Philadelphia hoagie is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Philadelphia. Italian cold cuts (mortadella, capicola, salami, prosciutto), sharp provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, oregano, oil and vinegar on a long Amoroso roll. Start with where to eat Philadelphia hoagie in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia hoagie · Philadelphia

Italian cold cuts (mortadella, capicola, salami, prosciutto), sharp provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, oregano, oil and vinegar on a long Amoroso roll. The classic Philly lunch.

The hoagie was born in South Philly's Hog Island shipyard during the First World War, when Italian-American workers (called Hoggies) brought submarine-style sandwiches to lunch. The roll, the cured-meat layering and the oil-and-vinegar finish were codified by Italian Market salumerias like Sarcone's, Esposito's and Cosmi's. In 1992 Mayor Ed Rendell declared the hoagie the official sandwich of Philadelphia. The defining variables are the bread (a long crisp-crusted Italian roll, Amoroso or Sarcone's), the meat stack and a careful drizzle of oil and red-wine vinegar with dried oregano.

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