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In terms of global gastronomy, the sandwich reigns supreme.

Almost every single country on this planet has a unique take on putting pieces of bread together with something delicious stuffed inside.

That is why CNN compiled a handy guide to the world’s best and most representative national sandwiches.

There’s even one from our own shores – South Africa’s spatlo sandwich, or kota, which is loosely translated to quarter.

Mostly beloved in Gauteng, the kota is somewhat similar to a bunny chow, except the quarter loaf of bread is filled with steak or chicken, French fries, ham, and chakalaka:

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You might even get some “cheese, bacon, polony, Russian-style sausage and perhaps a heaping of spicy atchar sauce (made from green mangoes) and a fried egg”.

Unilever has all the ingredients and instructions needed to compile your own full house kota, from the making of the chakalaka to the assembling of the other ingredients once they’ve been fried and mixed to our precise Saffa standards.

There’s also this recipe video on how to make a yummy one quickly:

The other standout sarmies on the list have to be the pambazo from Mexico:

…One of the country’s most famous antojitos (street snacks or appetizers) is the pambazo, a favorite street food sandwich from Veracruz and Puebla said to have been inspired by the shape of a Mexican volcano.

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It’s a seriously filling thing featuring bread tinted red thanks to a soak in slightly spicy guajillo sauce. Open up wide for the potatoes and Mexican chorizo inside, topped with lettuce, cheese and cream.

And the bánh mì from Vietnam:

A culinary remnant of French colonialism, the baguette sandwich was reinterpreted to their own taste by the Vietnamese. Bánh mì are now sold from food carts on nearly every street corner in Ho Chi Minh City and across Vietnam and are widely loved well beyond the country’s borders.

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The classic version is pork-based, starring chả lụa (Vietnamese-style pork roll), shredded pickled carrots, pickled daikon, cilantro leaves, mayonnaise and other ingredients.

You can find variations with tofu and thinly sliced lemongrass chicken, too. The taste is crunchy, fresh, savory and utterly delicious.

There’s also Italy’s tramezzino, the Middle East’s shawarma, Uruguay’s chivito, the French pan bagnat, Denmark’s smørrebrød, the Cuban sandwich, UK’s humble chip butty, and Japan’s katsu sando.

I can’t help but feel that the Gatsby has been cheated.

[sources:cnn&uniliverfoodsolutions]