The BMT is still the BMT but it’s “Le BMT”.
A Royale with Bread.
Un trente centimètres?
Sorry, I googled, but what does BMT stand for? Is it a footlong something?
It is a popular Subway sandwich, basically an Italian sub. No one knows what it stands for.
Subway Restaurants used to be have NYC subway maps as wallpaper and BMT (Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation) was part of what became the NYC subway system. So the Subway sandwich of the same name is suggestive of that. (Though a Google search suggests the name means “Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest.” I think that’s either a backronym or a retronym.)
I thought I remember seeing “big, meaty, and tasty” on the menus once upon a time, but I do see “biggest, meatiest, tastiest” which is odd, as it’s none of those as far as Subway sandwiches go (though the last one might be arguable, as it is my standard Subway order. The other two are objectively false.)
I just Googled on this question and it said that indeed it is called something like that. It’s called a “Sub 30” because it’s thirty centimeters long. A half-foot long is called a “Sub 15”. I did another Google. It said that submarine sandwiches in the U.S. were not ultimately based on French baguettes. They were probably based on similar sandwiches sold in Italian-American restaurants which mostly sold pizzas.
digs wrote:
Sorry, I googled, but what does BMT stand for? Is it a footlong something?
I always assumed it was Bacon, Mayonnaise and Tomato but never actually ordered it. Ignorance fought, thanks!
The French might call a foot long loaf a batard.
In Quebec, they say “12 pouces” (12 inches).
I like it!
The more important question is who is living in or visiting France and decides to eat at a Subway restaurant rather than something local and probably far better?
I think I remember a time where they tried to call the Cold Cut Combo a CCC and I wonder if that’s another mass transit thing.
They later renamed this sandwich Cold Cut Trio, probably because ‘combo’ has come to mean with chips & drink.
It’s bacon, mutton, and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. They’re so perky, I love that.
I saw “Footlong” and thought hot dog, not subway sammich.
We just say Subway sandwich. I’m not sure I ever met someone who ordered the 6in sandwich on purpose. Kind of a waste of cash.
I mean, America has our share of good local restaurants, too. People everywhere value convenience sometimes.
I just did. The “Five Dolla Footlooong” is long gone. But it was over 7” long.
What do they call a footlong in France?
Respectable.
Where else in France can you get a turkey sandwich with cucumbers, green peppers and extra mustard?