Love and hate of Central Pennsylvania cheesesteaks drove me to experiment at home.
Central Pennsylvania cheesesteaks are very much a hit or miss affair, generally missing the mark in most cases. I take (formerly) secret delight in eating the local "pizza steaks" which are, I now understand, an abomination unto God in places where cheesesteaks are taken much more seriously:
- Beef
- Roll
- Cheese, usually mozzarella
- Pizza sauce
- All kinds of vegetable toppings, as though the sandwich is a truck garden
During the last Phillies home game that I watched on TV, I looked at people milling cheerfully around Ashburn Alley and Campo's and I craved the cheesesteak.