Posted on 05/05/2023 6:00:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: May 3, 2023)
NATIONAL HOAGIE DAY
It may go by many names, but on May 5th, National Hoagie Day celebrates a hero of a sandwich!
#NationalHoagieDay
Besides a hero, the hoagie goes by several other aliases. The sub, grinder, Italian, torpedo, or baguette are just a few of its many names. Some of those names give a hint as to how we make a hoagie, too. We cut a long Italian roll or French bread lengthwise and fill it with various meats, cheeses, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces. Pile it high with your own combination of fillings and enjoy it either hot or cold.
About the Word “Hoagie”
In 1953, Italians working at the World War I-era shipyard in Philadelphia known as Hog Island packed their lunch to work every day. They introduced the sandwich by putting different meats, cheeses, and lettuce between two slices of bread. It was referred to as the “Hog Island” sandwich, which they later shortened to the “hoagie.”
A different explanation is offered by the Philadelphia Almanac and Citizen’s Manual. They believe early 20th-century street vendors called “hokey-pokey-men” created the sandwich.
Yet another theory is that the word “hoagie” arose in the late 19th to early 20th century among the Italian community in South Philadelphia. The phrase “on the hoke” was used as slang to describe a destitute person. Deli owners gave away scraps of meat and cheese on an Italian roll known as a “hokie.” However, Italian immigrants pronounced it “hoagie.”
In 1992, former Philadelphia mayor (and later Pennsylvania governor) Ed Rendell declared the hoagie the Official Sandwich of Philadelphia.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL HOAGIE DAY
Oh, you can celebrate this day in so many ways!
Pick up a party-size hoagie for the office.
Experiment with your stack. Mix and match your fixings for the perfect hoagie.
Mayo, mustard, sriracha, avocado, BBQ, aioli, hummus. What’s your spread?
Swap out your hoagie bun for a pretzle bun.
Host a hoagie challenge. Who made it best?
No matter how you celebrate, share your creations using #NationalHoagieDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL HOAGIE DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this sandwich holiday. While we do, we’ll have a sandwich or two.
Some of our sub shops offer "Sub in a Tub"...no bread. Kinda like Burrito bowls...no tortilla.
[[I don’t know how people manage to choke down those sliced orange/pink
imposters of tomatoes.]]
I don’t know either- they are tasteless
[[I am serious about my tomatoes.]]
We are too- i apparently have an alergy to ‘nightshades’ BUT i will suffer through it for a GREAT toasted Tomatoe sandwhich with mayo salt and plenty of fresh ground pepper- in Maine, that was always a staple growing up- Tomatoes ripened on the windowsill until perfectly ripe
Hoagies, stromboli... So many good sandwiches in this area. I only wish I still could eat whatever I like without gaining a pound.
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I wish that I could eat whatever I like without the diabetic
blood sugar ramifications. It is an annoyance sometimes.
I resemble that remark!
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Yes. But a good eggplant parmagiana will do as well.
Or combine lasagna with eggplant parm - breaded & fried
eggplant slices in the lasagna - either vegetable lasagna or meat.
It works - it's good.
But I must use either whole wheat pasta, or else bean flour pasta
(chick pea or red lentil) - due to diabetic concerns.
Or just make a red lentil rotini Italian parm or lasagna casserole type of thing...
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