Help me settle a debate: Is a cheesesteak a sub?

[CodysGameRoom | 2,008]

I'll weigh in later after some responses. 

[DefaultGen | 5,401]

If it's not, it's because food elitists made a sub they really like and now pretend it's in its own category of foodstuffs because they don't want it compared to lesser subs. It's just a long piece of bread with meat and cheese. A higher quality of a footlong steak and cheddar from Quiznos.

[arch_8ngel | 1,597]

The real question is what bread dimensions make a sandwich a "sub".

Is a hotdog a sub?  (it is certainly a "sandwich", at least)

If not a regular hotdog -- is a footlong hotdog a sub? 

 

But yes, a Philly cheesesteak is a type of submarine sandwich.  

1) it's a sandwich

2) it's significantly longer than it is wide

3) you generally keep the two halves of the bread connected (not a strict requirement, since some places do a full separation-slice or a trench cut -- but a pretty common feature of sub sandwiches)

Edited May 6, 2021 by arch_8ngel

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

They are usually on a sub roll so I would say yes.

[Richardhead | 2,813]

It’s a garbage sub with garbage cooked onions. But it’s a sub nonetheless.

[JamesRobot | 5,800]

8 minutes ago, Richardhead said:

It’s a garbage sub with garbage cooked onions. But it’s a sub nonetheless.

You're garbage.  Since when are you too good for a Philly?

Subway is a garbage sub.  Phillies are heaven.

[Richardhead | 2,813]

2 minutes ago, JamesRobot said:

You're garbage.  Since when are you too good for a Philly?

Subway is a garbage sub.  Phillies are heaven.

I get it with no onions. At that point is it really a Philly? 

[JamesRobot | 5,800]

1 minute ago, Richardhead said:

I get it with no onions. At that point is it really a Philly? 

Prolly just a sub.

[drxandy | 3,225]

Ima go with hot sub. 

[Ninja Warriors | 86]

Usually Cheesesteaks are a separate category from Cold cut Subs (Hoagies)

[Tabonga | 2,317]

1 hour ago, Richardhead said:

I get it with no onions. At that point is it really a Philly? 

Or maybe it is a sub sub.

Edited May 7, 2021 by Tabonga

[fcgamer | 4,723]

It's a type of sub.

I've never heard the term "sub sandwich" before though.

[Bearcat-Doug | 5,104]

It's also a delicious pizza.

[Tabonga | 2,317]

23 minutes ago, fcgamer said:

It's a type of sub.

I've never heard the term "sub sandwich" before though.

Sub is short for submarine sandwich.*

Subs are also sometimes called hero sandwiches (or sometimes just heroes).

*I have always wanted to open a sandwich shop called "Captain Nemo's."

[fcgamer | 4,723]

3 minutes ago, Tabonga said:

Sub is short for submarine sandwich.*

Yes, I am quite aware of that, but submarine sandwich isn't the same as sub sandwich; the latter combination I've never heard before, I mean why abbreviate only partially?

[Tabonga | 2,317]

4 minutes ago, fcgamer said:

Yes, I am quite aware of that, but submarine sandwich isn't the same as sub sandwich; the latter combination I've never heard before, I mean why abbreviate only partially?

Some  Many people  are just downright lazy.  Look at how many people can't be bothered to spell even relatively simple words correctly.

Edited May 7, 2021 by Tabonga

[fcgamer | 4,723]

Just now, Tabonga said:

Some  Many people  are just downright lazy,  Look at how many people can't be bothered to spell even relatively simple words correctly.

I know, like Teddy Roosevelt and Noah Webster

[Webhead123 | 675]

Yes, it is. Full stop.

[Tabonga | 2,317]

1 minute ago, Webhead123 said:

Yes, it is. Full stop.

If it is sitting in  a forest and a tree falls on it so no one knows it is even there to even think about eating, what is it then?  

 

[Code Monkey | 2,006]

Is it a sandwich shaped like a submarine? Then it's a submarine sandwich.

[CMR | 519]

I said no because a philly just seems more special to me.  I ate one today.  It was great.  Just wanted you all to know.

Edited May 7, 2021 by CMR

[fcgamer | 4,723]

I miss subs.

[phart010 | 1,707]

I usually think of subs as having lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and other garden vegetables on it. Phillies in that regard are a sandwich but not quite a sub. 

Yet they do serve them at Subway... although they also serve wraps, salads and did serve pizza...

[fcgamer | 4,723]

2 hours ago, phart010 said:

I usually think of subs as having lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and other garden vegetables on it. Phillies in that regard are a sandwich but not quite a sub. 

Yet they do serve them at Subway... although they also serve wraps, salads and did serve pizza...

What about meatball and chicken parmesan subs though...

I think a lot of hot subs don't necessarily have such an array of veggies on them.

[The Count | 526]

I feel like it's not a sub unless it's made by Subway. A Philly is in it's own category of sandwich regardless of the bread vessel.