po boy
Southern fried sub
A po boy is a Louisiana sandwich served on crusty French bread, traditionally filled with fried seafood like shrimp or oysters, though roast beef versions are equally classic.
The name supposedly comes from "poor boy"—a cheap, filling meal for workers.
I ordered a shrimp po boy dressed with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
The sandwich is synonymous with New Orleans cuisine.
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- soft shell crabCrab after molting
- friedCooked in hot fat
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