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[GoofySon'sMom]

from another brit who normally just lurks (esp on the food porn thread...
but where in WDW can i try one of these "sloppy joes"? they do look rather yummy, and would appear to be v american we are on DDp, so whereever is fine,
oh and thanks to all you friendly americans for your help
Tracy
PS is there anything else you think represents america that we must have?
Tracy

I don't know where you are staying but I think you can get a Sloppy Joe at the POP Food Court. They are really not my thing so I never make them but DS mentioned wanting to try one!

I think 50's Prime Time has representative "american" type comfort foods. And of course there are burgers just about everywhere!

 

[scojos]

we are at PORS, and have and adr for 50s PTC, want to try the meatloaf and smores, lol
tracy

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

we are at PORS, and have and adr for 50s PTC, want to try the meatloaf and smores, lol
tracy

I have had both and enjoyed them both ... actually loved the s'mores! It is the main reason we are going back!

 

[jagafen]

Hi!

The other version is a quite yummy sandwich style, where you get turkey, or another deli meat, served on rye bread usually with coleslaw and russian dressing (and sometimes swiss cheese)

In the interest of maintaining positive international relationships with our friends across the pond, THIS is not a sloppy joe....this is called a SPECIAL and is a take off of a REUBEN. A REUBEN has sauerkraut in place of the cole slaw....if there's slaw on your sandwich, it's a turkey special, or corned beef special, if there's sauerkraut, it a turkey reuben, or a corned beef reuben. Please, I take my reubens very seriously as a lady of Irish and German descent....it's like a present from my motherlands!!!! If you order a sloppy joe, you will get ground beef in a tomato-y sauce on a soft roll....let's not confuse the pooor OP!!!

 

[JVL1018]

That's funny, because in South Jersey, a sloppy joe is definitely the tomato sauce one. The picture you linked would be a turkey "special" or reuben- just like corned beef. Funny how we're only an hour or so apart, yet so different.

Born and raised in Northern NJ, right outside of NYC and I'm with you.
I've never even heard of the "other" Sloppy Joes.
Sloppy Joes in my area are ground beef and the tomato based sauce on a roll.
That's what was served in my middle and high school cafeterias once a week or so and the menu always said Sloppy Joe.
I just made them last night for dinner. Manwich-I don;t make my own sauce. LOL

 

[eddad]

from another brit who normally just lurks (esp on the food porn thread...
but where in WDW can i try one of these "sloppy joes"? they do look rather yummy, and would appear to be v american we are on DDp, so whereever is fine,
oh and thanks to all you friendly americans for your help
Tracy
PS is there anything else you think represents america that we must have?
Tracy

Cornbread... You can get that in a lot of restaurants.
Boston baked beans ,which are beans cooked with pork(usually bacon) and molasis..This a BBQ staple.... To kill 2 bird with one stone you can get cornbread and beans at the whispering Canyon cafe..They also have beans at the flame tree BBQ at the AKL
My UK friend always gets buffalo wings when he's here, although maybe they are popular there now.
For real "down home" American meals try the 50's prime time cafe

 

[luvpooh]

Born and raised in Northern NJ, right outside of NYC and I'm with you.
I've never even heard of the "other" Sloppy Joes.
Sloppy Joes in my area are ground beef and the tomato based sauce on a roll.
That's what was served in my middle and high school cafeterias once a week or so and the menu always said Sloppy Joe.
I just made them last night for dinner. Manwich-I don;t make my own sauce. LOL

that's what I grew up calling them too (born and raised in Bergen Co) but my DH, of Essex Co. descent, swears that the sandwich w/turkey, etc is a 'true' sloppy joe. I said 'please, I know how your mom cooks, I can guarantee you grew up eating Manwich!' LOL
Seriously though, walk into any deli or bagel store around here (Essex/Passaic) and they have them on the menu as a sloppy joe

And just to clarify, this sandwich is served cold, whereas a rueben (in my experience) is hot.

 

[tiggr33]

that's what I grew up calling them too (born and raised in Bergen Co) but my DH, of Essex Co. descent, swears that the sandwich w/turkey, etc is a 'true' sloppy joe. I said 'please, I know how your mom cooks, I can guarantee you grew up eating Manwich!' LOL
Seriously though, walk into any deli or bagel store around here (Essex/Passaic) and they have them on the menu as a sloppy joe

And just to clarify, this sandwich is served cold, whereas a rueben (in my experience) is hot.

I'm with your DH. I was born, raised and live in Essex county, went to college and worked in Morris county, and worked in Passaic County . I didn't have a manwhich until I was well into my teens. I grew up on the deli version. I haven't been in a deli by me that serves anything but the cold version under the name sloppy joe. Here was an interesting link I found on this subject
http://midnightsnack.wordpress.com/iconic-sandwiches/new-jersey-sloppy-joe/

 

[mickeyluv'r]

Sloppy Joe's debate is the exact reason why the American Pavillon in Epcot serves burgers, fries, chicken fingers. There's so many variations of one dish or name of dish between north, south, east, west etc.

In the south sloppy joes is the hamburger meat with tomato sauce. I've never heard of a sandwich called that.

I'm guessing you've never seen the documentaries on PBS about regional takes on hot dogs...and another very good one on sandwiches. One part of the country even specializes in sloppy joes without the sauce! (They call them somethig else though)

There are MANY varieties of hot dogs in this country, and even more ways of serving them!

I can tell you, where I now live doesn't have anything resembling the hot dogs of my NE youth. They don't even sell 'em in the grocer's deli?!?!? (The deli's here also don't carry slab bacon or Canadian Bacon. Ugh!)

Oh, and it's soda and grinders. Proper grinders are served toasted in a pizza oven. (unless they are a seafood salad variety or something of the like).

"Regular" coffee has caffeine, but a coffee SERVED 'regular' has a moderate amount of cream. I used to work in a coffee shop! Though you can also order it as a 'regular with cream and sugar,' but that was often made with way too much sugar for my taste - two heaping spoonfuls, no matter what the cup size. Coffee served 'light' has extra cream.

 

[lilmrsellis]

Here in WV we have pop and subs. Sloppy Joe's are the ground beef/tomato sauce kind. A regular coffee would be the plain black, brewed variety (per my DH who worked in a cafe for 2years).

Here's a new one I encountered. The last time we visited the Orlando area, my dad asked for sauce on a hotdog. The girl said, "You mean like ketchup?" He was like, "Sauce, you know...um...chili." Light bulb! I thought maybe it was just one of those regional colloquialisms, but I checked at the grocery store and they had many varieties of canned "Hotdog Sauce". What do they call it in your areas?

 

[Hollytigs]

Thanks for all your replies. I think I am even more confused now!

 

[shane&jakesmom]

Perfect pictures, no explanation needed. Mmmmmmm!

 

[angiedora]

I'm from Georgia. Here, a sloppy joe is a sandwich with meat and a tomato base sauce.
A regular coffee means with caffeine.
We plainly call all soda's that are brown "coke".
A Hoagie is called a Sub.
Chili on a hotdog is just a chilidog.
A reuben has sour kraut.
A Southern must try: Grits with butter, any vegetable fried (okra, squash, green tomatoes, dill pickles) We know how to take something healthy and make it really bad for you.

 

[lunalibre]

To this Texan, I never knew there was any other kind of sloppy joe other than the ground beef/tomato sauce kind. We used Manwich to make ours growing up.

Also, all kinds of fizzy drinks in Texas are "cokes". You'll often hear: "What kind of coke do you want? We have Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, and Sprite."
Or it could also be called a "sody pop", but I think that usage is dying out. I only hear that in the small towns now.

I have a cousin who lives in England now -- we've learned a lot about food name differences from her.

Oh, and this being the land of Tex-Mex...I highly recommend trying quesadillas. We make these all the time at our house. I don't think my kids could live without them.

 

[tiggr33]

I'm guessing you've never seen the documentaries on PBS about regional takes on hot dogs...

There are MANY varieties of hot dogs in this country, and even more ways of serving them!

I love the hot dog show, and hot dogs in general (as long as it isn't an cheap off brand). The show is saved on my DVR for years now....lets see there are Slaw Dogs, Chicago Dogs, Varsity Dogs, Rippers, Pinks, Dirty Water Dogs, New England Rolls, Grilled, Fried, Deep Fried, Boiled, Grilled....

 

[devine]

Thanks for all your replies. I think I am even more confused now!

Glad we could all help

Oh and to whoever asked if you can get them at WDW allears shows them at Everything Pop at the Pop Centry

ETA:looks like Disney agrees with the majority of us about what a sloppy joe is
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=20785914&postcount=7780

 

[PelletierBears]

I think the New England reference to "fizzy" drinks as TONIC is going to be phased out as a generational thing. My kids HATE when I call a drink a tonic, and always correct me (soda!).

Guess it's a "geezer" thing now.

I've been on a quest to keep the New England slang alive!

The world is getting smaller and with that regional differences are disappearing. Accents, slang...original stores in the malls It's disappointing to go to a city outside of NE and see the same restaurants and stores we have here. My son has a Canadian accent for goodness sakes! It's from too much tv of course. Has anyone else noticed all the Canadian accents on tv these days. I read an article a few years ago about a group of linguists making recordings of regional accents because they really are disappearing and want to make a record of how they sound. You have to go further and further into Maine to hear their accent.
Sorry to highjack your thread!

 

[tiggr33]

One of the Hot Dog shows in on tonight. "Hot Dog Paradise" is on the travel chanel tonight at 8pm EST.

 

[pixiedust23]

that's what I grew up calling them too (born and raised in Bergen Co) but my DH, of Essex Co. descent, swears that the sandwich w/turkey, etc is a 'true' sloppy joe. I said 'please, I know how your mom cooks, I can guarantee you grew up eating Manwich!' LOL
Seriously though, walk into any deli or bagel store around here (Essex/Passaic) and they have them on the menu as a sloppy joe

And just to clarify, this sandwich is served cold, whereas a rueben (in my experience) is hot.

Another Bergen County individual...def Manwich style. I never even heard of this other type of Sloppy Joe until now!

 

[Luvamouse]

shyjade-
My language wasn't quite correct ...they aren't "drink cabinets", but we drink "cabinets". As if that were any less confusing.
The whole "regular" coffee thing is funny too. Of course regular coffee is caffeinated here also. But at any coffee shop in RI, much of CT and Mass., if you say a large Regular- it is cream and sugar. You'd have to specifically say decaf to ever get anything but w/caffeine. Once again, thank goodness for threads like these so we all know to be specific or ask carefully when we travel!