They call these unwiches. Angela had one and liked it but we can not seem
to recreate it at home. I asked the owner of a Jimmy John's and although
she explained it to me, it clearly did not sink in. Either that or our
lettuce was wrong. She said something about iceberg lettuce and cutting it
in 6 pieces. Then she said that the trick to keeping it all together was
the paper, which I have yet to find. I actually haven't been able to get
out to look for it and probably won't be able to for a couple of weeks. My
husband is due home any time now and he will be taking my vehicle.

If it's any consolation, we made him a sandwich on whole wheat bread and we
failed miserably at that. Jimmy John's would never hire me.

I can cook most things but I have never been good at making sandwiches. I
tend to put too much on them. And in the case of the lettuce wrap, we
didn't put enough in it. Also, the one Angela got at Jimmy John's was tuna
salad which may be easier to wrap than the meat and cheese that we tried.

Since I have no paper, we tried foil. But I think not the right kind of
foil. A few weeks ago we had pita wraps at a Greek place and they used a
very thin and flexible foil but it was strong. It didn't rip. I only have
regular or that non-stick kind. The regular is simply not flexible enough.
And I know from past experience that waxed paper won't work. It is too
slippery and won't hold together.

I tried to trim off 6 big pieces of lettuce from the head but they didn't
want to come off. They got all torn up in my hands. And then by the time I
took all the brown off, there wasn't much left. I had to use much more than
6 pieces.

What we wound up with was sort of a mess. I didn't know how to wrap it. I
thought that Karen told me to put a big piece on the bottom and another on
the top. But my pieces weren't big enough. And the problem when you go to
a Jimmy John's is that you can't really watch what they are doing. The
assembly station is located where you can't really see what they are doing
and they do it so fast! I had barely ordered the wrap but what it was done.

Jimmy John's is not like Subway or some other places where you can get what
you want. At least I don't think so. They have a limited number of
combinations on the menu and you order one of those. That is why they are
so fast. But I can see from their menu what all they put on the sandwiches
and unwiches. There is a sauce and I don't know what is in that. There is
mayo. And they put oregano, salt and pepper as well as various vegetables.

So... We re-created the unwich as best we could, leaving off the veggies
that she doesn't like. And we didn't put any sauce or mayo on it. Just the
meat, cheese, oregano, salt and pepper. She said it tasted fine. But it
appeared to be very sloppy and hard to eat.

However they did it at Jimmy John's, the lettuce was wrapped tightly around
the filling and it was super easy to eat.

So where did we go wrong? I have searched online but can only find the
Asian style of wraps which appear to be a lot smaller, use different
lettuces and a cooked filling. That's not what we want. What she had
tonight was okay to eat at home but I want to be able to make something she
can take for lunch to school or to the dance studio.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

On 4/20/2012 11:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> They call these unwiches. Angela had one and liked it but we can not seem
> to recreate it at home. I asked the owner of a Jimmy John's and although
> she explained it to me, it clearly did not sink in. Either that or our
> lettuce was wrong. She said something about iceberg lettuce and cutting it
> in 6 pieces. Then she said that the trick to keeping it all together was
> the paper, which I have yet to find. I actually haven't been able to get
> out to look for it and probably won't be able to for a couple of weeks. My
> husband is due home any time now and he will be taking my vehicle.
>
> If it's any consolation, we made him a sandwich on whole wheat bread and we
> failed miserably at that. Jimmy John's would never hire me.
>
> I can cook most things but I have never been good at making sandwiches. I
> tend to put too much on them. And in the case of the lettuce wrap, we
> didn't put enough in it. Also, the one Angela got at Jimmy John's was tuna
> salad which may be easier to wrap than the meat and cheese that we tried.
>
> Since I have no paper, we tried foil. But I think not the right kind of
> foil. A few weeks ago we had pita wraps at a Greek place and they used a
> very thin and flexible foil but it was strong. It didn't rip. I only have
> regular or that non-stick kind. The regular is simply not flexible enough.
> And I know from past experience that waxed paper won't work. It is too
> slippery and won't hold together.
[snip]
> Any suggestions? Thanks!

I've seen an oven wrap type of foil which is wider and stronger than
the usual aluminum foil. Normally used when you want to keep meats
from drying out when you roast them.

Tuna salad is wet enough and in small enough pieces that it's easy
to spread. Meat and cheese tend to be more solid and need slicing
for sandwiches. Do you have anything wet and in small pieces to try?

"Robert Miles" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/20/2012 11:33 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> They call these unwiches. Angela had one and liked it but we can not
>> seem
>> to recreate it at home. I asked the owner of a Jimmy John's and although
>> she explained it to me, it clearly did not sink in. Either that or our
>> lettuce was wrong. She said something about iceberg lettuce and cutting
>> it
>> in 6 pieces. Then she said that the trick to keeping it all together was
>> the paper, which I have yet to find. I actually haven't been able to get
>> out to look for it and probably won't be able to for a couple of weeks.
>> My
>> husband is due home any time now and he will be taking my vehicle.
>>
>> If it's any consolation, we made him a sandwich on whole wheat bread and
>> we
>> failed miserably at that. Jimmy John's would never hire me.
>>
>> I can cook most things but I have never been good at making sandwiches.
>> I
>> tend to put too much on them. And in the case of the lettuce wrap, we
>> didn't put enough in it. Also, the one Angela got at Jimmy John's was
>> tuna
>> salad which may be easier to wrap than the meat and cheese that we tried.
>>
>> Since I have no paper, we tried foil. But I think not the right kind of
>> foil. A few weeks ago we had pita wraps at a Greek place and they used a
>> very thin and flexible foil but it was strong. It didn't rip. I only
>> have
>> regular or that non-stick kind. The regular is simply not flexible
>> enough.
>> And I know from past experience that waxed paper won't work. It is too
>> slippery and won't hold together.
> [snip]
>> Any suggestions? Thanks!
>
> I've seen an oven wrap type of foil which is wider and stronger than
> the usual aluminum foil. Normally used when you want to keep meats
> from drying out when you roast them.
>
> Tuna salad is wet enough and in small enough pieces that it's easy
> to spread. Meat and cheese tend to be more solid and need slicing
> for sandwiches. Do you have anything wet and in small pieces to try?


She's no longer eating the lettuce wraps. You do have to use the paper to
make them. Foil won't work. And she only liked the tuna. She isn't a big
meat eater. She's considering going vegan now.