# I predict a PANIC in the streets. (this is just not fair)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 3, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328 "2019-12-03T21:20:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/61 "2019-12-05T03:53:10Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Gyros are made from squished up meat formed into cones, and slices are carved of it for, well, gyros.
Yes, that is one popular type of gyros (which I believe originated here in Chicago with either Kronos, Central Gyros, or Olympia Foods, depending on whom you ask), but there’s plenty of non-emulsified meat cones of gyros out there, as well.
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/62 "2019-12-07T03:47:28Z")
I eat [Scrapple](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrapple). So, bring on your distasteful meat by-products !! 😃
You’re sweating the loss of this kind of very thin meat. Do what countless folks do who want to make a decent cheesesteak. ( Side Note: I am from Philly. Only non-natives call the sandwich " Philly Cheesesteaks ". We call them cheesesteaks. )
You take a mediocre cut of meat. A cheap one. I dunno- London Broil or something. Freeze it solid. Like, use your Mom’s deep freezer. Then call around and ask a butcher if they will slice frozen meat for you. Cause, it’s the thin slice as well as the cut of meat that makes a really good cheesesteak. Lots of butchers will be glad to slice your frozen meat on their slicer. Now, you need to keep it frozen HARD to slice properly. Cooler, dry ice, etc. Put a little spine into this project !!!
Problem solved. 🙂
And, if I may add, it’s really all about the bread. If you cannot source some fairly fresh [Amoroso’s Rolls](https://www.amorosobaking.com/), then you’re already struggling uphill. And, Wiz. Cheese Wiz. Pardon my language but fuck provolone cheese.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/63 "2019-12-07T04:14:46Z")
Seriously, Cheeze Wiz.
Fighting ignorance, indeed!
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/64 "2019-12-07T05:05:15Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#):
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> Only non-natives call the sandwich " Philly Cheesesteaks ". We call them cheesesteaks.
Well, that’s true of pretty much any local or regional food. As the old line goes: “You know what they call Chinese food in China? Food.”
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### Author:  [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/65 "2019-12-07T05:25:56Z")
And THEN we can talk about haggis!
~VOW
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### Author:  [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/66 "2019-12-07T05:49:49Z")
…honestly Steak-Umm’s sound absolutely horrible.
But the Steak-Umm’s twitter account is the [best corporate-branded twitter account](https://twitter.com/steak_umm) out there. The person who runs the account posts everything from vapid nonsense to self-aware styles of tweets best described here:
> [@](#):
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> Steak-umm, though previously a largely irrelevant frozen meat brand, is now known for making staunchly anti-capitalist hot takes on their official Twitter account. They began gaining popularity for their self-aware style of tweeting. that was both critical of the relatable brand trend and self-effacing towards their very own corporate standing. The immediate reaction was a sort of bemused fascination with the fact that some person was hired to manage the image of this company and instead they were using it to schmear them and others. I even remember retweeting their “Brands can’t be woke” tweet. It expressed exactly how I felt in a way that seemed too ironically detached to be a real ad for a real brand. But as it turns out, Steak-umm is very real, and the person behind the account is not getting fired anytime soon.
[http://www.thebatt.com/opinion/opinion-brands-can-t-be-woke/article\_3c8e9aa6-1511-11ea-8dea-5f34b209b03c.html](http://www.thebatt.com/opinion/opinion-brands-can-t-be-woke/article_3c8e9aa6-1511-11ea-8dea-5f34b209b03c.html)
You can’t buy them here: but based on the twitter account alone (even though it sounds horrible) I’m keen to give them a try.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/67 "2019-12-07T06:24:05Z")
Hell, yeah! I knew I was smart for liking these Steak-ums!
(You rock, beckda-freakin’-wrek!!)
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### Author:  [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2019, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/68 "2019-12-07T08:24:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Hell, yeah! I knew I was smart for liking these Steak-ums!
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> (You rock, beckda-freakin’-wrek!!)
…this was my favourite [tweet](https://twitter.com/steak_umm/status/1045038141978169344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1045038141978169344&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fthe-goods%2F2018%2F9%2F28%2F17910462%2Fsteak-umm-viral-tweet-authenticity-angst)from them: there isn’t a single other corporate twitter account that I think comes close to them in terms of “not feeling corporate”(even though they are) (The [Sonic the Hedgehog twitter account](https://www.polygon.com/features/2016/9/13/12888124/sonic-the-hedgehog-twitter-memes-aaron-webber)comes close. His burn of Jim Sterling was legendary)
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/69 "2019-12-08T22:15:31Z")
I had me a Steak-umms sammich with nasty low carb. bread. Steak-umm, Mayo, lettuce and onion. Pretty good. Gotta find a better bread.
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/70 "2019-12-09T00:44:19Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Seriously, Cheeze Wiz.
> Fighting ignorance, indeed!
Yes. Wiz. 😃
You go into a REAL Cheesesteak joint in Philly, they’ll ask you: " Wit or Witout? " They’re asking about Cheese Wiz.
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### Author:  [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2019, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/71 "2019-12-09T02:21:42Z")
I just buy the package labeled “beef for carne asada” at the grocer butcher. Makes great sammiches, cooks in seconds. Basically thin sliced steak.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/72 "2019-12-09T03:37:00Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#):
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> Yes. Wiz. 😃
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> You go into a REAL Cheesesteak joint in Philly, they’ll ask you: " Wit or Witout? " They’re asking about Cheese Wiz.
??? Isn’t that question about onions?
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### Author:  [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)
#### Post date: [December 9, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/73 "2019-12-09T12:41:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> ??? Isn’t that question about onions?
When I lived in Philadelphia I was a no cheese, with onions _and pickled sweet peppers_. The peppers made the sandwhich. There was a filthy little place in Upper Darby I patronized.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/74 "2019-12-11T00:37:57Z")
I bought me some cheez wiz to day. Thought I’d put a bit on a cracker and check it out.
Won’t need to eat supper now. 😃
Not only waz the wiz tasty it waz fun!!
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### Author:  [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/75 "2019-12-11T10:23:44Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> ??? Isn’t that question about onions?
You know, you are absolutely right. It’s been quite a few years since I was at Jim’s Steaks. The Wit or Witout is totally onions, followed by " Wiz, American or Provelone?? " I humbly sit corrected.
> [@kayaker](#):
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> When I lived in Philadelphia I was a no cheese, with onions and pickled sweet peppers. The peppers made the sandwhich. There was a filthy little place in Upper Darby I patronized.
–Shudder-- What happens in Upper Darby stays in Upper Darby. 😃
> [@Beckdawreck](#):
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> I bought me some cheez wiz to day. Thought I’d put a bit on a cracker and check it out.
> Won’t need to eat supper now.
> Not only waz the wiz tasty it waz fun!!
Welcome to the Orange Side.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/76 "2019-12-11T22:16:08Z")
I’ve been counting carbs all day hoping I can eat more.
This stuff may be the thing that well and truly kills me:eek:
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### Author:  [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/77 "2019-12-11T22:39:09Z")
There is a difference between [Cheez Whiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez_Whiz) and [cheese product in a can (Easy Cheese)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_Cheese). Cheez Whiz is for cheesesteaks. Easy Cheese is for squeezing on crackers and having a lot of fun with it. I highly recommend Easy Cheese on Wheat Thins. 🙂
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### Author:  [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/78 "2019-12-11T22:46:19Z")
> [@Indyellen](#):
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> I highly recommend Easy Cheese on Wheat Thins. 🙂
Try Sociables or, if you can find them, Chicken in a Biskit. You’ll ditch those Wheat Thins. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/79 "2019-12-11T22:53:35Z")
At our Walmart they reduced their deli to about 1/3 of its previous size. I don’t know what else is missing, but they no longer sell corned beef, which is pathetic for something that still calls itself a “deli”.
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### Author:  [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-predict-a-panic-in-the-streets-this-is-just-not-fair/844328/80 "2019-12-11T22:55:28Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#):
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> Try Sociables or, if you can find them, Chicken in a Biskit. You’ll ditch those Wheat Thins. 🙂
I can agree with the Sociables, for sure.
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