Slideshow of Sub Sandwich Recipes

6 Classic Submarine Sandwiches

March 27, 2009

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The food world is full of unsung heroes. Take Benedetto Capaldo, the alleged creator of the submarine sandwich. Capaldo, a deli owner in New London, CT, was born this Sunday, March 29, in 1890. According to Saveur, in his heydey at the height of the second World War, Capaldo prepared over 1,000 Italian sandwiches for the Navy submarine base in Groton, a neighboring town. The term "subs" caught on after the deli's best customer, leaving behind the legacy that Americans so enjoy today.

Today's subs go by many different monikers and have dozens of variations, but they all consist of elongated pieces of bread stuffed with various accoutrements. Read on for recipes of six classics.

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by POPSUGAR Food 3

Today's subs go by many different monikers and have dozens of variations, but they all consist of elongated pieces of bread stuffed with various accoutrements. Read on for recipes of six classics.

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3 Comments

MzKita 4 years

All looked absolutely delicious! Have never tried Bahn Mi, but my interest is piqued!

merie33 4 years

Yeah that is odd that they were named that here. I'm from CT and everyone I know calls them grinders. Sometimes you hear sub, but that's usually when referring to sandwiches from Subway specifically

mswender 4 years

It is funny because in New London and Groton they don't call them subs, they call them grinders, went to school there, always thought grinders was a weird name for a sub!