What dish do you think is just eatten in your region?

[mommy2emmersNmo]

In Maryland the summer brings steamed blue crabs and cold beer. It is a true social event here.

 

[grlpwrd]

Sorry, I must respectfully disagree. Mexican food has regional differences just like everywhere else. I prefer New Mexican food to the California version. Last visit to my sister's in the LA area, I made her stop taking us to Mexican restaurants because it tasted like they just drowned everything in a ton of cilantro and called it Mexican food. My dd (NM born and bred) turned to me and said, "WHAT did they put in this?"

Plus, about the only place I've found really good sopapillas are in New Mexico.

True. I personally like Tex Mex from the Midwest ... Yum!

In Hawaii they have plate lunches with a serving of meat, like teriyaki beef, scoops of white rice, and macaroni salad. It's a heart attack on a plate, but fortunately, there are some plate lunch places serving veggies and brown rice instead of white rice and mac salad.

There are a lot of cultures so a lot of different food, too, like sushi, Vietnamese/French sandwiches, etc.

Here in Virginia it's crab cakes and Virginia ham.

 

[chop456]

Well, I am pretty sure you can only go to a fish boil in Wisconsin.

Here are a few other regional favorites:
brats and kraut
kringle
pasties (it's a stretch - mostly the UP of Michigan, but we love 'em in WI, too!)

 

[sugarpie]

Well, I am pretty sure you can only go to a fish boil in Wisconsin.

Here are a few other regional favorites:
brats and kraut
kringle
pasties (it's a stretch - mostly the UP of Michigan, but we love 'em in WI, too!)

And Friday night fish fries. And cheese curds. And beer.

 

[OneThingRemains]

Friday Fish Fry is a wisconsin thing I think. Not that other places don't have fish fries, but every restaurant in WI has a fish fry on friday nights. Even italian and mexican places.


And IL is invading our kringles... though I've only seen one store with them.



edit: sugarpie beat me to it.

 

[DaisyD]

Mmmm, that sounds delicious.

I've found that most people have never heard of pierogies, so they must be a regional thing (NE PA).

We have them in all the grocery stores in MD. They are a polish food and very tasty.

 

[Polyfor30th]

Pork 'n sauerkraut on New Year's Day

Shoo-fly Pie

Cheese steaks w/-grilled onions and cheese-I'm originally from SE penna so tomato sauce is also a popular add-on (V&S steaks was my fave steak joint)

Splits-very good pretzels

Good's potato chips-blue bag (my mom's a red bag fan)-

Opera (sp?) Fudge--not really sure if it is fudge--my grandma loves it though.

Dh and I have lived in several states along the east coast and no one has done the pork and sauerkraut thing for new year(unless they are a PA transplant )...must be a pa tradition

 

[sjh801]

Huh. Well, cool.

Hotbrowns are yummy (but very fattening). Here's the recipe:

8 slices of bacon
4 slices of turkey breast
4 slices of toast
4 slices of tomato
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup millk
1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Cook the bacon until crisp.

To make the sauce, in a saucepan, melt butter and add flour to make a paste. Add milk and stir constantly over medium high heat until sauce thickens. Add cheese and stir until well blended.

Place toast in a baking pan placing a slice of turkey on each piece of toast. Pour cheese sauce over turkey and place a tomato slice in the center of each sandwich. Then put a piece of bacon on either side of the tomato. Place under the broiler until the cheese starts to bubble and begin to turn slightly brown.

Your Hotbrown sounds like a Turkey Devonshire form here in Pittsburgh.

Strawberry Pretzel Salad is popular here, as are pierogies. And of couse Ham Barbecues made with Isaly's Chipped Ham!

 

[sjh801]

...and Owensboro barbecue is definitely different from other areas' barbecue.

Okay, I've read further now, and have to defend the burgoo! I only know of one source of burgoo, and there if definitely NO squirrel in it, although there is mutton. Barbecued mutton to me tastes like pulled beef barbecue. Here's more on burgoo: http://www.moonlite.com/index.php?product-burgoo

I need to show this to my sister. She went to college in Owensboro and told me about Owensboro Barbecue!

 

[Crankyshank]

-We have 3 kinds of chowder here in RI: white, clear, and red.
- stuffies (stuffed quahogs)
- I have a hard time finding blade meat outside of this area of SE MA/RI. Actually any sort of Portuguese food is very common here.
- Tourtiere (French meat pie) is very common here as well
- Johnny cakes
- dynamites (similar to sloppy Joes but with a kick)
- gaggas/ NY system weiners (hot dogs with natural casings and loaded with onions, mustard, meat sauce, and steamed)
- fluffernutters
- coffee milk (our official state drink)
- Dels lemonade
- awful awfuls
- steamers with chourico (so good)
- Indian pudding
- clam cakes
- pizza strips w/ spicy marinara sauce and parmesan cheese
- clams casino originated here
- spinach pies

 

[tkd lisa]

We lived in southern Maryland for about 10 years. They have something called stuffed ham at many of the holidays. I truly doubt anyone not from there has ever had it (or heard of it).

You start with a corned ham (like corned beef, but with ham), then cut slits throughout the ham. You make a stuffing of watercress and black pepper (and something else that I forget) that you shove way down into the slits. Then you wrap the whole thing up, and either bake it or boil it. After it's done, you cool it, then slice it for serving (cold). It's often put on white bread with mayonnaise. It looks quite pretty, especially at Christmas, but it's a "love it or hate it" kind of thing. I personally like it, if it's served hot, but I can't eat much of it.

 

[tkd lisa]

Liberty Belle,

I was born and raised in Grand Rapids and we had a restaurant that served Olive Burgers-similar to what you mentioned. I haven't seen them here in Florida anywhere.

My Dh grew up in St. Joe

Forgot to add.

Blue Moon ice cream. Nobody here in Florida has ever heard of it. I absolutely love it and the only place I could get it is in MI.

I came back and edited this, because I later realized I was confusing Mooney's brand ice cream with Blue Moon flavor Ice cream. I have had Blue Moon flavor but it was in Indiana. I didn't realize I hadn't seen it other places, but thinking about it, the only places I have seen it is MI and IN.

The best way I can describe blue moon is that it's almost an almond type flavor, light blue (the color I'd imagine a blue sherbert if they made one). It's nothing like the blue in superman ice cream (or the red white and blue that I've seen other places). I like it, but I've got other favorites.

 

[Nancy]

Friday Fish Fry is a wisconsin thing I think. Not that other places don't have fish fries, but every restaurant in WI has a fish fry on friday nights. Even italian and mexican places.


And IL is invading our kringles... though I've only seen one store with them.



edit: sugarpie beat me to it.

Nah every place here does Friday Fish frys too...plus we do them everyday in some places...big piece of haddock, maybe beer battered or regular breading, french fries, potato salad, macaroni salad and big old hunks of rye bread and butter...along with ice cold beer...YUMM! We used to go out for fish fry every Friday before I got married..my friends and I loved them.

 

[arminnie]

Sorry, I must respectfully disagree. Mexican food has regional differences just like everywhere else. I prefer New Mexican food to the California version.

I'm with you NMAmy, I vastly prefer NM food over that from CA. I was born in CA and lived there most of my adult life - but I really don't like CA Mexican food - way too bland.

When I was at Stanford my landland (from Mexico via San Antonio) made me the best cheese enchiladas - but definitely not CA style.

I love Pappasito's in Houston.

I finally came up with something that I miss from CA - Dutch crunch rolls for sandwiches.

 

[arminnie]

I didn't know pimento cheese is an NC thing. I don't like the mushy stuff at the store, but my mother makes GOOD homemade pimento cheese. It's shredded cheddar with pimento and mayo.

Homemade pimento cheese (shredded cheddar, diced pimento, and mayo) is so different from that grocery store stuff. I know it's popular in TX, AR, and MS.

 

[Robinrs]

Robin,
I've been going to Gruby's New York Deli on Hilton Head Island for many years and they opened an Atlanta branch a couple of years ago. Check it out. Their Atlanta location is:
Glenridge Point
860 Johnson Ferry Road
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
404-236-0060
http://www.grubysnydelionline.com/GrubysDeliLocations04.htm

I love their latkes (potato pancakes)!

Edited to add: Plus, they have egg creams!

OmG....

eeeegggggg creeeeeems....... drooooollllllll

That is VERY near my sister's job. I cannot WAIT to have her try it out. She is an obnoxious New Yorker and nothing in Atlanta is NY enough for her, I hope this changes her mind!!

laaaaatkeeeeees....... drool....

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

Some more input from me.

Fish Fry

What exactly is this?

Sweet Tea

Sweet Tea, as you all have described it, is exactly the same as the iced tea served here. I've never in my life had or seen unsweetened iced tea.

Tourtiere

Someone mentioned this as being popular where they are from. It's known here as well, mainly coming from the Acadian French tradition.

Mexican Food

I agree with the others. Mexicali food is not authentic genuine food. In fact, they have obnoxious Mexicali chains popping up that have basically *******ized Mexican cuisine. Then again, either is New Mexican or Tex Mex. All of these are simply Mexican-inspired. If you want authentic Mexican food, cross over the border.

 

[VirtuallyMe]

Fish Fry

What exactly is this?

Well here in Louisiana it is either a verb or a noun...

Verb- is the act of having a gathering where fish (usually catfish- but redfish and others work too) are deep fried in oil- usually consumed with french fries and beer... tartar sauce vs ketchup could start another thread lol- The Fish Fries in predominantly Catholic areas tend to occur on Friday nights back when you couldn't eat meat on Fridays- now it is more common during lent.

Noun- the dry mix to batter fish for a fish fry- this is sold in the box and preseasoned- but I usually add to mine lol

 

[NMAmy]

Sweet Tea

Sweet Tea, as you all have described it, is exactly the same as the iced tea served here. I've never in my life had or seen unsweetened iced tea.

In Michigan, iced tea is only served unsweetened. Thank heavens.

 

[U2_rocks!]

Here are some unique dishes to my region (Barbados & the Caribbean). Note: I don't eat any of the below!


Conkies (eaten in November): http://www.justbajan.com/menu/recipes/conkies/index.htm


Black pudding and souse (typically done on Saturdays): http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=76466


Jug-jug (eaten at Christmas): http://www.fiu.edu/~dottinc/cindy14.htm


Cou Cou and flying fish (the National dish of Barbados): http://www.macampbell.f2s.com/recipes/Flying fish _Cou cou.htm