Barbra Streisand's favorite sandwich

I didn't know how obsessed she was with food until I read her book. She makes it really cute.

I was with you until we got to the coleslaw. IN the sandwich? That seems wrong.

So a knockoff Reuben for wimps?

She needs to write a "Daddie Dearest" about Louis Kind: "Only pretty girls get ice cream".

R3 I believe a Reuben is made with corned beef and Swiss cheese but this is sort of a knock off.

Reuban is corned beef and sauerkraut and swiss cheese with russian or thousand island dressing.

So hers is the Calista Flockhart version of a reuban.

I’ve seen this on menus as a Rachel

She said they sometimes use delivery to order those. She requests to have all ingridients delivered seperatly so she can control the bread/meat/salad ratio to create the perfect bite.

Free.

You know how her kind are. And I'm not talking Roslyn.

I was at a famous Irish Pub last night for dinner - they specialize in 'Corned Beef' and 'Turkey' reubens. I guess turkey is an option for those who like the sandwich.

Me, too, R7. It's known as a Rachel.

What type of bread?

A turkey Rueben is pretty popular these days. It's a decent alternative for people who can't risk having a heart attack from one meal.

If you are worried that you are going to have a heart attack after eating a sandwich then you should have made better decisions when you were younger.

[quote]Reuban is corned beef and sauerkraut and swiss cheese with russian or thousand island dressing.

[quote]So hers is the Calista Flockhart version of a reuban.

😂 🤣

I can honestly say I do not give a rat's ass what kind of sandwich Barbra Streisand likes.

I do love coleslaw on a cheeseburger..

I'd like to read her book just for the parts about food.

My favorite Thanksgiving-time thing (besides stuffing and gravy & pecan pie) is a next-day sandwich made of white and dark turkey meat, cubed, with mayo & celery, in a sandwich.

Coleslaw on corned beef with mustard and rye is excellent.

The sandwich of which Mrs Brolin speaks has been a NY Jewish deli menu staple for a while. It’s always carved turkey, never processed lunch meat slices.

I like the type of BBQ that's the pulled pork (cooked in the sauce) with a big ole dollop of coleslaw. It's messy but tasty.

[quote] The sandwich of which Mrs Brolin speaks has been a NY Jewish deli menu staple for a while. It’s always carved turkey, never processed lunch meat slices.

R20, what's the name of the sandwich?

Shit sandwich is what she likes

[quote]She requests to have all ingridients delivered seperatly

Don't you mean separated, r8?

R8 iz not a gud spelur.

Now, now, r25 - be niece.

I see what you did there, R26. ;)

R24 As i´m not a native speaker i guess you are right.

But maybe the ingridients have to be color coordinated with the delivery guys outfits and the trucks? Monocromatic. You know how she is with her matchy matchy obsession.Then my word would make sense?

You sure it's not ham?

Turkey meat is a substitute for those who can't eat mammal flesh.

R18 [quote]I'd like to read her book just for the parts about food.

Thanks, R31! I'll check that out!

If swiss cheese is added, and Barbra's sandwich is grilled, it's called a Rachel. There are lots of deli sandwiches with no specific name. Sometimes they were named after comedians or other cities.

Who ordered the Shecky Greene?

I thought she’d be more interested in a Yentl Burger.

I bet she wears multiple piss pads

[quote]She requests to have all ingridients delivered seperatly so she can control the bread/meat/salad ratio to create the perfect bite.

Because of course she does.

Babs probably has those earth shattering farts after eating this, much like Whoopi.

There are many Shecky Greene sandwiches: Askenaz in Chicago; "The Shecky Greene sandwich was named in his honor at Ashkenaz as the neighborhood's ultimate tribute to a local boy made good. The sandwich consisted of a double-decker of corned beef and egg, lettuce, tomato and a generous dollop of potato salad spilling onto the plate"

Tne Stage Deli in NYC: Pastrami, Corned Beef, Swiss Cheese, Coleslaw and Russian Dressing.

I’ve had Reubens with Cole slaw before, because sauerkraut is rather strong and bitter.

Babs’ sandwich sounds fine, except I don’t think turkey has the zest to hold up to even cold slaw. IMO the turkey flavor must just disappear.

^^^ cole

IYKYK

Barbra Streisand’s favorite brand of piss pads

I think that's why she says preferably dark meat, r40.

I'm fine with coleslaw on a turkey sandwich, but it seems like it wouldn't go so well with chewier corned beef. Cole slaw in fish tacos? That's an abomination.

Fish tacos are cringe

[Quote] but it seems like it wouldn't go so well with chewier corned beef.

It’s fine with the really GOOD corned beef.

Cole slaw is just cabbage, mayo, bit of mayo. Not sure why you couldn't put that in a taco or sandwich.

Thanks for posting that link, R31.

What are they serving up at the soup kitchen ce soir ?

Reading the Cut article, I think that Barbra's tastes are mostly deli and Chinese. Very New York for her generation.

Do they have a deli at her mall? Maybe next to the Orange Julius that Brolin manages or the Spencer's Gifts that Jason runs? "Roslyn, Auntie Anne isn't going to sell those pretzels herself!"

[Quote] Cole slaw is just cabbage, mayo, bit of mayo. Not sure why you couldn't put that in a taco or sandwich.

You forgot the mandrill ejaculate.

She said in her book that she used to go to the gentile delis in New York so she could get pork on a roll with mayo. It is good, especially with salt and pepper and warm pork, though it doesn't have the pizazz of turkey on rye with coleslaw and Russian dressing.

I think she did have frozen yogurt in her mall.

Yeah, she definitely had a TCBY in her basement mall, Lainie Kazan worked there briefly until Barbra saw her on the security camera taking money from the cash register and putting chocolate jimmies and M&M's into her purse from the toppings section...

Martha Stewart said that she went to Barbra's house and Babs served angel food cake and Cool Whip. MS said it was "not bad."

I'll have a James and Josh Brolin sammich. With me as the meat in the middle!

[quote] Martha Stewart said that she went to Barbra's house and Babs served angel food cake and Cool Whip. MS said it was "not bad."

She has the palate of a midwestern grandmother in the 1970s.

[quote]because sauerkraut is rather strong and bitter.

Sauerkraut / cabbage is not bitter.

Kimchi (the kind made with Napa (flat-ish leaf) cabbage) is good in a tuna sandwich.

Is she finally taking Ozempic?

Dark meat turkey is disgusting. It’s gamey.

I prefer white meat turkey, but I wouldn't call the dark meat disgusting or gamey.

The turkey neck is actually delicious.

[[QUOTE]R13], he had charisma, serious star power...Ava Gardner fucked him, he had his choice of all Hollywood leading ladies of the 50's and 60's.

JFC! You bitches had nothing left to give!

This thread is so "tell me this is a gay website without telling me this a gay website." Gay men's brains are just not wired like normal people.

With all her love for food she hardly sings about it. This old Harold Arlen ditty is the only one i could think of.

She's said of her early days singing in nightclubs, I could be bought for a baked potato.

This woman is so into food.

She was really skinny.

Everybody was skinny back then.

She says in the book she had to watch it with the food as she got older. She also had a fucking ice cream truck brought backstage for the concert in Anaheim she filmed on Netflix.

[quote]I was with you until we got to the coleslaw. IN the sandwich? That seems wrong.

You must not be from New York. Coleslaw IN THE SANDWICH instead of mayo is a long time thing. Now the Russian dressing part I have issues with.

[quote]She says in the book she had to watch it with the food as she got older

Doesn't look like it.

Barbra's favorite sandwich is still miles above Elvis's or Liberace's

LIBERACE SANDWICH SOUFFLE

8 slices bread in 9 x 13 inch pan or

4 slices in 9 x 9 inch pan

Cut off crusts. Butter side down in pan. Place 8 slices of American cheese on each slice. Beat together 6 eggs, 3 cups milk with 1/2 teaspoon of dry mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour over cheese and bread and refrigerate overnight.

Before baking, top off with 1/2 cup crushed cornflakes or Wheaties and 1/2 cup melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees covered 1/2 hour. Uncover and continue baking for 45 minutes or until liquid absorbed.

Funny, R31, that reminded me of a 1966 LIFE magazine article chronicling the filming of the Color Me Barbra TV special. The author listed everything Barbra ate and drank as he was observing - hamburgers, pastrami, egg salad, orange juice, coffee, cream soda. That's all I remember off the top of my head. I was a kid when I read this and I liked cream soda, so I liked her.

The cover:

Al this food talk made me hungry. So, here we go...

Rachel Sandwich Recipe - Serves 4

The Rachel Sandwich is a delectable turkey, Swiss, and coleslaw sandwich slathered with homemade thousand island dressing and grilled to perfection.

Ingredients

Thousand Island Dressing

½ cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons grated onion

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish

1 pinch paprika

1 pinch salt

Rachel Sandwich

8 slices rye bread

8 slices swiss cheese

1 cup creamy coleslaw

1 lb. sliced turkey or more depending on appetite

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

Mix the mayonnaise, grated onion, ketchup, sweet pickle relish, paprika and salt together. Place a piece of Swiss cheese on each slice of bread. Divide the coleslaw evenly while spooning on top of the cheese on half of the slices. Layer the turkey on the other half of the slices. Divide the thousand island dressing evenly while spreading over the turkey. Sandwich the slices together by combing one turkey slice with one coleslaw slice.

Spread the butter over the top of each sandwich. Place the sandwich butter side down in a hot pan over medium low heat. Now spread butter over the side facing up. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil. Cook until the bottom is golden brown then flip. Cover and cook until the other side is golden brown. Cook until the sandwich is heated through and the cheese is melted.

Add Swiss cheese to Barbra's sandwich in NJ and it's called a sloppy joe.

[quote] Everybody was skinny back then

Cocaine

[quote]This thread is so "tell me this is a gay website without telling me this a gay website." Gay men's brains are just not wired like normal people.

Go fuck yourself.

Dickless bigot.

Babs' fave sandwich sounds pretty tasty.

Thanks, R75.

Babka Ryesand

R74 It´s a great article and one gets a sense of her early drive and how hard she worked at the time of her broadway days. No wonder she ate so much. Gotta get the energy from somewhere.

[quote]Hour by hour, she ate pretzels, potato chips, peppermint sour balls, a hero sandwich, pickles, stuffed derma, a corned-beef sandwich, coffee ice cream, roast beef on rye, Swiss cheese on white, hamburger, Danish and petits fours. She drank: coffee, orange juice, ginger ale, cream soda. Husband Elliott rubbed her back and held her hand. Barbra complained only once: Her feet hurt.

Press were all over during the Philadelphia portion of the taping of that TV special. Not a bright idea since Barbra was cranky on little sleep which gave bitchy opportunists like Red Reed fuel for an incredibly obnoxious NYT article.

The Look magazine article is better imho, although it doesn't list her foo items. Cover is better too:

R82, I thought you were talking about the LIFE MAGAZINE article, the link is to Look mag.

This is the Life cover:

The LIFE MAGAZINE 1966 article is linked below and does not include a list of her noshes.

The LOOK 1966 article does list her list of snacks.

Some of us have our misty watercolored memories mixed up a bit, no big deal imho.

What's the difference between Russian dressing and Thousand Island?

R86, I’ve always wondered about that. Pickles?

Thousand Island has. Hopped up stuff in there, Russian is only ketchup and mayonnaise.

^ CHOPPED up stuff, not hopped up stuff. Thank you iPad.

Here’s a bunch of good sandwiches.

[quote] Babs writes, “I also liked going to the deli. Not the Jewish delis. [bold] They gave you too much meat. [italic] I couldn’t get my mouth around those [/italic] sandwiches.” [/bold] She goes on, “I would go to the Gentile ones and order my favorite… a roast pork sandwich with mayonnaise on soft white bread. Delicious.”

I wonder if that is why she divorced Elliott and married James? Too much Jewish meat in her mouth?

Barbra’s favorite manwich

R91, NO, just NO.

[quote] “I would go to the Gentile ones and order my favorite… a roast pork sandwich with mayonnaise on soft white bread. Delicious.”

For someone who fancies themself an elitist arbiter of taste and sophistication, she has the most banal fucking palate.

So Babs likes dark meat!

At least Barbra has great gusto for food even though her palate isn't a rarified one.

KIKE!

Dark meat turkey? Fuck you.

[quote] For someone who fancies themself an elitist arbiter of taste and sophistication, she has the most banal fucking palate.

I don't know. Sometimes simple is best. Roast pork with mayo on soft white bread sounds like it could be really good.

My favorite sandwich? Probably the lemon grass tofu banh mi at my nearest Vietnamese takeout place. I order it with extra pickles (radish and carrots). I also put extra sriracha sauce on it. They also sell sweet potato fries there. So, I sometimes get an order of that or summer rolls (rice paper, rice noodles, and shrimp with mint leaves).

She wants it simple (and something she can assemble herself) so she can thoroughly examine the contents and send it back if necessary. It's the perfectionist, OCD side of her personality.

[quote] She wants it simple (and something she can assemble herself) so she can thoroughly examine the contents and send it back if necessary. It's the perfectionist, OCD side of her personality.

Fancy way to say, cunt.

Sara Lee, you pretentious cunt, at R94, that quote is about when she was still young, living in Brooklyn and starting out in Manhattan. Her tastes were still very working class Brooklyn then. Her food tastes were developing, however, thanks to Mrs. Cho during the time Barbra worked in Mrs. Cho's Chinese restaurant on Nostrand Avenue as a teen.

I know way too much about this woman.