{"id":58883,"date":"2024-02-24T12:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aglassandahalffullproductions.com\/?p=58883"},"modified":"2024-02-24T12:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T12:37:26","slug":"what-is-a-cheesesteak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aglassandahalffullproductions.com\/what-is-a-cheesesteak\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Cheesesteak?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The cheesesteak is one of the most famous sandwiches to come out of Philadelphia. With its deliciously simple combination of thinly sliced steak, melted cheese<\/a>, and a long roll, the cheesesteak has become a go-to comfort food for Philly locals and visitors from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The origins of the cheesesteak sandwich can be traced back to the early 1930s in South Philadelphia. Brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri<\/strong> owned a hot dog stand in the Italian Market area when they decided to experiment with a new sandwich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the story goes, Pat threw some thinly sliced ribeye steak on the grill along with some onions, put it all on an Italian roll, and the cheesesteak was born! It quickly became so popular that Pat opened up his own restaurant, Pat's King of Steaks<\/strong>, which still operates today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheese was not originally part of the sandwich.<\/strong> It was added later, first as provolone cheese<\/a> in the 1940s by Pat's manager Joe Lorenza. The creamy Cheese<\/a> Whiz that many associate with cheesesteaks did not come about until the 1950s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since those early days, the basic ingredients of steak, cheese, and onions on a roll have exploded into countless variations. But the original version straight from South Philly remains the favorite for purists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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