wildbill@ucbvax.UUCP (William J. Laubenheimer) (03/27/84)
This article actually sprang out of the discussion currently going
on in net.nlang about regional terms for the large, usually Italian
or Italian-derived sandwich with (usually) lots of different kinds
of meat, cheese, etc. (you know what I mean). In the process of
describing the beast, it occurred to me that many of my
acquaintances seem to have different ideas about what constitutes
the ``perfect'' version of such a sandwich. I suspect the same thing
is true on the net. Since this newsgroup is about food, after all,
and since my concept of a perfect sub constitutes a recipe, however
mundane in its execution (as does anyone else's concept, for that matter),
I thought it might be interesting to post.
The obvious place to begin is with the bread, the foundation of the
sandwich. Obviously, the long baguette - best would be sourdough,
second choice to whole wheat. Meats - 3 or 4 kinds, such as ham/salami/
mortadella - it doesn't really matter, as long as the flavor is reasonably
assertive (ex: very few kinds of acceptable bologna). Cheese - provolone,
preferably smoked. Swiss OK, cheddar in a pinch, \\forget// American (ugh!).
Vegetables - tomatoes, onions, lettuce, pepperoncini, hot peppers (in order
of necessity). Seasonings and dressing - olive oil (no mayo, no mustard).
If it is not the case that some garlic has been soaked in the oil, add
garlic powder; oregano, black pepper. About 8" for lunch, or 12" for dinner.
This is an Italian-deli type version. Next question - anybody know where
I can get really close to this? I've had several good approximations,
(e.g., not enough garlic, mushy white bread, Swiss cheese), so I'm only
interested in locating the best of this particular species.
Bill Laubenheimer
----------------------------------------UC-Berkeley Computer Science
...Killjoy WAS here! ucbvax!wildbillpreuss@umcp-cs.UUCP (03/28/84)
[] Ahh, but you forgot the vinegar that should be mixed with the oil.. One of best places is a place called Hoagie Haven, in Princeton, N.J. If you're ever in the area...... -- Mumbled: dslk sdkfswge Uucp: ...!harpo!seismo!umcp-cs!preuss CsNet: preuss.umcp-cs@csnet-relay