No sub is complete without sauce, but if you’re bored of picking the same few sauces over and over again, there are actually more options on the shelf than you realise.

One former employee told us that it’s possible to dress your sandwich with marinara sauce — the tangy tomato sauce that’s normally exclusive to a Meatball Marinara.

For those looking for a low-cal option, or just simply not in a saucy mood, you can request for salt and pepper seasoning instead.

Meanwhile, @hajaarudin swears by a combination of ranch, thousand island, sweet onion, mayonnaise, olive oil, chilli, chipotle southwest and bbq. It might sound crazy, but she says it goes well with everything on the menu.

But from what we know, Subway (in Singapore at least) might have a rule of allowing a maximum of three sauces, so no guarantees your wishes will be granted for this one.

According to another Twitter user @aizatakrm, one of the best ways to instantly upgrade your sub is by requesting to have onions placed on top of the cheese with a sprinkle of pepper before it goes into the oven. That way, you’d get a peppery melty sandwich with slightly caramelised onions.

Similarly, you can request for your eggs to be seasoned before it’s placed on the bun, another employee shared with us. The eggs on their breakfast menu are, after all, prepared to order.

As an alternative to the crunchy sub hack earlier, the same employee revealed that it’s possible to request for only the meat and cheese to be heated, allowing you to enjoy the pillowy soft buns without sacrificing the warm contents. It might be a little extra work, she added, but she does it whenever she has a sore throat.

While this tip isn’t so much of a hack, she also shares that when choosing your vegetables, you can just tell the sandwich artist you want all the “fresh” — lettuce, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers.

It doesn’t cost extra to add more vegetables too, so why not maximise your dollar?

The 6-inch is, essentially, a footlong cut into two, but it turns out you can request to have it cut in quarters or smaller pieces to make sharing among friends easier. Unfortunately, it also makes it easier for the ingredients to fall out as you’re eating it.

To remove the hassle that comes with falling ingredients and dripping sauces, an employee recommends eating the sub horizontally instead, as you would with a cob of corn.

“My sister does that so the sauce won’t flow out of her sandwich. It’s damn funny but it works,” she laughs.

Don’t just take our word for it. The next time you head down to Subway, why not give one of these tips a try? Let us know what you think, or better yet, share with us your best hacks.

Rainer Cheung/Asia One

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