In various places where I have lived (Vermont, Maine, upstate NY) a sub or a hoagie or a grinder or a hero (what we called them when I was growing up) is any type of sandwich in a long roll. An Italian sub or hoagie or whatever is Italian cold cuts, cheese and various other things in a long roll. A roast beef sub or hoagie or whatever is roast beef in a long roll. Turkey, ham, whatever. The terms were geographically specific but, in my experience over 60 some years, they refer to the bread not the filling. What ever form they initially took (whenever that was) by the very early 1960's, I have fond memories of sneaking out of school at lunch time to split a roast beef hero for lunch with a friend. (I don't think there were any peppers on it though.)
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In various places where I have lived (Vermont, Maine, upstate NY) a sub or a hoagie or a grinder or a hero (what we called them when I was growing up) is any type of sandwich in a long roll. An Italian sub or hoagie or whatever is Italian cold cuts, cheese and various other things in a long roll. A roast beef sub or hoagie or whatever is roast beef in a long roll. Turkey, ham what ever. The terms were geographically specific but, in my experience over 60 some years, they refer to the bread not the filling. What ever form they initially took (whenever that was) by the very early 1960's, I have fond memories of sneaking out of school at lunch time to split a roast beef hero for lunch with a friend. (I don't think there were any peppers on it though.)
