Cuisine of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Submarine Sandwich, Yuengling, Cuisine of Philadelphia, Moshulu, Cheesesteak, Reading Terminal Market (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Submarine sandwich, Yuengling, Cuisine of Philadelphia, Moshulu, Cheesesteak, Reading Terminal Market, Pat's King of Steaks, Geno's Steaks, Tastykake, Pork roll, Italian Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rita's Italian Ice, Scrapple, Federal Pretzel Baking Company, Hires Root Beer, Fish House Punch, Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Jose Garces, Amoroso's Baking Company, Irish potato candy, Polish Water Ice, Stromboli, Hank's Root Beer, Jim's Steaks. Excerpt: A submarine sandwich, also known as a sub among other names, is a sandwich that consists of a long roll of Italian or French bread, split lengthwise either into two pieces or opened in a "V" on one side, and filled with various varieties of meat, cheese, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces. The sandwich has no standardized name, and many U.S. regions have their own names for it; one study found 13 different names for the sandwich in the United States. The usage of the several terms varies regionally but not in any pattern, as they have been used variously by the people and enterprises who make and sell them. The terms submarine and sub are widespread and not assignable to any certain region, though many of the localized terms are clustered in the northeast United States, where the most Italian Americans live. The sandwich originated in several different Italian American communities in the Northeastern United States from the late 19th to mid 20th centuries. The popularity of this Italian-American cuisine has grown from its origins in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts to spread to most parts of the United States, and with the advent of chain restaurants, is now available in many parts of the world. In Europe it would simply be known as a baguette, or a ciabatta, named after the type of bread being used. Both types of bread are traditional breads in us...