Ham and Cheese

By John Currence | October 27, 2009 | Food

Though a stalwart on every po'boy menu in New Orleans, the ham and cheese is, more often than not, passed over for the flashier fried shrimp or more substantive roast beef. In my estimation the po'boy's roots were probably in ham and cheese, as these items sliced would have been plentiful and easy to assemble during the time of the streetcar operators' strike, when the po'boy first appeared on the sandwich scene.

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