Italian beef
Regional
- Meaning
- Chicago roast-beef sandwich on French bread.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Chicago, Illinois
What does “Italian beef” mean
Thinly sliced, slow-roasted beef simmered in seasoned jus and piled on a French roll, topped with sweet peppers or spicy giardiniera. Invented by Italian-American immigrants in 1930s Chicago and almost impossible to find done correctly outside the metro area.
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