Re: [CH] Regional food/Seedlings/Tabasco challenge
David Cook (zeb@austin.rr.com)
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:35:42 -0600
Virginia,
You're just mean! Now I'm going to be dreaming about Italian beef for days.
I haven't had one since I left the region 6 years back. Plus, you can't get
decent hot gardinaria pickle outside the Chicago area either. I've bought
stuff that claimed it was, only to find it was all vinegar, no oil, and no
heat!
David Cook
> Hi all--
>
> I'm being lazy and posting on three topics at once.
>
> First, the discussion on bell peppers and sausage sandwiches made me
hungry
> for a nice Italian beef sandwich. This is a Chicago specialty -- I was
> shocked when I found out you can't get them outside the major metropolitan
> area. Another reason to pity those who aren't lucky enough to live near
the
> Windy City.
>
> Anyway, if any of you are in the area, be sure to try one. Lean beef is
> cooked in a spicy broth, sliced paperthin, and further cooked in an au
jus,
> heavy on the garlic, black pepper, and herbs. Then it's piled on a french
> roll, and served. (Funny, I was brought up with these and always thought
of
> the sandwich as being very mild. But my husband & I took a man from
France
> out for an Italian beef lunch, and he said it was so spicy-hot he could
> barely eat it.)
>
> You can get them with or without cooked bell peppers, and "hot peppers" --
> with, of course! Usually the hot peppers are really a gardiniere of
chilis
> and other vegetables in an oil base. I often add my own hot peppers to my