[Food] Regional Foods

LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

Pez and I were talkinga bout different foods that a generally just a regional thing and it made me curious about everyone else!

Are there any foods that are only popular in your region? Or by state?

Since I'm in Utah, I know the big one for around here is Fry Sauce, which in general, is just a Utah thing. What about you guys? Do tell! Anything people have to try/places they have to go if they visit your area?
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

For Buffalo:
chicken wings. You may have them where you are but they're not as good.
Beef on Weck. Its a normal roast beef sandwich, but the bun is covered with salt. Delicious.
Loganberry: Basically sugar water, but delicious sugar water. Also, non carbonated which is nice for me.

Out here in Missouri:
Toasted Ravioli (toasted means fried)
BBQ. St Louis and Kansas City both have different styles of BBQ. St Louis likes a dry rub where any sauce has to be applied by you. Kansas City slathers it with a ton of sauce. Both delicious.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

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Many people outside the state don't know that some areas of Texas have very apparent Czech roots. Nowhere is this more apparent than in West, Texas (which ironically is in central/east Texas), home of the Czech Stop. Right on I-35, any trip between DFW and any point south of there is not complete without a stopover in West. Their distinctive pastries, desserts, kolaches, cookies, pies and cakes quickly will become a tradition in any road trip going that direction. I'd say it's even worth taking the slightly longer drive up 6 to Waco from Houston instead of going direct to DFW via I-45.

And no, I do not work there and they're not paying me for saying this :p I just freakin love me some sausage kolaches.
 
LittleKagsin

LittleKagsin

blotsfan said:
For Buffalo:

Out here in Missouri:
BBQ. St Louis and Kansas City both have different styles of BBQ. St Louis likes a dry rub where any sauce has to be applied by you. Kansas City slathers it with a ton of sauce. Both delicious.
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HNNN, I love BBQ so much! You're speaking my language with this. One day I even want to go on a BBQ tour around the US - start in Texas and squirrel through Kansas City, Memphis and ending in the Carolina's. EAT ALL THE BBQ!!! :heart:[DOUBLEPOST=1397144538,1397144481][/DOUBLEPOST]
GasBandit said:
Many people outside the state don't know that some areas of Texas have very apparent Czech roots. Nowhere is this more apparent than in West, Texas (which ironically is in central/east Texas), home of the Czech Stop. Right on I-35, any trip between DFW and any point south of there is not complete without a stopover in West. Their distinctive pastries, desserts, kolaches, cookies, pies and cakes quickly will become a tradition in any road trip going that direction. I'd say it's even worth taking the slightly longer drive up 6 to Waco from Houston instead of going direct to DFW via I-45.

And no, I do not work there and they're not paying me for saying this :p I just freakin love me some kolaches.
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Hey! Pez just taught me about kolaches! They sound so delicious!
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Texas: Man where to start...

Chicken Fried Steak
Pepper Steak
Chili - no beans. But my 85 year old cowboy father puts beans in his chile, SO THERE!
BBQ: the two varieties African American and German/Czech. AA if you want chicken or pork..../drool, Central Texas style does the best Brisket on the planet.
TexMex: Mexican food adapted to the grocery staples available, and adapted to the palate of Anglo Texans.
Mexican Food
Soul Food
Southern Comfort Food
Vietnamese: It is amazing to go to small restaurants on the coast and get your mind blown by the good food.
Chinese
 
Piotyr

Piotyr

In Chicago, we're known for hot dogs, deep dish pizza, and italian beef sandwiches.

So, you know, eating healthy.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

sixpackshaker said:
Texas: Man where to start...

Chicken Fried Steak
Pepper Steak
Chili - no beans. But my 85 year old cowboy father puts beans in his chile, SO THERE!
BBQ: the two varieties African American and German/Czech. AA if you want chicken or pork..../drool, Central Texas style does the best Brisket on the planet.
TexMex: Mexican food adapted to the grocery staples available, and adapted to the palate of Anglo Texans.
Mexican Food
Soul Food
Southern Comfort Food
Vietnamese: It is amazing to go to small restaurants on the coast and get your mind blown by the good food.
Chinese
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You're making me homesick :)

We made chicken fried steak just a couple of days ago.[DOUBLEPOST=1397146027,1397145962][/DOUBLEPOST]
GasBandit said:
And no, I do not work there and they're not paying me for saying this :p I just freakin love me some sausage kolaches.
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It's impossible to find texas-style sausage kolaches up here. It's so bad that I bought a KitchenAid mixer, just so that I could make them myself
 
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Shakey

Shakey

Lutefisk. It's not really as bad as some people make it out to be. The texture is a bit different from normal fish, but the taste isn't too bad.

I'm in northern Minnesota. Lots of Norwegians and Swedes settled up here.
 
Tress

Tress

Here in California we're known for having access to everything, but there are some things here that are better than most:

Sushi
Avocado (it goes with everything around here)
Fresh sourdough bread
Crab
Good chocolate
And, of course, wine. Napa Valley is amazing.

Also, one of the best things about food is California is how fresh it can be.
 
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Cheesy1

Cheesy1

One thing I miss a lot from living in Alaska is freshly smoked King Salmon. Like "just caught it in the nearby river" fresh.
 
Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

GasBandit said:
Many people outside the state don't know that some areas of Texas have very apparent Czech roots. Nowhere is this more apparent than in West, Texas (which ironically is in central/east Texas), home of the Czech Stop. Right on I-35, any trip between DFW and any point south of there is not complete without a stopover in West. Their distinctive pastries, desserts, kolaches, cookies, pies and cakes quickly will become a tradition in any road trip going that direction. I'd say it's even worth taking the slightly longer drive up 6 to Waco from Houston instead of going direct to DFW via I-45.

And no, I do not work there and they're not paying me for saying this :p I just freakin love me some sausage kolaches.
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Yeah, I was quite surprised to learn of the Czech ancestry in Texas. It was shortly after I'd been to the Czech Republic, too, so I got to try 'real' Czech food and its American evolution. It's all delicious.
 
Emrys

Emrys

Saskatchewan was settled heavily by immigrants from central Europe, so we have
cabbage rolls
perogies
shnitzel
spatzle
paprikash
goulash

I'm trying to inject a little Deep South into the cultural cuisine but frankly, grits don't hold a candle to spatzle.
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
The PD of our spanish station just said something in the hall and I had to put her to the question about it.

She said "I smell Chili con Carne with beans and cheese!"

But... "Chili con Carne" translates to "Chili with meat." This implies that the meat is separate, or added, to the chili. What she said translates literally to "Chili with meat and beans and cheese." But if the chili is independent of the meat, beans, and cheese... what do Mexicans think Chili is, I asked her? Tomato sauce with corn flour, garlic, oregano and cumin?
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Emrys said:
I'm trying to inject a little Deep South into the cultural cuisine but frankly, grits don't hold a candle to spatzle.
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Periodically I like to get breakfast after a night on the town... One would think that Denny's or IHOP could figure out how to serve grits since both chains have at least 100 locations in Texas.

I'll have to doubt your view on spatzle, until I can try it myself.
 
Emrys

Emrys

sixpackshaker said:
Periodically I like to get breakfast after a night on the town... One would think that Denny's or IHOP could figure out how to serve grits since both chains have at least 100 locations in Texas.

I'll have to doubt your view on spatzle, until I can try it myself.
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I can send you a bag and a good recipe.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I dearly miss the Kolache shop that was here. It was just some old electrician that took his grandmother's recipe and started cooking it from scratch. Dense, yeasty rolls with a rough ground Texas style sausage and a slice of cheddar cheese baked into it.....
 
Just Me

Just Me

Well, I know it's generally seen as THE german food, but Bratwurst with Sauerkraut is actually typically for northern Bavaria and parts of Thuringia.
The Nürnberger Bratwurst, my regional specialty, is a trademarked recipe and only sausages produced in Nuremberg are allowed to use the name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bratwurst
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

GasBandit said:
The PD of our spanish station just said something in the hall and I had to put her to the question about it.

She said "I smell Chili con Carne with beans and cheese!"

But... "Chili con Carne" translates to "Chili with meat." This implies that the meat is separate, or added, to the chili. What she said translates literally to "Chili with meat and beans and cheese." But if the chili is independent of the meat, beans, and cheese... what do Mexicans think Chili is, I asked her? Tomato sauce with corn flour, garlic, oregano and cumin?
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Chili is a pepper...chili con carne is a stew made with meat and peppers.
 
Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

GasBandit said:
The PD of our spanish station just said something in the hall and I had to put her to the question about it.

She said "I smell Chili con Carne with beans and cheese!"

But... "Chili con Carne" translates to "Chili with meat." This implies that the meat is separate, or added, to the chili. What she said translates literally to "Chili with meat and beans and cheese." But if the chili is independent of the meat, beans, and cheese... what do Mexicans think Chili is, I asked her? Tomato sauce with corn flour, garlic, oregano and cumin?
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What did she say! Don't keep us in suspense!
Tinwhistler said:
Chili is a pepper...chili con carne is a stew made with meat and peppers.
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Reasonable...
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
sixpackshaker said:
I dearly miss the Kolache shop that was here. It was just some old electrician that took his grandmother's recipe and started cooking it from scratch. Dense, yeasty rolls with a rough ground Texas style sausage and a slice of cheddar cheese baked into it.....
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Man.. now I wish the Kolache place around here served them for more than just breakfast.[DOUBLEPOST=1397150011,1397149961][/DOUBLEPOST]
Chad Sexington said:
What did she say! Don't keep us in suspense!
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Nothing worth mentioning. I was rather disappointed. She's usually fairly witty.
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

In my hometown, if someone talks about eating Cubans, they aren't talking about cannibalism. They're talking about cuban sandwiches! Or sometimes called cubanos.



A cuban sandwich is ham, roast pork, swiss cheese, pickles and mustard, pressed together on cuban bread. And that's it... there are some places that claim to sell cuban sandwiches, that add lettuce, tomato, salami, etc, and these are all imposters.

The secret really is in the bread, which is what most places outside of Tampa or Miami have a hard time producing. Cuban bread is very dense, made with lard, and usually baked with a water-soaked palm-frond on top to keep it from forming too much of a hard crust.
 
WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

Here in Hawaii there's kalua pork, katsu chicken with fried or baked noodles, haupia, manapua/char siu bao, loco moco (white rice, a hamburger patty, and a fried egg topped with brown gravy), poke (pronounced po-kay), garlic shrimp from the shrimp trucks, malasadas, coco puffs from Liliha Bakery, taro rolls, and saimin - just to name a few.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Man I miss living in Houston. I still consider myself a Houstonian even though it is an 80 mile drive for me to enjoy international cuisine.
 
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