Today is National Sandwich Day but to be honest, I am not much of a sandwich guy. Granted, I do like them (well, at least some of them), but probably not to the degree of the average person. I learned to get along with Subway quite nicely, but a sandwich has never been my favorite.

Why is this? I think it comes down to the fact that I hate mayonnaise and most other condiments. It never fails, whenever sandwiches are offered at an event or sack lunches are distributed, they are usually coated with some type of white paste. Sorry, can’t do it. I am also not a fun of tomatoes and pickles on sandwiches—veggies that always seem to be placed between two slices of bread.

However, there are a few sandwiches that I do really enjoy. I thought I would list these three options to show that I really don’t have a vendetta against America’s favorite lunch staple (and no, a hot dog is not a sandwich, so it won’t be included on this countdown).

I like sandwiches but they aren’t my favorite.

3. Grilled Cheese – We grew up with grilled cheese sandwiches when I was a kid. My mom would pair them with Top Ramen and I would gobble them up. Now that I am an adult, I have built a reputation among my kids as the world’s best maker of grilled cheese sandwiches. Making the cheese the perfect consistency of gooey is an art and I feel like I have perfected it.

I ordered this grilled cheese sandwich at a restaurant called the Red Monkey in Walla Walla.

2. Meatball Sandwich – I remember eating a meatball sandwich for the first time and thinking, “Where has this been my whole life?” Although “my whole life” was probably only 8 or 9 years at that time, I loved the combined taste of meatballs, zesty marinara sauce, provolone cheese, and fresh bread. My grandpa’s restaurant made the best meatball sandwich but I never complained about Subway’s version either, but of course that was when $5 footlongs were still a thing.

This was a meatball sandwich I ordered at a restaurant in North Carolina.

1. Peanut Butter Sandwich – To know me is to be aware that I eat a peanut butter sandwich almost every weekday for lunch. I have done this for years and years. Two pieces of white bread + crunchy peanut butter. Co-workers both past and present have admired me and teased me relentlessly for this habit. Although once forbidden, I do add jelly every now and then. A peanut butter sandwich is a sandwich in its most pure form and you will never see someone even think about putting mayonnaise on one.

Me with a peanut butter sandwich that I ate for lunch during the late 2010s.

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I ate my peanut butter sandwich for lunch today and took a moment to remember this special day. If you can squeeze in your own tribute for National Sandwich Day perhaps you can have one for dinner or have an excuse to make a late-night snack. Don’t Blink.