How The Po’Boy Became a New Orleans Obsession - How We Eat

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  • Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
  • There’s really only one sandwich in New Orleans: the po’ boy. In this episode of How We Eat, Eater explores the root of this quintessential dish, which dates all the way back to the Great Depression.
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  • @ankitgopinath95
    @ankitgopinath95 7 років тому +24

    I really appreciate the emphasis Eater puts on culture and tradition, rather than just putting up the standard videos of delicious food, we see the history and passage of food through time.

  • @SnowyWolborg
    @SnowyWolborg 6 років тому +17

    It doesn't surprise me in the slightest that the po boy sandwich has a history like it does. Some of the best foods come out of the struggle.

  • @kobfish2559
    @kobfish2559 7 років тому +69

    Legends say that if you're early...
    Nick will respond to this comment saying "Platonic Ideal"

  • @MoeReeseWins
    @MoeReeseWins 7 років тому +30

    I Been in New Orleans all my life and I never been to this place. so many food places in New Orleans to get good food.

    • @TheAverageServant
      @TheAverageServant 5 років тому

      Its a different taste..genes is where Drake went. My parents go to Parkway ..I go to Genes.

    • @johnsheetz6639
      @johnsheetz6639 3 роки тому

      Best food in the world imo

    • @ezpless1295
      @ezpless1295 3 роки тому

      It go dummy

    • @MoeReeseWins
      @MoeReeseWins 3 роки тому

      @@ezpless1295 what?! Said the person that can’t make a complete sentence.

    • @boogitybear2283
      @boogitybear2283 3 роки тому +1

      Lee’s Hamburgers In the New Orleans area omg best ever! That and The Company Burger!

  • @daftmemories
    @daftmemories 7 років тому +7

    Visited NOLA last summer and Parkway was definitely worth the hype. The po boys were so good!

    • @boogitybear2283
      @boogitybear2283 3 роки тому +1

      There are gas stations in the region that make Po Boys and they’re so delicious!

  • @CyclonexxxIce
    @CyclonexxxIce 4 роки тому +4

    I've only had one meal in New Orleans and it was raw oysters and an alligator po'boy. It was incredible.

  • @brandonsmith7845
    @brandonsmith7845 4 роки тому +4

    One of the best. I would eat a roast beef po boy vs. a burger any day.

    • @boogitybear2283
      @boogitybear2283 3 роки тому

      Cheeseburger Po Boy is the Second Best to the Roast Beef!

    • @sasukezilla
      @sasukezilla Рік тому

      You should try the hamburger poboys. It's better than a regular burger.

  • @ppha7665
    @ppha7665 7 років тому +33

    Ban Mi are the bomb!

    • @MagicsJohnson
      @MagicsJohnson 7 років тому +12

      Jeremy Lee banh mi*. See, ain't that annoying?

    • @joyjoyoo
      @joyjoyoo 7 років тому

      MEbleedCRIMSONblood haha.

    • @digolbick8481
      @digolbick8481 7 років тому

      P Pha ban mi get me super hard

  • @justhan9630
    @justhan9630 7 років тому +27

    i have a chem test tomorrow, why am i watching this

  • @boogitybear2283
    @boogitybear2283 3 роки тому +2

    Roast Beef PoBoy is the best!! If I had to live off one food item, it’s that!

  • @BigTitayTator
    @BigTitayTator 7 років тому +4

    I live next to duong phung in New Orleans east! Banh mi is so good! Parkway po boys are so damn good and somewhat cheap

  • @thegreatcalvinio
    @thegreatcalvinio 7 років тому +19

    Keep the NOLA videos coming, the city's food is amazing.

  • @andyzhang7890
    @andyzhang7890 3 роки тому +2

    Ive had a few good banh mi in the past but I've yet to try a poboy. And oh boy do I wanna try a po'boy.

  • @beargoesrawr5783
    @beargoesrawr5783 7 років тому +11

    I just now figured out that "Po'boy" is suppose to be like "poor boy"
    and well if that aint the right meaning... atleast I thought of somethin'

    • @nashoba5450
      @nashoba5450 7 років тому +2

      Bear Bruh that is what it means

    • @beargoesrawr5783
      @beargoesrawr5783 7 років тому +1

      Good! glad im not completely dumb! haha

    • @Norre
      @Norre 7 років тому

      damn really? i thought u stupid as fuck

  • @joselopez6990
    @joselopez6990 4 роки тому +3

    Homer Simpson’s New Orleans food tour brought me here

  • @ErwinSchrodinger64
    @ErwinSchrodinger64 6 років тому +6

    Wow! Just wow! I've been a native New Orelean for over 33 years (I'm 36). Yes, it's true that the Po'Boy break is just a place holder for everything else. Yes, it must be fresh. The majority of Po'Boy places sell the bread the next day as duck food. But the fact that Eater mentioned Dung Phuong's Bakery... well, that's no tourist trap. That is one of the best pastry places, bar none, for sandwiches. The lines to get their sweet, minched meat, and specialty foods is beyond incredible. A lot of it is flaky bread, while buttery, strong but pleasant spices, and over all heaven. Overall, Eater just has proved to me that they're the real deal to providing great food.
    Dung Phone's is located in Chalmette, Louisiana... is it worth the drive? Well, when you see the lines entering the restaurant you will understand. When you taste the food, you become part of the religion.

    • @shtl394
      @shtl394 5 років тому +2

      Dong Phuong is close to Chalmette, but it's in New Orleans East.

  • @Lawomenshoops
    @Lawomenshoops Місяць тому

    One thing I’ve noticed Parkway doesn’t knock Dong Phoung and other banh minh places! It’s all respect for each other! Much respect!
    In Buffalo the Anchor Bar, knocks the real inventor of the Buffalo wings, John Young!!

  • @Neworleanskayakswamptours
    @Neworleanskayakswamptours 7 років тому +1

    Verti Mart, get all that jazz. Yummy yum yum.

  • @latranquilagr28
    @latranquilagr28 7 років тому

    yes so true most ppl dnt get the bread is not the same..man the Vietnamese community bk home awesome...but not many talk abt it

  • @jcfartson7288
    @jcfartson7288 7 років тому +12

    i dont know why all the food channels dont make more videos in New Orleans i mean the best food in america is there. - guy from New Orleans

    • @d.lawrence5670
      @d.lawrence5670 5 років тому +1

      @sha broussard, No, Cajuns bit off the Creoles, been doin' it 4 generations now

  • @sasukezilla
    @sasukezilla Рік тому

    Everything I go back home to visit, I eat atleast 3 poboys before I leave

  • @Hoffyman
    @Hoffyman 7 років тому +15

    But what about the muffaleta?

    • @dl8619
      @dl8619 3 роки тому +1

      That's Chicago.

    • @nola3058
      @nola3058 2 роки тому +1

      Are you serious, it's obvious that you don't know the origin of the mufalletta (sandwich), why don't you Google or watch UA-cam videos about this first....."that's CHICAGO "? 🤣

  • @Yellow-Rose
    @Yellow-Rose 7 років тому +2

    "A po'boy is culture you can eat."

  • @magabeyworld6750
    @magabeyworld6750 7 років тому +36

    anybody else here that moaning 1:50

  • @pshangkuan1
    @pshangkuan1 Рік тому

    This guy really loves his city. He acknowledges that NO is a melting pot and he loves all sorts of food

  • @Divine_R
    @Divine_R 6 років тому +4

    I just realized that new orleans accent has a lot of similarities with new york accent..

    • @jaysonsan8363
      @jaysonsan8363 6 років тому +2

      not really, not everyone sounds like that dude

    • @MrWhiskeycricket
      @MrWhiskeycricket 5 років тому +1

      @@jaysonsan8363 uh, that's a typical NOLA accent, bruh

  • @michaelkawamura9296
    @michaelkawamura9296 7 років тому

    The Po' Boy looks great and all......
    but is it the platonic ideal?

  • @10361405
    @10361405 7 років тому

    so javalee mcgee cooks now?!

  • @sethsoderman2731
    @sethsoderman2731 3 роки тому

    Sound good old food

  • @housemilton5820
    @housemilton5820 3 роки тому

    The Chinese kitchen in New Orleans has the best Chinese food I've ever had especially the egg rolls.

    • @Renee_nf094e
      @Renee_nf094e 2 роки тому

      The egg rolls are the best on the planet. 😋

  • @Mr1gladiatore
    @Mr1gladiatore 2 місяці тому

    My favorite is a good roast beef po boy...nothing like it.

  • @OlLeeroy
    @OlLeeroy 7 років тому

    that unintentional pun tho..

  • @darkangel9551
    @darkangel9551 7 років тому

    i'm hungry

  • @Anti_wokeness
    @Anti_wokeness 5 років тому

    I thought it started as a potato with gravy?

  • @renatobistrovic2308
    @renatobistrovic2308 7 років тому +2

    LAMB NECK GUY:D

  • @rjviews4u155
    @rjviews4u155 6 років тому

    'MY' channel brought me here. 😲

  • @CraftCruDude
    @CraftCruDude 7 років тому

    Ohhh man! I know what I'm having for dinner tonight ! Bomb.Com

  • @mrMARVILUS
    @mrMARVILUS 5 років тому

    Yo, chef Isaac Toupes... da mantis

  • @kingdeedeedee1450
    @kingdeedeedee1450 5 років тому

    I've tried po boys every visit to NOLA, I can't understand the craze. It just always seems better to have those ingredients separate than in a sandwich.

  • @skalawatz
    @skalawatz 7 років тому

    Parkway is the truth!

  • @branflakes2600
    @branflakes2600 7 років тому +1

    I love myself some Bon Mi!

    • @branflakes2600
      @branflakes2600 7 років тому

      'Bout to trigger some dem Vietnamese!

    • @jaysonsan8363
      @jaysonsan8363 6 років тому +1

      lmao, since ur not viet we'll let it slide, glad your enjoying it tho

  • @cecilharris1196
    @cecilharris1196 3 роки тому

    I would say my grandmother’s po boy, then Parkway. Then again mine is better than both of them🤫🤣🤣

  • @em0_tion
    @em0_tion 7 років тому +1

    I'm a Po' Boy, pls feed me :)

  • @thetruth7608
    @thetruth7608 6 років тому

    Oh my goodness hogie

    • @laurenbraning1155
      @laurenbraning1155 4 роки тому +1

      The Truth nothing in NOLA is called a hogie. It’s a poor boy

  • @belugaabs
    @belugaabs 7 років тому +1

    unskippable ads? now you become really greedy aren't you?

  • @edwardkelly3280
    @edwardkelly3280 4 роки тому

    Parkway is the best

  • @joibradley1218
    @joibradley1218 5 років тому

    I don't think so.

  • @khadijaazouz6328
    @khadijaazouz6328 7 років тому +1

    New Orleans is full of food or is it just me?

    • @pac6010
      @pac6010 7 років тому +1

      Thats cus its also full of alcohol and women. And after a long night of drinking and fraternizing all you wanna do is eat and sleep. And then repeat.

    • @khadijaazouz6328
      @khadijaazouz6328 7 років тому

      Lol.

  • @balochistanitechsupport3996
    @balochistanitechsupport3996 7 років тому +2

    it v.worrying WHY them bread
    they IS all look v.anaemic
    so UNDER baked

    • @shtl394
      @shtl394 5 років тому +1

      Don't knock it till you tried it. The bread is perfect for the PoBoy sandwich. I live in NYC now but everyone I know who visited New Orleans from Cali to NY loved the bread.

  • @khjhhbk7554
    @khjhhbk7554 7 років тому

    shame this place will be flooded soon

  • @johnnykurplutzo6789
    @johnnykurplutzo6789 7 років тому

    When you order one, make sure you say " po' boy". I mispronounced it and got stuck with a starving ass orphan

  • @overweightoutdoorsman429
    @overweightoutdoorsman429 5 років тому

    1929 was not the height of the great depression

  • @lr4837
    @lr4837 7 років тому

    the s's are way to loud

  • @ZKZ123
    @ZKZ123 7 років тому +10

    In America, the Vietnamese make the best French style baguettes hands down.

    • @TheBboyStyle
      @TheBboyStyle 7 років тому +5

      The bread actually looks really low quality, in France you can find the same in supermarkets. In bakeries you can actually taste the real bread which is, trust me, 10 times better.

    • @jaysonsan8363
      @jaysonsan8363 6 років тому +1

      so im guessing your going off on just looks right? how im gonna trust you if you never had it?

    • @SuWoopSparrow
      @SuWoopSparrow 6 років тому

      You can see in the way it cracks and crumbles and reacts when the people are cutting/handling the bread. You don't need to have it to get a rough gauge on what it's like.

    • @jaysonsan8363
      @jaysonsan8363 6 років тому

      so going on about how it cracks and crumbles should mean it should have a better taste? or your just judging it on how you had it all your life so thats the way its supposed to be eaten? come on dawg food is food and if its good then its good, no need to knock something cause your afraid of trying something alil different form what your used to

    • @SuWoopSparrow
      @SuWoopSparrow 6 років тому

      Woah. Lets not be so presumptuous. I didn't say it has to be made or eaten in one way. The way it cracks and crumbles shows you a lot of how the texture is going to be. Ive had all kinds of bread in the US, Germany, and France. There are traits that are just simply more desirable for certain applications than others. It can be good, but lets not pretend its better just because you don't know better. As the guy above said, you can find bread like in the video in supermarkets in France. Bread from bakeries there is even better. He never said the bread is bad. Its just not as good as they make it out to be. You can find good bakeries in the US, too. But these restaurants are typically not on that level. If you like it, eat it.

  • @BoyAditya
    @BoyAditya 7 років тому

    somehow i feel this video a bit anticlimactic

  • @rogerrobie2451
    @rogerrobie2451 7 років тому

    Anyone thing poboys are overrated? way too much pleb tier frenchbread

  • @parodyfyre6856
    @parodyfyre6856 6 років тому

    Banh mi destroys the po boy

  • @lumpylumpy3931
    @lumpylumpy3931 2 роки тому +1

    I’m about tired of these mixed race and all black commercials

  • @nashoba5450
    @nashoba5450 7 років тому

    "its unique to New Orleans" yeah well that thing cost 30cents in France.

    • @Norre
      @Norre 7 років тому

      cuz french people poor, so they use shit for ingredients

    • @nashoba5450
      @nashoba5450 7 років тому

      Norre I am talking about the bread only, and no, a baguette is just better in France than in merica

    • @MrWhiskeycricket
      @MrWhiskeycricket 5 років тому

      po boy bread is not a French Baguette, it's actually closer to Italian bread. and it is the best bread for soaking up juices, especially the roast beef

  • @rogerrobie2451
    @rogerrobie2451 7 років тому +1

    why the fook do people like Bahn MI

  • @TheBboyStyle
    @TheBboyStyle 7 років тому +1

    Bread looks like really low quality french bread... Come in France taste the real bread :)

    • @shtl394
      @shtl394 5 років тому +2

      The New Orleans style French bread serves a different purpose and it's meant to have that texture and taste. It's very delicious with a Po boy or used to dip crab au gratin, another one of my fave Louisiana dishes.

  • @glitteryscorpion9593
    @glitteryscorpion9593 7 років тому +1

    My parents live about 2 hours away, and this is the ONLY thing that they want to/will eat when they visit.