Sloppy Joe or Tavern? Sioux Falls’ Sandwich Debate

Recently, my teenage daughter asked for a childhood classic for dinner. She wanted ground beef in a tomato sauce on a bun. So, I made the Sloppy Joes as she requested. Ground beef with a can of Manwich sauce. A simple weeknight meal for the family.

Different Names for the Same Sandwich

This humble dinnertime staple is a meal known by many different names. Legend says that what we know as the Sloppy Joe today was created as the loose meat sandwich in the 1930s in Sioux City, Iowa.

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Over the years, the sandwich has had variations on its basic beef, tomato sauce, and spices recipe. It is also known by several different names. None of which I'd heard of until I moved to Sioux Falls from western Nebraska.

The names vary based on location, mostly. I went to an extended family get-together in Iowa once, where I was promised "BBQs" for lunch. My mouth was all ready for ribs when it was surprised by big vats of Sloppy Joe meat.

So we took to social media to ask you what you call these scoops of saucy meat on a bun:

What Do You Call The Ground Beef and Sauce Sandwich?

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