Never met a Philly Cheesesteak I didn't love!
The one thing I miss from working in Eastern PA
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Rich Cohen
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I lived in Philly on two occasions for a total of 19 years, and can say that a Philly Cheesesteak made with chicken is almost as good as the beef one. Now, I'm too old for anything but a veggie cheesesteak, unfortunately.
I don't know if they still have it but Tony Luke's had a sign on the menu board that said "We serve only genuine Kraft Cheez Whiz."
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No, unless it is pork roll.
As I said further up this thread, "I enjoys me a good Philly cheesesteak ("wiz wit"), but am more enjoying roast pork with provolone and long hots."
Roast pork on a fine, fine, Corropolese roll, some provolone and roasted long hots is a thing of wonder.
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Cheese steaks are beef, traditionally, but chicken versions started showing up in frequency in the eighties, iirc. Now everybody has some odd spin on it. A bar near me has shaved kielbasa. I've eaten them twice and the ol' heart chugs a bit for a couple of days afterwards.
Opsimath
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Are the long hots in the roll with the pork and provolone? Oh, wait! You're the jalapeno challenge contestant guy. I'm guessing the long hots are on the sandwich for the heat?
I just had store lunch ham on store bread and then after reading about these real sandwiches I have decided my meal was inferior. I probably need a do-over.
adorshki
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Never too late.
Opsimath
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I suppose, but it would still be store lunchmeat on store bread. I'll just go eat chocolate until I'm over it, or in a sugar coma - whichever comes first.Never too late.
adorshki
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Maybe a local place'll deliver the Florida version via Door Dash:
The Best Cuban Sandwich with Carnitas - Slice of Jess
This is the Best Cuban Sandwich Recipe, ever. Piled high with maple ham, Swiss cheese, slow-roasted pork carnitas, spicy jalapeños and zesty pickles.
sliceofjess.com
Dang now I'm gettin' all hotted up but one of these things'd probably be about 2 days' worth of sodium for me, even though I noted a couple of 'm do call for swiss cheese...
Oh well. Don't tell me how it was.
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Yep - roasted long hots (aka "frying peppers") on the sandwich. Good sammie shops will ask you "how many?".
They're typically between poblanos and jalapenos on the heat scale.
Opsimath
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I just finished the Snickers and working on a Twix. Haven't gotten to the Milky Way Midnight yet but so far they're all good, albeit only fun size - but I can eat more to make up for that!Maybe a local place'll deliver the Florida version via Door Dash:
The Best Cuban Sandwich with Carnitas - Slice of Jess
This is the Best Cuban Sandwich Recipe, ever. Piled high with maple ham, Swiss cheese, slow-roasted pork carnitas, spicy jalapeños and zesty pickles.
Dang now I'm gettin' all hotted up but one of these things'd probably be about 2 days' worth of sodium for me, even though I noted a couple of 'm do call for swiss cheese...
Oh well. Don't tell me how it was.
Opsimath
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Yeah, that looks quite good. I had to google "carnitas" though because I'm not eating any pork parts that have not been properly ID'd. Still not over the inferior lunch sandwich. I need more chocolate.Maybe a local place'll deliver the Florida version via Door Dash:
The Best Cuban Sandwich with Carnitas - Slice of Jess
This is the Best Cuban Sandwich Recipe, ever. Piled high with maple ham, Swiss cheese, slow-roasted pork carnitas, spicy jalapeños and zesty pickles.
Dang now I'm gettin' all hotted up but one of these things'd probably be about 2 days' worth of sodium for me, even though I noted a couple of 'm do call for swiss cheese...
Oh well. Don't tell me how it was.
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A Cuban sandwhich is a whole 'nuther discussion. You need the real deal from Sophie's in NYC. The green sauce is AMAZING!
It looks kind of burnt in the picture. It's not - that's a phone camera low-lighting thing. Damn, now I'm hungry.
It looks kind of burnt in the picture. It's not - that's a phone camera low-lighting thing. Damn, now I'm hungry.
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I only like dark chocolate. My favorite is the Lindt Chili-Chocolate, and I always have a supply.
Unless you want to talk about the dark-chocolate covered pretzels made by the chocolate shop in town that are always fresh. I have to force myself to not go in there because I WILL buy a lot of them and I WILL eat them all the same day.
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Chili-Chocolate? Never heard of it but sounds good. I prefer dark chocolate, too, but in a pinch I'll take milk chocolate. That's whay I was saving the Milky Way Midnight (dark) - the best for last.
Now I want a delicious sandwich and dark chocolate.
I don't think this is getting any better, and I'm still not in a sugar coma.
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Most Americans when freak out when they have ANY chocolate in Brussels. Or any of Europe for that matter. American chocolate mostly sucks.