15 Italian Deli Sandwiches Your Father Ordered by Name

Meatball parm needs little explaining. A panelle special might depend on which neighborhood you grew up in. These fifteen Italian deli sandwiches take us from potato and egg and the mixed Italian hero to Sicilian specialties, Chicago Italian beef, Maine's Original Italian, and the New Orleans muffuletta. Along the way, we look at the names on the menus, the ingredients inside the bread, and the shop traditions behind familiar orders. Some may bring back your family's regular deli. Others belonged to a different counter entirely. My newly updated ebook: https://mulberrystreetmemo.com/ WATCH NEXT 20 Forgotten Italian Bakery Treats Your Grandparents Bought Every Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e15oyxs7x0 What Italian-American Families Actually Ate on Meatless Fridays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUcGcLKwVe0 Subscribe to Mulberry Street Memo for more Italian-American food history and family traditions: https://www.youtube.com/@MulberryStreetMemo SELECTED SOURCES Roadfood: Defonte's Sandwich Shop https://roadfood.com/restaurants/defontes-sandwich-shop DiPasquale's: sandwich menu https://order.toasttab.com/online/dipasquales-harborview-500-harborview-dr Laura Eng: family memories of Ferdinando's https://patch.com/new-york/carrollgardens/farewell-ferdinandos James Beard Foundation: Gioia's Deli https://archive.jamesbeard.org/blog/2017-americas-classic-gioias-deli John's Roast Pork: menu https://johnsroastpork.com/menu-2/ Amato's: company and sandwich history https://www.amatos.com/our-food/ Saveur: the muffuletta and the Lupo family's account https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Big-Easy-Muffuletta-Sandwich/ #ItalianAmerican #FoodHistory #ItalianDeli