Italian sub

As the name suggests, Italian subs stem from Italian culture. The Italian sub is traditionally a 12 inch long sandwich with meat and cheese fillings, which may or may not be toasted.   The invention of Italian subs or Italian sandwiches dates back to 1899 by Giovanni Amato. Giovanni Amato was an Italian baker in Portland. …

Portland, Maine, is the birthplace of an Italian sub sandwich. At the beginning of the 20th century, Giovanni Amato, a bread seller, started adding vegetables, meat, and cheese to his freshly baked bread at the request of dockworkers. That is how your favorite Italian sub sandwich came into existence. Several facts make an Italian sub …