What do you call a large, crusty sandwich? (tomato, bread, Italian)

[brattpowered]

A question for everyone: What do you call 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)? Depending on where you live, your answers may vary!

Growing up in southwestern Connecticut, it was a wedge. When I moved to Vermont I ate grinders. Now that I'm in Texas, they are called subs.

[LaceyEx]

Where I's from (NY/NJ) it's a sub. Condiments are oil/vinegar, oregano.

[yayoi]

Here in Ohio it's called a sub or sometimes a hoagie.

[southdown]

Coming from the south of England, a long crusty bread roll sandwich around there would be probably be called a 'filled baguette' as we tend to use french bread sticks for that kind of sandwich (AKA sarnie). I don't think we have a particular name for them. Hoagies and subs are available too, but not commonly used to make it a generic name - and they are soft bread usually, not crusty.

In the UK a large sandwich made from thick slices of bread (preferably cut from a real loaf!) would be a 'doorstop'.

Up in the north of England, big round bread rolls are 'barm cakes' ("I'll have a bacon barm please love") Barm cakes are a really soft white bread, and the word gets used as a gentle insult - "you great daft barm, you"

And up there, sandwiches are 'butties'.

[Paula Lynn]

A sub ........ the only way to go

[Fat Freddy]

When I was a kid everyone I knew called them Guinea Grinders.
We got the best ones at Tonythewop's.

However, if you were talking to somebody who might be Italian, they were called Club Sandwiches and the best ones came from Anthony's Market.

[Jaxson]

Subs here we call them grinders if they are toasted.

Wish we could get a really good Philly cheese steak here but noooooo.

[mm34b]

In my area of SE Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, they're called Italian cold-cut Subs or Hoagies, but they're made on a soft Italian roll.

6" to 12" Long
Provolone Cheese
Ham
Prosciutto
Capicola
Genoa Salami
Oil
Vinegar
Oregano
Hot Pepper Relish
Parmesan
Thin Sliced Tomatoes
Onions
Shredded Lettuce

[Oobie119]

In Chicago they are Subs or even Submarines by the older folks. We live in Florida now and found they are called Grinders at most places..

[Ohiogirl81]

In my neighborhood of Norristown, Pennsylvania, there's a sandwich called a zep, or zeppelin, but I can't figure out how it differs from a regular Italian sub other than there's no lettuce. I suppose I ought to try one someday and see for myself.

Otherwise, I just call 'em subs.