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Anyone want a Sandwich?

Date: Fri, 09/14/2007 - 13:43

Submitted by Frogpatch
on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 13:43

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It is that time again. Friday afternoon late and time for the Frog on Friday. This is when I like to just start a conversation about anything that has no relevance. There are so many people here I thought it would be interesting to hear about where people live. What better way than what they eat. Sort of like a Alton Browns road trip on cable.

Being that this is a pub and good pubs should have something to chew on, I thought I would start a topic about sandwiches. Being from the eastern seaboard, I traveled up and down frequently and everywhere you go there is a sandwich that seems to have itself rooted in the culture of the region. Let’s start in Maine where the lobster rolls and clam rolls rule. ( I should say lobstah.) Then down to Massachusetts where their long roll creation is called a grinder. When you reach southern Connecticut and Westchester County NY it becomes a wedge which evolves into a submarine or sub by the time you reach New Jersey. It is also called a hoagie or a hero. Hero which must have evolved from Gyro,( pronounced yero in Greek) that totally delectable Greek creation of seasoned and shaved ground lamb and beef served on a pita with a yogurt cucumber sauce called tzatziki. As you pass the Jersey Shore you will find that pork roll is a staple in the diet of the locals. Served on what they call a “hard roll” which is not really hard at all. Do not ask for that anywhere else though.

Now we have reached the Mid Atlantic where the blue claw crab is king. You can’t go to Baltimore’s inner harbor without having a crab cake on a toasted bun of a soft shelled crab sandwich for the more adventuresome. Now you keep moving south and the barbeque war rumblings begin. North Carolina with its vinegar mopped pulled pork sandwiches are to write home about. South Carolina has its own as does Georgia, all excellent and all with regional flare. Then you see signs that say “ you’ll love our gizzards!” Sorry I am not that adventurous.

Now I have arrived in sunny Florida where signs abound that say “hot pressed Cubans.”
No it is not an immigrant labor protest. It is another form of the long roll sandwich that was started by the wives of the farm workers from Cuba in the cane fields. It is a slice of roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickle slices with mayo on one side and mustard on the other. There is salami if you live in Tampa but never in Miami. The whole thing is pressed in a machine that looks like it belongs in a dry cleaners but the result is 15 inches of warm melted toasty goodness. I am not going to touch the panini thing. It is way too café chic to belong in a pub. Who wants to continue down the road to the other coast? Yummmm!


Now those crack me up...I can just see it now with the auditor on one side of my desk and me on the other and some crazy picture pops up while we are going over reports, I am taking a sip of coffee, see your avatar, and spit coffee all over him becuase I am laughing so hard.....YES!!! THAT WOULD BE AWSOME!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Submitted by RoxyNY on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:03

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LMAO..That is the absolute best thing I have heard all day!!!! I LOVE it!!! It is something one of my boys would do..I should have though of that myelsef, they are always doing gross stuff. Bad thing is I am going to be thinking about that all day tomorrow. i will be lucky if I do not laugh in his face.


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Submitted by RoxyNY on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 11:35

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Roxy!! It was like that (food thing) while I was growing up too!!!We ate at my grandfathers just about every Sunday...the whole family, aunts, uncles, cousins...bot those were some great times...kids running in and out all day long...and all the men sitting around playing cards,...the women cooking...and all of us yelling, and laughing!! Northside of Chicago...boy what I would give to have one of those sunday's back!!!


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Submitted by Morningstarr430 on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 14:44

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Morning, i am right there with you. I can remember making pasta friday nights..comming home from church on sunday, going to the bakery for loaves of italian bread, spinach and broccoli bread and grandpa going through his garden picking tomaotes for sauce. Going back to sleep and waking up to the smell of sauce. I would go downstaris and everyone would be around the table drinking beer and vodka...and everyone comming over all day long to eat... Amn I miss that, my grandfather is gone and my grandmother is in the end stages of Alzhimers...and the family has scattered. I was so lucky to have that as a kid.


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Submitted by RoxyNY on Mon, 09/17/2007 - 16:28

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You guys bring back such memories for me. As a kid we would all congragate at the grandparents house. Aunts , Uncles, cousins, and friends. Food , drink and loads of laughs. What fun we would have as kids, and certainly we were spoiled by our grandparents. I would just love to have one of those days back. I especially remember these small little chocolate candies that my grandmother would give us. If memory serves me well that were in the shape of little wooden shoes.


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Submitted by kashzan on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 04:38

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My family was an Irish Wasp mix but my mother used to go through food phases which exposed me to all different foods. It wasn't until I was divorced and living in an Italian neighborhood that I really started to become a foodie. My freind Carmen asked me over to dinner on a Sunday at noon. I could not believe how much these people ate. They started with a platter of prosciutto, supressatta, hot peppers etc. followed by a soup of escarole and chic peas, then a big bowl of macaroni with some fresh riccota cheese on the side. Not pasta! They called it macaroni. Then out came a stuffed **** of veal. Imagine me after three hours of eating. I was used to brunch at 12:00 which was a couple of eggs and bacon washed down by a bloody Mary to help with the hangover that I probably had from being out in the singles scene again. And then came the little pastries from the Italian bakery. Can you say Sfogliatelle? Its sfooyadell! Naptime!

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Submitted by Frogpatch on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 11:38

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I did it once or twice but now I am back to my Eggs Benedict and Bloody Marys. I still make a pot of Sunday "Gravy" now and then with meatballs, sausage and bracciole but noon is to early for me to eat. I like to try all ethnic foods. My wife is Greek so we eat pastichio or lamb with orzo sometimes. I love fried chicken, collards and corn bread on a Sunday. Or smelling a turkey in the oven with the football game on. Its getting to that hungry time of day again. I can feel my blood sugar falling fast. Feed me! Someone please feed me!


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Submitted by Frogpatch on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 13:12

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We atlest in my very small dry town have white castle. It was my dad's seceret sin. We loved it. My dad was Syrian, Lebonese and Irish...I so love syran food...Lots of lamb and very unique spices. I can not spell half the stuff but it was soooo good. We never had steak and potatoes in our house. He loved to cook and chinese was his favorite. We even had to learn to eat with chopsticks. I am with Kash..I love chinese food, italian food, greek food....all of it and am not afraid to try anything new..unless it is cooked with bugs. :lol:


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Submitted by RoxyNY on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 16:34

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KRYSTAL BURGERS,WHEN I GO TO GA NEXT WEEK FOR COMPANY BUSINESS I WILL GET ME SOME.TODAY THUOGH IT IS HOT POCKETS.


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Submitted by paulmergel on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 05:19

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I missed you too frogpatch!!! I am doing a lot better finally. I have been down for two months. Yesterday was my first day back at work. I think that I am finally on the mend!!!!!

I grew up in Alabama. Krystals were a standard. I used to go there all the time with my grandparents. We don't even have any White Castles close by. I always get them whenever I go to Columbus which isn't more than once or twice a year. Bring me some Krystals, Paul!


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Submitted by Sassnlucy on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 05:38

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I KNOW,BUT SOMETIMES YOUR JUST TOO BUSY.BESIDES,I DIDN'T HAVE TIME THIS AM TO MAKE SOME LUNCH.I DON'T EAT THAT STUFF OFTEN. 8)


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Submitted by paulmergel on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 06:15

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Kash! When I was a teen we would take the 165 into the Port Authority and go bar hopping in Midtown. You would get a draft beer for less than a quarter and one of the specials in the bars was fish cakes and spaghetti for a dollar or two. When I tell people this they go eeeewww! Have you ever heard of that or am I that much older than you.


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Submitted by Frogpatch on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 10:08

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I TOO LOVE WHATTABURGER,HAD THEM WHEN I WAS IN DALLAS TWO YEARS AGO.THE BEST HOWEVER IS IN-AND-OUT BURGER.YUMMMMMMMMMMMM. :D


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Submitted by paulmergel on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 10:31

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