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Sandwiches of America: A 50-State Tour of GOOD Sammies

51 GOOD sammies to rep the United States and its capital city.

By Dylan C. Lathrop,
Dylan C. Lathrop
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Nina Lincoff,
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Amanda Hess
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Nov 03, 2011

To celebrate GOOD sandwich week, we asked you to nominate the official GOOD sandwich for your state—the most sustainably produced, culturally significant, locally assembled sandwiches across this great nation. The nominations rolled in, the sammies duked it out, and we've named the winners. We hope you're hungry: It's lunchtime somewhere.

PLUS: Our map of the United States of GOOD Sandwiches. See it all in one delicious infographic.

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