What is the food of your region of the world? This can be your country but I'm hoping for something a bit more specific (unless you live in a small country like Iceland etc..). It doesn't have to be something you like just something that reminds you of home.
"Old Bay Seasoning is a blend of herbs and spices that is currently marketed in the United States by McCormick & Company, and produced in Maryland. It is produced in the Chesapeake Bay area where it was developed by German immigrant Gustav Brunn in the 1940s, and where the seasoning is very popular to this day. At that time, crabs were so plentiful that bars in Baltimore, Maryland, offered them free[citation needed] and seasonings like Old Bay were created to encourage patrons to purchase more beverages. Old Bay is just one of many crab seasonings created during that era, yet it is one of only a few that survived. Notable others are J.O. Spice and Baltimore Spice. McCormick recently has offered a lower sodium version of Old Bay Seasoning."
Bostonian here. I don't know if this would be Maine's thing, but people seem to categorize us as Lobster eaters a lot. Lots of Italian food in the North End. Irish in the south. Past that, I have no idea what is considered, "Boston food."
PUPUSAS!!!! From El Salvador, they are a kind of stuffed corn cake (more like a thick tortilla) that usually comes stuffed with melted cheese, fried beans and/or chicharron (Salvadorian pork) they are served with tomato sauce and curtido ( Pickled veggies)...
Ceviche. The most representative dish from the shorelines of Peru. Basically raw fish marinated with a mixture of lime juice, aji (orange chili peppers), red onions and such.. To clear any doubts, the fish actually gets cooked with the lime juice, so no- it's not straight up RAW fish. Usually served with sweet potato, peruvian corn, and peruvian pop corn. Best served cold, at the beach, with your choice of cold beer!!
Pretty tradtional meal for nothern germany. Potatoes with smoked pork chop and green cabbage. Follow that up with marzipan from my home town as desert and you are good to go.
I really can understand no one who eats much white bread. My favourite part about German food probably is having many kinds of bread.
The city I am from is also invented "Töttchen", but that's some kind of cow lung and heart ragout with onions and vinegar. So nothing I would brag with >__<
EDIT: Bought that today:
Spekulatius! Kinda Westphalian, though they are also kinda tradition in Belgium and Netherlands. But we share borders ^_^ .
This is gonna be hard to explain, but I'll try anyway: The protein is minced meat (beef or pork, usually pork i think), wrapped in sour cabbage, and the yellow is a corn-based thing. I think in english it's best known as polenta. It's usually served with sour cream or so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta
However, I must say that I really prefer our neighbours food better (mainly, Hungarian Goulash). Soup or stew, this thing is fabulous! A+ It's not a looker, but this thing, cooked properly, it cures the common cold, I swear to god. LOVE IT!
How can sushi be from Vancouver dude? Don't you have a more original food? By all means, sushi is eaten everywhere in the world but I'd understand if someone from Tokyo (not Vancouver) posts about it.
I'm from a small town in northern Sweden called 'Kalix'. We actually have a speciality which is very much tied to the town, called "kalixlöjrom". It's a caviar.
The roe is taken from the fish 'vendance'.
EU decided recently to give kalixlöjrom 'Protected Designation of Origin'
kalixlöjrom is the only swedish food with this protection. What the protection means is that only the producer may name their vendance roe 'kalixlöjrom'.
The taste of the vendance roe fished up here our clean, cold and brackish waters (kalixlöjrom is fished in the waters just south of Piteå up to Haparanda) has a different taste than vendance roe fished anywhere else in the world. This is why it got the PDO.
The roe is considered a delicacy and is quite expensive at ~2000 SEK/kg (€226 or $313 per kilogram).
On September 20 2011 09:29 Shika wrote: I'm from a small town in northern Sweden called 'Kalix'. We actually have a speciality which is very much tied to the town, called "kalixlöjrom". It's a caviar.
The roe is taken from the fish 'vendance'.
EU decided recently to give kalixlöjrom 'Protected Designation of Origin'
kalixlöjrom is the only swedish food with this protection. What the protection means is that only the producer may name their vendance roe 'kalixlöjrom'.
The taste of the vendance roe fished up here our clean, cold and brackish waters (kalixlöjrom is fished in the waters just south of Piteå up to Haparanda) has a different taste than vendance roe fished anywhere else in the world. This is why it got the PDO.
The roe is considered a delicacy and is quite expensive at ~2000 SEK/kg (€226 or $313 per kilogram).
I can't believe you swedes haven't posted your most famous (or infamous) dish - Surströmning
Basicly, rotten fish in a can - You have to open it under water and preferably outside, as the can has a chance to blow up in your face because of the chemestry of the rotting-process going on inside the can
Alot of airlines don't allow this onboard planes (Not even in cargo-hold) as the cans can potentially explode - lol)
How can sushi be from Vancouver dude? Don't you have a more original food? By all means, sushi is eaten everywhere in the world but I'd understand if someone from Tokyo (not Vancouver) posts about it.
I never said Sushi was from Vancouver, I said ALL YOU CAN EAT sushi. If you've ever been to Vancouver you'd know why I chose this as our "regional" food.
How can sushi be from Vancouver dude? Don't you have a more original food? By all means, sushi is eaten everywhere in the world but I'd understand if someone from Tokyo (not Vancouver) posts about it.
I never said Sushi was from Vancouver, I said ALL YOU CAN EAT sushi. If you've ever been to Vancouver you'd know why I chose this as our "regional" food.
He's right, All you can Vancouver Sushi trumps most places, especially in canada.
On September 20 2011 09:29 Shika wrote: I'm from a small town in northern Sweden called 'Kalix'. We actually have a speciality which is very much tied to the town, called "kalixlöjrom". It's a caviar.
The roe is taken from the fish 'vendance'.
EU decided recently to give kalixlöjrom 'Protected Designation of Origin'
kalixlöjrom is the only swedish food with this protection. What the protection means is that only the producer may name their vendance roe 'kalixlöjrom'.
The taste of the vendance roe fished up here our clean, cold and brackish waters (kalixlöjrom is fished in the waters just south of Piteå up to Haparanda) has a different taste than vendance roe fished anywhere else in the world. This is why it got the PDO.
The roe is considered a delicacy and is quite expensive at ~2000 SEK/kg (€226 or $313 per kilogram).
I can't believe you swedes haven't posted your most famous (or infamous) dish - Surströmning
Basicly, rotten fish in a can - You have to open it under water and preferably outside, as the can has a chance to blow up in your face because of the chemestry of the rotting-process going on inside the can
Sorry swedes, just thought I had to pitch in :-)
I'm sorry, but I figured a very much local dish from the small town i'm from takes precedent over something which is considered a swedish thing.
But yeah, we eat rotten fish in sweden and it's fucked up.
edit: Btw.. I've fired a shotgun at a can of surströmming and the explosion radius is surprisingly huge. The drawback is that rotten fish raining down over you isn't that fun.
This is the saving grace of having to go to Ikea with my wife....
Seeing as I am near DC we dont really have a true regional food for this area since its so transient. However if you drive a few hours into the Virginia countryside you might be able to pick up one of these tasty meats. Virginia Hams + Show Spoiler +
Poutine is delish but it makes me feel soooo sick after i eat it. I think i've had fried cheese which i really liked. Of course all of the texan meats are awesome as well, basically everything in this food looks amazing. Central US has no specialties so I can't really contribute i guess, although being from Ontario I guess I can contribute quiche because of Quebec proximity.
Most people outside the cities of California have never heard of carne asada fries. What you see here is french fries, carne asada (grilled beef), guacamole, salsa (tomatoes, cilantro, and various spices), and white cheese. Just think of the ingredients of a burrito thrown on top of some french fries.
Pierogies very well might be my favorite thing ever, potato, cheese, and sausage pierogies with sour cream are out of this world. Closest thing I guess would be some good ole' BBQ Ribs, not really a regional thing though. + Show Spoiler +
Cheese Curds and fish fry... I know fish fry is pretty common, but up here in northern Wisconsin it's basically a religious experience depending on where you go
Sichuan, China THE MOTHERFUCKING HARDCORE SPICY SHIT THAT WILL SEND YOU TO MOTHERFUCKING SPICY-ASS HELL Not some pansy-ass Tabasco level, this is a whole new level (if you make it spicy as the locals like it) They put a shit ton of spicy and sour and awesome shit in it, whenever I eat it, I cough like a mofo and drink Chinese Red Iced Tea Oh and btw the noodle stuff is some product made from some kind of bean, its all slippery and shit. Oh whatever I don't even know what the fuck it's made of.
Sichuan, China THE MOTHERFUCKING HARDCORE SPICY SHIT THAT WILL SEND YOU TO MOTHERFUCKING SPICY-ASS HELL Not some pansy-ass Tabasco level, this is a whole new level (if you make it spicy as the locals like it) They put a shit ton of spicy and sour and awesome shit in it, whenever I eat it, I cough like a mofo and drink Chinese Red Iced Tea Oh and btw the noodle stuff is some product made from some kind of bean, its all slippery and shit. Oh whatever I don't even know what the fuck it's made of.
holy i know what you're talking about
i've had those slippery noodles before but it's like kinda cold with this sweet sour spicy sauce it's sooooo good. love spicy szechuan food
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
In each big city we have an uncountable amount of Doner Kebab Shops. Berlin is the Doner capital but Hamburg got decent one as well.
And then again we "Hamburgians" got Labskaus (or lobscouse), a stew made with corned beef, fish and many varying other ingridients: it tastes better as it looks.
Its distant similiar to liverpoolian scouse.
And of course, we are the inventors of the Hamburger, but thats a different story
It has already been said but in Quebec it's poutine and maple syrup on a wooden stick. I don't know what it actually is anywhere else in Canada. What I know for sure is that Canada (and quebec) have milk in bags and that is awesome!
Btw, a lot of the food posted here looks tasty. mmmhh...
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
go into any deli anywhere. also any place that serves breakfast
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
go into any deli anywhere. also any place that serves breakfast. i dont live in jersey anymore so i cant give you specifics. try a diner
Runza, made famous by the shop that sells them. The company did not invent them though. Hard to explain, contains ground beef, cabbage, and some other stuff.
I've lived in atlanta for 10 years and I feel like the chicken biscuit is probably the most defining food here (in good and bad ways):
one the plus side it's usually pretty damn good. on the bad side it's pretty unhealthy and stereotypically south, plus chic-fil-a is a huge christian chain and the owners support anti- gay marriage groups and stuff. I was going to go with chicken and waffles, but no I know here actually eats that.
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
go into any deli anywhere. also any place that serves breakfast. i dont live in jersey anymore so i cant give you specifics. try a diner
Cherry Hill is too far South. Taylor Ham (Pork Roll) is a very Trenton thing. It's also become big in the northern shore area (monmouth/ocean counties). I can get them just about anywhere, but I rarely eat it (iunno why, I'm sure its delicious). I wanted to post this myself, but I got lazy.
Sorry for being a posting whoreee but I lobstah sounded to typical. Here's a delicious desert that many outside of Maine don't know about called the Whoopie Pie!
On September 20 2011 12:07 Ideas wrote: I've lived in atlanta for 10 years and I feel like the chicken biscuit is probably the most defining food here (in good and bad ways):
one the plus side it's usually pretty damn good. on the bad side it's pretty unhealthy and stereotypically south, plus chic-fil-a is a huge christian chain and the owners support anti- gay marriage groups and stuff. I was going to go with chicken and waffles, but no I know here actually eats that.
All you can eat sushi is basically a Vancouver staple food, it's not really the case anywhere else afaik. You can get sushi elsewhere but the all you can eat isn't quite the same.
On September 20 2011 12:07 Ideas wrote: I've lived in atlanta for 10 years and I feel like the chicken biscuit is probably the most defining food here (in good and bad ways):
one the plus side it's usually pretty damn good. on the bad side it's pretty unhealthy and stereotypically south, plus chic-fil-a is a huge christian chain and the owners support anti- gay marriage groups and stuff. I was going to go with chicken and waffles, but no I know here actually eats that.
chicken and waffles are also from harlem
lol oh shit you're right. for a second i forgot that the south didnt invent all things fried chicken lol
Your location says Iceland but at least one of those is a distinctly french dish. Unless of course you do something different in preparation. But I need to hear more.
On September 20 2011 12:10 Supert0fu wrote: Sorry for being a posting whoreee but I lobstah sounded to typical. Here's a delicious desert that many outside of Maine don't know about called the Whoopie Pie!
Is that the same as the Moon Pie? Edit - It appears they are not the same. However, I would certainly claim the Moon Pie if I was from the NE area over the Whoopie Pie. Moon Pies are just ungodly.
Your location says Iceland but at least one of those is a distinctly french dish. Unless of course you do something different in preparation. But I need to hear more.
On September 20 2011 12:10 Supert0fu wrote: Sorry for being a posting whoreee but I lobstah sounded to typical. Here's a delicious desert that many outside of Maine don't know about called the Whoopie Pie!
Is that the same as the Moon Pie? Edit - It appears they are not the same. However, I would certainly claim the Moon Pie if I was from the NE area over the Whoopie Pie. Moon Pies are just ungodly.
Honestly, I have had a Moon Pie before, and the Whoopie pie destroys it. The whoopie pie has a soft fluffy cake instead of the chewy moon pie
Oh and also, everything that you pretty much in Taco Bell, except they use real meat and cheese, and actual vegetables as well. AND it's a hell lot cheaper ($1 for a burrito, hell yeah)
On September 20 2011 12:59 xDaunt wrote: Another Colorado speciality:
Let me give you a hint -- these oysters aren't from the sea....
Out of curiosity, are these actually decent when you eat them? The mental factor alone is just too much...
Honestly, I've never had them. However, they're usually served deep-fried, so I bet that they're pretty good. Probably very similar to taste and texture to deep-fried oysters.
cheesesteak. The real way philly people order it is "wit wiz". Also we make an insanely good roast pork sandwich which the people in philly actually like better. Its roast pork, broccoli raab, and sharp provolone.
Here are some of the best chilean dishes IMO sold all over the country.
"Paila Marina" It's a dish with almost every single seashell in the pacific ocean in Chile, there are bigger version of this with 4 to 6 types of fish added + crab + shrimps, This must always go with white wine, remember that Chilean wine is one of the best in the world and here the price is uber accessible
We also have salmon, and it's cheap and easy to get compared to many other countries. The most common dish is this with french fries. Of course there are other more "Le pretty French Cheff" dishes but this is how you do it :D
Here in Chile the sandwiches are really common, Avocado is really cheap, so every single "drop dead 5am eat & try not to die here please" sell this kind of sandwiches. Its called "Italiano" (Italian) Since it have Avocado, Mayonnaise & Tomato that have the colors of the italian flag (green, white & tomato).
Terremoto (Earthquake) Now this is crazy, It's usually done with Pipeño, that is a type of wine done only here in Chile but at your house you can do it with White wine + Pisco + Sugar + Pineapple Ice cream.
I hope you enjoy this dishes when you come to Chile . We also have the Chilean empanada that was mentioned early but to be honest ain't my favourite empanada hahahaha.
There are also many others but this I think are the most common ones
as much as i'd like to agree with you, technically the meaning of the word sushi refers to the preparation of the rice, and other than not being Japanese, California rolls would be correctly called sushi
Here in NM, we got that "Hatch Green Chile"! Yeah...the chile itself is a meal...no, not really...but it can go in freakin' everything...no joke...it's amazing and oh so tasty!
The most representative cocktail drink from Peru: Pisco Sour
The main alcoholic element is Pisco, which is a strong grape brandy produced in Peru and some parts of Chile. The cocktail also contains lime juice, 1 egg white, syrup and bitter. Usually served after Ceviche or any other typical Peruvian dish.
On September 20 2011 14:33 Underoath wrote: The most representative cocktail drink from Peru: Pisco Sour
The main alcoholic element is Pisco, which is a strong grape brandy produced in Peru and some parts of Chile. The cocktail also contains lime juice, 1 egg white, syrup and bitter. Usually served after Ceviche or any other typical Peruvian dish.
I remember having this when I was in Peru. Can't say I'm a fan. I think it's the raw egg white that puts me off. The food was tasty though. :D
Well, I'm from michigan, so I guess our regional delecacy would be the pasty
We aren't known for many things, really. Traverse City produces some of the best cherries in the US, so Cherry pies, tarts, etc are very common, but that's true enough everywehre.
Kellog's started his brand in Battle Creek (badass name, shitty town) MI, so you can attribute us to a lot of your favorite cold cereals, and the greatest invention in cereal kind....the rice krispy treat
Macinac (for some retarted reason pronounced Mack in awe) Island fudge is some of the best produced in the US
If you ever had a stomach ache, you can thank Doctor Vernor of Michigan for creating
Michigan is also world famous for mint, of all things, so we make a mean mojito (it's manly, I don't give a fuck what you say!)
I'm from none of these niche areas however, I'm from Cedar Springs, and all were famous for in food is the guy who created burger king was born in Cedar. However, our area is settled primarily by German immigrants; and my grandma made the worlds best comfort food Saurbraten
Cincinnati, Ohio. A surprising amount of awesome local foodstuffs for a generally non-notable city. If anyone ever asks me to say what's cool about Cincinnati, I generally go to the food first.
Cincinnati chili is really not chili at all, but more a sort of meat sauce that you can put over spaghetti or hotdogs or french fries (it's not good by itself). It's fucking delicious and awesome and if you ever find yourself in Cincinnati, you should try it, though non-natives often don't like it. The most famous vendor of Cincinnati-style chili is Skyline Chili, and the most popular dish is probably the Cheese Coney (hot dog + mustard + onion + chili + cheese + bun. delicious):
Also, we have Graeter's Ice Cream, which is known for its extremely thick and rich texture, and for its delicious chocolate chips which can be enormous due to the process by which they make the ice cream. Seriously, you will come across chips in Graeter's Ice Cream that are big enough to be standalone chocolate bars. I feel like cities always have an "awesome ice cream place," but I think that I can legitimately say, free of bias, that nothing that I've had comes close to comparing to Graeter's in terms of quality (though Ben and Jerry's has more fun flavors). + Show Spoiler +
My dad actually shipped me 6 pints of Graeter's Ice Cream for my birthday this year. But then, after I put them in the freezer, they all melted. It was the first time in the school year that I'd used the freezer component of my minifridge, and the temp was set too high to freeze the ice cream. All 6 pints got completely ruined. Feels bad, man
It was a full month ago and it was just ice cream but I still get a physical feeling of sadness when I think about that. 6 pints of awesome ice cream from home just went down the drain. Ugh.
Another place that's not quite as notable is the Montgomery Inn. It's a restaurant specializing in ribs that has a barbecue sauce which is quite delicious. It's a city staple, but I don't think it's as unique or notable as my other two examples.
I live in So cal, beach cities. There really isn't a regional food here since it's so diverse. We have lots of asians, lots of latinos, and lots of whites. Go a town over and we have tons of thai, viet, etc. Sushi restaraunts are everywhere, mexican is everywhere. And of course there are lots of italian, greek, steak house, fast food places everywhere.
Not really "regional" but since some of my family are originally from Karelia, we eat Karelian hot pop and Karelian pasties pretty "often". By no means weekly, well maybe these pasties at least once a week..
Portland is like Beer and Food cart food and cheap pizza/movies I suppose.
Although tons and tons of places have vegan food/vegan menus, exclusively vegan grocery stores, tattoo parlors, salons, etc. So that's a pretty big deal, It's a big change moving here from Vegas where it was hard to be a vegetarian when eating out.
On September 20 2011 08:02 Atlantian wrote: Eastern Wisconsin
Others may have different ideas. But in my area its Butter Burgers and Frozen Custard.
Thank you Culvur's!!!!
Doesn't hurt I'm related to the founder
I didn't even realize Culver's didn't exist here until Wax turned around and asked me what a butter burger is after reading your post. Now I'm pissed. They're everywhere in both Wisconsin and MN.
Halal cart food: Chicken and Lamb Gyro over rice, with the mysterious and ubiquitous "white sauce." Salty, greasy, satisfying. They've destroyed hot-dog vendors to the degree that they're pretty much only in touristy areas now.
I'm from Ohio, and that's about all we have that I would consider to be regional.
and they're not good
Wtf you take that back I overdose on these things multiple times every year. What's not to like - peanutbuttery inside and chocolate outside?
Also, as mentioned above Graeter's Ice Cream and Skyline Chili are probably the biggest chain-staples around Cincinnati. But you committed a cardinal sin matjlav - you forgot goetta!
I'm from Northern California (sometimes referred to as NorCal). The only thing that really stands out here is In N Out burgers and the abomination of Japanese culture known as the California roll.
Looks like this guy got a Double Double animal style
As a person who's been to many European countries, and several American states, I can safely say that whatever it is you guys have that you call "Shawarma", or "Kebab", or anything middle easterner, is disgusting compared to traditional food !
Stinky tofu: Oyster omelette: I don't really know what this one is called.. Meat..ball? Chicken feet: Noodle soup with pork intestines: Pineapple Cake:
Can't really think of any food that is unique to my region only, since most of our neighbouring countries have similar foods. Only thing i can think of is potica , which is a dessert.
On September 20 2011 14:30 Amaterasu1234 wrote: Here in NM, we got that "Hatch Green Chile"! Yeah...the chile itself is a meal...no, not really...but it can go in freakin' everything...no joke...it's amazing and oh so tasty!
Hell yea! I posted some hatch green chile around page 5 or so!
Someone already hit up Michigan for the pasty, but I'm surprised no one has mentioned lake perch yet. My brother lived in California and craved it for many years.
Also, down here in Kalamazoo we have Bell's brewery famous for their summer seasonal Oberon
Rye Bread It is higher in fiber than many common types of bread and is often darker in color and stronger in flavor. This is one of the reasons why finns cant travel for long. xD Everyone loves rye bread.
Mämmi Mämmi is a traditional Finnish Easter dessert. It takes days to make it so we buy it from market. Kind of strong taste in my opinion, I suggest having milk with it always.
Pickert a pancake-like food with potatoes. People in Lippe were very poor so they had to use the things they got. Oh, and pickert tastes really well if you combine it with Sugar beet syrup. Yummy!
The greatest BBQ that exists. It's a lot more vinegar based than other bbqs from around the country / world, but oh my god, pulled pork sandwiches are to die for.
I'm on vacation at the moment, but pretty much as soon as i get home i want to drive straight out to smithfield's and grab some
I think the only real regional food are the "Flensburger Punkte" (Flensburg Points). + Show Spoiler +
In germany, traffic violations can end up getting you "points in flensburg" (the bad kind) and after a certain amount of points you are not allowed to drive anymore for some time, so some clever guy started to sell chocolates named after those points.
Pitepalt! Mostly common in the northen parts of sweden
wiki: Potatoes, wheat flour/barley flour, salt and minced meat/pork are common ingredients in pitepalt. Some recipes also mention onion but is not that common. Sometimes blood is also added, the so called "blodpalt", making it very dark.
It is traditionally eaten with butter and lingonberry jam.
It may not look so good but palt is fairly delicious and it's not uncommon for first time eaters to enter "palt coma" because it's so easy to eat alot of it
In Fukuoka we have Hakata ramen, which is popular all over Japan. It's pork ramen with a white broth. Mentaiko is made here. There's a packing plant near my apartment. Our regional sweet is Hakata torimon. It's a moist bun with soft filling. I've heard both bean paste and potato(?) for the inside, but the important thing is that it's yummy.
On September 20 2011 16:28 AirbladeOrange wrote: I'm jealous of all the delicious seafood from the past 10 pages. However, have you ever eaten a fucking buffalo wing? DELICIOUS.
"Upstate" NY
True stuff right here. I'm not much for fried food, but this stuff is SO GOOD.
Yorkshire Pudding, usually with Roast Beef but sometime Sausages for "Toad in the Hole." Both are best served with ale, and we have plenty of local breweries:
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
I think it would be helpful if people write a little description for what their food is. Half the posts are an indiscernible pile of ??? labeled with a foreign word.
The Pacific Northwest doesn't really have any special cuisine as I know of, except maybe sea food, apples in Washington, and also a lot of this:
Chicken teriyaki, basically chicken grilled and drenched in a salty sweet Asian sauce. Often served with lettuce on the side, and rice.
I was trying really hard to think of something for the uk - but I live in London - I don't really have a "local" food. All the specialised foods I can think of in the UK are from little villages / outside london - clotted cream from devon/cornwall, melton mowbray pork pies, bakewell tarts, even msot of the beers aren't very london.
As much as I'm loathe to perpetuate stereotypes this really is the most british thing I can think of:
A nice cup of tea and a biscuit. It solves everything, nothing in the world is as bad as it seemed before when you have a nice cup of tea. If it's a really bad day - a sugared one. I honestly think that every time something horrendous has happened to me, my first course of action was to make a cuppa.
Alberta beef, the best quality beef you'll ever eat.
So so true my friend, the best is when you know someone who owns a ranch and they save you one of the very best they have and sell it to you for half price.
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
Pitepalt is a potato palt and the speciality of the city of Piteå, though variants are eaten in the whole country. This Swedish dish has almost as many variants as households in Piteå, but they have in common a mix of wheat and barley flour (whereas other variants of potato palt may use other flours such as rye, or exclude the barley), and can have either other filling than pork, like minced meat, or none at all, then referred to as flatpalt.
Blodpalt is an old-fashioned Swedish dish still fairly common in northern Sweden and Finland. The dish's history goes back to a time when the households carefully made use of all parts of the animals to get enough food.
Blodpalt is made out of blood (cattle or pig in the south, reindeer in the very north) mixed up with flour where the most commonly used are rye, wheat and/or barley. After allowed to swell over night, mashed winter potatoes are added. The "dough" is then formed into lumps and boiled until they float up, and then served with fried pork. This made the dish a nutritious meal often eaten during the dark part of the year.
Surströmming
Surströmming (pronounced [sʉ̌ːʂtrœmːɪŋ], Swedish "soured (Baltic) herring") is a northern Swedish dish consisting of fermented Baltic herring. Surströmming is sold in cans, which often bulge during shipping and storage, due to the continued fermentation.
When opened, the contents release a strong and sometimes overwhelming odor, which explains why the dish is often eaten outdoors. A Japanese study has shown that the smell of a newly opened can of surströmming is the most putrid smell of food in the world, beating similar fermented fish dishes such as the Korean Hongeohoe or Japanese Kusaya.[1]
Renskav
Sautéed reindeer (renskav in Swedish) is perhaps the best known traditional meal from Lapland, especially in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Usually steak or the back of the reindeer is used. It is sliced thinly (easier if frozen rather than only partially thawed), fried in fat (traditionally in reindeer fat, but butter and oil are more common nowadays), spiced with black pepper and salt, and finally some water, cream, or beer is added.
The dish is often fried with chanterelles and leeks, and served with mashed potatoes and cowberry preserves or, more traditionally, with raw cowberries mashed with sugar.
Was in montreal for new years and one night we ended up at this pub called McKibbins. They had this curry poutine.. it was soooooo good, never had anything like it before. A tier above poutines!
We finns love rye bread like couple others have already mentioned in this thread. In central Finland we have this thing called Kalakukko:
It is kind of ryebread with fish (vendance or perch usually, can be salmon too) and possibly pork and bacon inside of it. This fish are put inside full so they have bones and everything. When properly made the bones will become so soft that you don't even notice them while eating.
Kebabtallrik (kebab plate(?) ) Kebab with french fries and sauce.
Kebabpizza! Pizza with kebab on it.
I really hope you're not actually suggesting those dishes to be swedish signature dishes?
Nope? Luckily this thread isn't about signature dishes for your country. And the "It doesn't have to be something you like just something that reminds you of home."-part is true tho. You will see Pizza and Kebab places everywhere. And I haven't seen Kebabpizza outside of Sweden either (I guess you can find it in other Scandinavian countrys tho?)
Im in Berlin but Im from Sardegna, an island belonging to Italy.
This is Mirto di Sardegna, similar to Jaegermeister
This is Spaghetti alle Cozze (black mussels). The mussels are often cooked in white wine. This one is always funny because of the german word Kotze meaning vomit. Both words have similar pronounciation, especially if its a german trying to speak italian or the other way around
Because Sardegna is an island, people eat a lot of seafood. Those are gamberoni. The meat under the shell should be white,not red, thats the best sign for their freshness.
This is also a very typical sardegna food: filetto di cavallo, horse steak. Tastes like beef to me ^_^
Alberta beef, the best quality beef you'll ever eat.
So so true my friend, the best is when you know someone who owns a ranch and they save you one of the very best they have and sell it to you for half price.
i HAVE to agree with this the best steak I've ever eaten was in Banff, is that in Alberta? It was perfectly pink, without the blood, and was so tender it was flaky in that it would pretty much fall off into my mouth.
I'm from Thuringia too, got to say you won't find better sausages anywhere. They will take every barbecue to a whole different level. Besides that we like to eat a lot of game like venison or boar. Btw. anyone else getting seriously hungry from this thread?
Kebabtallrik (kebab plate(?) ) Kebab with french fries and sauce.
Kebabpizza! Pizza with kebab on it.
I really hope you're not actually suggesting those dishes to be swedish signature dishes?
Nope? Luckily this thread isn't about signature dishes for your country. And the "It doesn't have to be something you like just something that reminds you of home."-part is true tho. You will see Pizza and Kebab places everywhere. And I haven't seen Kebabpizza outside of Sweden either (I guess you can find it in other Scandinavian countrys tho?)
I guess you and I read this thread differently then 'Cuz I've had kebabpizza in both Denmark, Germany, Belgium and Greece (was with gyros in Greece - but practically the same).
But if it makes you think of home then I'm fine with it Just thought you were suggesting kebab to be a swedish "invention"
It is a dish usually served on christmas eve/new year's, but some people eat it around the year. The name is based on how you prepare the meat (lamb), it is steamed over a grid of birch sticks or metal. Other than that it is potatoes and "kålrabistappe" (tried to translate it- turned into "Rutabaga" in english, lol?) anyways, something like mashed turnip I thiiink~~
And then we have this delicious and sweet dish called Smalahove (sheephead... x)
Well... what can you say, it was created because couple of hundreds year back (before the oil.. we were all poor farmers and had to exploit every inch of the meat we could find. Awesome stuff, huh?
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
Not combined ofc, fårikål is like a dinner you have once a year and its so delicious. Brunost is browncheese directly translated, its like cheese but its brown and taste differently ;D
Westphalian Kale stew. Or we it would be called in english. Looks like already eaten once or twice. But it tastes oh so good. I can make pretty good one myself
Consist of kale, potatoes, ground pork sausages ? Dont know if thats the right word..
The Bedfordshire Clanger, which is a pastry disk which half is filled with meat and the other half is filled with either jam or apples. They were used on farms where people could get both a main course and a dessert.
Noodles (w/ Soup) ordered in strings, A regular person can eat about 1 string. Which comes out to be a large bowl of noodle with soup, of course the string is uncut, for aesthetic purposes. I tried to go for 2 strings once, it was too much for me.
This is basically what our state is known for. My father used to own a little sailboat which we kept right on the Chesapeake, and there are little crab-shacks all over the place.
I love the experience, I dislike the actual crabs. They basically cover the whole table with construction paper, and then just dump a giant pile of crabs on the table and you just sort of dig in. There's a science to it and lots of technique, but it's probably the messiest food imaginable. Tasty, but wayyy too much work.
Certainly our regional food though. I think we even have crabs on the state quarter, lol
First of all, my country RULE in "regional food"!! and second, i see a ton of wrong examples here, like a american showing a chinese dish or a korean dish, what i understood of the OP was the REGIONAL FOOD of where you live, not like, i have a "china in box" near my house so its local, but thinking of it now, maybe there arent local/regional food/dishes in certain spots anyway, behold the greatness!
Every day, bife com batata frita!
Picanha
Acarajé, typical northeastern dish
Pão de queijo, one cheese bread to rule them all!
Camarão na Moranga, slurs
Comida mineira, the best regional food imho
Ahhhhh!!! im going to eat picanha today! Churrascaria Gaúcha style, mutha fucka! xD
Oh how could i forget! although beer we have like hundreds because of the huge country, i pick this one because it's DAMN GOOD!
I'm from Ohio, and that's about all we have that I would consider to be regional.
and they're not good
Wtf you take that back I overdose on these things multiple times every year. What's not to like - peanutbuttery inside and chocolate outside?
Also, as mentioned above Graeter's Ice Cream and Skyline Chili are probably the biggest chain-staples around Cincinnati. But you committed a cardinal sin matjlav - you forgot goetta! + Show Spoiler +
I've actually never even had goetta :X It just never sounded good to me and I never had an opportunity to try it.
Also, agreed with the WTF at calling buckeyes "not good." Those things are so freaking delicious when made well.
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
Basically a special part of beef, which is boiled for a long time, served with roasted potatoes, veggies and different sauces (fresh horseradish with apple and a sour cream) my favorite! If you order it in a resteraunt you can order it on plate or still in the pot, as u like.
Rød grød med fløde (Sorry, no English word for it) With redcurrant, blackcurrant, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, bilberries and stoned black cherries in a groat - with cream!
Omg! i just ate "comida mineira" in São Paulo, FREAKING AWESOME! should have taken a picture of it, im stuffed! hahaha have what to eat at night at least hehehehe.
In South Carolina there's of course barbecue of the pulled pork variety. We have mustard-based in the Midlands, tomato-based in the upstate and vinegar-based in the low country. I prefer mustard-base because it is a little milder and sometimes sweet, but I've had some damn good vinegar-based barbecue. That crazy tartness with the meaty, peppery pulled pork is something special when done right.
Something people probably have not heard of that is SC-based is hash. It looks frightening, but it's parts of the pig not served cooked down with herbs and seasonings into a stew like consistency. You can dump it on rice or eat it as is. It's generally really tangy and full of that golden pork flavor. Kind of like a barbecue stew.
And of course you can't forget your collard greens. Sweet, meaty, and so tantalizing when done right that you could almost forget about the meat.
Kebabtallrik (kebab plate(?) ) Kebab with french fries and sauce.
Kebabpizza! Pizza with kebab on it.
I'm trying to think of a Swedish dish that I'd take over this, oops I can't because Swedish cuisine sucks (pitepalt is actually pretty good tho, I was very surprised).
I live in London, but I am Italian. Specifically, I come from Friuli (the North-Eastern bit of Italy, between Venice, Austria and Slovenia).
As it is case for all Italian regions, the list of typical regional food is extensive. I will present a very small selection of some of the most well known products/dishes.
- Prosciutto Crudo (San Daniele and Sauris, mostly, but also a few others that I have never seen in other areas of Italy, let alone abroad):
As a person who's been to many European countries, and several American states, I can safely say that whatever it is you guys have that you call "Shawarma", or "Kebab", or anything middle easterner, is disgusting compared to traditional food !
My wife is Lebanese and I just wish to share that Lebanese food is generally pretty amazing.
I went to school in Waco Texas. Only place I've ever had a Gut Pak. Kind of like the Garbage plate. (fritos, chopped BBQ beef, sausage, cheese, jalepenos, onions, pickles, 2 slices of bread).
That became kind of a meme in Denmark.. No one exactly knows why.. If you don't understand what the hell a person is saying you would just randomly say "...Schwarzwalder kirsch?"
I went to school in Waco Texas. Only place I've ever had a Gut Pak. Kind of like the Garbage plate. (fritos, chopped BBQ beef, sausage, cheese, jalepenos, onions, pickles, 2 slices of bread).
Om nom.
That's called Frito pie in New Mexico. Good, but salty as fuck. There's probably a week's worth of salt in that thing.
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
That became kind of a meme in Denmark.. No one exactly knows why.. If you don't understand what the hell a person is saying you would just randomly say "...Schwarzwalder kirsch?"
Never tasted it myself..
Schwarzwälder Kirsch-Torte is good, but I prefer Donauwelle:
But you certainly have your share of great cakes and pastry in Denmark.
Living in Turkey. My favorite Doner kebap(the way its written in Turkish.)
In our country there are many traditional meat-based fastfood types. Basically we have serious number of food types (More than you can imagine).
Note: The kebab made in Europe looks different. Btw if some Greek nationalist come up and say, we have yoghurt we have baklava, we have kebab ignore him/her. They didnt have any time to come up with those food :D
On September 21 2011 00:53 R4TM wrote: First of all, my country RULE in "regional food"!! and second, i see a ton of wrong examples here, like a american showing a chinese dish or a korean dish, what i understood of the OP was the REGIONAL FOOD of where you live, not like, i have a "china in box" near my house so its local, but thinking of it now, maybe there arent local/regional food/dishes in certain spots anyway, behold the greatness!
Actually many Chinese dishes were born in America. If you see a chinese dish with meat or broccoli in it, it was probably developed in America. When meat became more readily available, then meat started showing in the actual nation's dishes. That goes for other ethnic dishes as well. For example Ceasar salad, a dish served in many italian establishments, was born in Tijuana, Mexico.
I think it's rather nativist to think Chinese immigrants haven't contributed to the culinary pallet. Pizza would not have had a name if not for the New York water and brick ovens.
I grew up on a small danish island called Bornholm. The island is usually mostly know for it's smoked herring and the most famous dish is called 'Sol over Gudhjem' which means 'sun over Gudhjem'. It is an an open sandwich with rye bread, smoked herring, radishes, chives and a raw egg yolk (the "sun") on top.
Also rye biscuits ala Bornholm. Usually served with cheese but are delicious with just about everything
Honestly if you want to sample great foods from around the world, I totally recommend Disney World. Not just because it's my favorite place ever either. Epcot has authentic food from many countries around the world.
On September 20 2011 07:57 TALegion wrote: Bostonian here. I don't know if this would be Maine's thing, but people seem to categorize us as Lobster eaters a lot. Lots of Italian food in the North End. Irish in the south. Past that, I have no idea what is considered, "Boston food."
bostonian korean here
we are definitely lobster people
Though tbh I prefer vermont beer over MA beer...
edit: Then again I guess we are New England people too so I guess clam chowder?
On September 20 2011 16:28 AirbladeOrange wrote: I'm jealous of all the delicious seafood from the past 10 pages. However, have you ever eaten a fucking buffalo wing? DELICIOUS.
"Upstate" NY
Buffalo have wings? How? This looks totally awesome.
Very nice to see the cultural food mix around the world which have been established over the years. This thread looks very delicious I like the greece salad its very dewy in summer time hanging out with grilling
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
go into any deli anywhere. also any place that serves breakfast. i dont live in jersey anymore so i cant give you specifics. try a diner
Cherry Hill is too far South. Taylor Ham (Pork Roll) is a very Trenton thing. It's also become big in the northern shore area (monmouth/ocean counties). I can get them just about anywhere, but I rarely eat it (iunno why, I'm sure its delicious). I wanted to post this myself, but I got lazy.
Poker Roll/Taylor Ham is in Cherry Hill I have had it at the fucking seven eleven there as well as in Cape May, Atlantic, Bergen and others. I mean seriously go to any seven eleve, quick check, wawa, or Diner in NJ and you can get Pork Roll or Taylor Ham. In New Jersey we also eat Scrapple, which is basically pig left overs ( heart/fats/intestines/ect) that is all ground up and made in to square patties. Scrapple is usually a diner food or really out there deli.
cheesesteak. The real way philly people order it is "wit wiz". Also we make an insanely good roast pork sandwich which the people in philly actually like better. Its roast pork, broccoli raab, and sharp provolone.
Oh God the Roast Pork.... Seriously the cheese steaks is good but you can pretty much get a good one anywhere now, but that pork sandwich with the raab. Fuck...
Mantı (basically minced meat enclosed with pastry or dough i guess I'm not sure the correct word for that)
And finally for dessert, Kemalpaşa tatlısı
I can't describe how delicious all they are Turkish foods are my favorite foods around the world since probably I'm Turkish but I've also tried food in a lot of countries and especially Italinian and Spanish foods are close to it. This is my honest opinion of course since it's my country i can't be %100 objective but that's same for everyone else i guess
First, trout and different kinds of small fishes. It's pretty much a way of life for a ton of people on the east coast as expected.
Second, this "six-pates" is somewhat popular (although I have no idea if it's a regional food... pretty much no one I've ever asked outside NB makes it though) :
And finally, poutine is not exclusive to Quebec at all
Macadamia Nuts, lots of a farms around my area, as well as being exclusively native to only around this area too I believe. So so good. For breakfast each day: Weetbix + Honey + Macadamia Nuts = The boss.
On September 20 2011 15:00 iDiablo wrote: well in Michigan we have the coney dog! and yes it is orginally from michigan not coney island NY
Damn does it feel good to see somebody else say that. Theres some places in Detroit where you literally cant go more than a couple blocks without running into a Coney Island (a type of diner that sells coneys, the most popular type of diner in Michigan) I may have to go grab a couple now...
On September 21 2011 05:20 laszmosis wrote: Macadamia Nuts, lots of a farms around my area, as well as being exclusively native to only around this area too I believe. So so good. For breakfast each day: Weetbix + Honey + Macadamia Nuts = The boss.
After a year in Australia, i am still addicted to macadamien nuts.. You can get them here as well, but they are not nearly as good as the Australian ones... Your country is awesome btw
On September 20 2011 09:13 CubEdIn wrote: This is gonna be hard to explain, but I'll try anyway: The protein is minced meat (beef or pork, usually pork i think), wrapped in sour cabbage, and the yellow is a corn-based thing. I think in english it's best known as polenta. It's usually served with sour cream or so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polenta
However, I must say that I really prefer our neighbours food better (mainly, Hungarian Goulash). Soup or stew, this thing is fabulous! A+ It's not a looker, but this thing, cooked properly, it cures the common cold, I swear to god. LOVE IT!
The thing that is wraped in sour cabbage I LOVE IT <3
I'm from California, but I grew up with Korean food. Mah favorites in their very uninteresting-sounding english translations: Kimchi soup Bean paste soup Spicy rice cakes Spicy seasoned crab
Really, no one from Quebec mentionned the infamous paté chinois ??? (or did I miss it)
(can be translated directly to ''chinese pie'' while it doesnt have anything chinese of it, its basically steak, mashed potatoes and corn. Traditional canadian dish, but mostly from quebec.)
Traditional Swedish food in my region (Stockholm).. some may be found all over sweden, some not as much. Inlagd sill (Pickled herring) Strömming (Baltic herring) Köttbullar (Meatballs) Falukorv Blodpudding (Black pudding) Raggmunk (Potato pancake) Stekt fläsk med löksås (Pork with onion sauce and potatoes) Ärtsoppa (Pea soup) Smörgåsbord/Julbord (Smorgosbord)
That became kind of a meme in Denmark.. No one exactly knows why.. If you don't understand what the hell a person is saying you would just randomly say "...Schwarzwalder kirsch?"
Never tasted it myself..
Schwarzwälder Kirsch-Torte is good, but I prefer Donauwelle:
But you certainly have your share of great cakes and pastry in Denmark.
Hmm, yes and no - I would say that the part of Denmark that is most into cakes and pastry is probably the region closest to Germany (South Jutland, Sønderjylland) - They usually go bonanza with something they call "cake tables"
It's like cake-buffets, hehe
No wonder they are such fat basterds down there :D
On September 20 2011 16:28 AirbladeOrange wrote: I'm jealous of all the delicious seafood from the past 10 pages. However, have you ever eaten a fucking buffalo wing? DELICIOUS.
"Upstate" NY
Buffalo have wings? How? This looks totally awesome.
It's named after the place Buffalo, New York. Haha, no worries. That's a surprisingly common misconception amongst Americans even. They're spicy chicken wings that are typically served with Celery (or other vegetables, just most often celery), and Blue Cheese or Ranch dipping sauce.
Vancouver doesn't really have any specific regional cuisine, it's more about random fusion here.
I guess the most well known of the fusion would be Japadogs. Basically specialty weiners, with japanese toppings and sauces. It's nothing amazing, but it's pretty unique I guess.
I'm from Ohio, and that's about all we have that I would consider to be regional.
and they're not good
Wtf you take that back I overdose on these things multiple times every year. What's not to like - peanutbuttery inside and chocolate outside?
Also, as mentioned above Graeter's Ice Cream and Skyline Chili are probably the biggest chain-staples around Cincinnati. But you committed a cardinal sin matjlav - you forgot goetta! + Show Spoiler +
I've actually never even had goetta :X It just never sounded good to me and I never had an opportunity to try it.
Also, agreed with the WTF at calling buckeyes "not good." Those things are so freaking delicious when made well.
Maybe it's a little more popular in Northern Kentucky. So many families with German roots that go goetta instead of like sausage or bacon around where I live. Both Goettafests are also held on our side of the river so maybe its a little more popular south of the Ohio. I like mine sliced thin and cooked nice and crispy.
All things considered I could see someone who isn't from around here trying it and wondering why we like it so much. "Ground pork and oats burnt to a crisp? Whats so appealing about that?" I don't know but its just the shit man.
Sisig - Usually made from parts of the pig's head and liver.
Lechon - why chop pigs when you can cook the whole thing?
Sisig is amazing. Every bite is a mix of so many worlds that I can't describe it. I wish more people knew that they were eating the commercialized crapped instead of the real sisig. I asked some of my friends if they liked sisig and they were like "yeah, chicken sisig is my favorite" LOL.
So basically I'm from Russia but no our food is not vodka and no I'm not russian. I'm from Rebulic of Sakha my nation is Yakutian, and one of our national(you can call it regional I guess) it's called stroganina it's actually just a raw frozen fish with salt. It's too usual to it in just home, but we serve it in almost every celeration. This is how you do it
On September 21 2011 05:47 salle wrote: Traditional Swedish food in my region (Stockholm).. some may be found all over sweden, some not as much. Inlagd sill (Pickled herring) Strömming (Baltic herring) Köttbullar (Meatballs) Falukorv Blodpudding (Black pudding) Raggmunk (Potato pancake) Stekt fläsk med löksås (Pork with onion sauce and potatoes) Ärtsoppa (Pea soup) Smörgåsbord/Julbord (Smorgosbord)
Hey I tried the Swedish Herring but it's so strong. I was wondering how do you guys eat it normally? do you eat it like a pickle or put them in a soup? It was just very salty for me and I couldn't find anything to compliment the saltiness.
On September 21 2011 05:47 salle wrote: Traditional Swedish food in my region (Stockholm).. some may be found all over sweden, some not as much. Inlagd sill (Pickled herring) Strömming (Baltic herring) Köttbullar (Meatballs) Falukorv Blodpudding (Black pudding) Raggmunk (Potato pancake) Stekt fläsk med löksås (Pork with onion sauce and potatoes) Ärtsoppa (Pea soup) Smörgåsbord/Julbord (Smorgosbord)
Hey I tried the Swedish Herring but it's so strong. I was wondering how do you guys eat it normally? do you eat it like a pickle or put them in a soup? It was just very salty for me and I couldn't find anything to compliment the saltiness.
It's usualy just eaten with potatoes, tho there are lots of different kinds of herring. Having tasted one realy isn't enough to make up your mind about the dish! ^^
On September 21 2011 05:47 salle wrote: Traditional Swedish food in my region (Stockholm).. some may be found all over sweden, some not as much. Inlagd sill (Pickled herring) Strömming (Baltic herring) Köttbullar (Meatballs) Falukorv Blodpudding (Black pudding) Raggmunk (Potato pancake) Stekt fläsk med löksås (Pork with onion sauce and potatoes) Ärtsoppa (Pea soup) Smörgåsbord/Julbord (Smorgosbord)
Hey I tried the Swedish Herring but it's so strong. I was wondering how do you guys eat it normally? do you eat it like a pickle or put them in a soup? It was just very salty for me and I couldn't find anything to compliment the saltiness.
It's usualy just eaten with potatoes, tho there are lots of different kinds of herring. Having tasted one realy isn't enough to make up your mind about the dish! ^^
Yeah with potatoes, chives and sourcream is the traditional way to eat them. I love salty tasting food but I've never had any salty pickled herring as far as I can remember.
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
Hmm, I totally forgot, maybe because I don't care for it that much. But you're right, it is truly iconic.
We are also the only country in the world that have 'kroketten'.
What do you mean by "the only country in the world"? Maybe they are originally from the Netherlands, but you can get them in many other countries too. They are a standard side dish for meat in Germany for example.
Here in Hannover Germany we have a traditional drink called "Lüttje Lage":
This is some special kind of beer and schnaps. You hold it like seen in the picture and then drink both at the same time. The schnaps goes into the beer, while drinking. Takes some training to get it done without spilling it all over
If any of you is coming to IEM Hannover next year, I can only advice to try it!
On September 21 2011 17:07 Luri wrote: So basically I'm from Russia but no our food is not vodka and no I'm not russian. I'm from Rebulic of Sakha my nation is Yakutian, and one of our national(you can call it regional I guess) it's called stroganina it's actually just a raw frozen fish with salt. It's too usual to it in just home, but we serve it in almost every celeration. This is how you do it
I don't really know how to translate the name into english, something like Kale Mash Pot with smoked sausage. The key element here is the indentation at the top for the gravy. There's all kinds of mash pots with sauerkraut (it's not just german you know), cabbage, carrots etc.
Other dutch regional food are:
Fresh herring, shown is the traditional way of eating it.
I'd call this a regional food for the netherlands because it is THE fixture for the dutch kitchen, an average dutch family eats them 4-5 times a week, usually cooked but also baked or fried.
Known as a Hunter's Stew, is a traditional meat stew. It's fine, u can add mushrooms, cabbage, kielbasa and stuff.
Pierogi
LOVE Them :D
In english - dumplings. You got cheese, potato and cheese, meat, mushroom and cabbage, spinach and many more.
Pierogi are served in a variety of forms and tastes (ranging from sweet to salty to spicy) in Polish cuisine, considered to be the Polish national dish.[8] Pierogi were traditionally peasant food, but eventually spread in popularity throughout all social classes, including nobles. They are served at many festivals, playing an important role as a cultural dish. At the 2007 Pierogi Festival in Kraków, 30,000 pierogi were consumed daily. Polish pierogi are often filled with fresh white cheese (curd, pot cheese), potatoes, and fried onions, which is the most popular variety in North America. In Poland more popular are pierogi filled with ground meat, mushrooms and cabbage, or for dessert an assortment of fruits (various berries, with either strawberries or blueberries being most common). Sweet pierogi are usually served with sour cream, while savory with bacon fat and bacon bits. Poles traditionally serve two types of pierogi for Christmas Eve supper. One kind is filled with sauerkraut and dried mushrooms, another – small uszka filled only with dried wild mushrooms – are served in clear borscht.[1] Leniwe pierogi ("lazy pierogi") are a different type of food, similar to lazy vareniki, kopytka, or halušky.
On September 20 2011 20:00 Miggins wrote: Netherlands here!
We have some awesome things,
The typical Dutch fastfood snack the 'Frikandel'. Fried ground-up meat, possibly with mayo, curry and onion.
We have the most versatile assortments of licorice known to man, sweet, salt, hard, soft, honey flavoured, coins etc. etc.
The best coffees probably come from South America, but we have a damn good one as well (technically its from Indonesia, but hey ): 'Douwe Egberts'
To go with this coffee we have the best cookie in the world, the 'Stroopwafel' (sirup waffle), best served warm or you can put it on the top of your coffeecup to warm it, melting the sirup inside for orgasmic effects.
Let us not forget the Dutch cheeses, the most famous examples are Edammer and Gouda.
We also have beers, the most famous being Heineken.
Last but certainly not least a Dutch main course special 'Hutpot'. Mashed potatoes with mashed carrots and onions, served with sausage and gravy.
Miggs
How the hell did you forget about raw herring ?
If you visit The Netherlands you must eat it. And eat it like shown below.
Hmm, I totally forgot, maybe because I don't care for it that much. But you're right, it is truly iconic.
We are also the only country in the world that have 'kroketten'.
What do you mean by "the only country in the world"? Maybe they are originally from the Netherlands, but you can get them in many other countries too. They are a standard side dish for meat in Germany for example.
:o, I just always thought we were the only ones. As Americans/Brits don't know them, I ( and almost everyone else in netherlands lol ) assumed no one else really had them :S.
Well, since I'm from Amish Country Pennsylvania we're all about our PA dutch food because it's so good.
One of my personal favorites, chicken corn soup:
whoopie pies:
corn fritters:
Sweet Lebanon Bologna: soooooooooooooooo good
Simply put, if you eat a meal made from scratch by some nice Amish lady your stomach will thank you. They have some ridiculous way with making food, it's unbelievable.
i could eat feijoada from breakfast to dinner... holy shit. btw it`s lunch time now... must... eat... =D
and any meat(for me any food) with "manteiga da terra" (direct translation butter of earth lol)
"manteiga da terra" with "macaxeira" and some meat... like this ribs... you simple thrown the manteiga over everything and eat happily until yours arteries explode in a big happy ball of fat =D
edit.: macaxeira are the light yellow thing in front of the meat =D
Pea soup with pork, bacon or something like that. Mostly older people eat it.
With the big increase in immigration during the last ten years, kebab has become quite popular when eating out. Especially with the youths since it's quite cheap and still very tasty.
The best part about food - you can make it anywhere in the world, if you have the ingredients.
I went to a local Indian restaurant recently for the first time, and absolutely loved some of their spicier curries. I inquired where they got the spices, and after talking to the owner for a while, he ended up selling me a few different bags of curry powders that they use (plus some of their mango chutney, which is by far the best I've had). And they are sooooooooo good.
I made a korma-style curry recently (no yoghurt, I used a bit of cream instead), now I'm eating some of the leftovers while watching streams.
Here's some good stuff from my beloved Bavaria: Schweinshaxn (pork hock), here with Sauerkraut, I prefer it with this infamous side dish: Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), bavarian style.
We also have: Weißwurscht (bavarian veal sausage), it's somewhat different from all the other sausages, cause it's not roasted, it's actually cooked). It's usually served with a Breze (Pretzel) and süßer Senf (sweet mustard), as you can see here.
Something all bavarian dishes have in common: They go incredibly well with the last and most important food (Yes, over here it's actually staple food, according to the law; which leads to lower taxes on beer)
Yay, even the Netherlands has different regions. Where I'm from (the eastern part of the Netherlands) we have: Krentewegge It's bread with raisins, very 'heavy' on the stomach ^^.
We also have beer (Grolsch): The bottle is called 'beugel' because you can close it again after opening and it makes a nice 'pop' sound when you open it
This is da shiaaat! Called "Döner Kebap" and a food invented in Berlin, Germany around the 60s-70s by Turkish immigrants/guest workers. Ingredients are:
flat bread (so-called "Fladenbrot") meat (common: mixed of beef, veal and sometimes lamb, but also available with chicken) onion iceberg lettuce red cabbage pickles tomato salt
If you wish u can also have (mostly) 3 different kinds of sauce: garlic herb-sauce hot/spicy
I'd say this is the most characteristic food of Berlin besides the famous "Berliner Currywurst" (grilled/fried sausage with curry powder and ketchup)
A really common dish in Sweden, probably one of the most beloved as well is (Swedish) Tacos.
In swedish stores there's always plenty of taco related stuff. We make them with minced meat (preferably quality beef if you ask me). What makes them so special here besides the usage of minced meat is the heavy cumin flavor mixed in with the chili. Usually it's equal parts cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, and sweet pepper (bell pepper) and then some black pepper and salt.
Most buy a premixed mix called "taco spice" that I consider complete garbage. It's basically the above ingredients but with random substances and poor taste.
You can totally buy a decent salsa here though but the finished guacamole in the stores is even a bigger joke the the spice mix. Gotta make this dish with love. I prefer to make my own bread as well using wheat but not always.
went 15 pages without seeing this delicious Boston desert The Boston Cream Pie. It's actually a cake, filled with vanilla cream and covered in chocolate. It's so rich and fatty it's almost disgusting, but it's soo good.
it's papaya salad. i think it's from north-eastern region of thailand and now it's all over the country(i guess). there're different kinds of this food depends on the region. it's so spicy but it wouldn't be so good with not being spicy.
On September 22 2011 03:54 Patriot.dlk wrote: A really common dish in Sweden, probably one of the most beloved as well is (Swedish) Tacos.
In swedish stores there's always plenty of taco related stuff. We make them with minced meat (preferably quality beef if you ask me). What makes them so special here besides the usage of minced meat is the heavy cumin flavor mixed in with the chili. Usually it's equal parts cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, and sweet pepper (bell pepper) and then some black pepper and salt.
Most buy a premixed mix called "taco spice" that I consider complete garbage. It's basically the above ingredients but with random substances and poor taste.
You can totally buy a decent salsa here though but the finished guacamole in the stores is even a bigger joke the the spice mix. Gotta make this dish with love. I prefer to make my own bread as well using wheat but not always.
Man that's stretching the definition of "Swedish" food quite a bit lol.
I'd been trying to think of something from southern FL that wasn't the normal seafood that you would see anywhere in the gulf, and I finally thought of something that we actually have in my backyard - key limes!
BTW, real key lime pie should always have a yellowish hue. It's not the real thing if it doesn't.
On September 22 2011 03:54 Patriot.dlk wrote: A really common dish in Sweden, probably one of the most beloved as well is (Swedish) Tacos.
In swedish stores there's always plenty of taco related stuff. We make them with minced meat (preferably quality beef if you ask me). What makes them so special here besides the usage of minced meat is the heavy cumin flavor mixed in with the chili. Usually it's equal parts cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, and sweet pepper (bell pepper) and then some black pepper and salt.
Most buy a premixed mix called "taco spice" that I consider complete garbage. It's basically the above ingredients but with random substances and poor taste.
You can totally buy a decent salsa here though but the finished guacamole in the stores is even a bigger joke the the spice mix. Gotta make this dish with love. I prefer to make my own bread as well using wheat but not always.
Man that's stretching the definition of "Swedish" food quite a bit lol.
Indeed, id say Taco is something we eat alot of and enjoy, but its by no means swedish food xD
Another traditional swedish delicacy some of you may have heard of, the pizza. In it's very essence it is a flat, disc shaped bread, topped with various ingredients such as swedish Mozzarella, swedish grown olives and tomato sauce.
How do we eat it, you ask? Well, we cut it into triangular pieces as you would with a cake and eat it from the inside out.
On September 22 2011 03:16 Liveon wrote: Yay, even the Netherlands has different regions. Where I'm from (the eastern part of the Netherlands) we have: Krentewegge It's bread with raisins, very 'heavy' on the stomach ^^.
We also have beer (Grolsch): The bottle is called 'beugel' because you can close it again after opening and it makes a nice 'pop' sound when you open it
oh dude srsly? bread with raisins is coming from NL? i'm living in germany near the dutch border... i LOOOOOOOVE THAT STUFF............... goes so well with cheese. damn, it's so good -.- ... sorry for everyone who misses out -.-
it's not heavy on my stomach at all.. i could eat so much of it... cause it tastes too good with cheese -.-
On September 22 2011 08:02 hifriend wrote: Another traditional swedish delicacy some of you may have heard of, the pizza. In it's very essence it is a flat, disc shaped bread, topped with various ingredients such as swedish Mozzarella, swedish grown olives and tomato sauce.
How do we eat it, you ask? Well, we cut it into triangular pieces as you would with a cake and eat it from the inside out.
yeah the famous swedish pizza! its almost as good as our sushi.
On September 21 2011 18:20 Thermia wrote: Giordano's deep dish spinach stuffed pizza, chicago ftw
Yeah, man, Chi-town represent!
I grew up in the south suburbs and went to school in Michigan. Every time I brought someone back from Michigan we would see the top of the Willis Sears tower then go across the street to Giordano's! I personally like Beggar's a lot better since I grew up on it, but if I'm in the mood for deep dish this is the way to go!
Ahem!
Ok, now that I live in Baton Rouge, Louisiana the food has changed a lot. I've been introduced to the wonders of jambalaya and poboys!
Let's also not forget Louisiana's state doughnut - the beignet
Lots of other seafood treats as well. Since I grew up in Chicago I tend to avoid seafood like it's the plague, but it's ok because even if it's seafood the people here will deep-fry it!
Himmel un Äd met Blotwoosch Means "sky and earth with blood sausage", it's a mix of mashed potatoes, apples and blood sausage and very well known in and around Cologne.
Kringle is king here, its really the best thing in the world (obama stopped to get some on his way through) if you ever come near, u must stop and get some.
On September 22 2011 03:54 Patriot.dlk wrote: A really common dish in Sweden, probably one of the most beloved as well is (Swedish) Tacos.
In swedish stores there's always plenty of taco related stuff. We make them with minced meat (preferably quality beef if you ask me). What makes them so special here besides the usage of minced meat is the heavy cumin flavor mixed in with the chili. Usually it's equal parts cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, and sweet pepper (bell pepper) and then some black pepper and salt.
Most buy a premixed mix called "taco spice" that I consider complete garbage. It's basically the above ingredients but with random substances and poor taste.
You can totally buy a decent salsa here though but the finished guacamole in the stores is even a bigger joke the the spice mix. Gotta make this dish with love. I prefer to make my own bread as well using wheat but not always.
Man that's stretching the definition of "Swedish" food quite a bit lol.
Indeed, id say Taco is something we eat alot of and enjoy, but its by no means swedish food xD
You really missed the point here. They way we eat tacos in Sweden is a very Swedish phenomenon. It's popular to eat tacos on fridays "fredagsmys" and more often than not people use the exact same products and ingredients. I once made a more authentic style of tacos for my girlfriend's family and they were basically shocked by how different their perception of the dish was to a more authentic style.
Even though pizza is an Italian food, I don't think many people would argue that Americans have, in a way, made it their own. Just like we do in Sweden with kebabs, pizzas, tacos etc.
Unfortunately we have this shitty attitude in Sweden. We are completely unable to appreciate anything about or country and for some reason it has become a trend to constantly badmouth everything we have.
It is made by placing the uncooked filling on a flat pastry circle, and folding it to wrap the filling, crimping the edge to form a seal. The result is a raised semicircular package.
Although British Decent .... The Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In some areas, pasties are a significant tourist attraction, including an annual Pasty Fest in Calumet, Michigan in early July. Pasties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan have a particularly unusual history, as a small influx of Finnish immigrants followed the Cornish miners in 1864. These Finns (and many other ethnic groups) adopted the pasty for use in the Copper Country copper mines. About 30 years later, a much larger flood of Finnish immigrants found their countrymen baking pasties. The pasty has become strongly associated with Finnish culture in this area, and in the culturally similar Iron Range in northern Minnesota.
I live in Paris so pretty much everything really. Do not underestimate the mighty French cuisine, house of the finest gourmets in the world! MOUHAHAHA.
I never even got close to enjoying this! I mean, you put sugar and cinamon on the stuff you put in the pirogue, not fullgrain bread and eggbutter?! But that is of course only my opinion!
Gone through 8 pages without finding you austrian buddies repping the wienerschnitzel, which is basically the best thing eeeever!
On September 22 2011 23:09 Kukaracha wrote: I live in Paris so pretty much everything really. Do not underestimate the mighty French cuisine, house of the finest gourmets in the world! MOUHAHAHA.
Hahaha, true, very true !
I live in Toulouse, and we eat...Cassoulet ! It looks strange but it's really tasty.
I never even got close to enjoying this! I mean, you put sugar and cinamon on the stuff you put in the pirogue, not fullgrain bread and eggbutter?! But that is of course only my opinion!
Gone through 8 pages without finding you austrian buddies repping the wienerschnitzel, which is basically the best thing eeeever!
fixed that for you as that is not correct tbh. Living in Quebec (Sherbrooke) atm for school and its all about fresh cut fries, squeeky-esque fresh cheese curds and rich, incredibly hot beef gravy to make it all melt together :D
So heavy on the stomach but incredible at all times.
fixed that for you as that is not correct tbh. Living in Quebec (Sherbrooke) atm for school and its all about fresh cut fries, squeeky-esque fresh cheese curds and rich, incredibly hot beef gravy to make it all melt together :D
So heavy on the stomach but incredible at all times.
It can be made with both brown sauce and the more St-Hubert style bbq sauce, and I prefer the later
Holy Balls I just learned that Snowballs and probably snow cones in general were invented in Baltimore deffinately deserves a bump to a delicious thread everyone should see.
A lot of people here like these bad boys with marshmallow on top like above but; you can get them with pretty much anything.
i grew up eating this delicacy. acquired taste and stinks up your fingers. i can't wait to go back to south east asia for more.
I want to buy one of those and hang it up in my room just because it looks awesome.
From where I am, poutine is the regional food. Far North Canada, Ontario so most of the population is Quebec-french. Good stuff, but I could never handle much of it, so much grease in it.
The hot brown. It has texas toast, turkey, bacon, and Roma tomatoes (which are also big here), topped with melted romano cheese mixed with butter and heavy cream. Instant heart attack, but oh so delicous.
Wow, poutine looks so delicious. I'll make sure to try that out if I ever visit Frech Canada.
i grew up eating this delicacy. acquired taste and stinks up your fingers. i can't wait to go back to south east asia for more.
I want to buy one of those and hang it up in my room just because it looks awesome.
From where I am, poutine is the regional food. Far North Canada, Ontario so most of the population is Quebec-french. Good stuff, but I could never handle much of it, so much grease in it.
nah don't hang it up. it takes a while for the smell to go away. my family used to live in an apartment and we always knew when the neighbors were having durian ;D.
So being from California, what I always considered our state meal is a classis In-n-Out burger. You are a not a true Californian if you are not into INO.
Now, as for other meals, I love the SF bay area. When I go I eat fresh Chinese food from China town, or, well, this:
You can even get this meal while at ATT Park watching the ball game. I love it.
EDIT: Also, this was my 1500th post. I am no longer at the Lurker icon!
I don't know what poutine is like in the rest of Quebec, but in Montreal, it is not uncommon to see variations to the usual gravy-cheese-fries poutine.
There are quite a few restaurants that add extra toppings and sauces to the conventional plain poutine. Not the healthiest food on earth, but one of the best comfort foods to run to after you feel like you've failed an exam.
On November 25 2011 15:02 InvXXVII wrote: I don't know what poutine is like in the rest of Quebec, but in Montreal, it is not uncommon to see variations to the usual gravy-cheese-fries poutine.
There are quite a few restaurants that add extra toppings and sauces to the conventional plain poutine. Not the healthiest food on earth, but one of the best comfort foods to run to after you feel like you've failed an exam.
Adding anything else for toppings to give it a shitty international name (Oh! a put some tacos on it, it's a mexican version!) and replacing the cheese curds by a random cheese (most of time because they cannot get fresh one) is just BLASPHEMY!
If Quebec was independant, there would be a law for that.
"Fabada asturiana" from Asturias in the north of Spain
It is made of "farm beans" wich are bigger than standard beans (4 - 5 cm length more or less) Chorizo, blood sausage and pork fat. For drink you should have apple cider and for dessert rice pudding.
Great for that long winter and rainy days we have on the north of Spain. Because not all in spain is sun, beach and wine, in the north we are more like Irish due to our past celt bonds.
Man vs Food did a hot dog challenge for the NC Triangle, but 100% the food I miss is Lexington, NC BBQ. My grandparents lived in Lexington and that's 110% the best BBQ I've ever had. The vinegar base + spices they use at Smokey Joe's has been my standard for BBQ for yeeeeeeears.
im from jersey. we have good pizza/italian food since we are close to NY (a little less than an hour away) and people around here somewhat know what they are doing, esp in the ones owned by italians xD
haha I'm also from Vancouver island and I can vouch those are the most delicious things ever
I dunno if you've ever been to honeymoon bay but there's a lady with a sweet shop who serves deep fried icecream
she has some blast freezer than can cool the icecream to much colder temperatures, so that the deep frieing does nothing more than take it back to that of a normal frozen icecream
she then tops it with a variety of sauces and whipped cream
probably the single best thing I've ever had in my life
North-west Italy here, we have one of the richest cuisine in italy by number of dishes and traditional food. I know you only think about pizza and pasta, but this thread is about regional food not 'italy=pasta pizza' boring things. Keep in mind those are not very common in the normal diet, you cant really cook at home because they are very difficult and takes hours and hours to be made.
Mixed fried 'alla piemontese',
made by a selection of meats, fruits and vegetables. By meat i mean:
-brain (yes brain) of cow -balls (yes balls..) of bull, but you can made without it -liver of beef and pig -batsoà (little legs of pigs cooked in a very complex way and cutted to little fried pieces) -pig ribs -thymus -mushrooms -carrots & various other vegetables -apples -various sausages
Ofc there are a lot of variations available, but generally speaking this is the main way to made it.
Another common dish is bollito misto
which is various boiled meats with 10 sauces based on garlic and 32512 other ingredients. Meats are often pork legs, tongue of beef and all 'good' parts of the beef. You must submerge the piece of meat in the salt.
Then we have bagna caoda
is a sauce made with TONS of garlic and anchovy, and must always be cooked even when eating it: as you can see in the photo you put the sauce over a flame and submerge vegetables into it, then eat them. Just dont eat it if you are planning a night with the woman of your dreams
then we have agnolotti alla piemontese (agnolotti with meat and brasato di barolo, a local wine)
and other tons of dishes i dont have time to speak about but those are the 3 most famous in italy (rest of the world ofc doesnt know).
I get mad when i travel the europe, go to eat outside and waiter 'ooo you are italian! want pasta or pizza?' first of all i dont want your pasta or pizza (no offence but 98% of 'italian restaurants' in the world of italian has only the name, yes even the ones under italians speaking guys) horrendous overcooked or made with fake ingredients, but we have literally thousands and thousands of more dishes here.
cheesesteak. The real way philly people order it is "wit wiz". Also we make an insanely good roast pork sandwich which the people in philly actually like better. Its roast pork, broccoli raab, and sharp provolone.
I dont wanna be that guy but uhm... yeah it mostly looks like someone took a shit on a sandwich...
Bregenwurst (also Brägenwurst) is a specialty sausage of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt traditionally made of pork, pork belly, and pig or cattle brain.[1] It is eaten raw or after being stewed, giving it a spreadable consistency once broken from its casing, and is served with Grünkohl (kale).
The name Bregenwurst comes from the Low German word for "brain" or "head", which can be written either as Bregen or Brägen.
Despite its name, the Bregenwurst of today usually contains no brain due to BSE concerns.
mmmhhhhh swabian (in southwest germany) food this is called "Maultaschen" and you could translate it with "mouth bags". on the picture though they were cut to stripes so they arent bags anymore :D when u cut em to stripes u usually rost them with onions, bacon and eggs
but you can also put em in a soup and its equally OP :D
Nobody from Louisiana (that I saw) mentioned the food that should have it's own food group.
I present Boudin
It's usually pig intestine stuffed with a mixture of seasoned rice, pork, beef, chicken, crab or other seafood with green onions and sometimes other vegetables.
On September 20 2011 07:57 TALegion wrote: Bostonian here. I don't know if this would be Maine's thing, but people seem to categorize us as Lobster eaters a lot. Lots of Italian food in the North End. Irish in the south. Past that, I have no idea what is considered, "Boston food."
On November 28 2011 21:06 Tyrantcc wrote: Nobody from Louisiana (that I saw) mentioned the food that should have it's own food group.
I present Boudin
It's usually pig intestine stuffed with a mixture of seasoned rice, pork, beef, chicken, crab or other seafood with green onions and sometimes other vegetables.
That's clearly not boudin. That's called chorizo which is what they call fresh sausage where I live (lafayette). You forgot to warn them that the meat is mostly liver. xD
Michigan has two things depending on what part of the state your in Greater Detroit Area Coney Dog-Hot dog with chili, fresh onions, and mustard The two big places that started making them in Detroit in like 1914 are still open and Man vs Food did an episode comparing the them
Lafayette FTW
And the northern portions of the state are know for Cherries And the 10 people that live in the Upper Peninsula are know for Pastys
cheesesteak. The real way philly people order it is "wit wiz". Also we make an insanely good roast pork sandwich which the people in philly actually like better. Its roast pork, broccoli raab, and sharp provolone.
I dont wanna be that guy but uhm... yeah it mostly looks like someone took a shit on a sandwich...
Not really man, looks so fucking good thoughhhhhhhhh
On September 20 2011 11:36 JaFFsteR wrote: New Jersey. I give you the taylor ham, egg, and cheese!
I live in NJ and ive never eaten or seen one of these in my life, are there any good places around Cherry Hill (or just in South Jersey) that sell them?
Yeah I've never eaten one of them, I'm from South Jersey.
A 2 a.m. garbage plate. A Rochester classic. Well, not the 2 a.m. part, but it often coincides. Do you like to eat the most calorie-filled foods after a night of partying? Then get yourself to Rochester for a garbage plate. For a garbage plate, you pick your main ingredient-- hamburger, cheeseburger, white or red hot (all sans the bun), grilled cheese, egg, etc., and then pick your "fillers" like homefries, mac salad, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, etc. It gets drizzled with a meaty hot sauce and your selection of condiments, and voila! Chop, mix, consume. Sound nasty? Calorie and digestion wise, it is. But I try not to think about it... ever. It's worth every greasy, fatty bite. My favorite combination is the classic cheeseburger plate with homefries, macaroni salad, more hot sauce, and dash of ketchup. You're not a true Rochestarian 'til you've had one of these. (Not my photo, but you have to see it to believe it):
As far as Syracuse goes we're a bit of a melting pot for upstate new york at least. The only thing truly exceptional would be the dinosaur. http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/history/
Poland has the best breads without saying. They also have probably the most underrated beers, since I prefer my Polish beers to any German or Czech labels. As for the actual food, I present to you the following: They are called pierogi, without a doubt among the best food in the world. They are dumplings stuffed primarily with either cheese and potato, meat, or sauerkraut and regional, hand-picked mushrooms. True Polish dining tradition also includes dessert-oriented pierogi, which would have either blueberry or strawberry stuffing, drizzled with sweet cream to conclude your meal with an epic win.
Also, as with most northern European countries, Poland has their own type of sausages, called a Kielbasa. Usually grilled and served with Sarepska mustard and regional breads and beers.
Obligatory pic if I'm going to be posting about Polish food:
And now I will go eat dinner, since this thread has made me a very hungry man...