You’d be well within your rights to get intimidated just from looking at the Francesinha, which looks like it could kill you with a single glance … assuming, of course, sandwiches can glance. Any time you have a plate of ham, linguica sausage, steak, and tons of melted cheese on grilled bread, doused heavily in tomato and beer sauce we mentioned earlier, your mouth will water almost as much as your heart will quake in fear.

The Francesinha’s gastronomical majesty came into being in the 1960s, when Daniel da Silva tried his hand at a modified version of France’s famed croque-monsieur. This led to a dish that varies slightly depending on where you get it, but at Bufete Fase — often considered the place to get a great Francesinha — you may find the best possible iteration. So if you’re ever in Portugal and decide this is the dish for you, hit Bufete. Also, it might be in your best interest to wear sweatpants, since that waistline is about to grow 10 sizes in a single sitting.

This sandwich got its start at a famed barbecue joint in Central New York that was so damn good, it left Adam Richman with no choice but to burst out in obscenities in order to describe just how delicious it was.

Of course, the thing about Dinosaur BBQ’s pork sket is that, if you’re going to try to tackle it, you might want to refrain from eating anything a day or two in advance, considering just how much perfectly cooked brisket, pulled pork, and coleslaw get piled onto the sandwich roll. A half-pound of pork, a half-pound of brisket, giant gobs of melted cheddar, some of Dinosaur’s signature sauce, and that same slaw that had Richman dropping f-bombs make up what’s undoubtedly one of the most delicious barbecue sandwiches you’ll ever encounter.

Anthony Bourdain went on record in calling the Three Little Piggy sandwich at Silver Palm’s the single best sandwich in America. And considering the guy was an award-winning chef who literally traveled the world finding each and every delicious dish he could get his hands on, his was not an opinion to be taken lightly.

The Three Little Piggy, in case you couldn’t gather from that name, is a trio of mouth-watering pig products: smoked ham, pork tenderloin, and of course, bacon. The three pig-related ingredients are piled high with Gruyere cheese and a fried egg on a brioche bun. Basically, if you’re looking for what could be the world’s most perfect hangover sandwich, look no farther. And really, considering how well it must soak up that excess alcohol in your system, it’s no surprise that Bourdain loved it so much.

This concoction could be described as a “late night, drunken masterpiece” just as accurately as “a sandwich.” The Gatsby can be found throughout South Africa, and among the best joints serving up this giant hunk of overflowing deliciousness is the Golden Dish. So good is their version of this sandwich that it ranked among the finalists in a competition to find the greatest Gatsby in Cape Town.

This sandwich is robust, to put it lightly. A giant foot-long roll is cut open and stuffed with anything from steak, fish, chicken, calamari, or sausage, along with eggs and what scientists would refer to as a “pants load” of fries. This thing is so big, and packed so full of flavor and ingredients, that it can easily become a meal for a family of four. And yes, it was conceived in exactly the way you’d imagine a sandwich with this particular combination of ingredients would be created … someone just took all their leftovers and crammed them into a huge roll. And with that, a South African culinary icon was born.

The Melt features 12 different cheeses. It is served, somehow, on three slices of bread with a side of fries and slaw. The meal as a whole is billed as more than five pounds of food and, of course, has established an eating challenge to go with it. If a foolhardy soul can finish the Melt without any help—or any “trips to the bathroom”—you will get a shirt, which you will be unable to fit into, or a pint glass large enough to hold your cheesy tears of joy.