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Both great additions, many thanks. I am sure in the 1800's these would have been consumed with glasses of rye whiskey or a not well-aged bourbon, maybe chilled (or maybe with mint juleps or similar). Baltimore being one of the great homes of rye whiskey, I think ways were found to pair it with the fine crab dishes of the area.
The Po Boy etymology is fascinating.
Gary
Lets not forget the Pittsburgh, Original Primanti Brothers Sandwich. It contains your choice of grilled meat, vinegar based cole slaw, cheese, 2 slices of tomato and French fries all stuffed between 2 slices of thick Italian bread. I am getting hungry just thinking about it and when I added the pictures, well, it looks like and early lunch for me.
Howie
Now, THAT'S a sandwich! :bigeyes: :bigeyes: Sheeze, looks like you could hurt yourself eating that one. Does look good, though. :yum:Quote:
Originally Posted by stoopsie
JOE
Thanks Howie! While that big glass of chilled Coke looks perfect with this, I could see those flasks people keep talking about on SB being brought into service in such cases. :) Since we're talking Pittsburgh, Old Overholt sounds right!
In Toronto, a number of Greek restaurants serve the classic souvlaki (sometimes called a gyro sandwich - I never understood the difference in terminology) and include a few French fries in the sandwich. I have never seen that anywhere else, but here we have an example from Pittsburgh with a different type of sandwich.
Gary
In Paris I got to experience the Grec Avec Frites, shaved lamb on a bun with choices of sauce and "salad"-lettuce and tomato, all topped with an order of fries.
And the French jibe at American fast food, whaa..? :)
Gary
The lobster roll of Maine and the Maritime Provinces deserves mention. It is lobster chunks and celery (maybe some other veggies) held together with a mild, creamy dressing and served on a hot dog bun. They are so ubiquitous, McDonalds serves them.
The difference between a souvlaki and a gyros is that the souvlaki meat is lamb chunks cooked on a skewer, i.e., basic shish kabob. In Greece, the gyros is slices of lamb stacked vertically on a large spit and roasted so that as the edges of the slices are sheered off, one side is seared well done, while the other is still rare. In the U.S., a huge log of pressed, chopped lamb and beef is used in a similar fashion. In Greece, the meat come off in little bite-size chunks, while the U.S. version is long, thin slices of meat.
In Chicago, you are always within sight of a gyros stand and most serve souvlaki as well.
There is a local chain here in Chicago called Ricobene's. Their specialty is the Italian Breaded Steak Sandwich. It is a rather large piece of, I believe, chuck steak, well tenderized but not ground, that is breaded and deep fried similar to chicken-fried steak. It is served on an Italian roll and topped with tomato sauce and your choice of cheese, onions, peppers, etc. The chain also has pizza, but the breaded steak sandwich is their specialty.
I have experienced french fries as a sandwich topped in several places, most notably Romania. In South Carolina, cole slaw is a typical topping for hot dogs. Yes, a topping, not a side dish.
Although the original po boy is like a sub, with cold cuts, I prefer the oyster po boy.
Gary, this thread and the chilly temperatures here tonight (low in the teens predicted) remind me, too, of what my Mom simply called a 'hot beef sandwich' while I was growing up in snowy, SW Michigan. Sometimes also made with turkey, it is/was an open-faced concoction made of two slices of white bread laid out on a plate, topped with sliced meat, sided by mashed potatoes (yes, Dan Quayle was both right and wrong -- the 'e' is correct, though optional!), all smothered with brown gravy.
I know this isn't an entirely regional dish, as I've found it elsewhere, too. It used to be a standard in the 24-hour coffee shops in Las Vegas back when I started going out there in the early/mid-'80s.
Wouldn't mind having one right now, though.:yum:
Tim,
Your description of the hot beef sandwich is made all the time here in Pennsylvania Dutch Country and has been for all of my 63 years and probably long before that. Yummy. I eat em all the time.
Joe :usflag:
yup, that is classic comfort food,... Used to be a staple at the old-time diners.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNbourbon
Beef or turkey, they were both great.