Submarine Sandwich

Definition: Submarine Sandwich

Submarine Sandwich

Noun

1. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.

Synonyms: Submarine Sandwich

Synonyms: bomber (n), grinder (n), hero (n), hero sandwich (n), hoagie (n), hoagy (n), poor boy (n), sub (n), submarine (n), torpedo (n), wedge (n), zep (n). (additional references)

Specialty Definition: Submarine sandwich

A submarine sandwich (or just submarine where context would exclude the sea vessel, or even just sub) is any of various sandwiches made on a long roll split lengthwise, especially those including meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and various condiments. Because the meat is not fried, submarine sandwiches are generally considered to be healthier than hamburgers or hot dogs.

In regions of the United States there are many different terms for local variations on the idea:

hoagie -- Eastern US
grinder -- Boston, Massachusetts, New Haven, Connecticut
Hero sandwich
Poor boy or "po' boy" -- southern US
Dagwood sandwich (from the comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead)
Cuban sandwich -- Florida
bomber, Italian, wedge, torpedo, zep -- New Jersey

Submarine sandwiches are sold by delicatessens and a number of fast-food restaurant chains, including Subway, Quizno's, Blimpie, and Schlotsky's.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Submarine Sandwich

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Anagrams: Submarine Sandwich

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
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