Since someone thinks there are too many movie threads, I am scouring around looking for different content that might be befitting the Front Porch.
Saw this today and decided, hey we all like to eat and what is more American than a favorite sandwich.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/recipes/what-are-the-most-iconic-american-sandwiches/ss-BB1g5N0G?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9228017d70b84bf38431d62bfaa591aa
Personally, I think most of these sandwiches won't be people's favorites, so what is your favorite sandwich? Is it YOUR creation or just something that you have always loved?
Myself, I would have to say my all-time favorite sandwich is something you can only get at a Jewish Deli--Hot Pastrami on fresh rye bread with some great deli mustard. My own take on this is I add a nice scoop of sauerkraut on top of the pastrami. My mouth waters for this. AND there is a huge difference between the pastrami one gets at a Jewish deli compared to any other deli or supermarket. Don't know why but there is.
For my own creations, I am a HUGE fan of grill cheese sandwiches. I love to try assorted cheeses. Don't know why, but I think my favorite cheese is Havarti. My wife loves to make fresh bread and my favorite is a white/dill bread. When she makes this, I take two huge slices, and then the magic happens.
Instead of putting butter on the bread, I do this sort of spicy mayo on the outside. I also --sometimes- try and jazz up the sandwich with a nice slice of Bermuda onion or tomato on the inside and let it cook on a very low flame until the bread has that crispy look and the cheese is melted.
OK guys let's hear it.
I love love love sandwichs hot and cold
You can never go wrong with the classic Italian sub- ham, salomi, and provolone with lettuce, tomato, onions, salt, and pepper
So of my favorites that I make myself
using a broiler, I create a sandwich that I first heard called "a Roma". It's sliced beef or steak topped with mozzarella cheese and the top of the role I use butter and garlic bread sprinkle on a roll
using a Panni press- I love making patty melts. That is a burger topped with Swiss cheese, swiss cheese under, and fried onions on rye bread
using a broiler I love to make meatball parm sandwiches where again I make the top of the role a garlic bread roll on an Italian roll
using a broiler I love to make leftover white meat chicken, sandwich pickles, cheese (varies depending on my mood), and BBQ sauce on a roll
using a broiler I will put sliced pot roast or thinly sliced chop meat patties, topped with swiss cheese, and the top of the roll slathered with brown gravy on a roll
I can also go for a good Ruben or a French Dip
another favorite wet mozzarella, roasted sweet peppers and ham (or similar combination with the cheese and roasted peppers)
A good Roast Beef like the one Kelly's in Ma. sold is one of my favorites. Harold's deli makes huge kosher style sandwiches but not the best. Nothing like a Corned Beef or Pastrami on rye with melted swiss. If you like toasted panini, try Breaded Chicken Cutlet, fresh Mozzarella, prosciutto with salt, pepper and extra virgin Olive Oil.
If I'm buying a sandwich, my favorites are (depending on where I am)
Boston or Maine (or northeast) my favorite by a mile is a good Lobster Roll
In NYC, I have to go with Hot Pastrami on Rye w/ Russian Dressing
If I'm in Buffalo or Rochester, it's Beef on Wick
In Binghamton, it's a Lupos Chicken Spiedie sandwich or sub
In Filthydelphia, it's a Philly Cheese Steak dripping with saut
Try that hot Pastrami or CB with a smear of chopped chicken liver.
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The best sandwich shop was a little hole-in-the-wall place in the town I work in. It was an old-fashioned Italian deli run by an old lady (her husband had passed). The mozzarella was made by them and they ordered their bread from Calandra's bakery (some of the best bread I have ever had).
I put on like 5 or 10 pounds when I discovered the place
Sadly, at the beginning of Covid, the old lady broke her hip and the place closed up. I don't think I will ever have sandwiches as good as what I got from there :(
Quote from: MightyGiants on May 31, 2022, 03:16:16 PM
The best sandwich shop was a little hole-in-the-wall place in the town I work in. It was an old-fashioned Italian deli run by an old lady (her husband had passed). The mozzarella was made by them and they ordered their bread from Calandra's bakery (some of the best bread I have ever had).
I put on like 5 or 10 pounds when I discovered the place
Sadly, at the beginning of Covid, the old lady broke her hip and the place closed up. I don't think I will ever have sandwiches as good as what I got from there :(
Some of the best food around usually comes from those 'little' places that know how to do things right.
Quote from: LennG on May 31, 2022, 03:23:45 PM
Some of the best food around usually comes from those 'little' places that know how to do things right.
Ain't that the truth. My brother in law in Israel took me to a hole in the wall in Haifa for Falafel - he said it was the best around. Interestingly, it was a very small run down place that could only hold about 8 - 10 people inside waiting for their order. When we got there, there was a line down the sidewalk waiting to get in and place their order. Took about 20 minutes just to get inside. What made me laugh was that there was a brand spanking new restaurant across the street with gleeming stainless steel and big glass windows and a sign that said Falafel. There was no one inside and the owner just stood inside looking out his window at all the people waiting to get inside the old run down tiny "hole in the wall" on the other side of the street. People who know food, know what they like and where to go.
My sister took me to a run down little joint near Hadara called "The Blue Bus" for what she called, the "best humus in the world"...and it was really good. She wasn't wrong. Again, the place was packed and from the outside it looked like a run down shack. I have some pictures at "The Blue Bus" with my sister that I'll share, but the point...the best places to eat are often little holes in the wall
Here's the outside where you enter
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My sister and I inside
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Tough call.
Is Reuben a bad word in the NYC metro? A pastrami on rye with sauerkraut, Swiss and Russian is a Reuben in most places. Saw a lot of people above allude to this sandwich. The deli or butcher pastrami is always better than a store or chain. Great sandwich. That said I would have to think that somewhere in central or eastern Europe a similar mix has been done for a while.
Italian assorted also good. I have a place that uses imported Mortadella and Prosciutto. Again, can see someone in Italy making a similar sandwich.
Thanks for the Beef on Kimmelweck shout out! That is a form of a French Dip though at the end of the day. The Genesee Brew House makes a good one in Rochester, but Buffalo makes them a bit better.
I would have to go with the cheesesteak. Only in the USA would you mix roast beef with cheese whiz and top it with a mix of peppers/ onions and mushrooms. Having lived in Philadelphia I have had the good/ bad and ugly of cheesesteaks. If you find yourself in Philadelphia you can go to Jim's, Pats or Geno's, and they are good, but I would recommend going a bit out of the way for Tony Lukes at 39 E Oregon Ave. Great cheesesteak and grab a beef and broccoli rabe with provolone too. The classic cheesesteak is on an Amoroso roll with whiz.
The turkey club should get a shout out too. It is a bit dainty, but turkey is a North American bird, and of course we paired it with bacon!
I often tell my waitress I want a rubber band sandwich and make it snappy!
It usually gets a laugh.
Quote from: WesternNY on May 31, 2022, 04:18:21 PM
Tough call.
Is Reuben a bad word in the NYC metro? A pastrami on rye with sauerkraut, Swiss and Russian is a Reuben in most places. Saw a lot of people above allude to this sandwich. The deli or butcher pastrami is always better than a store or chain. Great sandwich. That said I would have to think that somewhere in central or eastern Europe a similar mix has been done for a while.
Italian assorted also good. I have a place that uses imported Mortadella and Prosciutto. Again, can see someone in Italy making a similar sandwich.
Thanks for the Beef on Kimmelweck shout out! That is a form of a French Dip though at the end of the day. The Genesee Brew House makes a good one in Rochester, but Buffalo makes them a bit better.
I would have to go with the cheesesteak. Only in the USA would you mix roast beef with cheese whiz and top it with a mix of peppers/ onions and mushrooms. Having lived in Philadelphia I have had the good/ bad and ugly of cheesesteaks. If you find yourself in Philadelphia you can go to Jim's, Pats or Geno's, and they are good, but I would recommend going a bit out of the way for Tony Lukes at 39 E Oregon Ave. Great cheesesteak and grab a beef and broccoli rabe with provolone too. The classic cheesesteak is on an Amoroso roll with whiz.
The turkey club should get a shout out too. It is a bit dainty, but turkey is a North American bird, and of course we paired it with bacon!
As I said in my OP, that pastrami sandwich with the kraut is my favorite. Since we observe the Kosher dietary laws, the swiss cheese is a no-no, but since I've never had it, and probably never will that way, I don't miss it.
I was discussing this with my wife as to what we loved when we were growing up and if it is still with us.
As a kid, my MOm, I hate to say it, wasn't the best of cooks, but she made a mean meatloaf. There was always leftover and when we went to the beach on the summer days, we carried a nice slice of meatloaf on some fresh club bread (or Italian), smeared with Heinz ketchup, with some great kosher dill pickles fresh out of the barrel (no jar pickles allowed in our house). There was a place on the boardwalk where we bought a bottle of cream soda, and that was our mid day meal. Why I had forgotten about this, I don't know, but it was yummy.
A favorite sandwich of mine that I still make for myself is liverwurst on rye with Gulden's mustard & a slice of onion. Yummmmmmmm! :yes:
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on May 31, 2022, 01:56:07 PM
In Binghamton, it's a Lupos Chicken Spiedie sandwich or sub
Funny, just yesterday we checked our cupboard and noticed we were down to our last bottle of Lupo's Spiedie marinade. Thanks to an online order we have eight more bottles heading our way. And while we were at it a few bottles sent to our son in Minnesota, and a few to our daughter who lives a couple hours south of us. Summer is upon us after all. Time to make the neighbors jealous. ;)
Great thread! I love sandwiches of all kinds.
My absolute favorite for decades is a fairly simply one, but I just love it:
Roast beef with lettuce, tomato, and Russian dressing. That's it. Very simple but so good. I like it on a hero, but on a kaiser roll it's perfectly good too. When all the ingredients are high quality and fresh, to me this is the ultimate. I have enjoyed this sandwich since I was a kid. I remember ordering it in a deli once, and I never got away from it.
I like a variety of others though too. I love a good quality triple decker turkey club, I like any sort of classic Italian combo (with Italian cuts), and if we're being truly indulgent I certainly would not say no to something like a chicken parm or meatball parm hero. I also love a tomato/mozzarella/basil hero when the ingredients when everything is very fresh.
If I could have a sandwich for lunch 6 or 7 days a week for lunch without gaining weight I'd do it. Alas, that is not the case, so I have to be a bit more sparing about them, which is why I like to make them worth it when I do it. I would never bother with a crappy, middle of the road caliber sandwich unless I had no other options that day.
I don't have a favorite, there's just so many I absolutely love..
Tuna salad, fresh sliced tomato, and cheese
Meatloaf and ketchup
Grilled ham and cheese
BLT or BLAT
Spiedie on fresh baked (Battaglini's or Roma's) Italian bread
Thinly sliced roast pork, broccoli rabe and provolone cheese on a hard roll
Scrambled egg and roasted red pepper
A couple shops around here do fantastic thinly sliced tri-tip sandwiches
Countless others depending on where I am and what's available.
"Iconic" and "American" ??? I nominate the Dagwood sandwich as the most iconic and American of all sandwiches... because you have to be an old fart to even understand what it is. See link below. Bob
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagwood_sandwich
Quote from: Bob In PA on June 01, 2022, 08:44:14 AM
"Iconic" and "American" ??? I nominate the Dagwood sandwich as the most iconic and American of all sandwiches... because you have to be an old fart to even understand what it is. See link below. Bob
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagwood_sandwich
I'm an old fart.
Bob, a kid I grew up with, John Marshall, has been the Illustrator for Blondie since 2005.
All those sandwiches sound delicious!
I'm a kid at heart and my all-time favorite is PB&J. Spread the PB (preferably crunchy) on lightly toasted multigrain bread. Add the apple jelly on the other slice and marry them together. Get a glass of ice-cold milk and I'm set!
I used to work 5 minutes from my house and I would go home for lunch and make a couple of thse and be perfectly happy.
My other favorite is a good sausage, egg and cheese with lettuce and tomato. My wife turned me on to adding her homemade habanero pepper sauce on it for a kick of flavor and heat.
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Quote from: WesternNY on May 31, 2022, 04:18:21 PM
Thanks for the Beef on Kimmelweck shout out! That is a form of a French Dip though at the end of the day. The Genesee Brew House makes a good one in Rochester, but Buffalo makes them a bit better.
Your handle is
WesternNY so I'm assuming your somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo. You're fairly new here so I'm not sure, but your handle indicates you're from that area. If so, hard to believe you are a Giants fan instead of a Bills fan. There's a pretty clear line of delineation that crosses just west of Syracuse where simply everyone is a Bills fan...regardless, I digress
Funny as it may seem, my favorite Beef-on-Weck is at "Andersons" in Buffalo, which is funny because they are known for their homemade ice cream, custard, and yogurt. Their Beef-on-Weck is very simple with the best Kimmelweck bun I've ever had (sometimes I'll buy 6 buns from there and bring them home). I add nothing to it except once in awhile I add a little horseradish. I never pass through Buffalo without taking a detour up Transit Road to the closest Andersons I can find. There's a fairly high end restaurant in Olean on Union Street called the "Beef-N-Barrel" that has a good Beef-on-Weck and when I'm traveling across state on 17/88, I stop in and get one...but I still prefer Andersons'. There's a couple places in Binghamton ("Remliks" and "The Beef") that's pretty good, but not Andersons good. I've never tried the "Genesee Brew House", but that is on my list of things to do next time I'm in Rochester. Soooo anyway, my question is this: since you seem to know the area, where would you go for the absolute best Beef on Weck in Buffalo?
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 01, 2022, 04:19:17 PM
Your handle is WesternNY so I'm assuming your somewhere between Rochester and Buffalo. You're fairly new here so I'm not sure, but your handle indicates you're from that area. If so, hard to believe you are a Giants fan instead of a Bills fan. There's a pretty clear line of delineation that crosses just west of Syracuse where simply everyone is a Bills fan...regardless, I digress
Funny as it may seem, my favorite Beef-on-Weck is at "Andersons" in Buffalo, which is funny because they are known for their homemade ice cream, custard, and yogurt. Their Beef-on-Weck is very simple with the best Kimmelweck bun I've ever had (sometimes I'll buy 6 buns from there and bring them home). I add nothing to it except once in awhile I add a little horseradish. I never pass through Buffalo without taking a detour up Transit Road to the closest Andersons I can find. There's a fairly high end restaurant in Olean on Union Street called the "Beef-N-Barrel" that has a good Beef-on-Weck and when I'm traveling across state on 17/88, I stop in and get one...but I still prefer Andersons'. There's a couple places in Binghamton ("Remliks" and "The Beef") that's pretty good, but not Andersons good. I've never tried the "Genesee Brew House", but that is on my list of things to do next time I'm in Rochester. Soooo anyway, my question is this: since you seem to know the area, where would you go for the absolute best Beef on Weck in Buffalo?
Rochester area. Big Bills fan since 1985, and jumped on this board because of the Daboll/ Schoen connection. I thought the conversations here were decent and had good fans with football knowledge. I had a few discussions about potential guys the Giants may land in FA from Buffalo, and provide some insights where I can about Daboll etc.
The hole in the wall places are often good. I'll have to check out Andersons. I make it out to Buffalo about 2-3 times a year.
I'd recommend Charlie the Butcher. They have a few Buffalo area locations. If your party wants to try good Beef on Weck and good Buffalo wings at the same time try Bar Bill. A good classic spot is Schwabl
Quote from: Bob In PA on June 01, 2022, 08:44:14 AM
"Iconic" and "American" ??? I nominate the Dagwood sandwich as the most iconic and American of all sandwiches... because you have to be an old fart to even understand what it is. See link below. Bob
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagwood_sandwich
Bob
You are truly showing OUR age.
Besides the iconic comic strip, there were a series of Blondie movies and in them Dagwood always was making these sandwiches. Boy that guy could eat. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: LennG on May 31, 2022, 06:51:10 PM
As I said in my OP, that pastrami sandwich with the kraut is my favorite. Since we observe the Kosher dietary laws, the swiss cheese is a no-no, but since I've never had it, and probably never will that way, I don't miss it.
Ohhh that makes sense. No dairy and meat mixed together right?
I kept seeing pastrami on rye with kraut/ Russian etc and thought I was having a Mandella Effect :laugh:
Agree on mom's meatloaf. Underrated dish today.
Quote from: WesternNY on June 01, 2022, 04:36:15 PM
Rochester area. Big Bills fan since 1985, and jumped on this board because of the Daboll/ Schoen connection. I thought the conversations here were decent and had good fans with football knowledge. I had a few discussions about potential guys the Giants may land in FA from Buffalo, and provide some insights where I can about Daboll etc.
The hole in the wall places are often good. I'll have to check out Andersons. I make it out to Buffalo about 2-3 times a year.
I'd recommend Charlie the Butcher. They have a few Buffalo area locations. If your party wants to try good Beef on Weck and good Buffalo wings at the same time try Bar Bill. A good classic spot is Schwabl
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 01, 2022, 04:58:46 PM
Thanks for the recommendations. It now makes sense that someone from your area on this board would be a Bills fan. I have no problem with Bill's fans as I live around a ton of them. They are avid, but not obnoxious like Cowboy fans or Eagle fans. In fact, I root for the Bills if the Giants are out of the playoffs and the Bills are in it. The loyal fans out there deserve to get a Lombardi someday...they sure have come close. I got a kick out of talking with some Bills fans when I was in Buffalo a few years ago. I asked them about Scott Norwood and they shared a story. They said he left town and several years later stopped in town and dropped in on a local sports bar. The people recognized him said it was all okay and bought him drinks. Class!
Think Bill Buckner would get the same treatment in Beantown?
Quote from: LennG on June 01, 2022, 05:09:43 PM
Think Bill Buckner would get the same treatment in Beantown?
=)) =)) =)) ....Nope!
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 01, 2022, 04:58:46 PM
Thanks for the recommendations. It now makes sense that someone from your area on this board would be a Bills fan. I have no problem with Bill's fans as I live around a ton of them. They are avid, but not obnoxious like Cowboy fans or Eagle fans. In fact, I root for the Bills if the Giants are out of the playoffs and the Bills are in it. The loyal fans out there deserve to get a Lombardi someday...they sure have come close. I got a kick out of talking with some Bills fans when I was in Buffalo a few years ago. I asked them about Scott Norwood and they shared a story. They said he left town and several years later stopped in town and dropped in on a local sports bar. The people recognized him said it was all okay and bought him drinks. Class!
Happy to share and be on the board. I've lived all over the North East from Philly to Boston and all over 'upstate/ western NY'. Being a Bills fan in Eagles territory was interesting. It was during the playoff drought and they looked at me like an endangered species! Boston was a little rougher as a fan.
I hope Bills fans can deal with success as well as we have dealt with losing! I think there will be some insufferable fans who have only known losing. Those of us long-timers will just die easier :laugh: It was fun seeing people jump on the Bills and Bengals bandwagon last year. All aboard! The NFL is more fun when smaller cities are competitive.
I was a huge Giant fan during Super Bowl XLII. I was among Eagles fans, and when Tyree made that crazy catch all of my New Yorker came out. I started talking so much trash I damn near had a Brooklyn accent. Eli Manning beating Brady and Bill Belichick (twice) including ruining a perfect season was special, even more so among Eagle fans! I made some cash that night!
As for Super Bowl XXV we don't talk about that in polite conversation. That game tore a hole in my soul. I still don't blame Norwood.
Back on topic, so yeah. I've enjoyed a lot of good sandwiches all over the North East.
Cheesesteak is still my vote, though I neglected to think of my kosher friends. (Is Whiz actually cheese?)
Turkey Club is underrated, and very American IMO
Lobster Roll should also be considered. Hard to think that lobster was once considered poor people's food.
Quote from: LennG on June 01, 2022, 04:40:06 PM
...there were a series of Blondie movies...
Len: That, more than the comic strip, was why I recalled/mentioned it... for those who know the cartoon but never saw the short films...
https://youtu.be/fhN_5cBbNcY
Bob
All this talk about Buffalo and Rochester took me back in time to Ted
What, no love for a classic Cuban sandwich?
Quote from: MightyGiants on June 02, 2022, 08:34:17 AM
What, no love for a classic Cuban sandwich?
Those are fantastic. I have not had a good one in some time though. I ordered one in the past year from some deli and it was pretty mediocre.
There is a place in Hoboken that is somewhat famous and I'm dying to try it. Not sure if anyone here has been, but people rave about it. It's called "Fiore's House of Quality." It's a sandwich shop, but their specialty is a roast beef with mozzarella sandwich which I think they only offer two days a week. The place routinely gets lines out the door. I have seen one or two food bloggers do a feature on it, calling it the best sandwich in America.
Here is a 5 minute video on this sandwich. I am definitely getting to this place at some point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKNz64uK1A&t=114s
Quote from: squibber on May 31, 2022, 04:30:12 PM
I often tell my waitress I want a rubber band sandwich and make it snappy!
It usually gets a laugh.
Remember they work on tips folks :laugh: :P :D
I've already listed my iconic sandwiches - hot pastrami on rye with Russian dressing, lobster rolls, etc., the truth is, I grew up in a home with parents who survived the great depression so I learned how to eat cheap...not so much because I am cheap, I just learned to like foods that other people rarely eat.
Examples:
- Scrambled eggs and ketchup sandwich
- potted meat sandwich
- Deviled ham (mixed with sweet relish and mayo) sandwich
- tomato and mayo sandwich
And those that everyone has heard of
- egg salad sandwich
- PB&J
There's others, but I'm being constantly interrupted so that I can't think straight
There could probably be a whole thread just on meals from the depression era that people still eat - brown flour gravy (milk gravy) on pancakes, saltines and milk, etc
I had sort of the same upbringing. I was a child of the 50s and 60s when things were really booming, but not so much in our house. Both my parents worked so I was always fixing my own food since I was about 14.
I had always loved a good Tuna fish sandwich, but I was always looking to zing it up a bit, instead of the same old tuna all the time. I was always adding things to it to sort of 'spice' it up a bit. I can say the same for my standard PBJ sandwiches. I was always trying new jellies, with adding different ingredients to it, like chocolate chips, different fruits, etc. I think that has carried over to the present day as I do most of the cooking in our house and I'm always looking to 'improve' a standard dish with some extra stuff, or spices.
Anyway, some things, from my youth have still carried over into adult life, especially sandwiches.
I've mentioned my favorites, but in addition, and this is only my own sandwich, a good fresh turkey salad with only Hellman's mayo. My own thing is to fry up some onion and add it along with some chopped egg and assorted spices and it has to be eaten on fresh bakery rye bread.
One of my other favs is a good sloppy joe sandwich on a fresh onion roll--messy but good.
I too like to doctor up simple sandwiches like adding chopped green olives onto my egg salad sandwiches and pineapple chunks to chicken salad along with cut up celery. I think I'll do that for lunch today :yes:
I eat my tuna sandwiches with chopped onion & a slice of tomato.
My Sunday morning breakfast is usually toasted egg bagel with sliced lox, capers and butter.
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Philly Cheesesteak
Nashville Hot
Cornbeef Special (Cornbeef, Coleslaw, swiss, & Thousand on Rye)
Porkroll, Egg and Cheese on a Kiser
Italian Sub
BLT CLUB
Grilled spam and Cheese on a roll
Quote from: babywhales on June 03, 2022, 03:15:09 PM
Philly Cheesesteak
Nashville Hot
Cornbeef Special (Cornbeef, Coleslaw, swiss, & Thousand on Rye)
Porkroll, Egg and Cheese on a Kiser
Italian Sub
BLT CLUB
Grilled spam and Cheese on a roll
If you were from NJ it would be Taylor Ham, Egg and Cheese.
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Ed, it seems you over hit your "send" button. It immediately reminded me of one of my favorite commercials of an Encyclopedia company getting barraged with orders...LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ltwg2nTK4
Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on June 03, 2022, 05:21:49 PM
Ed, it seems you over hit your "send" button. It immediately reminded me of one of my favorite commercials of an Encyclopedia company getting barraged with orders...LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1ltwg2nTK4
Or we are very serious about our Taylor Ham.
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Quote from: Ed Vette on June 03, 2022, 05:28:49 PM
Or we are very serious about our Taylor Ham.
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Technical question: Pork roll and Taylor ham are identical, correct?
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on June 04, 2022, 08:01:58 AM
Technical question: Pork roll and Taylor ham are identical, correct?
https://youtu.be/i2nuPVTU4Z4
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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on June 04, 2022, 08:01:58 AM
Technical question: Pork roll and Taylor ham are identical, correct?
https://www.hobokengirl.com/history-pork-roll-taylor-ham-new-jersey/#:~:text=Officially%2C%20is%20it%20Taylor%20ham,Philadelphia%20call%20it%20pork%20roll.
Ed: I apologize if I ruined your joke, but I just deleted all the duplicate posts (before seeing the one with the punch line!). Bob
NOW, to get back to serious business....... my family is from northeast PA, but after high school my mom (graduating at age 17 in 1938) moved to Philadelphia... that's where the good office jobs were pre-WWII....
During her five years there, she and her friends spend a good deal of time in Atlantic City... where (according to her, LOL) she became an expert on all things New Jersey.
So I have it from the highest possible source (who shortly will turn 101) that it is "Taylor pork roll" which, as you can see, is a combination of the two most-commonly-used names for that particular food item.
Bob
Quote from: Bob In PA on June 04, 2022, 09:31:26 AM
Ed: I apologize if I ruined your joke, but I just deleted all the duplicate posts (before seeing the one with the punch line!). Bob
There's a Tapatalk glitch where the post gets hung up and shows as not posting, so when I refresh it actually does post each time I refreshed it. So now I have to back out of the site and restart it to show it in fact did post. Just another Tapatalk issue along with the 40 emails I get every day when someone posts.
Quote from: Ed Vette on June 04, 2022, 09:44:11 AM
There's a Tapatalk glitch where the post gets hung up and shows as not posting, so when I refresh it actually does post each time I refreshed it. So now I have to back out of the site and restart it to show it in fact did post. Just another Tapatalk issue along with the 40 emails I get every day when someone posts.
I see I'm also having it on my desktop.
Yeah, the response to "post" is really slow the last couple of days. I've wondered if it was my computer. I guess not :-??
Jolly: Me too. As you said, it's only the "Post" button. In all other respects, IMO, the system seems to be working as usual. Bob
Quote from: Bob In PA on June 04, 2022, 09:41:04 AM
NOW, to get back to serious business....... my family is from northeast PA, but after high school my mom (graduating at age 17 in 1938) moved to Philadelphia... that's where the good office jobs were pre-WWII....
During her five years there, she and her friends spend a good deal of time in Atlantic City... where (according to her, LOL) she became an expert on all things New Jersey.
So I have it from the highest possible source (who shortly will turn 101) that it is "Taylor pork roll" which, as you can see, is a combination of the two most-commonly-used names for that particular food item.
Bob
Bob, God Bless your Mother!! 101! WOW!!!
Quote from: LennG on May 31, 2022, 01:01:12 PM
Myself, I would have to say my all-time favorite sandwich is something you can only get at a Jewish Deli--Hot Pastrami on fresh rye bread with some great deli mustard. My own take on this is I add a nice scoop of sauerkraut on top of the pastrami. My mouth waters for this. AND there is a huge difference between the pastrami one gets at a Jewish deli compared to any other deli or supermarket. Don't know why but there is.
Hi Lenn - one of my all-time favorites as well. Add a nice dill pickle to it and you have perfection.
I also like a good hot Reuben as well. I like my cold sandwiches as well. Paneri is a good go-to spot, so is Jersey Mike's, but get me into an old Italian deli where they have fresh Capicola ham and I'm happy as a camper.
My Polish heritage engrained in me a love for the sandwich from the old country - Zapiekanki. In a nutshell, it's an open-faced toasted sandwich that you can put just about anything you'd like. Try good old-fashioned kielbasa, sauerkraut, mustard or, if you're feeling for something lighter, try a cheese of your choice, green onion, cooked bacon bits, Polish mushroom and a seasoning/condiment of your choosing. Use a baguette for the bread or even French bread cut in half. Toast lightly and it makes for either a yummy snack, light lunch on the go or whatever your fancy is. I've actually integrated them as a staple of a diet I was on, about 20 years ago, and successfully dropped 65 pounds back in the day ... without the kielbasa and bacon, of course!
I also enjoy Panini, or pressed sandwiches, in the same manner as zapiekanki, with grilled chicken breast, fresh veggies and a small dab of olive oil and Italian herbs and spices. Great stuff!
Stopping now as I am getting hungry ...
Peace!
Quote from: Bob In PA on June 04, 2022, 10:18:10 AM
Jolly: Me too. As you said, it's only the "Post" button. In all other respects, IMO, the system seems to be working as usual. Bob
I am not sure why this happening. I am trying to figure it out
Classic sandwiches that many people love but I have never liked:
1. PB&J: I didn't even like these as a kid. The idea of just a sandwich full of sugary mush is not appealing to me and never has been.
2. Egg salad: Just not a fan. I love eggs and I like things like tuna salad, but I just don't find egg salad appetizing for some reason.
3. Tuna melt: Just never found this combination appetizing, personally. Maybe it's the fact that fish and cheese seem incompatible to me, but for whatever reason I just don't like these.
4. Sloppy Joes. I'm not talking about the NJ version of sloppy joes with turkey and cole slaw. Those are good. I'm talking about the sloppy joe meat (ie hamburger helper) on a cheap, grocery store processed burger bun. I didn't mind these when I was a kid, but I would not want one today.
5. Stuffing french fries or potato chips into a normal sandwich: This grosses me out. However, there is one exception, and that is the Primanti Bros restaurant in Pittsburgh. They're famous for these types of sandwiches, and the sandwiches are iconic. I've had them before as I have been to a Giants/Steelers game in Pitt. I admit it was pretty darn good. But just doing this at home is kind of gross in my opinion.
Quote from: LennG on May 31, 2022, 01:01:12 PM
Myself, I would have to say my all-time favorite sandwich is something you can only get at a Jewish Deli--Hot Pastrami on fresh rye bread with some great deli mustard. My own take on this is I add a nice scoop of sauerkraut on top of the pastrami. My mouth waters for this. AND there is a huge difference between the pastrami one gets at a Jewish deli compared to any other deli or supermarket. Don't know why but there is.
Lenn: I know a lot of "argumentative" people (including a few right here!) but IMO none of them would ever argue with a hot pastrami on fresh rye w/mustard. LOL Bob
For anyone that likes, has liked or is looking to try some new variations, check this out
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/25-grown-up-versions-of-peanut-butter-and-jelly/ss-BB1fBlkO?bk=1&ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4d9ccfec47144d36b44da5e44e355431
The grilled one kinda looks appealing, at least to me.
Quote from: LennG on June 09, 2022, 12:59:30 PM
For anyone that likes, has liked or is looking to try some new variations, check this out
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/25-grown-up-versions-of-peanut-butter-and-jelly/ss-BB1fBlkO?bk=1&ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=4d9ccfec47144d36b44da5e44e355431
The grilled one kinda looks appealing, at least to me.
For the most part, I wouldn't try any of them. Like you, the grilled one looks tempting as I usually toast my bread when I make a PJ&J. The other one that looks interesting is the PB&J Pancakes with confectioner sugar sprinkled on top. The rest...yuk :sick:
Being from Maine I will boast about our classic lobster roll. Fortunately for me I don't really care for them because at a minimum of about 28.00 for one that would price me out of that market.
Bill
Quote from: ps11yat14 on June 10, 2022, 06:26:22 AM
Being from Maine I will boast about our classic lobster roll. Fortunately for me I don't really care for them because at a minimum of about 28.00 for one that would price me out of that market.
Bill
Wow - I would've thought that lobster rolls in Maine would be far less costly than places away from Maine. That really surprises me. 28 bucks seems awfully high. I don't think I've ever paid over 12 bucks for one in Boston or 15 dollars in New York. On the other hand, I haven't had one in a couple of years (maybe more thanks to Covid) and inflation is rampant :-??
Jolly. I saw this ad today for this restaurant. For people here in rural Maine it is thought of as a bit pricey but not an expensive restaurant. We have been there a few times. I find the price of the lobster outrageous but they will have no problem selling them
Bill
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Quote from: ps11yat14 on June 15, 2022, 08:49:35 AMJolly. I saw this ad today for this restaurant. For people here in rural Maine it is thought of as a bit pricey but not an expensive restaurant. We have been there a few times. I find the price of the lobster outrageous but they will have no problem selling them
Bill
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Love a good brisket sandwich! I love chorizo too but if they're going to charge me $22 for tacos, they could at least spell 'chorizo' correctly! :doh:
There's a Mexican place down in Milton, DE called Tequila Real. They have a killer shrimp and chorizo taco. Just amazing. The ceviche is incredible as well as the guac.
Didn't mean to derail the sandwich thread :P
Quote from: ps11yat14 on June 15, 2022, 08:49:35 AMJolly. I saw this ad today for this restaurant. For people here in rural Maine it is thought of as a bit pricey but not an expensive restaurant. We have been there a few times. I find the price of the lobster outrageous but they will have no problem selling them
Bill
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It will be a ice cold day in hades before I spend 17 bucks on a grilled cheese sandwich... :doh:
BTW, it
IS and expensive restaurant =))
Hey Bill, $17 bucks for a grill cheese, I wouldn't call that pricy, it is highway robbery. (even on sourdough bread)