Braunschweiger Sandwich

Braunschweiger is a polarizing food. Haute cuisine, it's not. But you'll find it in lunch boxes all over town. Advocates love it, critics diss it, and many uninitiated young souls haven't a clue what it is.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb braunschweiger sausage
• 2  slices  rye bread (can use white bread in a pinch)
• 1  tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1  slice  bermuda onion (sweet)
•  coarse salt

Directions

1. Take two slices of rye bread and spread them with a thin coat of mayonnaise.
2. Pile on several quarter-inch slices of braunschweiger.
3. Top with a generous slice of Bermuda (sweet) onion
4. Lightly sprinkle with coarse salt.
5. Add the top slice of bread, cut on the diagonal.
6. Lift a bottle of full-flavored beer. That's heaven, people. Heaven.