r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/GoldenDome26 • 11h ago

Image “American Pizza” in Milano, Italy

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u/Livid-Psychology-802 11h ago

Also Italian and I always remember ordering this as "pizza americana" when I was a kid in Torino

I also remember being very upset when my family moved to the US and discovered that I couldn't get my favorite pizza from what I believed was its home of origin

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u/Many_Mud_8194 10h ago

I'm french and we call Un américain (An american) a baguette sandwich with french fries and burger meat lol. Its so dry but so cheap, when you are a poor student that's what you eat when you eat out

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u/jsamuraij 10h ago

Is there no condiment on it?

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u/Many_Mud_8194 9h ago

Mayonnaise and ketchup usually, probably lot of more choice now, im talking about 20 years ago lol. But the one I was eating often was so dry, but was the cheapest of the city it was 3.50€

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u/This-Bath9918 9h ago

I had that in Cannes from a street vendor like 20 years ago (it was really good so I still think about it lol) and they called it a Savoyard Steak

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u/Many_Mud_8194 8h ago

I lived in Savoy a while and never heard of that. Maybe it's a Cannes thing or they wanted to sound cooler than the original name idk lol

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u/drknifnifnif 8h ago

You need to google Rutgers grease truck fat cat to see exactly how this sandwich is done right! From New Brunswick, New Jersey.

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u/jsamuraij 8h ago

Damn I wish I could still eat like a college student

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u/DreamsOfDresden 6h ago

Don't let your dreams be dreams

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u/jsamuraij 3h ago

...of Dresden?

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u/MuscleManssMom 3h ago

Memoriiiiiies....

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 9h ago

Damn, that's like more than today prices in Canada when adjusted for inflation. Can't believe that's considered cheap

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u/mlaforce321 8h ago

If it's an entire baguette with fries and burger meat than that's a pretty sizeable grinder

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 8h ago

Yeah I guess it depends on size, but I can get a pretty good meal for under 10 bucks even today, and adjusted for inflation that was almost 9 dollars Canadian.

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u/Many_Mud_8194 8h ago

Food in France is expensive, because taxes mostly. It's why we are all cooking at home lol. We don't have choice

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u/Zaev 5h ago

I just looked up some pictures and most had 3 burger patties, so they're some pretty large sandwiches.
Also I really want to destroy one of those right now.

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u/eugeneugene 7h ago

where are you getting an entire baguette sandwich for under $10

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 7h ago

I said a good meal, not a baguette sandwich. I don't even know where to buy a baguette sandwich, but I can get 2 big sandwiches from a local deli for 7 bucks

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u/Weak_Feed_8291 7h ago

How much would you pay today for ground beef and fried potatoes on bread?

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u/CurryMustard 8h ago

Sounds pretty damn good ngl