A beautifully designed tome ... a loving and energetic culinary world tour - The Observer

From New York to Macau and from London to Guadalajara, there is no food more democratic, or currently more coveted, than the sandwich.

Part travel inspo and part foodie bible, Cult Sandwiches is the ultimate guide to 100 iconic things-in-bread from around the world. Food writer David Paw delves into the details of specific sandwiches from destination delis and cafés such as Langer's in LA and Er Buchetto in Rome, as well as exploring national icons like Tunisia's fricassé and Japan's ichigo sando.

Cult Sandwiches will tell you what and where the most delicious sandwiches are and how they're made, and chews over the origins of mouth-watering classics and the cultural significance of this most humble of meals.

The trend for hyped, hard-to-get sandwiches was kick-started by pandemic pop-ups,Supersized sandwich selfies have been trending on Instagram throughout this year, driven by limited edition Instagrammable products from small-batch bakeries (e.g. in London Pophams, Chatsworth Bakehouse, Dom's Subs, Good Things, Mondo Sando, Dusty Knuckle, Max's Sandwich Shop (so iconic that Comme des Garçons featured them in a collection).

A lot of these small local businesses started during lockdown by chefs on furlough or people taking sourdough home-baking to another level!

,The trend is global with shops such as Wilensky's (Montreal), Wax Paper (Los Angeles) and Casa de los Minutejos (Madrid) storming the internet with their creations, as well as iconic local staples such as banh mi, tripleta or po' boys finding a global audience.,Viral TikTok sandwich recipes push the trend for home creation (e.g. the grinder), meaning the trend isn't just available to those in the homes of hyped sandwiches e.g. London, NY, Tokyo,The original grinder salad sandwich recipe was shared by TikToker OhHeyImGray, and now the hashtag #grindersalad has more than 14.7 million views