What food is your state/home known for? How do you make it?

[bobbiwoz]

We have fat sandwiches here which sound similar, invented at Rutgers by food trucks. Basically they just put whatever they had left on a roll, now there are actually fat sandwich shops.
I think Italian hotdogs originated here, hollowed out pizza dough roll filled with fried hot dogs, potatoes, onions and peppers.

Oh yeah, Italian hot dogs, had them in Newark at local pizzeria. I lived in the Vailsburg section of Newark.

 

[mjkacmom]

Oh yeah, Italian hot dogs, had them in Newark at local pizzeria. I lived in the Vailsburg section of Newark.

Newark has the best Italian hot dogs.

 

[Disneyfan754321]

Chicken fried steak with cream gravy
Tex-Mex
Breakfast tacos

There are more Texas foods but these were the first 3 that came to mind.

We are from Texas I love my country fried foods..
Country fried steak , frito pie and gas station tacos are our fave texas foods

 

[Marek Zyskowski]

In Quebec there is something called Poutine. It is French Fries with Squeaky Cheese and Gravy. Not my personal favorite but something that you can find in abundance.
There is a great deal of fine dining in Montreal and some other parts of the province. I think any visitor would leave with a good experience if they explored some local bistros.

 

[Olaf Myfrenzargay]

In NJ they have this abomination called a Sloppy Joe sandwich. Not the Sloppy Joe you and I know and love from Grade School. No, no. This NJ variety is an unHoly Alliance of deli meats, slaw and mayonnaise on stale bread which I can only describe as nauseating.

 

[Owlpost23]

Maryland here.

The best of the best food:
1. Crab cakes
2. Stuffed ham
3. Smith Island cake
4. Crab soup
5. Berger cookies
6. Fried chicken
7. Old Bay Spiced steamed shrimp
8. Old Bay steamed crabs
9. Hot crab dip
10. Boardwalk french fries
11. Pit beef sandwich

Jealous! All that wonderful crabmeat.

 

[amylevan]

I forgot another Pittsburgh thing. Chipped ham. Think the thinnest possible sliced deli ham, but make it even thinner. And it has to be low quality, fatty ham. A lot of people will use it to make ham barbecue in a crockpot, usually while watching a Steelers game. I don’t like ham barbecue because it’s basically hot ham and ketchup, but I’ll never admit that to the diehard fans!

Ugh, my parents are from Somerset County and would make ham barbecue all the time growing up. Blech.

But they raised me in North Jersey, and I am now dying for a Taylor ham and cheese sandwich....

 

[Colleen27]

The local foods I love best aren't really things I'd make at home.

Paczki are huge here this time of year. I've made them once, from a recipe poorly translated from Polish, and then decided that it makes far more sense to support our local bakery instead.

Coney island 'chili' for Coney dogs is another Detroit classic, but trust me, you really don't want to think to much about what is in it. Hint: we call it chili but there are no tomatoes. Lafayette Coney does it best but National Coney Island is all over the place around here and ships anywhere in the continental US for folks who have left the area but still get a craving every now and then.

And then there is Detroit-style pizza. I have a good crust recipe that comes out about right, but haven't invested in the sort of heavy baking pan that would let me properly do the toppings-to-the-edge/crispy cheese and crust. So again, it is something that I order out when I'm in the mood for it.

Pasties are really the only iconic Michigan food I've sort of mastered making at home (only sort-of because I usually cheat with store-bought crust). They're like a pot pie crossed with an empanada - meat, potatoes, rutabaga and onion folded into a pie crust, served with the gravy on the side rather than in the filling. Delicious but really an Upper Peninsula thing, I started making them because the store-bought ones in my area leave off the rutabaga and they just aren't quite the same without it. The recipe I use came from a post card I bought in a tourist shop in St. Ignace, and it really does taste like the "real thing" you get up there.

 

[ohiomom28]

Philly has their cheesesteak, but Pittsburgh has Primanti Bros. sandwiches with fries and coleslaw on them. Never ask them to take off the fries and slaw! We also like fries on our salads.

They built a Primanti Bros here in Beavercreek, Ohio. I don't think it did well. It was damaged in a tornado and they didn't open back up. I didn't try it. Always wanted to though.

 

[ohiomom28]

I've had to Google so many things

 

[mi*vida*loca]

In NJ they have this abomination called a Sloppy Joe sandwich. Not the Sloppy Joe you and I know and love from Grade School. No, no. This NJ variety is an unHoly Alliance of deli meats, slaw and mayonnaise on stale bread which I can only describe as nauseating.

I’m in NJ and I have no idea what this deli meat sloppy joe sandwich thing is that you guys are talking about.

 

[tex1989]

Texas bar-b-que! Smoked brisket, slow cooked over an offset mesquite fire for about 14 to 18 hours.

Tex Mex food, fajitas, enchiladas, tacos, and such.

All things I make at home often.

 

[LilyJC]

I live in California now, but I was born and raised in northern New Mexico.

Green Chile and sopapillas are staples in NM, and the main question when ordering New Mexican food is, “red or green?” We can easily get our favorite Hatch chile here in CA, but what I wouldn’t give for a stuffed savory sopapilla!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Pork tenderloin, but I have no idea how to make it.

 

[bcla]

Pork tenderloin, but I have no idea how to make it.

I've tried cooking pork tenderloin. You have to be careful with it because overcooking makes it tough when it's supposed to be the softest cut.

 

[maxaroni]

They are both sloppy joes here, but give me the deli version!

union county? The deli version was very good, just call it something else. LOL.

 

[mmbrad02]

Kentucky here....

Hot Brown
Derby Pie
Bourbon Balls

 

[maxaroni]

Kentucky here....

Hot Brown
Derby Pie
Bourbon Balls

We visited Louisville and made sure to sample some local foods. Tried a hot brown but didn’t care for it. Derby pie was to die for. The bourbon balls, not so much as I am not a bourbon drinker. We went on a distillery tour at Woodford Reserve, DS was about 15 and decided to try bourbon balls. The first one he thought was good, by the 4th one he thought it was awful. LOL. If you know Louisville, we were told to go to Wagners (backside Churchill Downs) for milkshakes. We go and they ran out of ice cream.

 

[rottiemom]

Maryland here.

<snip soooo many yummy things>
5. Berger cookies

OMG I had these in Baltimore years ago and loved them so much I learned how to make them. We were in Ocean City MD over the summer and I found a store there that had them...I bought out their supply

 

[mjkacmom]

In NJ they have this abomination called a Sloppy Joe sandwich. Not the Sloppy Joe you and I know and love from Grade School. No, no. This NJ variety is an unHoly Alliance of deli meats, slaw and mayonnaise on stale bread which I can only describe as nauseating.

One of my all time favorite sandwiches! Even my kids now love cole slaw and Russian dressing on sandwiches (the bread isn’t supposed to be stale, maybe you had old ones).