Italian beef

English right|thumb|An Italian beef sandwich with a lot of onions and peppers. Etymology Shortening of "Italian beef sandwich", because the sandwiches were made, using beef, by Italian immigrants in Chicago. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Italian beef.wav Chicago Noun en Chicago A sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef on a dense, long Italian-style roll. en 2006 Losing Weight The Old-Fashioned Way Ebony 61 9 77 I changed my eating habits and stopped eating after 6 p.m. I switched from eating Italian beefs, drinking high-calorie mocha lattes and big sodas to drinking lots of water, eating salmon and having oatmeal for breakfast. en 2009 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late 261 Chicago's Mr. Beef is one of the best places to enjoy an Italian beef. en 2013 Fried Walleye and Cherry Pie: Midwestern Writers on Food 24 One evening in the autumn of my freshman year, my appetite casually drifted toward the pleasant thought of an Italian beef. Maybe double-dipped (sopped with gravy), hot and sweet (with giardiniera and peppers). en Sandwiches