You call 'that' an Italian Sandwich?

All my life, I've been exposed to sandwiches that my American friends like to call "Italian" sandwiches. " A Real Italian" as Amato's Sandwich Shops like to say. I know that kind of "Italian" sub...my Dad owned an Amato's on Forest Ave. in Portland, Maine for over 28 years.  If you've never had one then let me describe it. First you start with a footlong roll, white bread and super soft. (Wonder bread, if you ask my husband) Then you layer it with boiled ham, american cheese, yellow onions, sour pickles, tomatoes, black olives, and drizzle with a very light olive/vegetable oil. That's what they call a real Italian. Okay, I have to admit I craved them often when pregnant with my sons but honestly folks that is NOT a real italian sandwich.

And that is NOT the kind of sandwich we make at Giacomo's. Let's just put it this way: the last time my parents were visiting me in Bangor, I brought them over to the store for lunch and made them each a sandwich of sopressata and provolone topped with roasted red peppers and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil all on a crusty french baguette.  My mother looks at me and says: "Did you make this sandwich special for us?" "No mom," I say, "This is the kind of sandwich I make for everyone."  You see, in my house growing up we had this saying: The sandwiches your father makes at the store (Amato's) those are for the Americans. At home we eat a different kind of 'panino.'  Our sandwiches consisted of fine imported meats like mortadella, proscuitto, sopressata, capicola etc. and delicious cheeses like aged provolone and asiago on crusty breads. And we'd always drizzle the bread with extra vigin olive oil.

I'm telling you this little story because I hear my customers say "Your Italian sandwiches are so different."  That's because we make sandwiches the way Italians make sandwiches, great meats, great cheeses and the best breads. So folks, if you are looking for a sandwich like the kind they've eat throughout Italy then try Giacomo's. Of course, we offer lots and lots of American favorites too like roastbeef, pastrami, and turkey but only at Giacomo's can you get the best of both worlds, the old world and the new world!

Comments

[Don]

The real thing sounds amazing. Do you have a pic or link to a pic of a "legit" Italian sandwich on this site?

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