Italian Grinder

[CaptainMike]

Hah! If I came home with that Kamodo I wouldn't be able to afford any more of Luigi's Grinders. It would be white bread and bologna after the divorce.

[Uncle Bob]

Well Mike, looks and sounds like you did a good job of duplicating the GG. But it seems to me you missed an opportunity to drop by for a Luigi's original...……………….on the trip to get that Kamodo!

[Histrix]

https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/the-origin-of-hoagies-grinders-subs-heroes-and-spuckies

[FireMan]

The term "grinder" comes from the east coast, specifically near ship yards around WW1. Italians opened shops & made big long sandwiches for the ship builders. The owners of the shops were called grinders. There was a fellow in St. Clair Shore Mi. started a shop called Mancino’s pizza & grinders. It’s an Italian thing from about a hunnert yrs ago. Be interesting why Louigi calls em that, I’m guessing it come from east coast Italian genre.

[gmascolo51]

NYC its a hero, can’t seem to call it anything other than that for some reason, although my parents still insist on using "sangwhich", I cut them some slack they were born in Italy and came as children. When my buddy and I started college in Troy NY we called them hero’s at the deli and they looked at us cross eyed 😵

[Troutman]

I know on mine too. I'm thinking a nice piece of round sliced paper thin ought to do the trick !!!

[CaptainMike]

Coincidentally, we do have a tomato grinder that was made in Italy. They call it a spremipomodoro.

[EdF]

MCS never sleeps!

On the other hand, in western CT, we called them grinders.

[Old Glory]

On my list!

[Old Glory]

jfmorris That's funny my pic was a sub from Santoro's Sub Villa!

[Troutman]

I know right? I thought it was some type of newfangled meat grinder

[Donw]

Great looking sandwich. The word grinder threw me a bit! I thought you had a new piece of machinery from Italy when I clicked on the thread.🙂

[CaptainMike]

Yes, Luigi's does there's in a pizza oven/conveyor belt unit.

[CaptainMike]

And it was delicious. Again.

[Troutman]

I'm from Chicago baby, and here's our crown jewel....the ubiquitous Italian Beef with giardiniera ..... dipped !!!!!