The Super Bowl Ricks story hasn’t been written yet, but there are no losers when it comes to food as Kansas City will face Philadelphia at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on February 9th.
Of course, if you propose a slowdown between Kansas City BBQ and Philadelphia’s famous cheesesteak, fans won’t be able to talk about the city’s signature dishes.
“It has to be a barbecue,” says Kenny Nadeau of Uncle Kenny’s Takeaway.
This is a surprise to everyone. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ, a popular brick-and-mortar store in Nadeau, closed its doors in 2022, but it cannot keep the champion competitors out of the smoke. His food truck has been rolling since early last year, stirring up favorites such as chicken wings, pork eggololls and Kansas City’s best-known ones.
“Cheesesteaks are great for individuals, but when you sit down and pick the food you’re watching the game? It’s a barbecue the whole time.”
Jimarse Blankenbaker’s is also in the team’s queue. Team Chief. He was born and raised in Kansas City.
“We are very proud of BBQ. It has a lot of history. Some of our most legendary restaurants have been around for almost 100 years. We grew up there. was just a part of everyday life. Holidays. Birthdays. The chiefs are playing. The royals are playing. The excuses to gather together with friends and family, that is what we ate. is.”
Blankenbaker moved to Orlando in 2014 and enjoys the city of adoption, but it didn’t take long to miss out on his hometown signature dish. This is one of the reasons he founded KC Finest BBQ, and in 2020 he made three Missouri favorite “Cue Condiments.”
“It was a bit selfish,” he laughs, but he’s happy he’s brought a little KC to Florida.
Laspada has been doing the same for Orlando Philadelphians since the 1980s. This was after Patriarch Antonio Laspada opened his family’s first Atlantic City Hoaggie Shop in 1938.
The playoffs have decided that their beloved “birds” will be taking part in the big game, so co-owner Kevin Raspada has been paying attention to the increased excitement from customers, but he is happy to visit them all year round.
“They come in and they feel like they’re home,” he says.
That was what I warned photographer Stephen Dowell before he met me at the front post base in Sanford, Ruspada.
“You know, when you leave, you’ll smell like cheesesteak,” I told him. He was not discouraged.
COO (Cheesesteak Executive Director) Vincent Laspada had posted two tip jars in customer suggestions at a press conference.
“We’re going to put the ‘Chief’ on one side and the ‘Eagle’ on the other and see which one fills up the fastest,” he joked.
When I raised the question “BBQ vs Cheesesteak” it was as undeniable as their choice.
“Cheesesteak is definitely a Super Bowl food,” says Kevin Ruspada, who plans to add a new variety made with sharp Philadelphia favorites, Cooper cheese and Taylor pork roll, and says it’s too long. Ta. “The Hoagies too! You cut a quarter, and while you watch the game, it’s a great bite. I like the end piece the best.”
Vincent Ruspada went to report on this story. Philadelphia soft pretzels have now become Philadel Soft Pretzels. And while they are happy to be in charge of the PA when it comes to the state’s most famous sandwiches, they both pass Scrapple, a staple from another state.
In fact, Elise Schungan theorizes. The people of Philadelphia are most polarized by this treat of Dutch in Pennsylvania.
Traditionally made from fried pork scraps, cornmeal and spices, but it started as so many things do.
Ciungan, co-owner of Mills 50’s favorite deli desires, has always seen it. They had scrapped sandwiches on the menu from day one.
“I wonder if (Pennsylvanians) are really excited to see it on the menu, they don’t like it and even ask why we have it,” she laughs. “There’s no meeting in the middle. But it sells very well. A lot of people have tried it here for the first time and are really enjoying it because it’s really tasty.”
Certainly, they bake it in a hot pot before baking. In fact, you don’t need to get a scrappy sandwich to get a scrappy.
“The scrapple, which was added to the egg salad sandwich with the deli desire, is a move,” Orlando chef Jason Campbell told me. I handed this nugget to Shungan.
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“When people do that, I love it,” she says. “You can add it to your sandwich. It’s tasty.”
Deli wants theirs from Pennsylvania, but historically, Matt Hinckley is a DIY guy.
And now, his beloved Buffalo bill is not running, so Hinckley’s flashy meat is making wild boar scraps for Veronica, one of his staff. Even if that is the case, as he calls it, “black licorice in the meat department.”
“It’s not in the middle of scrapple,” he says, repeating Ciungan. “People either love it or hate it, but at least once a month, someone asks if we’ll make it.”
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He did not weigh which city food was taking the fake trophies in our discussion. . ”
Deli threw a lot of her alongside Eagles fans.
“I’ll be going to Philadelphia the whole time,” she said. “BBQ could be a better handheld dish, but what do you know? The next day, when the Eagles nurse that hangover because they won or lost, the scrapple is there for you. ”
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More information
Deli Desires: 715 N. Fern Creek Ave. in Orlando, 407-520-5333; deli-desires.smartonlineorder.com
Hinckley’s Fancy Meats: East End Market, 3201 Corrine Drive in Orlando, hinckleymeats.com
KC Finest BBQ: Available online at KCFINESTBBQ.com, Lake Mary’s Olive Pantry, 134 N. 4th St. Lake Mary, 407-732-7855; TheolivePantry.com and Bodega Market, 106 N. Ten nesee Ave. Lakeland; instagram .com/bodegamarketlkld. Find them to quickly return to the farmers’ market in the Orlando area.
Original Philly Cheesesteak Hoagies in La Spada: three locations: Orange City, Orlando and Sanford. laspadas.com
Uncle Kenny’s Takeaway: As of February 13th, the food truck will be parked permanently at Ax-Caliber, 524 West Ave., Clermont, from Thursday to Sunday. Until then (and for secondary track locations), follow us on facebook.com/p/uncle-kennys-take-away-100093489181629/ and instagram.com/unclekennystakeaway.
