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Good to see I'm not the only Baltimore Sun columnist getting under the skin of Steeler Nation. Kevin Cowherd took some light-hearted shots at Pittsburgh's famous Primanti Brothers sandwich, and one of the local Pittsburgh television stations fired back. Here's a link to the video.
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Comments
Wow so that's what it is like to spend some time in the city of Pittsburgh. The locals are uglier then I imagined.
Posted by: joey D | January 17, 2009 2:06 PM
Just a note of explanation about Primanti sandwiches. (They prepare other food too, of course.) It's a tradition. Primanti's original store is in the Strip District, where truck drivers have for decades delivered produce pretty much all at all hours of the night. They didn't have time to sit and eat all dainty. In fact a meal on the go was in order. So, the Primanti sandwich was developed (different meats available, but all the same concept.)
Even the wax paper sandwich wreap, now used as a plate, honors the traditional. But really, how is a sandwich with coleslaw and fries in it any different (nutritionally) than with both on the side?
By the way, many out-of-towners, once introduced to the sandwish and the store, head for Primanti's any time they come to town. For them it's a must.
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Pete's reply: I'm not surprised. I get hungry every time I watch that video, and I don't even like cole slaw.
Posted by: ItAintTheRefs | January 17, 2009 2:17 PM
Wow, I thought those from the "steel city" were supposed to be tough. Who knew they were like Michael Jackson, so sensative.
Posted by: Ravens fan in Carolina | January 17, 2009 2:50 PM
Wow, I thought those from the "steel city" were supposed to be tough. Who knew they were like Michael Jackson, so sensitive.
Posted by: Ravens fan in Carolina | January 17, 2009 2:51 PM
Vegas has just listed it's crying odds. Ravens fans are listed at 2-1 to start sniffling before opening kick off, in tears by end of the first half and in full blown boo-hoo mode by the start of the 4th quarter .
Posted by: alex | January 17, 2009 3:18 PM
No matter what happens tomorrow, and despite all the comments about crying, Baltimore will still have vastly superior food.
Posted by: deasy | January 17, 2009 4:24 PM
Bah, that place and those people made Dundalk look like Paris. (FYI...I have family in Dundalk so I can make this joke, haha)
Posted by: D | January 17, 2009 5:46 PM
This game has reverse lock written all over it (I hope).
Posted by: John | January 17, 2009 5:55 PM
The Burgh may have the highest per capita cabbage consumption in the nation, what of it?
Raven fans can enjoy their arugula and raddicchio salads topped with nasturtium blossoms while watching the Steelers in two weeks...
Posted by: Madtown Tao | January 17, 2009 7:48 PM
Pete- Here is something for you to smile on
The Steelers are so cheap that they allow their logo on only ONE SIDE of their helments .
Go Ravens
Posted by: Allan | January 17, 2009 9:00 PM
Pete,
Actually one of my road trips this coming year involves getting one of these sandwiches and watching my Dodgers (Grew up in So Cal) play the Pirates at PNC Park. Got to see how the other half lives sometimes. Actually some pretty decent people over there in the Burg. Hard to find but I am sure they are there right ??
Posted by: RavensFlock | January 18, 2009 12:18 AM
ESPN is guaranteeing the Ravens will be at the Super Bowl.... They took up a collection and bought tickets for them.
Posted by: alex | January 18, 2009 8:00 AM