5. The first Subway sandwich shop opened in 1965. The company’s history page states that the chain’s founder, Fred DeLuca, opened the sandwich shop to help pay for the cost of attending medical school. We wonder if he ever finished med school…
6. Muffuletta or Muffaletta is a hero or submarine type sandwich that originated in New Orleans in 1906, probably at Salvatore Lupa’s Central Grocery. It is made with a round loaf of Italian bread, split and layered with sliced Provolone cheese, salami, and ham, topped with ‘olive salad’—chopped green olives, pimientos, celery, garlic, capers, oregano, parsley, olive oil and red wine vinegar. Hello? Yum!
