Talk:Hero sandwich
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[edit] Origin of Name
I've always understood the name "hero" to be a mispronunciation of "gyro", which is itself an incorrect pronunciation of "gyros". Since the sandwiches are similar, at least to people who don't understand gyros meat, I figured at some point the same name was applied to both by American customers who didn't understand the ethnic differences in the two foods. Am I completely off base here? --66.194.217.222 12:43, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Likewise, I have been convinced "hero" comes from "gyro," especially since the Greek word is pronounced much more that way than it is in "gyroscope." My Webster's unabridged says hero sandwiches first started in the early 1950s in the NYC area. This conflicts with the wikipedia entry I just read, of late 19th century. But so far, not a shred of evidenc ethe two are not just a coincidence -- Nicholas222 -- 30 June 2005
