Today's Case:
Rolls for Egg Salad
RE: Rolls for Egg Salad
From: Keith
Date: 6/29/2025, 9:57 PM
To: "'Phaedrus'"
On 6/26/2025 7:26 PM, Keith wrote:
Hello Phaed,
Well, I’m back and again looking for something.
I worked in Houston during the 1980’s, and, in my building was a deli
that served the best egg salad sandwiches. The reason they were so
good was the roll that they put the egg salad on. It must have been a
long roll cut in half, because each sandwich was about 8”, and you
could tell it was half of a roll.
They were torpedo-shaped rolls, and either they had scooped most of
the inside bread out or they were baked hollow, but they were very
nice rolls. I remember the crust on them was delicate and flaked off
easily as you were eating them. They weren’t crunchy, but were stable
enough to hold the salad in a nice round inside. Very good stuff.
Anyway, what I’m interested in is what those rolls are called so I can
find a recipe and try to replicate them. I don’t believe I’ll be able
to buy them online, as I’ve looked and not had much success.
Thanks, Phaed. As always, I really appreciate your help!
Keith
Hello Keith,
I don't see any hope of finding the name of these rolls from your
description. They could be anything. To have any chance at all of
finding this, it is essential to have the name of the deli and details
of the location of the deli. The devil is in the details and so are the
clues. What kind of deli would help: Jewish? Italian?
Phaed
Hello Phaed,
I tried my best to find that deli. I don't even remember it having a name.
It was just a little hole in wall in my building. I did find that the building
had been torn down to make way for the JPMorgan Chase Tower.
So, that left me with nothing.
I'm sorry to have troubled you with this. I should have known better,
because I know that I just don't have enough to go on to find out anything.
I do thank you very much for getting back to me.
Take care, and may God richly bless you and yours!!!
Keith
