What foods are your part of the Country best known for?

[NJmaverick]

In North Jersey, I think it's Italian food (including Pizza) and Bagels.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Clam Chowdah, Maple Syrup, Baked Beans, Boston Cream Pie

:9

[sarge43]

17. Vermont Cheddar Cheese with sage. Mmmmmm n/t

[Kali]

2. Mexican

Mesquite wood cooking - beef in particular.

and whatever "desert" fusion type fad is going on, mixing some other cuisines with local products.

[Guava Jelly]

3. Barbeque, steaks

Kansas city,Kansas & Kansas City,Missouri

[Xipe Totec]

4. Chowdah!

And grindahs.

and baked beans.

[begin_within]

5. Fish tacos, guacamole, and margaritas

[joneschick]

6. brats and beer!

and it's been too long since I had brats on the grill. dammit, I'm going to remedy that today. :hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

10. Beer is food?

:P

[joneschick]

14. whatever would place such a doubt in your mind?

of course beer is food! silly primate

:hi:

[trotsky]

86. You bet your ass!

That's why it was invented - a way to get caloric value out of your grain months after the harvest.

[npk]

88. Of course. It part of the starch food group.

:rofl:

[Connonym]

22. I have yet to use the grill this summer, WTF is wrong with me?!

mmm brats

[spindrifter]

7. Salmon!

[Symarip]

8. Craptacularly unauthentic burrito's

Filled with rice.

[Kali]

43. ...

:spray:

I'm starting to feel like I better mail you a good carne asada burro.:rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

9. Cod, various preparations thereof.

[no name no slogan]

33. Lutefisk country here

...which is basically cod, dried and preserved in lye, then rehydrated and served with butter and/or cream sauce.

Tastes as good as it sounds!

:puke:

[ghostsofgiants]

34. Eww.

Ours is more along the lines of salted, then I think boiled, then served with potato, "brewis" (boild hardbread) and "scruncheons" (pan friend bits of back bacon). Unhealthy as hell, but surprisingly delicious.

[no name no slogan]

35. That sounds really good. I would definitely eat that.

The only thing that saves Minnesota, culinary-wise, are the Germans and (most recently) SE Asians. Scandanavians can't cook worth a darn.

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

108. It's so nice to be able to get a good bowl of pho

when the urge strikes. Nothing warms me up on a cold winter's day like a steaming hot bowl of beef pho, :9

And I'm an almost pureblood German.

[Kali]

60. eewww that pasty looking stuff - looks like guacamole and I'm pretty sure that

would NOT be a good combo:puke:

[pengillian101]

110. That isn't a good pic.

I LOVE lutefisk with melted butter rolled up in lefse. Parsley potatoes alongside are wonderful. I have absolutely NO idea what that green slop could be. Smushed up peas is what it looks like to me - a foreign food.

Regular green peas and pearl onions in a white sause is more traditional.




INGREDIENTS
2 cups frozen green peas, thawed
2/3 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white sugar


DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan, combine peas, water, and salt. Bring to a boil, then stir in butter.
In a small bowl, whisk together cream, flour, and sugar. Stir mixture into peas. Cook over medium-high heat until thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes.

very good! I added 1 cup of frozen tiny pearl onions and used 1/2 and 1/2 instead of heavy... MORE MORE

[TZ]

11. Blue crab, crab cakes..oysters...

[CreekDog]

51. ...and pork rinds

:hide:

[SeattleGirl]

12. Coffee

:P

[NJmaverick]

25. Which food group does coffee fall under?

[Left Is Write]

13. Potatoes and sugar beets.

:eyes:

[NJmaverick]

40. What part of the country are you from?

[Left Is Write]

42. I'm *from* Minnesota...

but I live in Idaho. :)

[pengillian101]

112. Howdy neighbor!

I'm from Wisconsin, lived in Idaho for a few years awhile ago, and am currently in Minnesota.

I sure miss the beauty of the Sawtooths, and my dying wish is to to have my ashes scattered over Stanley, Idaho!

Enjoy Idaho - we sure did!

[livetohike]

15. Kielbassi and sauerkraut and pyrohi (pierogies)

and Iron City beer :-).

[femmocrat]

18. You have to be from Pittsburgh!

:hi:

[livetohike]

23. Born and raised, moved back and forth many times and

now in the country two hours north :hi:.

[dropkickpa]

31. You stole my answer!

But forgot to add ham barbeque sandwiches. Nothing better than a crockpot brimming with chip-chopped ham and Isaly's sauce!

[livetohike]

37. My Mom's standard Saturday lunch when I was growing up

:hi: Oh, unless it was those single serve Tambellini pizzas that came in a plastic bag of 10 or so......

[dropkickpa]

39. I think I've gone to maybe one barbeque party thing

where there wasn't barbeque ham. Everyone asked about it! :hi:

And I used to LOVE those pizzas! Haven't seen them in a long time!

[Initech]

16. Avocados and lots of them

I swear every time I go to a restaurant outside of Cali and see something called "The Californian", it ALWAYS has avocado in it.

[Seeking Serenity]

19. Fried catfish. Barbecue pork.

Not haggis.

[pokerfan]

20. Apples

and salmon.

[erinlough]

85. Fruit!

My area is known as the "Fruit Belt"

[Whoa_Nelly]

21. Cuisine

It's California, ya know... :P

[jonnyblitz]

24. Mystic Pizza.nt

[YankeyMCC]

26. Frappes nt

[NJmaverick]

27. What are Frappes?

[YankeyMCC]

44. An ice-cream shake

http://www.boston-online.com/glossary/frappe.html

[Critters2]

63. You know them as "milk shakes". nt

[laylah]

28. ANYTHING breaded

and deep fried. :puke:

[Dem_4_Life]

29. Mexican, Barbeque and Steaks

[BOSSHOG]

30. Crawfish Pie, filet Gumbo, sonofagun wer'e gonna have big fun on the bayou

Crawfish berl, farm raised catfish, Po-boys of various and asundry modules, and don't forget the Muffaletta Cher!!!! Oh yeah, charbroiled ersters ..... Get you some NOLA chow!

[Genevieve]

32. Pastrami sandwiches.

nt

[TreasonousBastard]

92. But remember what Milton Berle said...

"whenever someone orders pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies."

[philosophie_en_rose]

36. Apples, Salmon, Starbucks Coffee

:9

[Graybeard]

38. NYC pizza.

The standard by which all others are measured.:9

[sammythecat]

41. Two chocolate cake disks about 3 inches in diameter,

with at least an inch and a half of white lard in the middle. It's an Amish thing and they call them whoopie pies. Tasty I suppose, if you haven't eaten in a week.

[Runcible Spoon]

45. Buffalo wings and spiedies.

yum!

[NJmaverick]

47. What are spiedies?

[Runcible Spoon]

48. Italian marinated chunks of chicken, pork, or less often other meats...

charcoal pit roasted and served on soft Italian rolls. Garnish with melted cheese and grilled onions if you wish. Delicious, some of the best drunk food ever created.

[NJmaverick]

52. Sounds pretty tasty

[Kali]

53. yum that sounds good - where do these items hail from?

[Runcible Spoon]

55. Upstate NY...Binghamton/Endicott area.

:hi:

[malta blue]

46. potato chips

http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/AmericanHeritageRecipes/PotatoChip.htm

[grasswire]

49. hazelnuts, berries, dungeness crabs

Of course, we natives call the nuts "filberts."

[Runcible Spoon]

59. damn skippy it's filberts.

don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

[Arugula Latte]

101. Don't forget salmon, apples and pears

:)

[CreekDog]

50. Whole

paycheck :eyes:

[Ewellian]

54. chicken riggies

basic ingredients are rigatoni, chicken, sliced hot cherry peppers in a tomato and cream sauce with grated Parmesan cheese. May also include black olives, sauteed onions, bell peppers....
I'm getting hungry.

[hippywife]

66. Must be in

the area of northern NY state?

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[Ewellian]

77. Central NY

Utica-Rome area. :hi:

[hippywife]

80. Only other person

I ever knew to talk about riggies lives in the Albany area. :hi:

[hippywife]

68. Oops! Wrong spot! n/t

[LeftyMom]

56. Mexican, Italian, Indian, Vietnamese, "California" fusion crap nobody here actually eats.

Sacramento is THE place to go for Vietnamese food.

[XemaSab]

69. The only thing I could think of for NorCal is Basque food

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

73. Where would you go for that?

I'm from South Sac, so naturally my first thought was Vietnamese. Though there are some damn fine Mexican places out there too.

[HEyHEY]

57. bagels are italian? In vancouver it's pot brownies and smoked salmon

And we're supopsed to have the best chinese food in the world.

[NJmaverick]

61. You smoke your salmon, what sort of rolling paper do you use?

[mokawanis]

58. Blessed are the cheesemakers

and we are big on brats too.

[Critters2]

62. Sweet corn. nt

[Inspired]

83. And corn-fed beef!

[Reverend_Smitty]

64. Pizza...Italian in general, my hometown is where pork roll comes from

the best fried mystery meat in the world...and yes I refuse to call it Taylor Ham, North Jersey I'm looking in your direction. It's pork roll...I'm from Trenton, I should know dammit! :P

[fizzgig]

65. nothing foodwise that i can think of

but plenty of people know our beers

[LaurenG]

72. New Belgium Brewing Company - Fat Tire!

yep - yummy and not available here. :(

[NJmaverick]

84. What part of the Country doesn't have a favored food?

[Hawkeye-X]

116. Definetely New Belgium

And the moose piss they call Coors in Golden.

But we also are well-known for Rocky Mountain Oysters...

[WinkyDink]

67. Tastykakes, Peeps, Lebanon Bologna, Shoofly Pie, anything PA. Dutch.

[LaurenG]

70. chili on spaghetti and brats and goetta nt

[yellowdogintexas]

76. Cincinatti, right? Love me some Cincinnati Chili nt

[hippywife]

71. I'm not native here

but I guess it's gotta be chicken fried steak. :puke:

[MorningGlow]

74. Chicken wings, Italian saaahhhsage with peppers and onions

White hots, Italian food in general, frozen custard, and...um...Genny Cream Ale. :yoiks:

[Ewellian]

79. I haven't had

Genny Cream Ale in years. Used to always be in the fridge. :)

[MorningGlow]

82. Yep, the ol' green can

There was always a six in the fridge at our house too. That was the first alcoholic beverage I ever tasted. I was, like, six years old or something, and I thought beer had a really good smell. My dad caught me sniffing the can (:rofl:) and said, "Go ahead--take a sip."

And that was the LAST alcoholic beverage I tasted for 10 more years! :puke:

[Mutley]

75. Steamed crabs with Old Bay

Time fer some crabs, hon!

[yellowdogintexas]

78. Barbecue, Tex Mex, Chicken Fried and Dairy Queen..the 4 Food Groups of Texas

or so they say.

[stuntcat]

81. Carolina barbecue

NCBBQP - North Carolina Barbecued Pork :headbang:

I'm a vegetarian now but I'm still kinda proud :) People who wanna fight say Texas's is better, but to each their own and stuff, they're both great in different ways I guess. Mine comes from a different state than the shitty president though.


(I'm living in VA until I can get back to NC, I don't know what goes on up here.)

[MsTryska]

87. battered and deep fried. nt

nt

[loveable liberal]

89. spam.

w'ever.

[NMDemDist2]

90. Hatch Chilis

:9

[Kali]

91. and red or green?

[NMDemDist2]

113. only a New Mexican knows the diff, and knows which one they like

:evilgrin:

[Hawkeye-X]

117. We get those here too...

Howdy neighbor!!!

(They sell those on Iliff Ave and Parker)

[NMDemDist2]

119. you know it's fall when every grocery store has a roaster fired up in the

parking lot

you pick which and how many and they roast em while you shop

:rofl:

[TommyO]

93. Scrapple - blech!

[PADemD]

94. Cornish Pasties & Saffron "Nubbies"

[bertha katzenengel]

95. In-N-Out Burger

in Southern California, of course, my home sweet home, not in So. MD where I live.

In So. MD, it's Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. :(

[Blue Gardener]

96. Huge pork tenderloin sandwiches

Iowa Chops, and Kolaches (a delicious Czech pastry). Ans sweet corn of course...this is Iowa after all.

[My Good Babushka]

97. Pierogies

Golabki, Halushki, Stupid sandwiches that have fries and coleslaw on them, gobs (elsewhere known as whoopie pies), venison

[NJmaverick]

98. Pierogies rule!

mmm....

[Tektonik]

99. Fish Tacos!

[NJmaverick]

102. Can you describe that in a way that doesn't make it sound as bad

as it's name?

[XemaSab]

103. Fish tacos are GOOD

Take a piece of fish.

Grill it.

Take a bell pepper and some onions.

Grill those.

Heat a couple corn tortillas on the grill.

Stick the fish and the veggies in the tortillas, and cover them with lime and hot sauce.

Enjoy! :9

[NJmaverick]

104. OK, that doesn't sound to bad. What type of fish do they use?

[XemaSab]

105. Any kind you like

Except tilapia... that stuff just doesn't have a good flavor. x(

[JTG of the PRB]

100. Rocky Mountain oysters!

:puke:

[Crabby Appleton]

106. You can have my share.

[pengillian101]

107. Green jello with grated carrots with a dollop of cool-whip on top...

A mainstay at picnics in Wisconsin.

Along with, of course, Wisconsin beer and brats.

:-)

[old mark]

109. Pennsylvania Dutch stuff, mainly

starchy things with fat or sugar on them.

Very few thin Duchmen (Or women, either)

mark

[Aristus]

111. Dungeness crab.

I don't like it, but it's a popular regional favorite.

[mwooldri]

114. Let's see... I'm from England... so...

... that would make our national dish Curry.

Well... there are English foods:

Fish and Chips is my favourite.
I like Sausages, Beans and Chips.
Cornish Pastys are nice too...
Roast meats, roast potatoes, Yorkshire Puddings and Gravy are pretty English.
Toad in the Hole is English.

Haggis is definitely Scottish. Don't like it.
Fish and Chips is also popular in Scotland. As is pie and roast meats...

Mark.

[Hawkeye-X]

115. Rocky Mountain Oysters..

in other words, male cow testicles.

No kidding.

Hawkeye-X

[Kali]

118. are there female cow testicles?

or male bull ovaries? ;-)

Bovines, or cattle: males = bulls (after castration they become steers) females = cows (heifers until they have their first calves or turn 4 or 5 years old) babies = calves

[RebelOne]

120. Peaches and pecans n/t

[lost-in-nj]

121. We have Corn and the best tomatoes here in Jersey to!!!

and really good pizza...


:hi:


lost

oh yeah

Diner food!!!

[LiberalEsto]

123. Absolutely 100% true!

There is NOTHING like a ripe New Jersey tomato!

[NJmaverick]

124. My tomatoes have fallen victim to some marauding squirrels

never seen them do that before...

[LiberalEsto]

122. Takeout and frozen ready meals

I'm from Montgomery County, Maryland, where almost everyone seems to be too busy (and too f-ing self-important because they're some acting assistant muckety-muck with the federal government or federal contracting company) to cook decent food or appreciate it.

I never imagined I would miss the glorious Italian food of my native New Jersey so much. Whenever we visit relatives, we get real pizza or go to an authentic New Jersey diner.

I've lived in MoCo for 18 years and have yet to find a decent pizza here. :cry:

[Maine-ah]

125. Lobstah!

[LiberalEsto]

126. Don't forget your blueberry muffins

Maine has the BEST blueberry muffins

[mainegreen]

127. And fiddleheads!