Signature Foods for Where You Live?

ami5000psu

As previous Philly posters have said cheesesteaks, roast pork with broccoli rabe and sharp provolone, soft pretzels, and tastykakes.

polarsjewel

East Coast Canada - lobster and seafood. I clearly live in the wrong area because I hate both lobster and seafood. :laugh:

West Coast Caanda - lobster and seafood. Also, a lot of small wineries and micro-brews. And, who can forget Nanaimo Bars!!

goldenboy2532

North Georgia here... Low Country Boil, Brunswick Stew, BBQ, and grilled corn on the cob come to mind. So does anything made from venison.

CollegiateGrief

Basically chicken bacon ranch everything. Ranch on french fries and pizza. Hi, I'm from Oklahoma, and this is why we're fat.

d3mon4ngel

Where I live we have the Staffordshire oatcake. Its a type of pancake and you add your fillings and roll it up. My favourite filling is cheese and bacon, with a bit of BBQ sauce in there too. Very "not good" for you, but so yummy!!

It used to be that once you left the county very few people would have heard of them. My sister moved to Yorkshire and there are a couple of other ex-Stokies out where she is. Every time she came home to visit, she would have to take back about 20 packs of oatcakes for them all! She says that they sell them in the Morrisons nearby now though, so no more oatcake runs back to Stoke :laugh:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatcake#North_Staffordshire_and_Derbyshire_oatcakes

Hellbent_Heidi

I live near Dearborn, MI and we have an abundance of Middle Eastern food. All of my friends who have moved out of state are mourning the loss of authentic shwarma, hummus, and the delicious garlic dip.

I just had chicken shawarmas from Bucharest Grill twice in the last three days...I think my skin is still oozing garlic but its totally worth it! We definitely have a lot of great Middle Eastern options in the metro Detroit area.....

djc0821

Springfield, IL..... The Horseshoe was invented here. Place 2 slices of texas toast on a plate. Add meat (hamburger is my favorite), cover with fries, and smother the whole thing in white cheese sauce. Yum! Other popular varieties are ham, chicken, turkey or buffalo chicken. A Ponyshoe is a small Horseshoe.

ashleen7

I live in Glasgow, Scotland. We're known for the gastronomic catastrophe that is the deep fried pizza...

Best served as shown in this link (http://23x.net/13/what-is-a-deep-fried-pizza.html) with a glass bottle of Irn Bru. It is NOT easy to lose weight living here

Don't forget the deep fried battered Mars bar! So wrong but yet so right!

laurenellenmarie

Oh I forgot Boulevard Brewery in Kansas City! Mmmmm beer.

_DaniD_

Where I live (Alberta) the food sucks. Where I'm from (Nova Scotia) it's donairs mmm and seafood which I despise.

And of course poutine.

Kamnikar64

I grew up in IL and IN where Mac and Cheese was an entree. I've lived in Alabama for the last 25 years and here, Mac and Cheese is considered a vegetable. I do love Fried Green Tomatoes and grits!

tayteetots

Smoked Meat

Bagels

Poutine

Montreal?

Alidecker

Detroit=Coney Dogs.

:drinker:

and if you go "up North" in Michigan, they're known for the Pasty (not to be confused with pasties..as worn by strippers :laugh: )

MMMm. I haven't been to the UP for years. I could use a pasty.

My family has these for Christmas dinner occasionaly. My great grandma was from Cornwall England and she made them and they stuck with the family even now that we are in St. Louis. People never know what I am talking about when I say we are have Pastys.

I'll agree witht the other St. Louisians - Toasted Ravioli, BBQ pork steaks, gooey butter cake and thin crust pizza

goldenboy2532

I live in Glasgow, Scotland. We're known for the gastronomic catastrophe that is the deep fried pizza...

Best served as shown in this link (http://23x.net/13/what-is-a-deep-fried-pizza.html) with a glass bottle of Irn Bru. It is NOT easy to lose weight living here

My family is part Scottish (Clan Buchanan) and as such I went to a Scottish Festival years ago. They had these things called Forfar Bridies (sp?) Please tell me these are real Scottish things and that I can get them when I visit? They were amazing...

kaylemartin

I'm from Wales UK, and we're known for;

Welsh Rarebit - it's a jazzed up cheese on toast
Bara Brith - a sweet bread that has raisins
Cawl - a stew that has lamb and leeks
Cockles - we love us some cockles
*kitten* - 'meat'balls in a gravy
Glamorgan Sausage - made with cheese, eggs and breadcrumbs (no meat)
Laverbread - Sea weed mix with oats, shaped into patties and fried
Welshcakes - they have currents, mixed spice and butter, cooked on a bakestone

ej_glen

Don't forget the deep fried battered Mars bar! So wrong but yet so right!

Only ever tried it once - but OH MY GOODNESS *drool*

Never really see them this way, they're more of a north-east Scotland thing I think. But EVERY chippy round here will do you a deep fried pizza supper. Drenched in salt and vinegar of course...

ej_glen

My family is part Scottish (Clan Buchanan) and as such I went to a Scottish Festival years ago. They had these things called Forfar Bridies (sp?) Please tell me these are real Scottish things and that I can get them when I visit? They were amazing...

Yes - they're definitely real, definitely delicious and very, very bad for you http://www.thebridieshop.co.uk/index.php/the-forfar-bridie
Most bakeries in Scotland sell them in some variation.

KANGOOJUMPS

POUTINE, YUM, YUM, YUM.....

SpeSHul_SnoflEHk

Some from places I have lived or frequented:

I grew up in the Chicagoland area - So you ahve a whole host of Chi-town fare:

Chicago Dogs



Italian Beef



Gyros



and the pizza... oh the pizza



In Springfield, IL, I was introduced to the Horseshoe and all its variants:



Around here, there is a place called Ross's. They serve this pile of nastiness they call the "magic mountain". Everyone raves about it. It is still being discussed because when Obama came to town this last election cycle, he ordered one, but didn't touch it. Everyone has their panties in a bunch over that.

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mariapuhl

Basically chicken bacon ranch everything. Ranch on french fries and pizza. Hi, I'm from Oklahoma, and this is why we're fat.

You mean people everywhere don't do ranch on everything?

*hangs head in shame*

I guess I shouldn't mention that I also put ranch on waffles, with bacon, and make a sandwich out of them. Pancakes work ok too.

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Brie4me

I'm originally from Boston ~

Toll House Cookies
Boston Cream Pie
Necco Wafers
New England Chowder
Boston Baked Beans
Parker House dinner rolls
Lobster
Steak Tips

SpeSHul_SnoflEHk

Southern Illinois originally....Grilled Corn, Funnel Cakes, Pork-burgers and Pork Chop Sandwiches. I've gained 10lbs just thinking about them. In addition we were far enough south that everything could be ordered with a side of gravy.

I was in a small town between Marion and Carbondale in a place called Porky's. I ordered a BBQ pork sandwich, and the waitress, simply muttered, "Chow?" I said yep. I was surprised when my sandwich came back with cole slaw all over it.

wolverine66

forgot to add a picture -

Aello11

OP -- I am a fellow Pittsburgher and love all yours

plus chipped ham and Pamela's -- the best breakfast in town (yes the one the President raves about --- but it was ours first damn it)

jen_bd6

Here in Cincinnati... yeah.... plenty here

The Skyline chili 3, 4, or 5 way... Cincinnati style Chili, spaghetti, and a MOUNTAIN of the best cheese ever.... that's your standard "3-way"... add beans or onions (or both) to make a 4 or 5 way... also... the "cheese coney" which is a hotdog with chili and again... a mountain of cheese.... trust me... there's chili in there somewhere...



The Montgomery Inn BBQ ribs and "saratoga chips"


Frisch's big boy.... any of these sandwiches are fracking awesome...


Now I'm starving

tlsegar

Where I currently live (New Orleans) it would be gumbo, po boys, oysters (raw, fried, or charbroiled), crawfish, and pretty much any kind of seafood. I realize I'm leaving out a lot but you could spend an entire thread just discussing the awesome food scene here.

Where I grew up (North Carolina) it would be bbq. East style or west style.

mamasmaltz3

Indiana's not so healthy contribution, lol. But, oh so delicious. The pork tenderloin sandwich. You can get them grilled, which is what I do now.

grilled pork tenderloin is blasphemy!

Lol. I know but, I can eat some fries if I get it grilled.

SpeSHul_SnoflEHk

I live in Glasgow, Scotland. We're known for the gastronomic catastrophe that is the deep fried pizza...

Best served as shown in this link (http://23x.net/13/what-is-a-deep-fried-pizza.html) with a glass bottle of Irn Bru. It is NOT easy to lose weight living here

ZOMG - When I lived in Dunoon, I got so sick of the fried haggas, fish and chips, I got excited to see that there was a personal sized deep dish pizza on the menu. I ordered it, and was mortified when I watched the owner, go to the freezer pull out a mini pizza, and put it in the basket and deep fat fry it.