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No its not... I am a Philadelphian myself (living in New York), and I am well aware of the spread of Philly concepts and ideas to both New York and DC, but I still think New York is the best food city in the country. Is there reason to say otherwise?
i think so too, the same way i thought that duke would win the ncaa tournament this year.
Anyone can make a cheesesteak, even your local Chipotles in Austin, TX.
They might be more easy to imitate than New England clam chowder or Maryland crab cakes, but the cheesesteaks in Philly are definitely far and away better than any old cheesesteak you'd find at a deli in Utah or wherever.
Philly cream cheese was not invented in Philly and was never produced there.
Anyone can make a cheesesteak, even your local Chipotles in Austin, TX.
To tie these two things together:
I recently read a comment somewhere by a Philadelphian who went into a shop in some Southwestern US city that listed "Philadelphia cheesesteaks" on the menu.
When the person asked the waiter what made these sandwiches "Philly cheesesteaks," the waiter responded, "We only use Philadelphia cream cheese!"
The Philadelphian promptly left. As he should have.
I went to a sandwich shop in Berkeley, Calif., that advertised that it sold "Philly cheesesteaks and hoagies."
It then defined a "hoagie" on the menu board as a "hot oven toasted sandwich."
Trust me, no, not anyone can make a cheesesteak -- or a hoagie, for that matter.
My own rule of thumb is: Anyplace that states publicly that it serves "Philly cheesesteaks" doesn't.
To date, I've run across only one exception to this rule.
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I went to a sandwich shop in Berkeley, Calif., that advertised that it sold "Philly cheesesteaks and hoagies."
It then defined a "hoagie" on the menu board as a "hot oven toasted sandwich."
Trust me, no, not anyone can make a cheesesteak -- or a hoagie, for that matter.
My own rule of thumb is: Anyplace that states publicly that it serves "Philly cheesesteaks" doesn't.
To date, I've run across only one exception to this rule.
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One legend of the origin of the hoagie sandwich is tied to Hog Island. Italians working on Hog Island in the old Navy Yard introduced the sandwich, by putting various meat, cheese, and lettuce between two slices of bread. This became known as the "Hog Island" sandwich; hence, the "hoagie".[4]
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