Signature Foods for Where You Live?

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  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    St.Louis famous for toasted ravioli, BBQ, thin crust pizza.
  • joyjay4fun
    joyjay4fun Posts: 160
    Im not "from" here but I live in Turkey and Tava is huge here. I had the chicken version a few days ago, chicken, bell peppers, onions, cheese, rice..just yummy. Also shish kabobs minus the kabob is big here. Its just the meat and veggies but on a pita like bread.
  • lizdavis07
    lizdavis07 Posts: 766 Member
    Frogmore Stew
    (sidenote: Does Not contain frogs...)


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  • VanillaBeanSeed
    VanillaBeanSeed Posts: 562 Member
    RAPPIE PIE!!

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  • abbyrae1
    abbyrae1 Posts: 265 Member
    Wisconsin--Beer, Brats, and CHEESE! (and I love all 3)
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    Our pigs in blankets are sausages wrapped in bacon. They also carry the other name of devils on horseback. We have angels on horseback too which are dates wrapped in bacon.

    The UK has also embraced a lot of 'Indian' Food. In that I think a lot of it is Bangladeshi or Pakistani cuisine but tends to depend on where in the country you are where groups have settled.

    Our food is probably more national than in towns. I guess a Cornish Pasty is specific to the county of Cornwall. Pork Pies come from Leicestershire (Melton Mowbray being the signature area).

    I think my area doesn't have any signature dish or drink that isn't produced elsewhere in the country (Sussex).
  • determined_erin
    determined_erin Posts: 571 Member
    I live in Pittsburgh, as well. I love pierogies!
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Lobstah
  • JGainingHealth
    JGainingHealth Posts: 194 Member
    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.
  • agggie550
    agggie550 Posts: 281 Member
    Maryland Blue Crab :D
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    Also shish kabobs minus the kabob is big here. Its just the meat and veggies but on a pita like bread.

    We get a lot of Turkish kebab grill places in the UK. Very commonly stopped of at before going home from a night on the lash.

    I do like a good Chicken or Lamb shish or kofte in pitta wth veg and salad and chilli sauce.
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
    My Hometown of Philly is obviously known for Cheesesteaks, but less known for Philly Pretzels, which I think is the hidden gem. There are no pretzels like Philly pretzels.

    Also, Hoagies were invented in Philly.


    When i lived in Charleston, SC the signature dish was She Crab soup...so d@mn good and Frogmore Stew.

    This^^^

    I stay away from the cheesesteaks but love the pretzels. They used to sell them on the street corners Would run up to your car and for $2 you got 3 or more pretzels in a brown paper bag. The health dept investigated and saw these guys didn't wash their hands or wear gloves, handled money etc. went you know what in the bushes and then sold the pretzels to people so they put a stop to it. But now you can get them in most convenience stores.
  • perfectionisntme
    perfectionisntme Posts: 205 Member
    Akron is home to the Thirsty Dog Brewery & The Pearl Coffee Compnay.
  • devilwhiterose
    devilwhiterose Posts: 1,157 Member
    Grew up in Wisconsin... Beer Brats and Cheese. Yes!

    Now live in North Carolina... Brunswick Stew, vinegar-based BBQ, Collards, Green beans with ham hocks, biscuits, hush puppies, Cheerwine, and Muscadine wine. I love this place.
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    Crab, with Old Bay. Old Bay on pretty much everything, actually.
  • ej_glen
    ej_glen Posts: 34 Member
    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 :)
  • Barbsunshine
    Barbsunshine Posts: 398
    Here in WV it has to be the Wild Ramp. Being from Maryland, I had never heard of them. They taste like a cross between onion and garlic. From what I understand, if you eat too many, you reek for days! The season is coming up soon, so I'll be seeking some out. When I lived in Central WV folks would be selling them on the roadside.

    http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/cooking-with-wild-ramps/
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    In Minnesota tater tot hot dish *shudder*

    I grew up in Texas and Oklahoma, so the most signature thing to do: deep fry it!! Mmmm fried okra!!

    YUM!
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
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    can you guess where I'm from??? :laugh:

    Midwest for sure. PIgs and corn = Iowa and Illinois. Carrots in Jello = Lutheran Minnesota.
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
    The Carlton, ha, great name
    Thank you!

    I almost forgot about our lobsters! I'm not a fan of Maine lobster (probably because by the time it gets down to south Florida it's not all that great). But Florida has its own spiny lobster, which is more like a giant shrimp to me (it has no claws), but so delicious nonetheless.

    Alive and gigantic:
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    Dead and decadent:
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  • hansenkh
    hansenkh Posts: 9
    Wow, lots of Detroiters here! I am in Dayton Ohio now, and we don't really have any signatures, but I was born and raised in Detroit area, just went there this weekend and was hoping for Buddy's Pizza, but my cousins wanted Jet's instead - so not the same! : ( Next time! Had a gyro on Sunday before I left, though!
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
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    I live in Okazaki in Japan, famous for Hatcho Miso.

    Delicious!
  • turkeyhunter60
    turkeyhunter60 Posts: 319 Member
    .....pigs in the blanket (a/k/a stuffed cabbage).....


    Here, pigs in a blanket are sausage rolls, a sausage rolled up in a dough and baked or fried.

    I'm from Oklahoma. We don't really have anything special I can think of... just a lot of fried things. A LOT.
  • turkeyhunter60
    turkeyhunter60 Posts: 319 Member
    Tulsa-agree, lots of fried, chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, barbeque!
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    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: )

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    MMMm. I haven't been to the UP for years. I could use a pasty.
  • leiloob
    leiloob Posts: 49 Member
    West Virginia.....home of the pepperoni roll!!!!
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Brats,Beer,burgers-Cheese and more beer;-) Wiiiiiiiiiiisconsin
  • StheK
    StheK Posts: 443 Member
    i grew up in MD, so that would obviously be crabcakes and steamed crabs (steamed in beer, often National Bohemian , and Old Bay seasoning).

    when i lived out in the SF Bay area, i guess you'd say sourdough bread. but there was also an Ice Cream treat that i don't think is available elsewhere. it was called an "It's It".

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    I had an Its It for lunch every day of high school growing up in CA. They are still a guilty favorite.

    Also, California is the only place I've ever lived that had salad bar restaurants, where the entire place is nothing but a giant salad bar. Fresh Choice. I miss it so much.
  • Barbsunshine
    Barbsunshine Posts: 398
    Crab, with Old Bay. Old Bay on pretty much everything, actually.


    Mmm! You must be from MD!
  • mamasmaltz3
    mamasmaltz3 Posts: 1,111 Member
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    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.

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