• squiblet@kbin.social
    12·
    10 months ago

    The key is that it’s named like a variation of another sandwich. If it was a Spicy Italian in an East Coast version, it would be the East Coast Spicy Italian. However it’s the spicy version of the East Coast Italian, so it’s a Spicy East Coast Italian. Of course, they don’t have a non-spicy East Coast Italian, but I’m pretty sure that’s the thinking.

    • Squorlple@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Ah, ok. So it’s crucial to know that there is an existing type of sandwich just named “East Coast Italian”. That clears it up. Thanks all for answering.

      • akilou@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        I don’t know if I’ve ever ever eaten at Jimmy John’s, but my first reading of this was exactly that: that there must be a non spicy version and this is the spicy one. Must have been the adjectival order