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Post by gillyp on Apr 9, 2024 15:17:04 GMT
I would check on the menu board to see what they were called or point to one! I’ve never set foot in a Subway (there aren’t any here) so sub wouldn’t be my request and I think I’ve only seen that on a menu once here.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Apr 9, 2024 15:27:11 GMT
In Louisiana we called them po-boys. Yum! Now to me a po-boy is something entirely different. Also, a po-boy is better than any ordinary sub we buy around me. It's a sandwich on a long French bread roll. Since that was the question, I figured Po-boy fit the description. But, yes, they put all the above to shame. A po' boy (also po-boy, po boy derived from the non-rhotic southern accents often heard in the region, or poor boy) is a sandwich originally from Louisiana. It traditionally consists of meat, which is usually roast beef, ham, or fried seafood such as shrimp, crawfish, fish, oysters, or crab.
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Post by myshelly on Apr 9, 2024 15:40:03 GMT
Now to me a po-boy is something entirely different. Also, a po-boy is better than any ordinary sub we buy around me. It's a sandwich on a long French bread roll. Since that was the question, I figured Po-boy fit the description. But, yes, they put all the above to shame. A po' boy (also po-boy, po boy derived from the non-rhotic southern accents often heard in the region, or poor boy) is a sandwich originally from Louisiana. It traditionally consists of meat, which is usually roast beef, ham, or fried seafood such as shrimp, crawfish, fish, oysters, or crab. I also agree that a po boy is its own thing. I have had a po boy in Louisiana. I’ve also eaten at Subway in Louisiana. What they sell at Subway wasn’t a po boy just because we were in Louisiana. You can get a po boy or a sub in Louisiana. No one is going to call one the other.
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Post by katlady on Apr 9, 2024 15:44:42 GMT
We use the word “sub” here, but I am familiar with the other terms too. But, when you walk into a place that makes sandwiches on long rolls out here, usually that is the only bread they have, so you never have to use the word sub/hero/hoagie/etc. You tell them what type of roll, white/wheat/etc, and how long, 3”/6”/12”. At a few specialty shops you may have to say you want it on a roll, but the big chains like Subway, Submarina, Jersey Mike’s, etc. they only have rolls.
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 9, 2024 15:49:24 GMT
I would agree that (in my mind) a Po-boy and (I will add) a Cubano are specialty sandwiches…for the lack of a better phrase. I would not include them in a typical grinder/hoagie/sub category even though they fit my description.
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Post by pilcas on Apr 9, 2024 16:20:05 GMT
At the pizzeria they are called heros and they are long, at Subways they are subs, at the deli you choose your fillings and then your bread a roll or a wrap or rye or whatever type of bread you want so you are not really calling them anything. At home they are sandwiches.
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Post by naby64 on Apr 9, 2024 16:39:12 GMT
When I lived in Tampa, there were a couple of places that called them Grinders. And a Cuban was a Cuban, pressed and warm. However, they hot subs. Like Eggplant parm, an Italian sub that was warmed and served warm.
Where I am now, Arkansas, they are just subs.
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Post by brenda89 on Apr 9, 2024 16:45:27 GMT
In Iowa, I call them subs. The only grinders around here are Guinea Grinders, and they have spicy sausage and cheese on them (only).
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Post by smartypants71 on Apr 9, 2024 16:49:51 GMT
Here, if you order a torpedo, it’s going to be a jalapeño stuffed with cheese, dipped in batter, and fried. They’re delicious, but they’re not a sandwich. You don't call it a popper?
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Post by myshelly on Apr 9, 2024 16:55:32 GMT
Here, if you order a torpedo, it’s going to be a jalapeño stuffed with cheese, dipped in batter, and fried. They’re delicious, but they’re not a sandwich. You don't call it a popper? I mean, I’ve heard them called that, but on restaurant menus and at parties here, they’re more likely to be labeled Texas Torpedos. Popper makes me think of TGIFridays circa 1999 🤣 Also, aren’t poppers usually stuffed with cream cheese? Torpedos are stuffed with cheese.
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Post by sabrinae on Apr 9, 2024 17:19:17 GMT
Generally here it’s subs. But we did have a restaurant/sandwich shop that was called w.g grinders so their sandwiches were grinders. I do recognize all the terms though.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 9, 2024 19:56:57 GMT
If we’re at Subway, it’s a sub. If we’re at Davanni’s (a local chain) it’s a hoagie. I usually just go with whatever the individual restaurant is calling it. Davanni’s has been around a lot longer than Subway here. The original location was one of my high school hangouts.
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Post by melanell on Apr 9, 2024 19:59:25 GMT
No idea why they all can’t be sandwiches. How about a Dagwood?
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 9, 2024 20:03:06 GMT
I grew up more in the midwest and they were called hoagies (in the 70s). Now we are a bit more west and everyone calls them subs.
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Post by alsomsknit on Apr 9, 2024 20:18:37 GMT
A local place known for their cheesesteak has subs ad hoagies on their menu. Subs are hot. Hoagies are cold.
Subway would refute this..
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Post by peabay on Apr 9, 2024 20:37:28 GMT
Growing up it was a hero - Long Island. Our favorite place was "Super Hero."
Now, it's more sub, probably due to the popularity of Subway (we never go there - we have too many excellent Italian delis near us).
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Post by snyder on Apr 9, 2024 22:00:35 GMT
Grinders?! lol Too funny. Ginders were called that due to the chewiness of the Italian bread they were made with.
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Post by snyder on Apr 9, 2024 22:03:21 GMT
Grinders and Hoagies have an Italian background, thus made with Italian ingredients. Over the years, people started creating variations of these sandwiches, they no longer were considered a grinder or hoagie. Now it seems most sandwiches on a long piece of bread are all lumped into the sub category.
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 10, 2024 0:07:44 GMT
In Australia, prior to the existence of Subway here, they would have simply been called a roll. Now they are sometimes called a sub. I have never heard anyone here call them grinders, hoagies, heroes, or torpedoes.
I also get confused when I see people say 'sandwich' on this board when they're talking about rolls or sometimes even chicken burgers etc. In Australia, sandwich is really only used to describe something made with two slices of bread. Not a bun or a roll.
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Post by gina on Apr 10, 2024 0:30:30 GMT
In NY, that is a hero.
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Post by mimima on Apr 10, 2024 1:17:04 GMT
They were hoagies for school lunches, but subs everywhere else
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Post by kristi521 on Apr 10, 2024 13:00:34 GMT
Sorry if this is a duplicate. I thought we had this poll before but I couldn’t find it so thought I would ask again. I was talking to someone about what people call subs/grinders/hoagies in different areas (weird topic probably, but we got to it in a roundabout way 😄). I thought most people referred to them as subs but could not remember. What do you call sandwiches on long rolls? ETA - I refer to them as Grinders as do many in my area. But a variety of names are used. Thanks for weighing in. I am in SE Michigan, and in my area, grinders are a type of sub, usually served warm and a bit more flattened, kind of panini styleish
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Post by gramasue on Apr 10, 2024 13:02:55 GMT
Subs, although, with the exception of one (torpedoes) I would know what they meant if someone offered me a long sandwich with another name. I have never heard of torpedoes. I love that I learn something every day on this board!
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Post by valincal on Apr 10, 2024 19:15:02 GMT
I call them subs but in Canada they are on buns, not rolls. 😉😄
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 10, 2024 23:02:03 GMT
Baguette? Long roll?
I've never heard of any of those other names, except Subway. But I wouldn't call those subs either. I always thought that subs were called that because they came from Subway, not the other way round.
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Post by RosieKat on Apr 11, 2024 1:25:27 GMT
Sub is my generic name, but also po-boy.
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