Submarine sandwich

A submarine sandwich, commonly known as a sub, hoagie (Philadelphia metropolitan area and Western Pennsylvania English), hero (New York City English), Italian (Maine English), grinder (New England English), wedge (Westchester, NY), or a spuckie (Boston English), is a type of American cold or hot sandwich made from a cylindrical bread roll split lengthwise and filled with meats, cheeses, vegetables, and condiments.

Submarine sandwich
A submarine sandwich
Alternative names
List
  • Bomber
  • garibaldi
  • grinder
  • hero
  • hoagie
  • Italian
  • musalatta
  • poor boy
  • rocket
  • torpedo
  • Zep
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateNortheast
Main ingredientsMultiple
VariationsMultiple

The terms submarine and sub are widespread in the US and not assignable to any certain part, though many of the localized terms are clustered in the northeastern United States.

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