Italian heros/subs/grinders/hoagies et al

Do you cook the cold cuts in your Italian heros/subs/grinders/hoagies?

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SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
So just to make sure what I’ve assumed is correct - when Americans say “deli meat” they mean sandwich meat?
And “Italian meats” refers to only Italian cured meat or all cured meat?
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Yes to the deli meat.

And kinda to the cured meats...because it wouldn't have to specifically be imported from Italy but could just be Italian style--the prosciutto, pepperoni, etc. could be from somewhere in the US but would still be recognized as Italian meats, and not all cured meat would be Italian meat.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
I make them at home and they are pretty great! There is a place not far from me that makes amazing Philly cheesesteak sandwiches and they are always served with fresh frips. I have never had any that weren't made in house and I honestly didn't know they were sold otherwise. Fresh out of the fryer and warm with some malt vinegar, mmmmmm. No ketchup on those babies!
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I guess I’m confused - you’ve never gone to a sandwich shop and seen Lay’s or Ruffles for sale? Subway?

What I had were just house-made potato chips/crisps. A little thicker, being fresh-made, but that’s all they were.
 
TastyReuben said:
I guess I’m confused - you’ve never gone to a sandwich shop and seen Lay’s or Ruffles for sale? Subway?

What I had were just house-made potato chips/crisps. A little thicker, being fresh-made, but that’s all they were.
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Oh of course, but they aren't called frips. Those are potato chips and are sometimes even baked. Not even close to being the same thing IMO. And I don't prefer them to frips (fried chips).
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
So just to make sure what I’ve assumed is correct - when Americans say “deli meat” they mean sandwich meat?
And “Italian meats” refers to only Italian cured meat or all cured meat?
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Just to confuse you further…we can buy sandwich-sized salami, pepperoni, capicola (aka “Italian meats”) fresh-sliced at the deli case while we wait…making them also “deli meats!” 🤯
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes to the deli meat.

And kinda to the cured meats...because it wouldn't have to specifically be imported from Italy but could just be Italian style--the prosciutto, pepperoni, etc. could be from somewhere in the US but would still be recognized as Italian meats, and not all cured meat would be Italian meat.
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I don’t know how it works here, I know all the stuff I buy is made the country it states on the packaging.
But I also know they send British farms meat there to have it made so there must be some sort of rules, in the EU there usually is!
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Oh of course, but they aren't called frips. Those are potato chips and are sometimes even baked. Not even close to being the same thing IMO. And I don't prefer them to frips (fried chips).
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Ahhhh…we don’t use the word frips here - they’re either listed as house-made potato chips or Saratoga chips.

SandwichShortOfAPicnic - are you keeping up? :laugh:
 
TastyReuben said:
Ahhhh…we don’t use the word frips here - they’re either listed as house-made potato chips or Saratoga chips.

SandwichShortOfAPicnic - are you keeping up? :laugh:
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To add more confusion, they don't call them frips at the places that make them here, they call them house made chips. That's something that my DH's Italian-American family call them so I just assumed it was an Ohio or Yankee thing. I never saw them when I lived in Florida, they just made good ole' French fries/crinkle fries down there!

Edit: never heard of Saratoga chips, but I guess that's a NY thing.
 
TastyReuben said:
Just to confuse you further…we can buy sandwich-sized salami, pepperoni, capicola (aka “Italian meats”) fresh-sliced at the deli case while we wait…making them also “deli meats!” 🤯
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We can too but it’s simply called exactly what it is. Austrian Schinkenspeck or Saucisson sec or Parma Ham. It’s size, like if it small (like the German salami on my pizza today) that’s not mentioned at all.

So would all pepperoni be referred to as Italian as a default or is that just an example?
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
We can too but it’s simply called exactly what it is. Austrian Schinkenspeck or Saucisson sec or Parma Ham. It’s size, like if it small (like the German salami on my pizza today) that’s not mentioned at all.

So would all pepperoni be referred to as Italian as a default or is that just an example?
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Oh you aren't likely to find those at your average US deli and Parma ham will be called prosciutto most likely.

I just read an article that stated pepperoni actually originated in the US from Italian Americans and was adopted by other countries later. Who knew..and who knows if that's true. The internet, you know...
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
So would all pepperoni be referred to as Italian as a default or is that just an example?
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Would it be labeled Italian, like “Italian Pepperoni” - probably not, but we would all think of it as Italian (meaning culturally Italian or Italian-inspired, not necessarily specifically from Italy).
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Oh you aren't likely to find those at your average US deli and Parma ham will be called prosciutto most likely.

I just read an article that stated pepperoni actually originated in the US from Italian Americans and was adopted by other countries later. Who knew..and who knows if that's true. The internet, you know...
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TastyReuben said:
Would it be labeled Italian, like “Italian Pepperoni” - probably not, but we would all think of it as Italian (meaning culturally Italian or Italian-inspired, not necessarily specifically from Italy).
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I’ve always thought of pepperoni as American 😂
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Oh you aren't likely to find those at your average US deli and Parma ham will be called prosciutto most likely.

I just read an article that stated pepperoni actually originated in the US from Italian Americans and was adopted by other countries later. Who knew..and who knows if that's true. The internet, you know...
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Ok, I found more than one source stating that it's true.
 
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