Worcester Shop Makes Massachusetts' Most Interesting Sandwich

WORCESTER (WBSM) — Massachusetts certainly does have its fair share of interesting sandwiches, but one Worcester shop may just take the cake – or, rather, the cheesesteak.

The Bay State is already home to heralded handhelds such as the chow mein sandwich and its counterpart, the chop suey sandwich (although it’s sad the St. Paul sandwich never caught on here), and the growing-in-popularity North Shore beef.

It’s the birthplace of the Fluffernutter and it has imported the Franceshina from northern Portugal.

However, this American-Chinese mashup that comes out of Worcester might be the strangest concoction of them all.

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Ziggy Bombs actually has three locations – one in Leicester, one at Boston University and the one in Worcester, right across from the city’s infamous “turtle boy” statue. It also has a food truck as well.

Ziggy Bombs focuses on Philly-style cheesesteaks, but ups the ante with some unique combinations, but none as unique as the Pu Pu Platter cheesesteak.

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It’s exactly what you would think: a steak and American cheese sandwich topped with sauteed onions and roasted red peppers, but also stuffed with items you’d expect to find on a pu pu platter from your favorite Chinese restaurant: boneless ribs, chicken fingers and crab rangoons.

To finish it off, the sandwich is topped off with duck sauce.

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On a recent visit to Woo Town, I stopped into Ziggy Bombs and saw it on the menu.

I figured, why not give it a go?I love a good steak and cheese. I love Chinese food. It sounded like a win-win to me.

For those who aren’t into Asian-fusion steak and cheese sandwiches, there are other speciality offerings at Ziggy Bombs like the Zig Mac (think Big Mac), Hot Honey Pepperoni and the Mexican Street Corn version, just to name a few.

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The best part about combining a steak and cheese with Chinese food?

I wasn’t hungry again an hour later.

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