“Local” foods that international friends don’t understand!
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@JustaNoob it’s not a uk thread I just think it got UK and Canada replies first because it was an off shoot of a Canadian recipe made in the USA thread.
Post your jambalaya etc back in here. The more cultural variation the better.
Cheers, h.
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rosebarnalice wrote: »Burgoo, shelly beans, and bread pudding. :-)
@rosebarnalice we have bread pudding here, too - I wonder if it is the same sort of thing? Ours is bread soaked in milk then scrunched up, it is mixed with eggs, sugar, dried fruit and spices then baked - what's yours? We also have bread and butter pudding which is similar but made with an egg custard mixture poured over layers of bread and fruit.0 -
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012636-simple-bread-pudding
This is what I think of as basic US bread pudding, although it can various additions.0 -
No one has said Cheese Curds - deep fried or fresh. A good cheese curd will squeak when your teeth bite into it.3
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Being Kentucky, the main difference is we serve ours with bourbon sauce instead of custard. And there are great personal debates about adding fruit to the bread mixture or the bourbon sauce. I'm definitely on Team Bourbon :-)1
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kshama2001 wrote: »I've never heard of some of these things, lol.
15 foods only New Englanders eat: Fluffernutters, chow mein sandwiches and more
15. Clam chowder: Sometimes, stereotypes are true. While the city of Boston isn't full of people in Red Sox hats yelling "Chowdah" at each other, it's impossible to ignore the popularity of the soup in the region. You also can't mess with it. Seriously, it's illegal. There's a law in Massachusetts banning the addition of tomato sauce to clam chowder.
I'm in Los Angeles and used to see on menus tomato-based clam chowder called "Manhattan clam chowder." I have no idea what people who live there would think. Anyway, I didn't like that type as well.
And I have trouble finding a version here that has more clams than potatoes. Cheapskates.0 -
claireychn074 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »
Best way I can describe it is like fluffy caramel covered in chocolate.
https://www.yourerie.com/digital-first/digital-exclusive/digital-exclusive-sponge-candy-explained/
Oh that’s hilarious - I clicked on the link but the content is banned for Europeans 🤣🤣 so I can’t even find out what it is!
Let's try this one lol
https://www.stefanelliscandies.com/collections/sponge-candy
Oh yes, I've known it as honeycomb candy. I love it although it's impossible to get it off my teeth!3 -
rosebarnalice wrote: »Being Kentucky, the main difference is we serve ours with bourbon sauce instead of custard. And there are great personal debates about adding fruit to the bread mixture or the bourbon sauce. I'm definitely on Team Bourbon :-)
I've had it with bourbon sauce at restaurants here. I'm pro.
For regional specialities that may not be liked/understood elsewhere, there's always the big regional BBQ debate if one wants to go there! ;-)2 -
kshama2001 wrote: »I've never heard of some of these things, lol.
15 foods only New Englanders eat: Fluffernutters, chow mein sandwiches and more
15. Clam chowder: Sometimes, stereotypes are true. While the city of Boston isn't full of people in Red Sox hats yelling "Chowdah" at each other, it's impossible to ignore the popularity of the soup in the region. You also can't mess with it. Seriously, it's illegal. There's a law in Massachusetts banning the addition of tomato sauce to clam chowder.
I'm in Los Angeles and used to see on menus tomato-based clam chowder called "Manhattan clam chowder." I have no idea what people who live there would think. Anyway, I didn't like that type as well.
And I have trouble finding a version here that has more clams than potatoes. Cheapskates.
I just realized the New England list was missing the lobster roll, which seems wrong.2 -
I've had savory bread pudding, too . . . but I think that's more an idiosyncratic thing, than a regional one. (Artisan baker guy makes it, don't know where it came from, if anywhere..)
Yeah, we have cheese curds, too, including locally made. I first had them in Canada IIRC, when they weren't as common here, though - years back.
Some things that are regional may just be called different things in different places? The sponge candy appears to be what I'm familiar with as Seafoam. (I don't care for it much. Too just-sweet.)
Folks have mentioned the clam chowder debates. There are also regional BBQ/Barbecue debates; and arguments about what belongs on a hot dog, or what can be called a Coney Dog; whether spaghetti and chili should be on one plate together; and that sort of thing.1 -
In the BBQ arena, Western Ky mutton with a vinegar & mustard sauce traditionally slow roasted and mopped every couple of hours.
But my fave is still Texas style with dry rub and lots of mesquite1 -
Folks have mentioned the clam chowder debates. There are also regional BBQ/Barbecue debates; and arguments about what belongs on a hot dog, or what can be called a Coney Dog; whether spaghetti and chili should be on one plate together; and that sort of thing.
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Two comments:
1) I was told by my carribean-born hubby that the “Johnny” in Johnny cake is a twist on “journey” - something folks took on long trips because they were filling? Not sure if that’s true.
2) and for the love of all things holy - what is marmite?! Visited my sister-in-law in the UK and she served it in a lot of stuff. I get the heebie-jeebies just typing the word! 🤢. What. Is. That?! 😂1 -
Grits
Hominy
Boiled peanuts
Corn pones
Mud pie
Hummingbird Cake
Icebox pie
Fried okra
Fried green tomatoes (to die for when properly cooked with cornmeal- a pox upon any menu that adds blue cheese or anything else wet and runny)
Fried squash
Fried cauliflower (noticing a trend here?)
Naked dog walking, preferably with a Frosted Orange
Co-Cola 😂😂😂
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I've had savory bread pudding, too . . . but I think that's more an idiosyncratic thing, than a regional one. (Artisan baker guy makes it, don't know where it came from, if anywhere..)
I've had this as a side at restaurants (ones that tend to be local and seasonal and have interesting menus that change often).0 -
When I lived in Indiana, I had sugar cream pie for the first time. It was so good! Is that strictly Indiana?0
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I'm wondering if puffy tacos are a regional thing...we have them here, but I never had them where I grew up...
I'm not sure if they are available nationally/internationally, and maybe I just missed out for many years.0 -
https://divascancook.com/sugar-cream-pie-recipe-hoosier/1
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