Author Topic: Terms around the country for another item (Read 3755 times)

charby · « **on:** February 17, 2006, 08:51:28 AM »

280plus got me thinking about anther food item

What do you call a loose meat sandwich? In Iowa we have three different names for it depending what part of the state you are in.

"made right" or "Maid-Rite" in most of the state

"Tavern" in the NW part of the state, which I find weird because that is the "Bible Belt" of Iowa.

universal term is "sloppy joe"

Balog · « **Reply #1 on:** February 17, 2006, 08:59:27 AM »

I've never heard the term "loose meat" before. I do enjoy a good sloppy joe, tho. The way I'm used to it is from a can; tomato sauce, ground beef, and assorted spices.

cosine · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2006, 09:00:30 AM »

Sloppy joe is the only term used around here.

280plus · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2006, 10:09:16 AM »

Sloppy joe or I've seen "pulled pork" or "shredded pork" which is usually in bbq sauce yum yum...

Gee, I wonder if theres any sloppy joe mix in the cupboard...

Cheesy

bermbuster · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2006, 10:23:29 AM »

Never heard of a loose meat sammich

Sloppy Joe if it's ground meat with a sauce. If it's pork and not chopped it's a pulled pork BBQ sandwich. If it's chopped it's a chopped BBQ sandwich.

And bar be que means slow roasted meat. Has nothing to do with the sauce, present or not.

charby · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2006, 10:52:12 AM »

loose meat sandwich is loose hamburger on a bun, either sloppy or dry

ok so we have a 4th term in Iowa.. for it "loose meat sandwich"

C

Moondoggie · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2006, 12:32:47 PM »

Here in Nebraska it's called a "Beefburger" sandwich. Usually has chopped onions mixed in with the ground beef. If the meat is formed into a pattie it's called a hamburger. If the loose meat is baked inside a roll it's called a Runza. You haven't lived 'til you've had a Runza. The have several variations on filling...kraut, pickle relish, onion...Yum, Yum!

Be sure and warsh your hands before you head to the table!

charby · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2006, 12:45:27 PM »

warsh... I get picked at all the time for that one.. Warshington, IA; clothes warsher, dish warsher, etc

crt360 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2006, 01:19:55 PM »

This is the first time I have ever heard of a loose meat sandwich. The last time I had a sloppy joe was probably seventh grade. I can't remember which day was "sloppy joe day" in the cafeteria, but as I recall it was much better than the meatloaf.

I don't even think anyone around here serves a sloppy joe. A chopped beef sandwich (chopped BBQ with sauce, pickles and onions on a bun) might be the closest thing you can find. If you ordered a loose meat sandwich, you'd probably get a strange look from everyone around you and then have to explain what you're talking about.

charby, how to do keep the loose meat from falling out if it's dry?

Declaration Day · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2006, 01:27:16 PM »

It's Sloppy Joe in Michigan.

This reminds me of when a friend and I stopped in at a mom and pop restaurant in the middle of Nowhere in Northern Michigan. On the menu were "Coney hot dogs with Detroit sauce".

DETROIT SAUCE?! I was thinking, what's that? Sewer sludge?

Turns out it's just Chili sauce. I told them I live just outside of Detroit, so they wanted my opinion on it!

280plus · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2006, 01:31:07 PM »

Hah, funny, there's a place here that serves hot dogs with MICHIGAN sauce which sounds a lot like Detroit sauce. Good stuff no matter what you call it.

Felonious Monk/Fignozzle · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2006, 01:33:40 PM »

It's a sloppy joe in the other 99.9% of the universe, and I never heard the term until Roseanne Conner opened a restaurant which specialized in 'loosemeat sandwiches' on her sitcom. I'm ashamed to say how much I favor Dan Conner. Could be John Goodman's better-looking twin. Wink

Gotta be an Ioway thing.

MillCreek · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2006, 03:49:37 PM »

My wife was born and raised in a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa. Not the Des Moines, Washington 40 miles south of me. She had never heard of the term 'loose meat' sandwich, and always called them a Maid-Rite, after the restaurant chain in Iowa famous for them. She also says they are much different than a sloppy joe, which is ground beef with a tomato-based sauce. According to her, a classic Maid-Rite is ground beef lightly moistened with a beef broth based sauce.

grampster · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2006, 05:28:44 PM »

Never heard of a loose meat sandwich. Ground beef, a little mushroom soup stock, a little rice, chilli sauce, onions makes a BBQ in West Michigan.
Chilli dogs are an art form. Greeks mix up some lamb, beef, special herbs, onions, sauces and slather on a beef dog along with a little mustard, more onions, sliced dill pickle and sprinkle on a little cheeze. MMMMMMMMM

In Michigan we don't allow dogs that have intestine, lips, snouts, eye lids, hooves and assorted other gumbo the rest a ya'll have to deal with in the colonies.

Speaking of cheese....An old couple was in church when the old lady leaned over and whispered to her husband the she had "passed some silent gas". She said, "what should I do?" He replied, "Get a new battery for your hearing aid."

280plus · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:28:03 PM »

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According to her, a classic Maid-Rite is ground beef lightly moistened with a beef broth based sauce.

In the immortal words of Michelle Tanner, "Whoa BABY!" Sounds mighty good!

The closest we come to that is "French Dip" where they give you a little bowl of broth (Au Jus) to dip your roast beef on a hard roll in.

brimic · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:37:41 PM »

Sloppy Joes here.

My wife comes from a weird little corner of the state and insists that they are called 'Hot Tamales' I used to correct her and say that Tamales were some sort of mexican egg roll type of thing. Her whole family calls them hot tamales, I just quit arguing with them because it wasn't worth it.

280plus · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2006, 08:09:03 PM »

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I just quit arguing with them because it wasn't worth it.

LOL,,,sometimes it's more fun to just watch. Wink

Nathaniel Firethorn · « **Reply #17 on:** February 18, 2006, 07:16:26 AM »

OTOH, if you're in West Virginia and anyone offers you a "cold-cut sub," be afraid. Be very afraid.

They will make you so sick that Al Qaeda is using them as biological weapons.

- NF

Guest · « **Reply #18 on:** February 19, 2006, 06:13:09 AM »

Quote from: charby

warsh... I get picked at all the time for that one.. Warshington, IA; clothes warsher, dish warsher, etc

Haha!

When you complete an action, task or chore, are you "done" or "finished"?

charby · « **Reply #19 on:** February 20, 2006, 05:23:55 AM »

Quote from: crt360

charby, how to do keep the loose meat from falling out if it's dry?

pinch the edges, keeps the meat in it.

Quote from: mercedesrules

When you complete an action, task or chore, are you "done" or "finished"?

I thought about this for a bit, finished is my first answer, such as "As soon as I finish warshing the dishes, I'll come sit down and watch TV."

But when discribing a list of items completed, it can be a mixure of the two.

I just finished changing the oil in the car, and the lubing the garage door is done, and so is mowing the yard.

Charby

mtnbkr · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2006, 05:29:39 AM »

Quote from: Nathaniel Firethorn

OTOH, if you're in West Virginia and anyone offers you a "cold-cut sub," be afraid. Be very afraid.- NF

What's a WV Cold Cut Sub?

Chris

Werewolf · « **Reply #21 on:** February 20, 2006, 08:06:42 AM »

Quote from: charby

280plus got me thinking about anther food item

What do you call a loose meat sandwich? In Iowa we have three different names for it depending what part of the state you are in.

universal term is "sloppy joe"

If you are describing what I call a sloppy joe (hamburger made with a mixture of ketchup and mustard then slapped on a hamburger bun) then personally I call it CRAP!

charby · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2006, 08:16:43 AM »

more to it then catsup and mustard, I make mine with catsup, pickle juice, Italian dressing, jalapeno sauce, onion

The dryer version is made with beef broth and onion

a sort of wet/dry version is made with a can of chicken gumbo soup (I don't like this, ate too much of it growing up)

I think loose meat sandwiches are popular here because everyone buys hamburger by the pound and freezes the burger as soon as you get home. When its time to cook it, its easy to steam fry the burger from the freezer than to remember to set it out in the morning to make patties.

Charby

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 20, 2006, 09:09:12 AM »

Want something subjective, check out what folks call chili in different parts of the CONUS!

As a transplanted Wisconsinite in Florida, I'm still learning.

Traffic signals are not "Stop-n-Go lights"

Asking what kind of "pop" or "soda pop" is served will get you blank stares.

A "Coke" ain't necessarily a Coke.

"Grits" don't have to be gritty, and are pretty good with an egg on them.

jefnvk · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2006, 09:24:58 AM »

Sloppy Joe and pulled pork, is all we got. Both are yummy.

As is the French Dip.

And 'sconnies call traffic lights stop-n-go lights? One more thing I'll have to learn my Wisconsin friend on.

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Author Topic: Terms around the country for another item (Read 3755 times)

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