The Sandwich Secret: What Makes Deli Sandwiches Taste Better?

Are you thinking what we are thinking too?

Have you ever wondered why we prefer to eat our favourite sandwiches from a deli rather than making them at home? The answer is because it’s never the same! No matter how hard you try to make your sandwich taste as heavenly as you find in a deli, the sandwich we make at home just doesn’t cut it. It may come close but it does not have the perfect deli taste. Here are a few reasons as to why sandwiches always taste better in a deli than at home!

You Get Fresh And High Quality Ingredients Daily At A Deli

The more fresh your ingredients are, the better your sandwich would taste. It is not possible to have fresh ingredients everyday at home. You usually buy a week’s bread and vegetables ahead and store them in the fridge, right? Well, preserved ingredients definitely tastes different from what fresh ingredients would. The deli restaurants get fresh breads and ingredients everyday to serve hundreds of customers. Providing stale ingredients for in their sandwiches would otherwise drive the customers away. Naturally, fresh bread, vegetables and the other high end ingredients make the sandwiches taste much nicer than what they would if you make them at home.

They Season The Sandwiches Right

Most of the time when you are making a sandwich at home, seasoning feels like an afterthought. Usually, you take whatever seasoning is available to you at home and sprinkle it over your sandwich ingredients. In a deli, however, it is done differently. The deli chefs consider seasoning to be an integral part of making the sandwich. They prepare the seasoning with much thought. The take into consideration flavour pairings and the amount of seasoning required to make a good sandwich. You would usually find even the basic mayo seasoned up with some other ingredients that make the sandwiches taste so much better!

Sandwich Construction Is An Art That Delis Have Mastered

A well constructed sandwich is a well eating sandwich! When you make a sandwich at home, whether to be packed for your work or to be eaten later, you don’t take into account that a sandwich must be had immediately after it’s made. The deli restaurants take utmost care in constructing the sandwich. They layer the ingredients using their amounts in a manner that they would create the perfect balance of flavour.