The Dagwood Sandwich made Famous by a character Dagwood Bumstead

What is a Dagwood sandwich made of?

The Dagwood sandwich served in the Dagwood Sandwich Shoppes included the following ingredients: three slices of deli bread, Genoa salami, ham, pepperoni, turkey, cheddar cheese, provolone, lettuce, tomato, roasted red bell peppers, banana peppers, red onion, deli mustard, and low calorie mayonnaise. The original Dagwood Sandwich consisted of ten slices of bread of choice.

Why is it called a Dagwood?

Dagwood sandwiches, a term so well-known it made Webster's New World Dictionary. 1930 – A term that originated in the comic strips in the 1930s after a comic strip character named Dagwood Bumstead, a character in the “Blondie” comic strip.