Comments on: Sub? Hero? Hoagie? Grinder?

By: WallfloweRyan

WallfloweRyan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:46:00 +0000

My mom grew up in Ohio and called it a Torpedo sandwich.

I’ve lived in Maine my whole life and I usually call it an Italian. Wait, no… it’s ALWAYS an Italian.

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By: dagrappler

dagrappler — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:04:33 +0000

PS I would also call that sandwich- HEARTBURN CENTRAL LOL!

By: dagrappler

dagrappler — Mon, 25 May 2009 05:02:37 +0000

I have lived in CA all my life, and I never heard the term “grinder”(or hoagie) until I traveled east. Usually the term was “sub” or “hero” and sometimes we’d hear the term “torpedo” like others have mentioned here.

Right now the leading term, sad to say, would be “footlong” even when not at the aforementioned Subway sandwich shop. Talk about a change in the times…

By: KevinB

KevinB — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:59:42 +0000

Here in Toronto (and all of central Canada, from what I’ve seen), these are always called “subs”, which got their name because the roll is submarine shaped. The largest such sandwich chain in the country is called “Mr. Submarine”. When people use the term “Italian” sandwich here in the Great White North, they could be referring to veal, meatball, steak, or cold cuts, but the roll is either square or round, and never in the distinctive submarine shape. I have seen the plain buns for sale in bakeries called “torpedo” rolls, doubtless with the same derivation.

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By: Trish Jensen

Trish Jensen — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:42:18 +0000

Actually, “hoagie” originated at a small sandwich shop in central Pennsylvania. The guy who coined the term actually tried to sue to keep other sub shops from even USING the word hoagie. He lost. So hoagie is MOSTLY central Pennsylvania. If it’s now used a lot in Philly, those idiots stole it from us.

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By: Tomb

Tomb — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:58:42 +0000

What about a Torpedo, I have seen that used in some areas. But Torpedo and the rest do not matter. It’s a hoagie, period! The type sandwich described (without the cucumbers of course – which is ridiculous) was invented by workers a the Hog Island Shipyard in Philadelphia a long time ago (the shipyard is no longer in existence) and got got called a Hoggie which later morphed into a hoagie.

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Name the Sandwich Contest Was “Dumb” | — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:42:08 +0000

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By: Mattraw

Mattraw — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:04:02 +0000

Wedge? Like Antilles? NERD SHOUTOUT TO YOUPPI!

Yeah, I’ve never heard of Wedge. I think that’s made up, or more likely something one dude’s family used to say and decided it needed to be put on Wikipedia.

I’d say sub or hero, though usually I think of hero as just being the type of roll and not necessarily the whole sammidge. Po’ boys I don’t usually think of as being the same kind of sammidge.

For your sake, Eick, I hope that “sammy” doesn’t win this contest, because everyone and their mother says “sammy” and if your home state tries to co-opt this term, that means you and your whole state are losers. LOSERS.

Instead, I suggest: The Traw.

Yo man, gimme a Traw, extra mayo, hold the pickles.

By: Gstaff

Gstaff — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:38:20 +0000

I thought a grinder had to be toasted, no?

By: Youppi

Youppi — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:41:40 +0000

I have to say, while i would probably call it a sub, growing up, i used Hoagie just as much. my vote is split.