If Hoosiers know about anything, it’s giant pork tenderloin sandwiches, but one unassuming diner in Illinois may beat out the biggest tenderloin in Indiana.
The Tenderloin Sandwich
There are few things more “Hoosier” than a gigantic pork tenderloin sandwich. The sandwich is known throughout the state because of its popularity, but also because the pork tenderloin itself is often so big, that it makes the sandwich buns look comically small.
An article from Eater highlights the popularity of the tenderloin sandwich and even has this to say about Indiana’s unofficial state sandwich:
The pork tenderloin sandwich is central to the state’s cultural identity. Some say it’s exactly like the people in Indiana: simple, not too showy, sometimes a little too big for its britches. Above all, it’s familiar and reliable — and to a displaced Hoosier (as I once was), it’s home…