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«Authentic Philly Cheesesteak is made with ribeye steak that's sliced into thin slices, and topped with melted provolone cheese, white American cheese, or Cheez Whiz, as well as fried onions, all on a toasted hoagie roll.»
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Posted: Fri March 15, 2024 5:52 pm
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I’m not challenging the authenticity; to my understanding, an authentic /original one uses Cheez Wiz so I was genuinely surprised to think you had that there, seems like such a weird “dumb American food” kind of import product. But maybe sliced provolone is just as authentic?
As much as I hate Mickey, it might be nice for him to weigh in here.
Last edited by tragabigzanda on Fri March 15, 2024 5:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The REAL Philly Steak sandwich actually has a few acceptable variations, but when it gets right down to it, the basics are the same: Good quality, no gristle beef sliced thin, Provolone or Mozzarella cheese, and a fresh hard Italian long roll, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.
What’s with the Cheese Wiz???
Somewhere along the lines, I’m pretty sure in the 1980’s, some yahoo started putting cheap canned cheese-wiz style processed cheese goop on Steak Sandwiches. You can be damned sure it was started to cut costs…a pound of provolone in the 80’s cost about $3.50, while a 5 pound can of liquid cheese cost about a nickel, or at least that’s all it was worth. This is the stuff they put on hot dogs at 7-11…strictly low rent. But apparently a lot of people started to like it (I blame college kids that hung out at a cheapo steak place on South Street in the 80’s…that’s the first time I saw the wiz being consumed). The problem with the cheese wiz is that it’s so gawd awful that it ruins the taste of the meat. There is no harmony. But I’m sure some will disagree. To you I say, “Go ahead and have your cheese wiz. Wash it down with some Maddog 20-20 while you’re at it!”
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