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Grape posted:These are loving insanely good, though I think they have them in the general Northeast and not just New England. Yes idk why I said New England, I’m from New York so I didn’t even include my own state lol
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I've traveled a lot for work and really enjoy trying out different regional foods across the US. One of my favorite ones to tell people about is West Virginia's pepperoni rolls. I was at a bar in Lewisburg, and the bartender told me I had to try them. I thought it sounded great. What's not to love about bread and pepperoni? Turns out that bread and pepperoni isn't exactly a killer combo on their own. They were so dry, that I was convinced that they're a scam for bars to get you to drink more beer. Any kind of dipping sauce and maybe some cheese would have saved them. The picture below also looks way fancier than the ones I got. Growing up, I didn't realize this was a regional food until I moved and ordered one for the office during Mardi Gras. No one knew what it was. I'm talking about King Cake. I thought everyone knew about King Cake. Everyone should order a King Cake from a legit bakery ASAP if you haven't had one yet. Preferably with some filling. 
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Aug 27, 2022 00:01
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Another regional specialty from florida is we take about 2oz of the water from soft boiling eggs, 1oz of the water from opening a ham out of the bag, a dash of ketchup, salt and pepper, a little tequilla...its called "The good morning shot"
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Aug 27, 2022 00:03
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Eastern PA has scrapple which is ground meat mixed with corn meal and formed into a loaf. Most slice it and cook it until it's like a credit card you can consume. It's honestly better if you dice it and mash it into like a paste to brown the outsides, add sauteed onion and turn it into a hash with either diced eggplant or sweet potatoes but that's a very specific part of Philadelphia's Tasker St. lower-numbers region specialty of one house.
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Aug 27, 2022 01:18
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Uriah Heep posted:Yes idk why I said New England, I’m from New York so I didn’t even include my own state lol I mean our general area is the world champ at Autumn, we can collectively claim such wonders.
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Aug 27, 2022 01:32
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In Southern NJ there's this stuff called Boost! that's been a small-town staple for over 100 years. It's like Coke syrup with a taste of citrus to it. Usually sold as slushies and floats, it's been used on it's own for upset stomach, too. The best places give you a little pretzel around the straw to add some salt to the sweetness. It's super-local, like if you go one county over in any direction no one's heard of it. It's good!
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Professor Wayne posted:I've traveled a lot for work and really enjoy trying out different regional foods across the US. One of my favorite ones to tell people about is West Virginia's pepperoni rolls. I was at a bar in Lewisburg, and the bartender told me I had to try them. I thought it sounded great. What's not to love about bread and pepperoni? Turns out that bread and pepperoni isn't exactly a killer combo on their own. They were so dry, that I was convinced that they're a scam for bars to get you to drink more beer. Any kind of dipping sauce and maybe some cheese would have saved them. The picture below also looks way fancier than the ones I got. Head into New England and you'll get get what you are looking for. More like a french bread calzone in that it has cheese and tomato sauce in addition to the peperoni or salami or eggplant. It's really good. Pennywise the Frown posted:
We randomly picked some up after the bars closed from a dude just selling them in a parking lot near the fish market. Exactly what we needed at the time.
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a drink called "the shaft" its basically an espresso martini variation (but you have to drink it as fast as possible through a straw. and order 4+ of them so you never sleep, and race your friends at drinking them)
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This thread depresses me. In 1994, when I got internet access, I thought that meant the end of regional specialties, because everything would be available to everyone forever from now on.
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Aug 27, 2022 03:28
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Instead you got 4chan.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Instead you got 4chan. Nobody posts recipes on 4chan 
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NC Wyeth Death Cult posted:Eastern PA has scrapple which is ground meat mixed with corn meal and formed into a loaf. Most slice it and cook it until it's like a credit card you can consume. It's honestly better if you dice it and mash it into like a paste to brown the outsides, add sauteed onion and turn it into a hash with either diced eggplant or sweet potatoes but that's a very specific part of Philadelphia's Tasker St. lower-numbers region specialty of one house. gently caress Yes Marylander speaking here, but Scrapple is the king of breakfast proteins. I love bacon on sandwiches and burgers and salads. Sausages is....meh. But if I ever have a choice for a meat with a breakfast platter, it's 100% always going to be scrapple. Just a hunk in the frying pan until crispy. Downside is having to describe to someone what it is.
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pro starcraft loser posted:gently caress "Everything but the oink." Canadians might know it as liver pudding, but I don't know if they're exactly the same.
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We got: Salmon Jerky Salmon Pie Salmon Fritters Salmon Cakes Salmon Casserole Baked Salmon Steamed Salmon Fried Salmon Poached Salmon Candied Salmon Salmon Tacos Salmon Nachos Salmon Wraps Salmon Sandwiches Salmon Ice Cream
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pro starcraft loser posted:gently caress I dont live there anymore but utz crab chips, pit beef, scrapple, wawa subs and coffee, every bar having crab dip, pa dutch birch beer, are all stuff I miss
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Haverchuck posted:I dont live there anymore but utz crab chips, pit beef, scrapple, wawa subs and coffee, every bar having crab dip, pa dutch birch beer, are all stuff I miss I'm ashamed to say I don't think I've ever had pit beef, but then again I don't know if that's what I just consider roast beast on bread
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Aug 27, 2022 05:33
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yes. also quite good in burrito form.
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3 DONG HORSE posted:yes. also quite good in burrito form. 
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Aug 27, 2022 06:06
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Soda Farls. They really are quite regional because I can't find them in the Republic when I travel down there. They are even difficult to find in some of the border areas of N. Ireland. It was impossible to find a good one in Derry even though the city is full of amazing bakeries.  They are sort of heavy and dry which means they are more versatile than loaf-style soda bread, they are great for making quick pizzas.  Most people like to stuff it with fried food, though. The bread is fried too. 
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Haverchuck posted:I dont live there anymore but utz crab chips, pit beef, scrapple, wawa subs and coffee, every bar having crab dip, pa dutch birch beer, are all stuff I miss every so often i order pa dutch birch beer online and its worth whatever hellacious price i pay for it
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We have Moreton Bay Bugs aka Thenus (like penis). They are prepared like any other crustacean really but most commonly halved and bbq'd.  
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In Philly we have (in descending order of fame) The cheesesteak, obviously. Roast pork sandwiches (Italian style, with sharp provolone and broccoli rabe if you are hardcore) Pizzazz pizza (with American cheese, sliced tomatoes and peppers, usually hot but sometimes roasted red) Pork roll and Lebanon baloney are also specialities, but they are more NJ and upstate PA, respectively. Pepper and egg hoagies are a big thing too, although I think they're more of a general Northeastern Catholic thing. Banh mi, Mexican pizza (with stuff like chorizo and corn) and dive bars that serve Ethiopian food seem to be bigger here than elsewhere as well.
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Malort. It's an extremely bitter and horrible-tasting liquor. People describe the flavor as similar to eating something really terrible that's been mixed with gasoline. I have not tried it but my brother confirms that it's terrible. Garrett's Popcorn sells gourmet popcorn and it's definitely much more popular than malort. They make the popcorn in all kinds of flavors. They did have a really nice cocoa version last Christmas.
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I like Malort.
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Secks Cauldron posted:Malort. It's an extremely bitter and horrible-tasting liquor. People describe the flavor as similar to eating something really terrible that's been mixed with gasoline. I have not tried it but my brother confirms that it's terrible. I’ve heard it described as “drinking rubber bands”
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Yeah I crave Scrapple. I feel like no one really picks that one up beyond the age where you start asking what's in things.
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The nectar of the gods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_milk
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Valko posted:Soda Farls. Have had many an argument over what's better, soda or potato farls. Love a good soda but I'd probably eat more potato bread. Another from here: Dulse.  A lot of cultures eat seaweed, the Northern Irish version is pretty low effort - picked, dried, and best bought at the side of a coast road in a wee paper bag off an octogenarian. Tastes like the sea but is exceptionally chewy. Nice with a pint as well. Unfortunately it got a bit trendy for a while and popped up in health food stores and stuff but hopefully the kinda crunchy (sometimes literally) home sold versions stay around for a while yet.
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Another from here: Dulse. A lot of cultures eat seaweed, the Northern Irish version is pretty low effort - picked, dried, and best bought at the side of a coast road in a wee paper bag off an octogenarian. Tastes like the sea but is exceptionally chewy. Nice with a pint as well. Unfortunately it got a bit trendy for a while and popped up in health food stores and stuff but hopefully the kinda crunchy (sometimes literally) home sold versions stay around for a while yet. [/quote] This is super cool
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Have had many an argument over what's better, soda or potato farls. Love a good soda but I'd probably eat more potato bread. Talk about regional, you can only find dulse on coastal towns. I live 20 miles away from the coast and I haven't seen it in years. You can't mention it without also mentioning Yellowman. https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/dulse-and-yellowman-northern-ireland quote:Chief among the culinary treats on offer is a particularly strange combination: dulse and yellowman. The latter is a yellow, toffee-textured honeycomb made from brown sugar, golden syrup, butter, vinegar, and baking soda (though some recipes vary slightly). Big chunks of yellowman are smashed up with a hammer, and sold in uneven shards. It’s kind of like a less refined version of the inside of a Cadbury’s Crunchie bar. 
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in virginia beach every mexican restaurant serves the chips with salsa AND a sweet miracle whip based white sauce https://www.pilotonline.com/food-drink/article_fe7119ba-6c23-11e9-be4f-1f7a7c9f8291.html   it has always been this way. poverty goat fucked around with this message at 15:13 on Aug 27, 2022 |
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poverty goat posted:in virginia beach every mexican restaurant serves the nachos with salsa AND a sweet miracle whip based white sauce Is that what that is!?!? My absolute favorite Mexican place (in NoVA) ever had a white sauce with the chips and I had no idea what it was. Mixing it with the salsa was so good. Holy poo poo, You might have just solved a years old mystery for me. Now if I could just figure out what cheese they use in the enchiladas...
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In the central valley of california there is alot of meth, and STI's.
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poverty goat posted:
"dried organs" is worrying me. (I assume it's a misspelled "oregano" with a sloppy final "o"  ).
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San Diego is definitely partly responsible for why 90% of beers at every bar are IPAs. Stone sucks poo poo.
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 Malaxlimpa. A dark sweet rye bread.
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We have the conti roll. Which is basically an Italian combo (mortadella, coppa and salami) with pickled veg (eggplant is standard, other stuff varies from place to place and can include greens, onion, carrot, cucumber), anchovies, and often a hot chili and garlic paste on a long crusty roll with a hefty helping of butter. Other than that I can't really think of any regional specialties other than the local seafood I guess, which afaik isn't prepared in any unique ways, but there is a lot of it and it's fresh and it's probably the best place in the world to get abalone. We also have a lot of truffles in season so we probably invented some stupid thing to do with cheap truffles like jamming them into sausage rolls or meat pies.
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Faygo is the best pop in America
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A Sometimes Food posted:We have the conti roll. Which is basically an Italian combo (mortadella, coppa and salami) with pickled veg (eggplant is standard, other stuff varies from place to place and can include greens, onion, carrot, cucumber), anchovies, and often a hot chili and garlic paste on a long crusty roll with a hefty helping of butter. that sounds loving amazing... this local italian restaurant has been making pickled eggplant to top their salads for 45 years and it would be amazing on a sammitch/roll Wendigee fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Aug 27, 2022 |
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I'm originally from Illinois, but not the Chicago part so the whole list of interesting and distinctive foods you find there doesn't count. For downstate Illinois, the first thing that comes to mind is the horseshoe "sandwich": one slice of toast topped with a burg (or other choice of meat), fries, and cheese sauce.  Which, like, fine, I'll enjoy some unhealthy food piles from time to time. It just seems so hilariously Midwestern.
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