Ladle chow mein on top and serve immediately. Don’t forget the silverware and lots of napkins. Recipe from The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches by Susan Russo/Quirk, 2011.

restaurant operators sought to ease the transition to Chinese food by marrying it with familiar American elements — thus the birth of the chow mein sandwich. What is it? Seasoned, sauced ...

While chow mein recipes add in ingredients like soy sauce and rice wine, recipes for the sandwich sauce are closer to gravy, featuring stock or bouillon, as well as a sweetener like molasses ...