Michigan’s Bucket-List Sandwich Revealed

What’s the first sandwich you associate with Michigan?

Does anything come to mind right away? Typically, when it comes to food in Michigan, most people think of the following,

• Detroit-Style Pizza
• Coney Dogs
• Pasties
• Traverse City Cherries
• Koegel’s Hot Dogs
• Cudighi Sandwich

The Cudighi sandwich is most popular in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It features spiced Italian-style sausage served on a long roll, typically topped with onions, mozzarella cheese, and tomato sauce, though some versions add pickles and ketchup instead.

However, according to Love Food, a popular website, the Cudhigi is not Michigan's bucket list sandwich.

However, according to the popular website Love Food, there is a bucket-list sandwich in Michigan.

What is Michigan's bucket-list sandwich?

Love Food has named the Reuben from Zingerman’s Deli in Ann Arbor the best sandwich in Michigan.

Zingerman's dishes out around 50,000 Reubens every year. Made with award-winning Jewish rye, Zingerman's corned beef, Emmental cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing, it's been a bestseller for decades.

As a lifelong Michigan resident, I am embarrassed to admit that I have never been to Zingerman’s Deli. This iconic spot has been a beloved Ann Arbor institution since it opened in 1982.

I know plenty of people who travel out of state just to try famous foods, so there is really no reason I can’t make the drive to Ann Arbor myself. Hey, life is short, treat yourself - eat a sandwich.

You can see the complete list of bucket-list sandwiches in every state here. Even if you can't visit every spot, you may be able to recreate your own versions at home.

Hey, life is short, treat yourself - eat a sandwich.