regional specialities
 

Do you have any personal favorite foods that are specific to your imediate erea only? For me its coffee milk, coffee ice cream, and coffee shakes. Pisses me off that I can't get them on trips.

Lutefisk :D

barbecue. real barbecue (not hamburgers and hotdogs).

You have to be from Texas or Kansas. I agree, here in Texas if you're going to use the term "barbecue" it better have at LEAST 3 of the following:

1) Fajitas
2) Brisqit (sp?)
3) Sausage
4) Ribs
5) BBQ chicken (bathed in beer... mmmm)

But other than that Mexican food in general. People, if it's actually spicy it's a cheap knockoff. True Mexican food is full of spices, not spicy... there's a huge difference.

Clam chowder (chowdah)

The famous Philly Cheesesteak. Best. Food. Ever.

Moravian Spice Cookies.

Chopped Barbecue (NO not Texas or Kansas! North Carolina!)

Cincinnati style Chili

Bratwurst! Its seriously hard to get a good brat once you leave the Midwest. But man are they delicious here. :)

Good ole beef anything...

If it aint from Alberta...it aint beef...

Some good homemade tamales..... why did i have to rush and finish all of them so fast?

I miss crabcakes from Maryland. But the abundance of seafood here in SW Florida helps make up for it.

Real BBQ, Good fried chicken, All from Memphis. Jack Daniels.

IN N Out burger!

In & Out, oh yea. And decent Mexican food. So hard to find good mexican food once you leave southern california...

I have long desired to taste the edible constructs of this IN N OUT.
I fear I will have to take to the open road to find this Hamburger El Dorado.
Some day, IN N OUT burger, some day you will be mine.

barbeque out the back of my place under the shade of a tree with a beer... mmmm *drools*


also the local beer we have here. some of the best around.

Fresh fish caught then ate on the spot on a make shift BBQ whilst camping.

Bream,Leather jacket and Flathead come to mind.

For me its not so much food, but sweet ice tea, its REAL hard to find anywhere but in the south, I hate going somewhere and being given that nestea lemon crap or having someone give me unsweet and telling me to put sugar in it. Don't these people realize if the sugar isnt dissolved in the tea when its HOT its going to taste like shit? Trying to put sugar in cold tea and have it mix up right is like trying to mix oil and water..ewww nasty tasting stuff

NY Pizza and Deli sandwhiches....

You forget the bagels my friend.

You cannot get a bagel anywhere else but NYC.

The one and only...

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Broon Ale.

Any thing from Tony Packo's, Pickle's and Peppers, Hot dogs, hot dog sauce.

Actually I'm not crazy about the regional food around here. It's primarily a German, Polish influence. We have lots of kraut, and brats, and stuff. I hate kraut and rarely am in the mood for brats. They made me ill to smell it cooking even.

I love Onion soup (found that in Pittsburgh) and grits. You'll never find grits on the menu in a restaurant around here. Sometimes it's hard to find in the stores even. Also I can't find much Ocra either. I love that in soup. I was born in South Carolina and lived there till I was schoolage. Guess that accounts for my food tastes.

I have to get back to Montreal soon for some Schwartz's Smoked Meat.

Best. Deli. Ever.

i agree. havent done that in a while but its great. so fresh and ... *drools again*

Ditto. Nothing better than Pat's or Gino's. (They both rule)

So true. I was blown away when I found out that you can't get sweet tea anywhere but the south. How anyone else can drink that other crap is beyond me. Also, what about chicken and dumplings, cornbread, fried or barbequed ANYTHING, biscuits and gravy? I love southern food.

Barbecue. NC has lots of BBQ. Unfortunately, few North Carolinians make it the way God meant it to be made--mustard based sauce. It is *all* about that stuff... Anyone from SC can tell you--its great stuff. Besinger's, Melvin's whatever... Its all good stuff, and beats the crap out of the vinegar based stuff.

Very confused by these two statements. Real chili should be from South or West Texas. "Mexican food" as that term is commonly used, is best in San Antonio. If you go too far west, it starts to get all weird.
East Texas doesn't have great specialties, except for fried turkey, really dark tea, and hamburgers with lots of mayo and grilled onions. I prefer my West Texas roots.

Food is such a funny thing.

It's what we grow up with that we think is best.


I've had Mexican food all over the country (not to mention Mexico) and I'll take the stuff from some of the dives down on Federal Blvd. over it any day of the week.

Same with Italian.

Growing up in Denver's Little Italy (north Denver, now Little Mexico), I feel I've had some of the best, authentic Italian food there is, but I've had NY snobs tell me no.

Whatever.

I've also eaten BBQ all over this great nation, and the BEST BBQ I've EVER had was in this little hole-in-the-wall in New Ellenton, SC. (The Blue Moon BBQ in Kentucky (Paducah?) is second.) Yeah, that means I think it's better than Texas style.

Folks, it all boils down to what you like.

Pork Roll, also known a Taylor Ham. A uniquely New Jersey flavor. Everyone is missing out except us NJ folks.

There's this small place in my home town called Casa Gourmet that makes the best quesadillas I've ever tasted. Sure, quesadillas aren't really specific to CA but goddamn, the ones they make at Casa are so good....I want one right now.

/me salivates

P.S. In N Out is the best!

i just found this ice cream from mayfield "yellow brick road" its butterfinger... its sooo good.

its just about impossible to find coffee icecream around here.

Good idea ::runs downstairs::

OK, I'm back now. I'm 45 minutes awa from New Haven pizza, and an hour away from NY pizza. I have the best of both worlds. Now if I could just get myself a teleporter to Chicago ...

Hippy-tofu anything...one of the things I truly love about where I'm living now.

And the Burrito Buggy. Burritos made by environmentally-aware art students with dreads featuring all kinds of "organic" non-Mexican stuffins. Fan-fuckin-tastic. No lie.

From back home: sweet tea, the way it's supposed to be, and biscuits from Tudor's Biscuit World.

Montreal bagel's are the best... hands down.

I miss two foods from Minnesota, and no, they're not lutefisk and lefse.

Old Dutch Puffcorn Curls - can't find 'em out here
Cheese curds. Mmmm....deep fried breaded cheddar cheese *drool*

You both are right but you forgot Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs!!

Glad

in & out
and tommys

Bzzzt, sorry the answer we were looking for is "the best barbecue comes from Arkansas".

Maryland Style Steamed Crabs. If any of you ever offer me crab with butter I'll smack ya. The best part is the next morning you can wake up and still taste the seasoning under your fingernails. Yeah I know its gross.

Concurrently with this is Old Bay Seasoning.

Whenever I leave town, I miss Koegel hotdogs and Vernors Ginger Ale

I know, I know.
And it's hypocritical of me to talk about these egg rolls at this one little place in Texas that are so good, but still, "Cinncinati style Chili"? I'm reminded of the Pace Picante sauce (known simply as "hot sauce" to me) commercial where the cowboys on the trail find out that Cookie is using some other brand on their food.

says the cowboy looking at the jar:
"This stuff's made in New York City!"

says the other cowboy looking menacingly at the cookie:
"Get a Rope."

Cincinnati-style (or Skyline) chili is a totally different thing that regular chili.

It's closer to hotdog sauce, and you can get it served over spaghetti with onions and shredded cheese (I think that's what they call a 4-way, maybe it's 3). Top it off with "oyster" crackers if you'd like.

The places that serve it often offer Coney Dogs, as well.

It's good stuff!!

I'm a transplant to New England from So. Calif. The 'different' foods I've found that I enjoy here on the Right side of the country are:
'steamers' (clams)
ricotta cheese pie from Mike's Pastry in Boston's north end
Devil Dogs

I sure miss In-N-Out, tamales, fish tacos and pretty women.

Seafood is the specialty. From salmon to oysters.
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Indian Tacos. Indian fry bread with meat and beans, lettuce and tomatoes, onions, and salsa.

You can't get them just anywhere, mostly they are home made around here for fund raisers and things.

Rockogre: I agree. I went to an Indian frybread place in AZ once. I loved the food. The sauce was also incredible. I'm sitting there raving about the sauce saying how it is the best thing I have ever tasted.

The waitress patiently listens to me, and then proceeds to tell me that it is 1 part ketchup. 2 parts vinegar, and 3 parts Texas Pete Hot sauce. She said she mixes it up in a 5 gallon bucket out back each week. Oh well.:):):)