We were just in South Jersey for the weekend and holy fuck do they know how to eat. First you go and get the perfect hoagie (that's what a hero, grinder, sub, etc. is called in the Philadelphia area). The only rule of thumb to finding a brain-meltingly perfect hoagie down there is to choose a deli with a heavy Italian last name. The more vowels in the deli name, the better your hoagie will be. Also, just order an Italian hoagie. Don't do some namby-pamby "chicken salad with fresh greens and dill mayo" bullshit. A hoagie is best kept simple.
Your side dish will be a bag of Herr's brand potato chips (Herr's is another proud Philly institution). We selected "Philly Cheesesteak" flavor to really bump it into overdrive. These things were ridics. They tasted like those "steak and onion" crisps you can only get in the UK.
Wash it all down with root beer. Our local deli, run by the Tarello family, has their own brand. (The hometown pride factor is going into the fucking red here, huh?)
Dessert is cherry water ice. Not "Italian" ice. In Philly and South Jersey, it's called "water" ice. And if you really want to fit in like a local, pronounce "water" like this: "wooder."
We had this exact meal three times in two days this weekend and are feeling like a million bucks! I have never been more ready to watch The Sopranos in my life.
Your side dish will be a bag of Herr's brand potato chips (Herr's is another proud Philly institution). We selected "Philly Cheesesteak" flavor to really bump it into overdrive. These things were ridics. They tasted like those "steak and onion" crisps you can only get in the UK.
Wash it all down with root beer. Our local deli, run by the Tarello family, has their own brand. (The hometown pride factor is going into the fucking red here, huh?)
Dessert is cherry water ice. Not "Italian" ice. In Philly and South Jersey, it's called "water" ice. And if you really want to fit in like a local, pronounce "water" like this: "wooder."
We had this exact meal three times in two days this weekend and are feeling like a million bucks! I have never been more ready to watch The Sopranos in my life.