The Sandwich Life

Through my picky eating experiences, trying new foods has been a rather difficult time for me. (See blog Keep Calm and Don’t Eat the Food). But being a picky eater does have its downfalls. Since I have a particular set of foods that I eat, there isn’t much of a variety. As a result, eating the same foods all the time does get rather boring. So, slowly but surely, I have been attempting to branch out and try some new foods. The typical Kerstyn would only eat a burger with just cheese and ketchup or a sandwich with just lunch meat and bread. But, with that being said, here are some new sandwiches that I have enjoyed within the last year that everyone picky or not should try:

Triple Bacon Burger

Over the summer, my grandma was in town and we decided to go to Applebee’s. Well, one look at the menu and instant anxiety because I had no idea what on earth I was going to eat… that is when I saw it…the triple bacon burger. Bacon is one of my favorite foods so why not eat a burger with bacon in the patty, topped with bacon, with a bacon barbecue ranch on top. Talk about mouthwatering. I decided I would take a leap and try it. Because, you know, when in doubt, my brother would eat it. (he’s an endless pit). This ended up being one of the best burgers I have ever eaten.

Brisket Burger

I went with some friends to Thyme for a sorority celebration this past weekend. I took one look at that menu and had immediately decided “yep, I am NOT eating.” But my grumbly tummy said otherwise. Everyone else was ready to order at the table so I just suggested that I would order last. As my turn came, the waitress looked straight at me. I kept looking through the menu and was like welp, here goes nothing. Said the first thing that I spotted… brisket. My burger came and I was really nervous because it had onion rings and pickles on it. So, the picky eater I am, I completely picked apart this burger – took off all of the pickles and ate them separately, and removed all onion rings from my burger…Then I took a huge bite and was obsessed with my brisket burger. It was delicious, even with my own little picking apart that I did.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

I know what you’re thinking, a spicy chicken sandwich is not a unique meal to try. But, for me, it is. In my lifestyle, chicken is not meant to be put on buns. If you want chicken, it should be in nuggets, wings, or tenders form. Over the summer, I worked at Caterpillar where Chick-Fil-A comes once a week to cater in the cafeteria. I was super excited to get nuggets when I noticed they were only selling chicken sandwiches, regular and spicy. I was really craving Chick-Fil-A so finally I was just like, what the hell. I grabbed myself a spicy chicken sandwich with little ranch containers (everyone knows I LOVE ranch). I sit down, take the pickles off my sandwich, cake it in ranch, and stuff my face. To this day, I will forever order spicy chicken sandwiches at Chick-Fil-A.

 

Even though it’s hard for me, I highly recommend at least attempting new foods every once in a while. I am typically reluctant to trying new foods but I am so grateful to have found these tasty sandwiches while adventuring out of my comfort zone. Welcome to the live of Kerstyn, where sometimes trying new things is beneficial.