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Spiedie - From Wikipedia

The spiedie is a dish local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern
Tier of New York State, and somewhat more broadly known and enjoyed
throughout Central New York state. Spiedie consists of cubes of
chicken and pork, but it may also be made from lamb, veal, venison
or beef. The meat cubes are marinated overnight or longer (sometimes
for as long as two weeks under a controlled environment) in a
special spiedie marinade, then grilled carefully on spits over a
charcoal pit. The freshly prepared cubes are served on soft Italian
bread or a submarine roll, wood skewer and all, then drizzled with
fresh marinade. The roll is used as an oven glove to grip the meat
while the skewer is removed. Spiedie meat cubes can also be eaten
straight off the wooden skewer or can be served in salads, stir
fries, and a number of other dishes. The marinade recipe varies,
usually involving olive oil, vinegar, and a variety of Italian
spices and fresh mint.

Spiedie has been celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally in
Binghamton, New York, every August, since 1983. The annual event
includes a spiedie cook-off in search of the best spiedie recipes.
The spiedie and the Spiedie Fest were featured on an episode of The
Food Network's "Unwrapped".

Commercial marinades are available regionally and can be ordered
from various internet websites for shipment throughout the world.

History

The original idea for spiedie was brought by Italian Immigrants to
Upstate New York in the early 1920s. The specific origin of the
spiedie is disputed. Two men - Agostino "Augie" Iacovelli and Peter
Sharak - are credited with the creation of the spiedie.

Iacovelli from Endicott, New York, began serving spiedie sandwiches
in 1939 when he opened, Augie's, his first restaurant. He emigrated
from Abruzzo, Italy (Civitella Casanova) at the age of 25 in 1923.
His son Guido continued in the spiedie business into the 1990s,
owning as many as 26 restaurants at the peak of his career.

Sharak is also supposed to have invented spiedies. Apparently,
patrons of Sharkey's Bar and Grill were served lamb straight from
the grill on its metal skewer with slices of bread. Sharkey's
promotes itself as the birthplace of the sandwich in television
commercials across the greater Binghamton area.

Though the issue is disputed, Sharkey's began serving spiedies in
1947, which makes Iacovelli more likely to have invented the dish
first.

The term "spiedie" comes from the Italian "spiedo," meaning "spit."
Traditionally the early Broome County spiedie was made only from
spring lamb, but currently, most commercial restaurants prepare
spiedie using chicken or pork. The "chicken category" was added to
the Spiedie Fest cook-off in 1987, and quickly became the most
popular meat choice. The regional dish in Abruzzo, Italy, most
closely resembling spiedie, uses goat meat. Another regional dish
from Sicily, "zuzzu,", consists of a gelatinous sausage made from
the cartilage of pork and beef meat that is usually served cut into
cubes.

Iacovelli's marinade, which he called "Zuzu," originally was made
simply from wine vinegar, water, lemon juice, garlic and mint.
Italian spices, olive oil and minced onion were added later as
regional tastes and the choice of meat began to vary.

One of the restaurants most famous for spiedies today, Lupo's
Char-Pit, was established in 1967 by John, Sam, and Bart Lupo, in
Endwell, New York.

In 1975, Rob Salamida began bottling spiedie sauce for sale. His
company now produces and sells Salamida's State Fair Spiedie Sauce
from a 15,000-square-foot facility in Johnson City, New York, and
states that it has sold over 2 million bottles.

Availability in the United States

There are many restaurants in the Southern Tier that specialize in
spiedies: Brooks' House of Bar-B-Que, Lupo's Char Pit, Sharkey's
Restaurant, Spiedie and Rib Pit, Lupo's S & S Grill, and Poncho's
Pit are some of the more well known. In Atlanta, Georgia, Dantanna's
near Lenox Square Mall and The Spiedie Grill are listed. Nationally,
Spiedini or "Mixed Grill" prepared the spiedie way is available at
the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. It is worthy of note though
that the Spiedini or "Mixed Grill" served at Olive Garden Italian
Restaurant, though cooked in a similar method (on a skewer) would
not be considered a "spiedie" as described by this article.



Cheers

YK Jim


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