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The steak sandwich at Subway has gained a lot of warranted but (likely) unwelcome attention after it was the focus of a viral video that blew up recently.
Since the video was published by ‘How Food Is Made’ a few days ago, it has amassed over 8.3 million views and over 6,300 people have commented on the clip after seeing it because there’s something about seeing this video that elicits a visceral reaction where you simply must discuss it with someone. At least that’s the case with me after seeing it, hence why I’m sharing it with all of you right now.
Never in a million years did I expect the Subway steak sandwich to be ‘elevated’ in any way but I certainly didn’t expect it to come as a gelatinous-looking meat blob that is divvied off into 2.5g servings and stuck in a metal tin for the day. I’d love to see how Subway‘s ‘Eat Fresh’ slogan applies here:
One of the top comments reads “I will never recover from this” and that’s something I can identify with because there was about a year of my life, back when I was a teenager and still eating Subway regularly, that the Steak Sandwich was my go-to order. I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I ate one but knowing I’ve eaten this dozens of times when I was young is something I’m struggling with right now.
The top comment might actually be the most disturbing of all. Someone said “I worked at Subway and still have nightmares about prepping the teriyaki chicken.” Why? I need to know. Never have I eaten the Teriyaki Chicken sandwich at Subway but after seeing this Steak Sandwich clip and this person implying the chicken is somehow worse I don’t know that I could ever consider it.
This video of the Subway steak sandwich also brings back memories of the tuna sandwich and this investigation from a few years ago. They straight-up ran a DNA test on the tuna sandwich to find out if it was real:
Things got so bad with the tuna sandwich a lawsuit was filed.
For those who are curious, this is what Google says about the FDA’s definition of steak: “According to the 2022 FDA Food Code, a steak is a whole-muscle, intact beef cut that is raw or undercooked and can be sold or served ready-to-eat if it is seared and intact. A steak is considered intact if it has not been reconstructed, pounded, cubed, mechanically tenderized, or vacuum tumbled with solutions. Because pathogens are only present on the surface of an intact steak, it can be served ready-to-eat.”
Take from that information what you will…
For those who are looking for a great steak sandwich, I drafted up this article in January of last year where in the process I rediscovered how much I love steak sandwiches.