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Old 11-30-2001, 03:51 PM   #47
MaggieL
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia)
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Damn...that's a toughie. Even after trying in several distant locales, I can't remeber *ever* having anything that truly captured the essence of either a cheesesteak *or* a hoagie anywhere else on the planet. Conventional wisdom is that it is largely an issue of the rolls used, and I'm loathe to disagree.

There's also the influence of a certain native wild abandon towards fat, oils and starch that is the perfect local blend of German and Italian cultures.
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