"Oregonian Haruspex" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-06-27 02:22:05 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 6/24/2014 10:28 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I lived in Tennessee for 35 years and I never heard of a "Mountain
>>>> Stack
>>>> Cake". Then again, Memphis was a long way from the Appalachian
>>>> mountains.
>>>>
>>>> The problem with lists like this is most states are pretty darned big.
>>>> There are tons of regional differences.
>>>
>>> For NJ they list the hoagie. No one around here calls it a
>>> hoagie, it's a sub. Witness Jersey Mike's Subs, originated
>>> 30 plus miles south of me.
>>>
>>> Could be different as you get closer to Philadelphia, but
>>> I don't know.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>> There was a sub shop in Berwick, PA. Even had the name "sub" in it.
>> People said they were going there to get a hoagie. So they use both
>> names.
>
> Is there really a difference? I think it's largely academic, like the
> modern distinction between say a brat and a Polish sausage.

I thought bratwurst and Polish sausage were different?

As for the sandwiches, in Boston, they are called grinders. Pretty much the
same except that if you order one in an Italian restaurant, your choices
will be more limited than if you go to a sandwich shop.