The Schmitter (Philadelphia) on Sandwiches of History⁣

Today, we’re taking on another sandwich of regional history. This time we’re headed to Philadelphia for a sandwich created at McNally’s, The Schmitter. Apparently it was created for a gentleman who sat at the bar and only drank Schmidt’s beer. Never mind that his name was Dennis Krenich. Alas, the sandwich would not be named for him but it lives on to this day. It has a particular set of ingredients and a particular way of cooking them which, after making the sandwich, I get. Oh and it is messy. But in a very good way. If you’re keen to give this a go, I used this recipe: www.saveur.com/article/Recipe...
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[@gwynnlinn1133]

We love our Schmitters at Mcnallys! 30 years ago I was a vegan, then became pregnant with our first and I wanted some MEAT! In Philly’s Sunday paper “The Inquirer” was a magazine section that we’d pull out and read first. The very last page always had restaurant reviews and one Sunday morning, whilst feeling quite big and peckish, I read Mcnallys review and the rest is history. We still eat them, though now only a few times a year. Mostly, so we can live to meet our grandchildren!

[@bennoe5715]

Kudos to you being vegan 30 years ago. That can’t have been easy compared to today!

[@gwynnlinn1133]

@@bennoe5715 lots and lots of tofu and beans.

[@WriterSnider]

Hell yes, especially with the jalapeños! And since it’s messy already, what not a fried egg!

[@GhostManBrandonDDpre]

"Mess"? you were swimming in that. Definitely a "rubber glove sandwich" and it would go well with a quart or two of straight forward American beer. You ate it and I need the nap, Bravo.

[@jessewolf7649]

Or Rye!

[@lymb3914]

You've gotta be Schmittin' me

[@jetpackminer]

One of the most beautiful looking ending shots I've seen

[@kuzeyrl]

Yess

[@AndrewsArchives]

"Schmitter was FULL! Merry Christmas!"

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

The bread is more of a garnish than structure in this sandwich. I know this is controversial in sandwichland, but I would fork and knife this one.

[@BobSacamano666]

Blasphemer

[@DeborahMaufer]

I'm with you on the fork & knife! Otherwise it's poncho and garden hose ☔

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

@@DeborahMaufer Ha! Love this comment

[@brianklaus2468]

When Citizens Bank Park first opened they sold a Schmidter (named after the Phillies’ Hall of Fame third baseman) that used steak sandwich in place of the roast beef. It hasn’t been around for a long time now and I miss it!

[@davidwilby5181]

That was actually the Schmitter from McNally's. They had a McNally's employee overseeing the Aramark employees, which is why it went away. The union Aramark employees filed a grievance.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

www.mcnallys.com/

[@williampalchak7574]

Schmidt's was a damn fine beer, way back when.

[@joshuachapman4280]

Looks like it needed foil wrapping as a plus up 😂. Looks good though

[@davidwilby5181]

The meat is is sliced ribeye like a cheesesteak but not chopped up. It almost forms a patty.

[@DiscoCatsMeow]

Holy moly, I am So glad I found your channel. That looks amazing. It's just my son and I now and sandwiches are so easy but also can be boring. I'm making these for lunch tomorrow!

[@derekbroestler7687]

THAT is a sandwich and a half... I'm making that ASAP.

[@1nliveontwitch]

Theeee Schmitttterrr!!! Schmitastic

[@Mike_Greentea]

That was a monster 🥪

[@claytonslavens2074]

This looks amazing! I'm making this next week.

[@frankmacleod2565]

0:54 it was at this moment that I realized, I need to make this sandwich

[@melissalambert7615]

After enjoying your video I had to go look into this more. Found a video done at NcNally's. They were talking about the history and showed how they made it. Her version of the history involved a worker from the local hospital (might be the cleaned-up version). The sauce on the sandwich only put in the middle. When it's shown cut it looks like a lot of sauce but is not. Also, their salami was large like bologna size. The short of it is - you need to revisit this one. Yum!

[@cyrollan]

here's a sandwich that could use a MINUSING up!

[@gwazz]

That was a valiant bite

[@Hambam123]

Been a fan for years now, love seeing your videos go up in views. Lets get you a Netflix show soon, or whichever provider provides 🤷‍♂️

[@artistlovepeace]

You aren't crazy. Thank you for making, proving and showing all these genius recipes.

[@EricTheCleric93]

Looks delicious but will definitely give you the schmitts.

[@CarlB_1962]

Holy Moly, that looked amazing! Can’t help wondering what would’ve tipped it over into a 10?

[@gwynnlinn1133]

Hunger.

[@QuadeQuick]

Any jalapeno plus-up is fine by me, especially pickled, but I was hoping for salt & vinegar potato chips... mainly because I keep forgetting to add them myself! Schmitter rules!

[@nicelytoastedd]

The salami feels like overkill, but gosh how could you go wrong

[@Beachbumbob]

Hey, I’ll be back in a minute. I have to go take a Schmitter!

[@InspectorSomething]

Looks great

[@karlsteffen7804]

Still waiting on the mayonnaise sandwich.

[@robertspence831]

Echoes of my childhood right there.

[@DuckyB]

Or Miracle Whip

[@BubbyBop]

One of my favorite bars in Philadelphia I love McNally’s

[@Crodmog83]

This channel is awesome. ❤

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@chriscarter8593]

It's named after an old beer - schmitts which was the dude's favorite.

[@clayculver6689]

I think I would add sliced pepperocini peppers.

[@gabrieljewett4042]

Jalapeños were a good call

[@rstrakovsky]

Had it once, delicious but I could feel my arteries clogging in real time.

[@davecooley2675]

I was off but looked good.

[@retroinspect]

Yeah this is the kind of sandwich a barfly would order. Couple beers and a sloppy roast beef with cheese would hit.

[@circlethebaggins1865]

Are there any Rochester NY sandwiches we should be aware of? Perhaps with white hots?

[@aurelielagrange2173]

Or, “the Messy German”. Also fits.

[@aurelielagrange2173]

OR the Dirty German if that’s not sex thing.

[@KeiFlox]

What were you covering up with that "Salami!" voiceover? :P

[@SandwichesofHistory]

brain fart wherein I said bologna for some reason 😂

[@bmolitor615]

It's only a "real-good" sando if it drips off yer elbow...

[@BlamBlamTheMonkey]

I call this a Sink Sandwich. Delicious, but I'll need to wash my beard in the sink before long.

[@lukemclellan2141]

Was thinking you'd say eat it over a sink!

[@deeznutshahaha]

@@lukemclellan2141 I've done this drunk once, not my proudest hour!

[@SteveVernon]

All right, so I think the one place you went wrong on was using ALL of the sauce at once. I believe (and I'm mostly flying on bullshit and by golly), that the idea was to save some of that sauce for another sandwich, either for your table-mate, or yourself at another meal. I'm going to try it with just a spoonful or so of the sauce.

[@SteveVernon]

Just back from the grocery store. Will try it now for dinner.

[@SteveVernon]

Yum. Only ingredient I didn't have was the Worcestershire, so I made due with Pickapeppa sauce.

[@Lettuce-and-Tomatoes]

It’s called the “Schmitter” because it’s so big, it contains so much protein and fat and they were just trying to be polite when they added the C and the M to the name.

[@benifitofadoubt]

Go Birds!

[@sjuas690]

At last! - an American that can pronounce “Worcester Sauce” correctly!

[@chrisjfinlay]

The Northern Irishman in me (aka me…) was happy to hear that!

[@theofficialczex1708]

It's the Schmitt.

[@MReadLS]

Every time you plus it up you add some type of heat which is fine but let’s see some other ways from time to time. 😊

[@SandwichesofHistory]

New here?

[@MReadLS]

@@SandwichesofHistory couple of months, I love your channel and I love sandwiches!!

[@arwiviv]

This is obviously going to be delicious. Barry's shaky cooking hands make me a little nervous.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Mr. Chu where are you

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

It's been a long time since I've had a Schmidt's - but that sammich would be a great addition to a long afternoon at the bar. Was there a *sound* edit from bologna to salami?

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Yep!

[@skittlemenow]

Maybe he didn't want the mess the sandwich creates to be associated with him so he gave them the fake name of Schmitter.

[@melissalambert7615]

All this sandwich needed was a couple of napkins. Make it again with less sauce.

[@bradcampbell624]

Makes me wish I was still a stoner....

[@jmerb78]

i assume that the reason they named it this is as soon as that bomb hits your gut you might be headed for the schmitter...

[@burtbacarach5034]

FIRST! Why Schmitter?Cause when you eat it that Schmitt gets everywhere!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

no schmit!

[@palestalemale8831]

Phirst!!!! For real its named after Mike Scmidt. The greatest 3rd baseman that ever lived.

[@SandwichesofHistory]

www.mcnallys.com/

[@joejoe3011]

Looks delicious but you'd need a fork and knife

[@davecooley2675]

I'm replying before you give it a go... 8 I'm guessing 8

[@Tyrone-Ward]

That's just Mac sauce

[@SiegeBallista]

You do realize you're going to be cleaning that thing out of your beard for the next, like three weeks right?

[@kuttycrew]

Never cared for It

[@badassmother1426]

This was awful!

[@SandwichesofHistory]

Clearly I didn't think so but to thine own self knock out.

[@bigstupidgrin]

That looks like a sandwich invented to help soak up beer

[@DeborahMaufer]

Looked delicious but I'd use a fraction of the sauce they called for! 🍖🧅🍅🧀

[@poopsmcgee2k6]

That is hands down the most rediculous thing you have ever made.