regional names

[Colt45]

What do you call a long sandwich?

Sub seems to be the most popular here. I've always been fond of hoagie. :awe:

 

[Linflas]

DC area, hoagie or sub interchangeably.

 

[edro]

Sub, Ohio

But I love WG Grinders the most, out of all of the sub shops.

 

[cKGunslinger]

po-boy

 

[Kirby]

po-boy

soft-shelled crab po-boy FTW

 

[PottedMeat]

sub

 

[lxskllr]

Sub. Hoagie land is just a touch north of here.

 

[raystorm]

Hero

 

[Scotteq]

Northern NJ: Sub

Southern NJ: Hoagie


I have no clue why...

 

[Skitzer]

I call them grinders or subs

 

[phoenix79]

Sub. Was that way when I was a kid in Indiana and Tennessee, and is that way here as well.

 

[ElFenix]

sub

po-boys are similar but i don't think cold cuts are allowed on po-boys.

 

[punjabiplaya]

sub. dunno about the rest of texas, but it's probably sub still

 

[AstroManLuca]

Sub here. Anyone call them "Italian sandwiches"?

 

[lxskllr]

Sub here. Anyone call them "Italian sandwiches"?

Only if ordering an Italian coldcut.

 

[Scotteq]

Sub here. Anyone call them "Italian sandwiches"?

Around here, "Italian Sandwiches" are on Panini (or similar) bread, and are often grilled. Not 6"~12" roll.

 

[zokudu]

Hoagie and Sub interchangeably. Central NJ so I hear both a lot.

 

[Miklebud]

Grinder. Massachusetts.

 

[nageov3t]

Sub here. Anyone call them "Italian sandwiches"?

sub here as well. I think they called them "heroes" in the town where my dad grew up in NH, and hoagies in the South Jersey/Philly area.

if you walked into a deli here and ordered an italian sandwich, you'd get a sub with ham, salami, and provolone (and possibly also cappicola and prosciutto depending on where you're ordering it)

 

[FoBoT]

its called subway for a reason

 

[Check]

Sub here. Anyone call them "Italian sandwiches"?

I grew up in Maine and a lot of people called them Italians there.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Being raised not far from New Orleans, I call them Po-Boys.

 

[MotionMan]

Sub (No. and So. California).

MotionMan

 

[skyking]

sub, Washington state. Grinders are specifically meatball grinders.