Philly cheesesteak is test for candidates, not just a lunch

MSN ^ | 4/25/16 | CATHERINE LUCEY

[eclecticEel]

Try brie, you wont’ be disappointed.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Cheez Whiz is the first cousin of Velveeta, another product of dubious history. Remember trying to find the stuff in my local military commissary and finally located it on the snack aisle. Makes sense, I guess, because it sure ain’t cheese.

Always a little leery of a “cheese” product that (a) isn’t refrigerated and (b) isn’t sold in the dairy section.

As for cheesesteaks, I’ve always preferred provolone.

[RitchieAprile]

cheeze whiz is not natural.

[Heart-Rest]

For anyone traveling to Philly, in addition to the places in South Philly, I would like to strongly recommend a place in the "Roxborough" section of Philly for great steaks and hoagies.   Check out this place if you are in Philly some time (then thank me later!)

Dalessandro's Steaks and Hoagies
(Dalessandro's Website)

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"Dalessandro's Steaks"
(youtube vintage holiday message from Dalessandro's Steaks)

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"Philly Cheesesteak!!! Dalessandro's"
(youtube vintage review)

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(I have no personal connection with anybody at that steak shop, and no longer am close enough geographically to be able to make use of their culinary sandwich skills, but I wish I was!)

[GreenLanternCorps]

I can never figure out why national politicians are expected to know local cuisine and customs in every city.

I would not expect a visitor to Cincinnati to know the difference between a 3-way, 4-way, and 5-way, or to know what goetta even is...

[cyclotic]

I live North of Baltimore. We were going to make cheesesteaks on a campout so I asked a buddy from PA where to get the buns. He led me to the Amoroso factory store. What a dump...with incredible rolls. It was worth the trip.

And no, the cheesesteaks I made weren’t even a close 50th to Geno’s.

[Prov1322]

I was a Philadelphia native - lived in the city until I was 25 and the near suburbs for 30 years after that and I never order a cheesesteak with onions or cheese whiz. My preferred version is a pizza steak with sauce, no onions and mozzarella.

OK...have to ask...are you from Mayfair or Frankford?

I grew up a few hundred feet from Greenman's, so Hoagies were set in the taste buds once I could eat solids! Steaks were usually from a place 2 blocks away (Mark's at that time) and always a PIZZA STEAK...for me with sauce, provolone and onions. (LORD, now I'm hungry...!)

Moved away in 1973 and in trips back I found that the Cheez Whiz abomination had taken root all over.

Back in my youth, though, not all neighborhoods had or had even heard of a Pizza Steak.

[freeandfreezing]

That’s not fair - now I am hungry...

[Abby4116]

I'm older than you are - I grew up in Logan, Olney High, Temple.

No, there were no pizza steaks back then - think they started in the 70s, maybe even 80s.

The only time I remember running into the cheese whiz thing was one night probably in the late 80s we were headed to a Phillies game and decided to stop in South Philly for steaks at either Pat's or Geno's. First I ever saw cheese whiz outside of a supermarket, and, no, I didn't get it.

[Abby4116]

I remember reading in the paper years ago that the meat for steak sandwiches is I think an eye roast, frozen, and thinly sliced while still partially frozen (in order to get it sliced thin enough). And a 12’ roll holds about 1/2 pound of meat.

[Prov1322]

I'm older than you are - I grew up in Logan, Olney High, Temple.

I know I look far younger than my earthly age but...

Pizza Steaks were available in Mayfair/Frankford in the early 60's...as well as Hoagie-Steaks...but again, I say emphatically, NEVER anything with Cheez Whiz.

Non one misunderstand me here, if someone wants Whiz, then by all means, enjoy. Provolone was always the way to go for me!

[XEHRpa]

They don’t call it Filth-adelphia for nothing.