"Darkginger" > wrote in message
...
> I was meandering through an online menu (as you do) from Denny's Beer
Barrel
> pub somewhere in PA, when I noticed 'sloppy joes' listed as an item.
> Obviously, every USian knows what these are/this is, but this Brit doesn't
> have a clue - anyone care to enlighten me?
>
> Jo
1.

Sloppy Joe
A sandwich composed of a split hamburger bun topped with a mixture of cooked
ground beef, onions, green peppers and spicy tomato sauce. The name seems to
be related to its appearance and the fact that it's messy to eat.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.

2. The bar of the same name where it was invented.
http://www.sloppyjoes.com/history.htm

http://sloppyjoes.com/menu.htm#SANDWICHES



SANDWICHES
The Original Sloppy Joe Sandwich--It made us (and Key West) famous!
Delicious ground beef in a sweet rich tomato sauce, with onions, peppers and
spices $6.95

Dimitri