Poor Boys --> sandwiches

[Alice Faber]

Aaron E. Drews wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, Lynne Murphy wrote:
>
>}
>}On the other side of the Atlantic (or at least here in southern England)
>}"sandwich" only refers to things on sliced bread.  If it's on a roll,
>}then it's a
>}"roll" (a tuna roll, ham roll, etc.--not to be confused with sausage
>}rolls, which
>}are another thing completely).
>
>In Edinburgh, "roll" covers rolls, as well as ciabatta, baguette, and
>baps.  A baguette and a bap (and possibly the ciabatta) are the bits of
>bread product before anything is added.
>
Here in southern New England, a lobster roll is a lobster (salad)
sandwich on a hot dog roll (likewise for crab, clam, shrimp). The
first time I ordered one, I was expecting something more like an egg
roll. I haven't done an exhaustive survey, but it's my impression
that this usage is restricted to shell fish.


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