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Title: Hoagies
Post by: Bryan on March 30, 2010, 05:59:43 PM
What are the hoagies in your part of the world like?

And what are they called?


Let's talk regional sandwiches.

In Montreal there are loads of these non-corporate fast food places that do poutine, hot dogs and subs, aka les sous-marins. You may remember one such place from the "Worst Business Names" episode of the Best Show: The Hotdogeria. My local place is called Hot Dog Mont-Royal. You usually get steak, fried pepperoni, mushrooms and onions, in a pretty good bun, often with a weird green powdery seasoning sprinkled on top, and a bunch of Italian dressing on it.

In Kingston, Ontario I was surprised to see that just about everyplace had a "cheesesteak" on their menu. The best place to get it is this place, which has wood panelling inside that I can only describe as troubling, plus an Area 51 arcade game:

(http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/bpb_photos/sandwich_shack.jpg)
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on March 31, 2010, 10:36:01 AM
unfortunately, i don't know if we really have hoagies, etc. in the south.  maybe dfk can prove me wrong (maybe?  how about definitely), but unless it has pulled pork in it, they don't take too kindly to sandwiches around here.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: akaJudge on March 31, 2010, 11:21:27 AM
pretty much they're just called subs everywhere I've been in Texas.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: yesno on March 31, 2010, 11:29:23 AM
I grew up in north Ocean County NJ, and they were generally called "subs" and we mostly had New York TV stations (and Mets fans).

But, we had a few Philly TV stations, a few Phillies fans, and they were called "hoagies" in the school cafeterias.  We also had Wawas and they were called "hoagies" there, I believe.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Sarah on March 31, 2010, 11:46:27 AM
I believe in New Paltz they were heros.  In Boston and here, they are subs.  And I know of one diner in Gouverneur, NY, that called them torpedo sandwiches.  At least it did in the early/mid-sixties.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Bryan on March 31, 2010, 12:56:20 PM
Post-Subway standardization? Or has "sub" been the dominant term for a long time?

unfortunately, i don't know if we really have hoagies, etc. in the south.  maybe dfk can prove me wrong (maybe?  how about definitely), but unless it has pulled pork in it, they don't take too kindly to sandwiches around here.

I encourage discussion of non-sub regional sandwiches, despite the specificity of my first post.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: kiemzi on March 31, 2010, 02:25:35 PM
grinders in Connecticut!!

also, a "lobster roll" is hot lobster with butter on a hot dog roll. in Maine it's COLD lobster SALAD on a hot dog roll.

it's DIFFERENT!!

also "sprinkles" are "jimmies" here.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: nec13 on March 31, 2010, 02:40:06 PM
In Western PA, we call them subs hoagies.

Although, nobody eats subs hoagies around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

(http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/h-wd0409-primanti-brothers/590146-1-eng-US/h-wd0409-Primanti-Brothers.jpg)
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Bryan on March 31, 2010, 03:43:56 PM
Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

(http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/h-wd0409-primanti-brothers/590146-1-eng-US/h-wd0409-Primanti-Brothers.jpg)

Is that coleslaw, fries and pastrami? What do you call that?
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: slipperyslope on March 31, 2010, 10:25:41 PM
What the hell?


I grew up thinking "hoagies" were just a slang name for sausage.
I feel dumb.


Unless there's some truth to that or regional confusion...
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: nec13 on March 31, 2010, 11:04:01 PM
Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

(http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/h-wd0409-primanti-brothers/590146-1-eng-US/h-wd0409-Primanti-Brothers.jpg)

Is that coleslaw, fries and pastrami? What do you call that?

Indeed it is. It's the "world famous" Primanti Brothers sandwich.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primanti_brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primanti_brothers)
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Bryan on April 01, 2010, 07:57:11 AM
In England they have a "chip butty" which I think is typically made with cheap white bread and oven fries. Despite the low-quality ingredients, they're probably pretty tasty.

(http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/stockbroker/stockbroker0808/stockbroker080802316/3444190.jpg)
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Sarah on April 01, 2010, 08:18:39 AM
I'd rather have a bacon butty.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Tyrannosaurus Rocks on April 01, 2010, 05:12:01 PM
*Chip Butty
A special power-up shaped like a sandwich. This allows to super suit to reach 200% health. However, normal suit atoms will not heal the suit until it is damaged beneath 100% again. It is named after St. Charles "Chip" Butty, the patron saint of video games.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Gilly on April 01, 2010, 06:04:36 PM
I find it funny that the sub place next to my house is called Jersey Mike's Subs. Does anybody in Jersey call it a sub? I do like Jersey Mike's though, I think it's a national chain.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: yesno on April 01, 2010, 06:40:59 PM
It's almost all subs in NJ except for the parts right near Philly, and maybe southern Jersey.

Theoretically they're called "heros" in some parts of north Jersey but I don't think that's true anymore.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: erika on April 01, 2010, 06:48:15 PM
In Western PA, we call them subs.

Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

(http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/h-wd0409-primanti-brothers/590146-1-eng-US/h-wd0409-Primanti-Brothers.jpg)

I lived in Pittsburgh for 8 years and never heard anyone refer to it as a sub. All hoagies. Fish hoagies, steak hoagies, chicken hoagies. And Primanti Sandwiches, of course. But I like them from Tom's Diner on a hoagie roll... the steak, slaw, tomatoes, fries and provolone. Mmmmmm...

In Baltimore, they're subs and they suck compared to the hoagies in Pittsburgh except here you can get "hots" on your sub instead of just hot banana peppers.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Ben C on April 01, 2010, 11:21:37 PM
I ate one of these today. Colossal Fish. most excellent.

I think my favourite Primanti Bros is the Market Square one. Its got the charm of the original, but its not as crowded and there's a Prantl's across the street so I can get cookies for dessert. Solid Pixburgh meal.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Andy on April 02, 2010, 07:21:31 AM
We call them "hot dogs" in Oklahoma. Or "long sandwiches". As in "give me one of them long sandwiches"
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: Steve in North Hollywood on April 02, 2010, 08:10:55 AM
When I was about 3 years old and living in Rochester, New Hampshire, they were referred to as "Italian sandwiches."  But since the globalization of Subway, they're just "subs" around there now.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: nec13 on April 02, 2010, 12:30:44 PM
In Western PA, we call them subs.

Although, nobody eats subs around here. This is the sandwich of choice:

(http://www.womansday.com/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/h-wd0409-primanti-brothers/590146-1-eng-US/h-wd0409-Primanti-Brothers.jpg)

I lived in Pittsburgh for 8 years and never heard anyone refer to it as a sub. All hoagies. Fish hoagies, steak hoagies, chicken hoagies. And Primanti Sandwiches, of course. But I like them from Tom's Diner on a hoagie roll... the steak, slaw, tomatoes, fries and provolone. Mmmmmm...

In Baltimore, they're subs and they suck compared to the hoagies in Pittsburgh except here you can get "hots" on your sub instead of just hot banana peppers.

You're right, Erika. I've asked around the last several days and everyone has said they call sub sandwiches "hoagies."

I stand corrected.
Title: Re: Hoagies
Post by: erika on April 06, 2010, 10:28:35 AM
Hoagies and grinders, hoagies and grinders NAVY BEANS NAVY BEANS NAVY BEANS.

I've been wanting to say that since this thread started.

Broodjes is the name for little sandwiches in dutch. I pronounce it broood-jeeeees. But I doubt that's correct.