Sandwich wraps are made with flatbread and filled with meats, cheeses, and sauces. They became popular in the 1990s and can be filled with any type of salad or sandwich ingredients. The origin of the wrap is unknown, but it may have been influenced by the burrito.
A sandwich wrap is similar to a burrito but made with flatbread and stuffed with typical meats and cheeses. Ham, turkey, and provolone cheese are some common ingredients. These wraps are usually made by first rolling out the soft flatbread, placing all the ingredients, including the sauces, on top, and then folding the bread over so the innards don’t fall out. There are as many types of sandwich wraps as there are sandwiches, including turkey, roast beef, and veggie. This type of sandwich became popular in the 1990s and most likely originated from the west coast of the United States.
To make a sandwich wrap, the flat beard is laid out on a flat surface and then stacked with ingredients. Some toppings, such as salsa and other bulk sauces, are more easily used on a sandwich wrap than a regular sandwich because the folded bread prevents the sauces from leaking out. The wrap should be folded snugly, which is sometimes difficult for beginners. While flat sandwich wrap beards are typically thin, they need to be thick enough to hold all of the ingredients without tearing in the middle or becoming soggy quickly. This can be especially challenging when the sandwich is filled with hot ingredients that accelerate the tearing of the sandwich.
A general rule of thumb is that any type of salad or sandwich can be put on a wrap to become a sandwich wrap. This includes Caesar salads, Greek salads, and more traditional chef salads. In the case of salads, salad dressing can be used instead of sandwich dressings. For sandwiches, just a few options are bacon wraps, fish wraps, and vegetable wraps. The meats and vegetables on a flatbread wrap can be cold or hot, depending on what the customer prefers.
The original creator of the wrap is unknown, just like the creator of many popular dishes. Sandwich shops in both the California and Connecticut regions of the United States claim to have created the first sandwich wrap. Some of the stories surrounding the creation of the sandwich wrap mention that a restaurant may have run out of bread, which is why a flatbread wrap was used. Other stories mention that the sandwich wrap was influenced by the burrito, and that’s what initialized its creation. These stories are not verified, nor can they be verified, but both may be true or contain a grain of truth.
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