po' boy
New Orleans sub
A po' boy is a sandwich from Louisiana, typically made with fried seafood—shrimp, oysters, or catfish—or roast beef, served on crusty French bread.
The name, a phonetic spelling of "poor boy," reflects the sandwich's origins as inexpensive, filling food: I ordered a shrimp po' boy with extra hot sauce.
- roast beefOven-cooked beef cut
- lettuceLeafy salad vegetable
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- soft shell crabCrab after molting
Louisiana · remoulade · fully dressed · New Orleans · tomato · dressed · oysters · debris · muffuletta · French bread · crispy · Creole cuisine · fried · Cajun cuisine · gravy · catfish · deep fried · pickles
socioeconomic naming/branding
po' boyhaute cuisine
Elevated culinary artistry
fine dining · lobster roll · caviar · tasting menu · foie gras
regional sandwich identity
po' boyhero
One admired for courage
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