Mare Of Easttown receives Pennsylvania’s highest honor: A Wawa hoagie
Wawa is introducing Mare Of Easttown cheesesteaks for one week.
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Wawa is a way of life in Pennsylvania. With its fluorescent lights shining from the ceiling onto aisles of pretzel twists, Utz potato chips, and peanut chews, like beams from the heavens, the convenience store chain is nothing more than God’s country to Pennsylvanians. So who better than Wawa to bestow its highest honor (a sandwich) upon its most beloved daughter: A cop who planted drugs in the car of her grandson’s mother, Mare, of Easttown, that is.
HBO’s whodunnit of the month, Mare Of Easttown, is getting a Wawa cheesesteak hoagie (pronounced: hoogie). In celebration of the chain’s Mare Of Easttown day tomorrow, Wawa will debut the “Mare Of Easttown Spicy Cheesesteak.” Throughout Delaware County, the company will sell the sandwich from June 10 through June 17, so you better act fast if you want a bite of Wawa’s murder sandwich. What does the fictional murder of a teen taste like? Beefsteak, spicy pepper relish, and cheddar cheese. Nevertheless, Wawa chickened (or beefsteak’d?) out regarding what kind of dairy to use. Surely, Mare would prefer Cheez Whiz for her cheesesteak.
In addition to the sub, the first 100 customers at Wawa’s new Delaware County location get a free coffee and t-shirt. Finally, you can be the Mare Of Easttown fan of your dreams, wearing a Delco Wawa t-shirt spotted with grease stains. Nothing better than that.
Wawa is a focal point on the show, giving it that Delco County flavor. Kate Winslet told the L.A. Times, “It almost felt like a mythical place […] To me, that was the heart of Delco. I’m here, I belong, this is where it’s at.” Still, the show lacked arguments over what store residents prefer (QuickChek, 7-11, or Wawa), which is a strike against the show’s authenticity.
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What, no Erin McMenamin’s body collectible soda cup?
No but you can get little baggies of Splenda that look like the heroin Mare stole to try to frame her ex-daughter-in-law.
I’d also have accepted a fake pill bottle of candy “uppers.”
And from the makers of candy cigarettes, come candy vape pens!
Shit, get Yuengling on board for some limited edition “Murder Durdur” 6-packs, and this is a solid plan!
Yeah, but seriously, fuck Yuengling.I stopped watching baseball because of that gawdawful “LAGER UP!” slogan, which was clearly meant to sound like “Lock her up” when said fast and loud. Or at least that’s how the douchebags on the local TV stations said it.
Yeah Yuengling was my jawn for a long time before all that. These days I go with Leinenkugel’s.
This really ruins my pending ‘Jane of Morgantown’ collaboration with Sheetz.
I was just about to post on the pointlessness of this article since there was no mention of Sheetz.
WaWaWannabeSheetz
Wawa is a way of life in Pennsylvania. With its fluorescent lights shining from the ceiling onto aisles of pretzel twists, Utz potato chips, and peanut chews, like beams from the heavens, the convenience store chain is nothing more than God’s country to Pennsylvanians.
Wawa is a way of life in EASTERN Pennsylvania. With its fluorescent lights shining from the ceiling onto aisles of pretzel twists, Utz potato chips, and peanut chews, like beams from the heavens, the convenience store chain is nothing more than God’s country to EASTERN Pennsylvanians. WESTERN Pennsylvanians know Sheetz is where it’s at and will brake for a Shmuffin or some Galliker’s.
“Jane of Morgantown” almost writes itself. A disillusioned veteran of the Morgantown PD is ready to retire and live with her fiance in Lebanon (PA, not the country), when she is called to investigate what appears to be a routine crash of a buggy… only to find there is no trace of young Johanna Speicher and Emma Yoder at the scene! Jane then uncovers a sinister network of hay and butter racketeering that stretches from Lancaster to Reading. Caught in the crossfire between a Mennonite-Amish war, Jane just wants to see justice done for Johanna and Emma’s families, particularly Emma’s vulnerable seven youngest sisters.When it’s all done, Sheetz can name a lebanon baloney sandwich after Jane.You’ve got another hit on your hands here, HBO!
A miniseries with Amish characters? I would totally watch that. They’re one of the few Christian sects who are true to their religion and don’t use it as a weapon. Quakers are good folk.
I grew up in Central Jersey. Wawa was a Jersey Shore institution, but I lived in QuickChek country. Their 2-foot “weekender” subs got me through my senior year of college.But then I moved to NYC and realized no convenience store chain can hold a candle to bodegas because bodegas have cats.
At least you have the option. We New Englanders have 7-11, Store 24 and Tedeschis. Which suck.Occasionally you’ll get a Seasons with a full sub setup, but I want a fucking WAWA.
At least your only option is not named Kum and Go!
I…fuck, FAIR!
We New Englanders have 7-11, Store 24 and Tedeschis.Store 24 is still around? Weak. They’re no Cumby’s.
Fuck, forgot Cumby’s! I dig the coffee, but still no fresh subs!
Sure, no subs, but it’s not like a decent grinder is too hard to come by in most of New England (unlike the goddamn Pacific Northwest). I remember the coffee being better than the swill Dunkin Donuts sold, but it’s been years since I’ve had either.
Can confirm that Dunkin’ is basically still hot brown water.
I don’t doubt it. For the first few years after leaving New England, any time I’d fly into Logan, a small cup of DD was a nostalgic taste of home. But eventually, just that very distinct aroma was enough to dissuade me from bothering.
As a former resident of both PA and Boston, I feel you. Wawa gets all the glory but there’s also Sheetz which is equally good (dare I say better). Wawa is more east PA, Sheetz western PA but I lived in the middle. Unfortunately, not in a utopia of crossover of both options. Wawas were like 45 minutes east.
Dare you find yourself hungry in Weymouth/Woburn/wherever. Kid, there’s a Subway 2 blocks down near the Dunkins.
If only they knew….
Don’t forget Cumberland Farms, which is better than it used to be but still no Wawa (or even Sheetz).
no convenience store chain can hold a candle to bodegas because bodegas have catsAnd if your bodega runs out of sandwich meat…
THEY USE THE CAT.
I am in NJ too, used to be Westfield and now Hoboken. I hope they don’t bring the Mare thing to New Jersey Wawas because that would make no sense.Another reason the chains can’t hold a candle to bodegas? No beer.
Bodegas have cats because of rodent problems.
I know people like to dump on fast food for being horrible, but if it hadn’t been for cheap options like Subway’s five dollar footlong, or McDonald’s dollar menu, I don’t know how I would’ve made it through grad school.
All Wawa’s have a weird smell and the food tastes identical. Total meh. But they are everywhere in the Delaware Valley.
Step One: Visit New England. It’s lovely, you’ll have a great time. Avoid Southie.Step Two: Go to a 7-11 and purchase a food.Step Three: Go home and appreciate your Wawa LIKE A GODDAMNED GENTLEMAN.::sorry, bitter at our lack of Wawa – or QuickChek::
I’m from Philly and I heard the quality of Wawa hoagies went way down over the last few years, apparently there was a noticeable switch to cheaper ingredients. I used to love Wawa hoaiges, haven’t had one since I saw my friends bashing the changes online.
It’s true. I mean, they’re basically fine, but I would say that the quality started to go down at about the time when they implemented their touchpad ordering systems, which was… I dunno, ten years ago? More?
I moved back to NJ in 2004 and the touchpads were there.
As someone who moved to Florida and have watched the Wawas sprout up here.. yeah, they aren’t the same as they used to be. And I’m sure part of that is to make it easier to expand across the country. Which is unfortunate.
They are doing burgers and fries for dinner now too which *shudder*
No Dietz and Watson?
Can confirm your friend’s Wawa assessment.
Not enough regional convenience store chains use the model of putting a sandwich on the shelf for a few weeks for people to look at it, think about how it maybe looks like a good sandwich but there are so many other sandwiches to eat, but then after a while of hearing how good the sandwich is you finally start eating it and you really enjoy it and you’re actually glad you waited as long as you did because now you can eat the whole sandwich in two or three sittings.The metaphor I’m clumsily fumbling for is that Mare of Easttown is a very very good show.
It’s not pronounced “hoogie.” It’s pronounced “hoe gi” but one word.
My god, I’ve been pronouncing Yogi Berra all wrong!
SO WAS HE!
Well, yeah, but I wasn’t going to mention it.
Tell that to the great state of South Jersey.
I’m from Burlington County and yeahno, it’s “hoe”gi.
Oh, not Burlington. It’s a Gloucester expression.
If only Kinja were as dependable at AVC as a Simpsons reference.
In Philly and South Jersey it absolutely is. That’s what their “o” sounds like, though it’s more like “hewgie”. It’s like how they all call water “wuhter”.
Some places it’s more like “HEAU-gie.”
So a Wawa is basically a convenience store that also has a sandwich shop in it? Just trying to understand what the big deal is, I have heard New Yorkers talk about taking road trips to get itHere in the Chi-town burbs we use to have convenient stores called White Hen Panty that were sorta a upscale 7-11. Many of them had full sandwich shops in them with fresh cut cold cuts which were pretty good. Although if you want a good sandwich in this area and you are lucky to see one(as I think many have closed), hit a Mr. Submarine. Even Scotty Pippen likes them
It was always a place where you could pick up a remarkably good hoagie on the fly (not pronounced “hoogie”, not sure where the author of this piece got that idea). And despite the usual convenience store junkfood, you can also get some healthier options, like cut fruit or vegetables with dip. And of course, a wide selection of Tastykake treats and Herrs potato chips, which are some of the things that every ex-pat of the Philadelphia area misses when they move away. And although Wawa was never really a hang-out place, people visit so often that inevitably you run into people you know and you end up socializing there a little. So, probably mix in a little better food than your typical convenience store, and a touch of nostalgia for people who no longer live in the region, and Wawa sort of becomes a familiar symbol of home. I guess in that way it’s special, but a visit for someone not from the region probably wouldn’t be exactly a life-changing experiemce.
re: hoogie. IKR?
(not pronounced “hoogie”, not sure where the author of this piece got that idea)
Both my parents are from Bucks County and I can tell you that in the Philly area it absolutely is “hoogie”.
I grew up in Delco. Never heard it even remotely pronounced “hoogie”. If anything, the long “o” sound was particularly emphasized, similar to the unique way “go”, “home”, and “Coke” are pronounced in the area.
Maybe that’s because you grew up with it and that vowel sound is what “o” sounds like to you. Elsewhere in the country a Philly long-O sound is a lot like “oo”, with maybe a slight “ew” inflection in there.
Thank you.
I’m in Lycoming and I have relatives in Bucks, have never heard it pronounced like that.
I mean, no one hears their own accent. But hey maybe it’s changing:
But I still think it’s more likely it just sounds normal to you.
I don’t think it would, because I’m from New Jersey. We call them subs there. If someone said “hoogie” I’d be like “what?”
White Hen Pantry was my go-to cup of coffee for many late nights of work. Caffeine-laced rocket fuel!
“Still, the show lacked arguments over what store residents prefer (QuickChek, 7-11, or Wawa), which is a strike against the show’s authenticity.”I’ll acknowledge that I can’t tell for sure who sarcastic that quote is meant to be, but I’ll bite. There are no QuickCheks in Delaware County, and 7-11 doesn’t hold a candle to Wawa. It’s not something that’s debated.Also, saying “Delco County” is like saying “ATM machine.” It’s DELCO because of DELaware COunty. At least Kate gets it.
I’m sorry to do this, but… a regular cheesesteak’s not a hoagie.
Now a Cheesteak Hoagie does exist, but it has cold lettuce, tomato, onion, condiments, etc.
So, this cheesesteak will have a little fat in the middle?…I’ll let myself out.
“(pronounced: hoogie)“The hell you say
“cheesesteak hoagie”
Hey now, cheesesteak hoagies are awesome. And pretty ubiquitous around Philly.
My objection is to calling them “hoagies”.
A cheesesteak hoagie is a different thing than a regular cheesesteak – it means a cheesesteak with lettuce and tomato and maybe some other stuff like mayo and mustard. Any one who thinks that sounds awful has probably never enjoyed a cheeseburger.
Chicken cheesesteak, maybe.
Teriyaki chicken cheesesteak and I’m there. Or, in some cases, I’ll take a buffalo chicken cheesesteak. There’s a place nearby that makes a darn good one of those, but it’s more of a sriracha base for the sauce than regular buffalo sauce.
Teriyaki is tasty but very fattening so I rarely indulge.
But…you eat cheesesteaks?
Right? Cheesesteak add-ons are onions and ketchup. Fuck off with lettuce and tomato – that simply just isn’t a thing. Chicken cheesesteak hoagies, OTOH, are.
My general experience is that people who spend a lot of time around cheesesteaks – i.e., in Philly – will eat them pretty much any way that’s possible to conceive.
“Wawa is a way of life in Pennsylvania”Really only the Philly area. The rest of the state is Sheetz territory.