po'boy
New Orleans sub
A po'boy is a Louisiana sandwich served on a long crusty roll, typically filled with fried seafood like shrimp or oysters, or with roast beef and gravy.
The name supposedly comes from New Orleans restaurateurs feeding striking streetcar workers—"poor boys"—during the 1929 transit strike.
I'll have a shrimp po'boy dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Long filled sandwich
- submarineUnderwater naval craft
- grinderCrushing or sharpening device
- heroOne admired for courage
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
dressed · fried · shrimp · oyster · catfish · roastbeef · lettuce · tomato
Small edible crustacean
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- softshellLacking hard outer covering
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
fried · cornmeal · batter · remoulade · tartar · Gulf · Creole · crispy
Baked bread shape
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
- bakedCooked by dry heat
crispy · golden · chewy · airy · toasted · sliced · fresh · yeast
Louisiana's French descendants
hoagie
Long filled sandwich
baguette · dressed · fried · shrimp · oyster · catfish · roastbeef · lettuce · tomato · mayonnaise
shrimp
Small edible crustacean
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- catfishBarbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- softshellLacking hard outer covering
crawfish · fried · cornmeal · batter · remoulade · tartar · Gulf · Creole · crispy · golden
loaf
Baked bread shape
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- baguetteElongated crusty loaf
baked · crispy · golden · chewy · airy · toasted · sliced · fresh · yeast · crust
Cajun
Louisiana's French descendants
streetcar
Rail-bound urban trolley
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- laborersWorkers doing physical tasks
- MartinLatin-rooted masculine name
poorboy · affordable · filling · generous · cheap · hearty · history · tradition · 1929 · nickname
- American foodhamburger, cheeseburger, burger, burgers, hamburgers
- Americanismsaluminum, fixin' to, apartment, howdy, candy
- New OrleansFrench Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz
- regional dishesadobo, arepa, bagel, baklava, beignet
- sandwichesgrilled cheese, panini, club sandwich, Cuban sandwich, submarine sandwich
- Southern Foodfried chicken, collards, biscuits, grits, cornbread
po'boyhoagie
Long filled sandwich
cheesesteak · Italian sub · grinder · hero · Cuban sandwich
po'boyfine dining
Elegant restaurant experience
haute cuisine · caviar · lobster thermidor · foie gras · tasting menu
- oyster po'boyFried mollusk sandwich, Louisiana-style