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My first introduction to a USA sarnie was in a little supermarket in Hawaii. Picked up a 'sub' or what we'd call a soft baguette. When I started to eat it my br

My first introduction to a USA sarnie was in a little supermarket in Hawaii. Picked up a 'sub' or what we'd call a soft baguette. When I started to eat it my brother and I fell about laughing at the shear madness of it. There was SO MUCH MEAT in it, like more that 3 packets of ham all squished in. Enough ham to feed us for weeks. In the UK we generally put one slice of ham into a sandwich. In USA they put two or three packets of ham into a 'sub'. That one sub pushed me and my brother down a road of extreme subs, more meat, more hot sauce. Oh God, and Taco Bell. I received my order and to my astonishment it looked nothing like the picture over the counter. I kept saying the the lady behind the counter "I didn't order this brown slop, I ordered that delicious looking meal up there."

talmand 12y ago
Not all subs are created equal. Some chain places don't serve traditional subs, they serve lettuce heavy salads on bread with a slice or two of meat. I do not visit these places. One of my previous jobs offered a free meal to coders on a project and I refused after finding out that the sandwich was from one of these locations. I have standards; I don't eat crap even if it's free. But a sub from a little supermarket is not a good indicator of what I would say is a typical American sub sandwich. You have to go to a proper deli. The difference is that a proper deli is not using low quality meats. If the sandwich is stuffed with meat then chances are it's cheap, low-quality meat that you probably shouldn't eat anyway. Then there are the other ingredients that a proper deli would have. Also, for future reference, almost all American fast food chains lie in their presentations.