Hoagie — A sandwich made of a long loaf of bread filled with various meats, cheeses, vegetables, seasonings, and sauces. Commonly referred to as a "hero" or "submarine sandwich" beyond the Philadelphia Region.
Cheesesteak — A famous sandwich famously native to Philadelphia — A hoagie roll fill with chopped steak, melted cheese, and (optionally) onions.
"Primanti's" Sandwich — A sandwich of hot meat, french fries and vinegar cole slaw on sliced italian bread, local to the Pittsburgh Region. A common offshoot is putting french fries on your salad, as well.
Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine: scrapple, funnel cake, shoofly pie, whoopie pie, apple butter, funnel cakes, etc.
Hershey's Chocolate.
Tastykakes — Prepackaged pastries and cakes, local to the Philadelphia Region.
Birch beer and Sasparilla (softdrinks).
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