Survey- best poboy bread

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I like the stuff from that Vietnamese place on the wank for poboys

I'm sure plenty of people will say Leidenheimer french bread which is also a solid choice

Do you know what they use at Boucherie?

Powerman is correct. You are wrong.

The vietnamese make best Poboy loaves

I like Gambinos

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Powerman is correct. You are wrong.

The vietnamese make best Poboy loaves

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It's a French baguette or take on it Rouge, and Leidenheimer is as close to the traditional technique as you can get. I'm gonna say you saw MDT and just took the opposing view. Not to say that the Vietnamese didn't pick up some techniques from their French Indo China days, and they very well may make a very good loaf, but when it comes to "poboys" or that which is known to be a poboy originating in New Orleans, Leidenheimer is still king. Lots of people think Italian bread is French bread in stores. It's even marketed as such but what defines traditional from not traditional French poboy bread is the texture, taste, size, and how it pulls apart. There are some good breads out there that play on the French baguette, but there is also legit and not legit. Want to eat something else? Fine. I've eaten a lot of different breads over the years and few compare to the standard by which traditional poboys are judged. I certainly don't think it's magic or that it's not possible. I just haven't found one that compares to the standard. There are a lot of reasons behind all that, much of which has to do with being grandfathered into a traditional technique in the couches used, burlap, which is against FDA regulations unless you were able to get under radar with it.

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Wayne's. But then again, I don't like crispy crusty bread for my poboys. (Ok, start throwing rocks now)

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No rocks to throw. People like what they like. I just happen to buy into the traditional as being what I look for when I'm making or eating a serious NO Poboy.

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Leidenheimer is still king

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false, dong phuong, you obviously havent tried it. ill put the vietnamese shite up against some german imitation anyday. Besides, I like how dong phuong is less commercialized. Every tourist is eating leidenheimer at parkway these days but only the loyal, devoted foodie will make the 30 min drive to new orleans east to eat a fresh banh mi at dong phuong.

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Wayne's.

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This for me as well. Wayne made some damn good bread when he and Mr Charlie were running it. I know the old man passed and Wayne and Barb sold the place. Hope its still as good.

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I like the stuff from that Vietnamese place on the wank for poboys

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You talking about Hi-Do on terry pkwy?