbia, Missouri. However, the St. Paul sandwich can now be found in San Francisco and various Chinese eateries nationwide. This sandwich was featured in the PBS documentary "Sandwiches That You Will Like" in 2003.

See also

* Chow mein sandwich
* Bánh mì
* St. Paul, Missouri

External links

* [http://www.thecommonspace.org/2002/08/media.php Article on the St. Paul sandwich by Thomas Crone]
* [http://rftstl.com/Issues/2006-11-15/news/feature.html "St. Louie Chop Suey," St. Louis Riverfront Times, Nov 15, 2006]