Talk:Fat Sandwich

What needs improving?

This article may be a stub, but I don't see why it should be tossed. Also, if the topic is, in another writer's opinion, already covered well in the Grease Trucks article, then why were the links to this article (and hence then to the "Grease Trucks" article) on several other pages deleted entirlely? That doesn't seem to follow logically from the alleged reason for deleting the article in the first place. I think the number of links elsewhere alone warrant the inclusion of a short article. Njsustain (talk) 10:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

The following is the article before it was merged and redirected to Grease Trucks

--Afd-merge to|Grease Trucks|Fat Sandwich|07 August 2010|date=August 2010--

A Fat Sandwich is a large submarine-type sandwich filled with a combination of various foods such as burgers, French fries (in the sandwich), cheese steak, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, pork roll, marinara sauce, falafel, gyro meat, fried eggs, ketchup, mayonnaise, onions, etc.

The first Fat Sandwich was the "Fat Cat," created in New Brunswick, New Jersey in the 1970s. It consisted of two cheeseburgers, French fries, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and ketchup. In the 1980s, the Fat Cat became a popular item at the "Grease Trucks," a group of truck-based food vendors at Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus. The three other Fat Sandwiches sold during the early history of the Grease Trucks were the "Fat Moon" (chicken fingers, bacon, egg, French fries, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and ketchup), "Fat Koko" (pizza steak, french fries, mozzarella sticks), and "Fat Sam" (cheese steak, grilled chicken, French fries, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and ketchup).

These inexpensive sandwiches (usually only $1 more than a regular hamburger) with the "sides" included within steadily rose in popularity, but the "Fat Cat" would remain the #1 seller until 1997, when a student named Darrell W. Butler created the "Fat Darrell," consisting of chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks, French fries, and marinara sauce. Butler told USA Today: "Like the typical college student, I was pretty much broke. I had been craving chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks and French fries all week long but I knew that I didn't have enough money to buy all three. I talked the guy behind the counter into putting them all onto a piece of bread for me. I guess it sounded like a good idea because the next 10 or so people all asked for the same thing." Since the creation of the "Fat Darrell," more than twenty other Fat Sandwich combinations were composed. Seemingly every combination of these ingredients are available at the Grease Trucks in variously named "fat" sandwiches, including multiple vegetarian options. Fat sandwiches have become available in many short-order eateries and pizza places in and around New Brunswick.

With nationwide media recognition, Fat Sandwich vendors are popping up on various college campuses around the country.

-- Controversy -- Dietitian Marcus Garand has pointed out the Fat Sandwich's general unhealthiness: a Fat Darrell, for instance, has about 1,718 calories, 143 grams of carbohydrates and 78 grams of fat. Garand stated, "This sandwich is like a nutritionist's worst nightmare. I couldn't figure out a way to make it any unhealthier. ... This is probably the unhealthiest sandwich you could ever devise."

Sandwiches with colorful names such as the "Fat Balls," "Fat Dyke," "Fat Fucking Drunk," "Fat Philipino" [sic], "Fat Bastard," and "Fat Bitch" were deemed offensive by Rutgers, and in 2005 the vendors agreed to change the names on the posted menus to maintain their contracts to sell food on Rutgers property. Several of these names are still in use at nearby restaurants.

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Category:Sandwiches Category:American sandwiches Category:Fast food