Wednesday 27 August 2014

Philadelphia Cheese Steaks


This looks like a bun with meat in it, which it is, but this is a cheese steak, which is the signature food in Philadelphia, and thus, we had to try one. The we is a royal we, I actually meant, Mr Moopossum had to try one, as he is quite big on regional specialties. I had no desire, because my imagination cooked up a steak, with grated cheese sprinkled on top, and of course, that sounds like a waste of a steak to me. Luckily, the serving sizes came to my rescue, and when 'we' got a cheese steak at the Reading Terminal Markets, I got to eat half!
What it actually is, is thin slices of steak, cooked on a grill in front of your eyes, with onion and cheese, then stuffed into a bun, and it is awesome and delicious. Do not settle for what they serve from the food trucks, unless they're cooking it in front of you. We bought chips and the cheese steak, and that fed our family of four (chips for kids, cheese steak for adults) for lunch (for $12).
Moral of the story? Eat the local specialties, ignore imagination.

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