With endlessly customizable ingredient combinations, a portable format, and — more often than not — layers of beautiful bread on the outside, the sandwichI’d argue, is a perfect food. I’m hardly alone in my fixation: The humble sandwich has become a powerful vessel for today’s culinary trends.

Creator Owen He built his massive social media following by showing viewers how he crafts drool-worthy sandwiches, while fellow online chef Henry Laporte — better known as Salt Hank — recently opened a New York City restaurant serving just one entrée: a French dip sandwich.

Thanks to their universal appeal and accessibility, sandwiches have taken over TikTok and Instagram. Even better, home cooks have dreamed up a slew of now-viral sandwich recipes you can easily make yourself — ones that might just change your go-to lunch strategy.

With so many trending sandwiches to scroll through, it can be hard to know where to start — but these five wildly popular creations are ones you won’t want to miss.

Chopped sandwich

There are no limits to what you can put inside a chopped sandwich, and the exact ingredient combination is up to you (although Italian-style deli creations featuring cured meats and provolone are especially popular). Instead of a fixed flavor profile, the chopped sandwich focuses on achieving the perfect texture and composition in every bite.

Gather all your sandwich ingredients, except the bread, on a cutting board. Make sure to include any condiments, which will help bind everything together. Using a large chef’s knife, chop everything until the components are well-mixed and diced into small pieces, about one-half inch wide.

Don’t feel like chopping everything yourself? Brooklyn-based deli Farmer in the Deli will handle it for you — and you can even pick a bag of your favorite chips to add to the sandwich.

Pickle sandwich

This sandwich trend might not appeal to everyone, but it will definitely satisfy pickle lovers. A pickle sandwich involves just one key substitution: replacing bread with pickles. You can use either large pickle slices or a whole pickle sliced lengthwise. If you opt for the latter method, most home cooks recommend scooping out the center of the pickle to create a cavity for holding the other ingredients securely.

You can fill a pickle sandwich with deli meats, vegetables, and condiments of your choice, but make sure they complement the cucumber’s acidic, salty flavor. For example, adding too much mustard might be overpowering, while the rich taste of mayo could be a perfect combo.

Whipped cream sandwich

It’s easy to see why these sweet sandwiches gained traction online: a layer of crisp, fried, golden-brown bread supports a cloud of airy whipped cream that nearly spills over the top. The viral fried bite comes from Age.3 GINZA in Tokyo, but it’s far from the only popular whipped cream sandwich in Japan.

Japanese fruit sandosmade up of fresh fruit and whipped cream in between two slices of soft milk breadhave been beloved for over a century. While they’re not new, the striking visual effect that the cross-section of these sandwiches creates has ensured that they crop up all over social media.

French toast-style breakfast sandwich

Usually labeled simply as the “viral breakfast sandwich,” this dish has gone viral on TikTok a few times over the past several years. It relies on a technique similar to making French toast, albeit with notably less effort.

You’ll start by melting butter in a nonstick pan, whisking a few eggs, then pouring them into the skillet. Place two slices of bread on top of the egg mixture; it’s okay if the eggs are still wet. After a few seconds, once the bread begins to absorb some of the eggs, flip each slice.

After waiting a few minutes until the egg is mostly cooked through, flip everything in the skillet at once — the large, flat circle of egg and slices of bread — so that the side of the eggs and bread that has started to brown is facing upwards.

Add your other ingredients of choice —such as bacon, avocado, tomato, cheese, or hot sauce —and sandwich the two pieces of egg-enriched bread together. Trim the excess pieces of egg off the edges of the sandwich, if desired, and you’re ready to enjoy and start the day.

Grinder sandwich

People from New England may know a grinder as a general term for a hot sub sandwich, but on TikTok, this dish refers to a specific formula for a flavor-packed Italian dish. This sandwich begins with a sub-style roll, sliced lengthwise and layered with your choice of Italian cold cuts and cheeses. Toast the bread in the oven, then proceed to prepare what makes this sandwich special.

A creamy, tangy salad adds a fresh burst of flavor inside the sub. Shredded iceberg lettuce, pepperoncini, and thinly sliced red onion are mixed in a creamy dressing made with mayo, red wine or sherry vinegar, seasonings like dried oregano and red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and optional shredded Parmesan.

Mix everything up and sandwich it inside the warm, toasted sub. The result is a perfect blend of textures and flavors that will make this recipe more than just a passing trend in your household.