NBR: Regional Food

brie&drew · October 2013

I'm in Indy. I think our regional food thing is the breaded/fried pork tenderloin sandwich. DH loves them. We deep fry just about anything. Pretty sure you can still get deep friend candy bars at the state fair. I think that food station needs to be near one of the free health scan pavillions.

AshleyT121 · October 2013

booneybear said:

There is nothing better than NH maple syrup. If it weren't so damn expensive, I would drink it straight from the bottle.

I bet Ontario maple syrup would give it a run for it's money

MrsC7 · October 2013

brie&drew said:

I'm in Indy. I think our regional food thing is the breaded/fried pork tenderloin sandwich. DH loves them. We deep fry just about anything. Pretty sure you can still get deep friend candy bars at the state fair. I think that food station needs to be near one of the free health scan pavillions.

@brie&drew I didn't know you were in Indy! We could have hung out while I was there!

Another Indy thing is the shrimp cocktail at St. Elmo's.

MrsJenE · October 2013

When I was in LA, I would say Mexican food and sushi were amazing. I miss amazing sushi.

HOWEVER, I feel like seafood in general is better in the Northeast where I currently live. Lobster here is the best.

brie&drew · October 2013

MrsC7 said:

brie&drew said:

I'm in Indy. I think our regional food thing is the breaded/fried pork tenderloin sandwich. DH loves them. We deep fry just about anything. Pretty sure you can still get deep friend candy bars at the state fair. I think that food station needs to be near one of the free health scan pavillions.

@brie&drew I didn't know you were in Indy! We could have hung out while I was there!

Another Indy thing is the shrimp cocktail at St. Elmo's.

I love their shrimp cocktail :-) It's one of my favorites.

booneybear · October 2013

MrsJenE said:

When I was in LA, I would say Mexican food and sushi were amazing. I miss amazing sushi.

HOWEVER, I feel like seafood in general is better in the Northeast where I currently live. Lobster here is the best.

@MrsJenE My dad used to work on a charter fishing boat out of York Harbor, Maine every weekend when I was a kid and we at lobster just about every single day. He would come home every sunday night with at least 50 lobsters every week. I miss those days.

MrsC7 · October 2013

@MrsJenE @booneybear Don't you mean LOBSTAH?

cnthrdlywt2bwZ · October 2013

MrsC7 said:

packfan20 said:

Chicago - deep dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs. We eat healthy around here.

Though I think it was @brittk0486 that didn't like our pizza!

@packfan20 I always think of the State Farm commercials with Aaron Rodgers in "Grill Class" LOL

Daaahble check!

Agreed on the Chicago style pizza- Lou Malnati's or Giordanos is where it's at. That said, I also like our thin crust pizzas.

PhoenixRising11 · October 2013

Pierogies, halupki, haluski, cheesesteaks, whoopie pies, shoefly pie, and Yuengling Lager.

ETA - I am from Pennsylvania.

Jen748 · October 2013

Missouri - BBQ. But not the restaurant BBQ, Brett's BBQ.

Young_Love · October 2013

MrsJenE said:

When I was in LA, I would say Mexican food and sushi were amazing. I miss amazing sushi.

HOWEVER, I feel like seafood in general is better in the Northeast where I currently live. Lobster here is the best.

Yup. Mexican food and sushi, for sure. Nom.

MrsJenE · October 2013

Young_Love said:

MrsJenE said:

When I was in LA, I would say Mexican food and sushi were amazing. I miss amazing sushi.

HOWEVER, I feel like seafood in general is better in the Northeast where I currently live. Lobster here is the best.

Yup. Mexican food and sushi, for sure. Nom.

You have no idea how much I miss good Mexican food. When I say this in Boston, the response is, "Have you tried Chipotle???"

Dude. Just no.

Young_Love · October 2013

MrsJenE said:

MrsJenE said:

When I was in LA, I would say Mexican food and sushi were amazing. I miss amazing sushi.

HOWEVER, I feel like seafood in general is better in the Northeast where I currently live. Lobster here is the best.

Yup. Mexican food and sushi, for sure. Nom.
You have no idea how much I miss good Mexican food. When I say this in Boston, the response is, "Have you tried Chipotle???" Dude. Just no.

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sweetrhythms · October 2013

NJ--pizza and bagels! And I agree with @RevJen about the taylor ham egg and cheese! SO GOOD

booknerd226 · October 2013

booneybear said:

There is nothing better than NH maple syrup. If it weren't so damn expensive, I would drink it straight from the bottle.

I have family in VT that send me some every year at Christmas and I hoard that shit like nobody's business.

booknerd226 · October 2013

I'm from upstate SC. So I'd send you to Charleston haha.

No seriously it's all about the southern comfort foods. Real fried chicken (NOT KFC) or fried pork chops, chicken and dumplings (better known as chicken n' dumplin's), real BBQ from a smoker or something, fried green tomatoes (I hate them buuut everyone here eats them), etc.

Anything southern style honestly lol.

RiverPlate · October 2013

Now I live in Northern VA, where I don't really feel like we have a unique food. We're kind of a mish of everything, because everyone is from somewhere else. We DO have some amazing places to eat, but maybe not a unique food culture.

I grew up in Decatur, IL, where everyone eats cheese toasties, Krekles burgers (like Steak'n'Shake but more awesomer because they have a chicken car), and Monical's pizza (really thin crust pizza that you dip in French dressing).

sassypants527 · October 2013

NE Ohio, and the Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren, Ohio, is the stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9XtdkAOl4A Even DH requests that place when we go visit my folks, and he's from GA.

krispy83 · October 2013

ChristyDM82 said:

Suburb of Cleveland. Pierogies - and not the frozen Mrs. T's. With butter, sauteed onions and sour cream. Mmmm.

Not that they are exclusive to Cleveland. But I learned recently that they are regional.

Yes! DH is from a suburb of Cleveland too and I had never had pierogies until we visited his family for the first time. Soooooooo good! I've tried to make them here with Mrs. T's or other brands, but they are just nowhere near as good. MIL makes them every time we visit.

I'm in LA and I would have to say Mexican food. You just can't get anything nearly as good anywhere else. Mexican food and In 'n Out were the foods I missed most when I lived elsewhere.

GilliC · October 2013

I'm also from Indiana. I finally learned how to make my own breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches here at home.

Have you all seen this?

http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024

As for Norway, I would pick either smoked salmon (I've seen Norwegians eat smoked salmon for three meals in one day) or reindeer with lingonberries. If you're more adventurous, try the brown cheese. Or whale.

CeeCeeSugaPie · October 2013

booknerd226 said:

I'm from upstate SC. So I'd send you to Charleston haha.

No seriously it's all about the southern comfort foods. Real fried chicken (NOT KFC) or fried pork chops, chicken and dumplings (better known as chicken n' dumplin's), real BBQ from a smoker or something, fried green tomatoes (I hate them buuut everyone here eats them), etc.

Anything southern style honestly lol.

We moved from SC about a year ago. I miss the grits, especially cheese grits. If you can even find them on a menu up here, don't get them. They are disgusting. I make them at home on Sundays.

RevJen · October 2013

GilliC said:

I'm also from Indiana. I finally learned how to make my own breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches here at home.

Have you all seen this?
http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024

As for Norway, I would pick either smoked salmon (I've seen Norwegians eat smoked salmon for three meals in one day) or reindeer with lingonberries. If you're more adventurous, try the brown cheese. Or whale.

What's brown cheese?

shellmh · October 2013

CT- Steamed cheeseburgers. Guy Fieri even came and had them on Diners Drive-ins and Dives.

The area I live in also has amazing Polish and Italian food... Paczki and hot Italian grinders. Mmmmm There are also a TON of apple orchards, so have an apple for dessert

duxcaelo · October 2013

GilliC said:

I'm also from Indiana. I finally learned how to make my own breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches here at home.

Have you all seen this?
http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024

As for Norway, I would pick either smoked salmon (I've seen Norwegians eat smoked salmon for three meals in one day) or reindeer with lingonberries. If you're more adventurous, try the brown cheese. Or whale.

I am from Indiana, too! I also recommend the pork, really any kind, but my favorites are biscuits and sausage gravy and bacon... yum!

I haven't had NH maple syrup, but the local sugar house syrup in CT is quite good.

Jliongrrrl · October 2013

I'm in Lancaster County PA so you'll be eating some good old dutch cooking Amish style. Chicken and corn soup followed by chicken and waffles with gravy and corn nuggets? We will pickle anything, have you ever tried chow chow? Or perhaps a big giant buffet with 8 types of meat and 37 starches because that's what all the touristy restaurants offer down here. I do enjoy some shoofly pie and Wilbur Buds for desert.

Lauren620 · October 2013

I'm in Northwest Florida, so I guess seafood. Red snapper, grouper, and oysters.

RevJen · October 2013

Jliongrrrl said:

I'm in Lancaster County PA so you'll be eating some good old dutch cooking Amish style. Chicken and corn soup followed by chicken and waffles with gravy and corn nuggets? We will pickle anything, have you ever tried chow chow? Or perhaps a big giant buffet with 8 types of meat and 37 starches because that's what all the touristy restaurants offer down here. I do enjoy some shoofly pie and Wilbur Buds for desert.

With as much time as I've spent down in that area, I have yet to have Wilbur Buds.

Jliongrrrl · October 2013

RevJen said:

Jliongrrrl said:

I'm in Lancaster County PA so you'll be eating some good old dutch cooking Amish style. Chicken and corn soup followed by chicken and waffles with gravy and corn nuggets? We will pickle anything, have you ever tried chow chow? Or perhaps a big giant buffet with 8 types of meat and 37 starches because that's what all the touristy restaurants offer down here. I do enjoy some shoofly pie and Wilbur Buds for desert.

With as much time as I've spent down in that area, I have yet to have Wilbur Buds.

Have you been to Lititz yet? That's where they come from. Like Hershey Kisses but SO much better. I've switched to using wilbur chocolate for all my baking.

RevJen · October 2013

Jliongrrrl said:

RevJen said:

Jliongrrrl said:

I'm in Lancaster County PA so you'll be eating some good old dutch cooking Amish style. Chicken and corn soup followed by chicken and waffles with gravy and corn nuggets? We will pickle anything, have you ever tried chow chow? Or perhaps a big giant buffet with 8 types of meat and 37 starches because that's what all the touristy restaurants offer down here. I do enjoy some shoofly pie and Wilbur Buds for desert.

With as much time as I've spent down in that area, I have yet to have Wilbur Buds.

Have you been to Lititz yet? That's where they come from. Like Hershey Kisses but SO much better. I've switched to using wilbur chocolate for all my baking.

Once or twice but not recently.

brittk0486 · October 2013

packfan20 said:

Chicago - deep dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs. We eat healthy around here.

Though I think it was @brittk0486 that didn't like our pizza!

Ah, that is correct! We went to Giordanos and I'm sorry to say that I was not a fan! I was impressed by the look of it though - I've never seen a pizza so thick! It was definitely a fun experience regardless!

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