Regional Foods

[Reenie]

I know many foods are specific to their regions. What are some regional foods that you know of?

I am pretty sure that pork steaks, Maull's barbecue sauce, and gooey butter cakes are regional to St. Louis (we don't have them in Chicago, and people looked at me like I was nuts the first time that I asked about gooey butter).

Here in Chicago, we often eat Hawaiian bread with spinach dip at parties, but when I tried to get some in St. Louis to take to a party, the woman at the deli asked why I would want those two things together.

Do you know about these foods? Where do you live? What are regional foods to your area? :)

[irish74]

I've never heard of a gooey butter cake, but it sure sounds good, anything gooey with butter must be. ;)

As for regional food here, we have sourdough bread, you can buy that other places but it never really tastes right.

[bookworm]

I learned of gooey butter cake while watching Paula Dean. I assumed it was something she had made up :).

Regional cuisine around here is probably seafood-centric...lobster rolls, steamers, etc. All of those things that come to mind with "New England Clambake."

[gayle]

In Southern CA the most regional of regionals would be Mexican.

There are more Mexican restaurants here than any other kind. Every city block has at least 3.

Being on the coast, Seafod would probably be second.

[eli1126]

It's funny to see this today, my friend and I were talking about this last night! We have a "fish fry" which is a fried piece of white fish, usually Haddock, put into a hot dog size roll..Yum! You can have chili sauce, tarter, or cocktail on it. I always get the chili which is a red tomato sauce with relish mixed in. I know what I'm having for lunch!

Beth

[kris97]

For NY/NJ

-- One of the biggest regional foods, I'd have to say, is bagels. They're so great when you get them here, and my friends who have moved to other parts of the country where people think Lender's are real bagels (the horror!) always want to have the real ones whenever they visit.

-- Italian foods. There are alot of us I-talians in the tri-state area, and I've noticed that you can't get real mozzarella, prosciutto, Italian bread, etc. in other parts of the country. Not to mention zeppolles - these heavenly balls of fried dough covered in powdered sugar that you get at street fairs or the boardwalk. Have people from other parts of the country ever had them?

-- Taylor ham - I'm not a big fan, but apparently there are alot of NJans who love taylor ham a/k/a pork roll.

-- Disco fries - A NJ diner classic. Big fat fries smothered with gravy and cheese. A bit disgusting, but you've got to love 'em. :)

[amtaylor]

Greens seem to be a southern thing... I LOVE them and I'm not picky... Turnip greens, mustard greens, collard green.. they are all heavenly! They've also been a big pregnancy craving :rolleyes:

[Reenie]

sfaugustbride Yum for sourdough bread! I've never had "real" sourdough, but I have had some pretty good sourdough from St. Louis Bread Company. :) Gooey butter cake is actually a coffee cake. It is sooooo yummy.

Gooey Butter Cake

1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick of melted butter
2 eggs
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
16 oz. powdered sugar (reserve 2 Tablespoons)
2 (more) eggs

Grease a 9x13 inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour cake mix, butter, and two eggs into a mixing bowl; mix well. Spread into pan (mixture will be very thick). Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, and two eggs together (reserve two tablespoons). Pour cream cheese mixture over cake batter. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Sprinkle reserved powdered sugar over the cake while it is still warm. Serve cooled.

bookworm Do you love seafood? My DH loves it and wants to go to Cape Cod so that he can eat tons of it :rolleyes: . What is your favorite dish?

gayle We have a ton of Mexican restaurants here in Chicago, too. Actually, I have to say that we're very blessed in Chicago because we have so much good food (if you call that a blessing- my waistline doesn't agree sometimes ;) ). I love those carrots soaked in the chili-water, or whatever it is. Do you find that the little cheapy places are sometimes the best? That's what we've found here. I love enchiladas suizas de pollo. YUM!

eli1126 That is something I have never heard of! The small towns (closer to where I grew up, near St. Louis, MO) have fish fries every Friday at places like the VFW, but never a sandwich! :)

kris97 I love a good bagel! Our Au Bon Pain seems to have pretty good bagels, but I'm sure they don't hold a candle to a good New York bagel (although we have New York Big Apple Bagel Company here, too, but I don't know how authentic that is). My favorite bagels are asiago cheese or cinnamon raisin crunch. What are yours? Do you eat lox on them? They DON'T sell that here, at least not anywhere I've ever been. I am able to get real mozzarella, etc., in a little Italian market not far from here called D'Andrea's. It's wonderful. I love to get their mascarpone to make tiramisu. I've never heard of zeppolles, although they sound heavenly. Not sure on the Taylor ham, but to each her own. ;) And about the disco fries- when you say gravy do you mean red sauce (like tomato/marinara) or gravy like you put on mashed potatoes? Either way, sounds interesting. I must admit that I have had the occasional chili fries (french fries smothered in melted cheese sauce with chili), and though they are disgusting, I do love them.

amtaylor LOL, we ate a TON of greens in small-town southern Illinois. I like them smothered in butter, please!

Glad to see so many interesting foods! :)

[kris97]

(In my best Homer-voice) Mmm.... gooey butter...

As for bagels, I'm boring - I just like cinnamon raisin, with maybe a little butter. The thought of fish on them... I'll just say they're not my thing. You are in Chicago, right? There are enough Italians there to have good Italian food. :) I just remember one friend who moved to Miami saying that the only sauce she could get down there was Ragu (!) and people had no idea what she meant when she asked for an Italian sub (i.e., salami, capicola ham, provolone).
Oh, and disco fries are drenched in bright brown (meat-based?) gravy. With hte cheese it makes for quite the sight. :)

[amtaylor]

Reenie: I've never tried them in butter... I drown mine in vinegar... yum!

[MLA]

My MIL and SIL live in New Mexico -- and I love their regional food. They have a totally different type of Mexican food than we do in California. It's centered around New Mexico green and red chilis which taste unlike any other chilis I've ever had. And they have something called sopaipillas, which are these little bread pockets (for lack of a better way to describe them). YOu can stuff them with all sorts of things -- from meats and cheeses to fruits and cream. They have them at every New Mexican restaurant; after each meal you get a plain one that you drizzle w/honey. Mmmm . . .

[isign]

I love the traditional south Mississippi food.
"southern' food - fried chicken, potato salad, pecan pie
'mississippi southern' - Craw fish, corn & new potatoes thrown in a big huge pot with spicy Tony C's and then thrown on a table covered with newspsper - yummy :)

[KrissyCat7]

Taylor Ham is awesome. My dad grew up in NJ and everytime we go back we have to buy about 10 rolls to bring home.

Upstate NY- Trash plates....which consists of mac salad, home fries, and chesseburgers smothered in chunky hotsauce.

[jeneca128]

Ahhh Taylor ham! I'm so happy that is something we can get out here in Las Vegas

Being originally from upstate NY I love a good Fish Fry, Beef on Weck, Bison brand Chip dip (I want some! :( ) and Cuba Cheese.....yum.

[KrissyCat7]

Oh geez, I forgot the fish fry. I miss that so much.....cant wait to go home for a visit! :)

[Sophia]

My favorite south Texas food is fajitas. Fajitas are a cut of beef, not a style of preparation. The cut is also known as beef skirt, and from what I understand, is not even sold in many places because it's not considered edible. Like many south Texas/north Mexico foods, it was created by peasants and was very inexpensive. It can be pretty tough if not prepared and tenderized. But when handled by an expert, like DH, they melt in your mouth. He usually uses lime juice to marinade them (mixed with garlic cloves, onion, and bell pepper), and then BBQs them.

[Reenie]

kris97 Now that gravy and cheese sounds a lot more interesting...

amtaylor I know a lot of people like them with vinegar, too! Do you put on regular vinegar or malt?

MLA I have had sopapillas, too, but only for dessert. Those others sound very yummy.

Isign Do you make your potato salad with mustard, mayo, or a mix? I only like some potato salads, but I can never remember which. My MIL (in Florida) LOVES pecan pie, and she is, admittedly, a terrible cook. I always want to make one for her, but I don't think it would ship very well. :p What is spice Tony C's? A condiment or hot sauce?

KrissyCat7 Now those trash plates sound VERY interesting. I have never, ever heard of anything even remotely close to that! Do you like them?

jeneca128 What are Beef on Weck and Cuba Cheese? And what's so special about Bison Brand dip?

sophiadp Yum for fajitas! I make mine with beef skirt steak. Is that the same thing? I can get about a pound for around $2.75 here (so unbelievably cheap). It sounds like it may be the same- if it isn't cooked right, it is verrrrry tough. I marinade mine in a blend of homemade salsa, Italian dressing, worcestershire sauce, lime juice, cinnamon, and cumin. We like them, but I don't think that mine are terribly authentic. ;)

[amtaylor]

I use apple cider vinegar

[bookworm]

bookworm Do you love seafood? My DH loves it and wants to go to Cape Cod so that he can eat tons of it :rolleyes: . What is your favorite dish?

Sadly, I do not love seafood at all. It's my own personal tragedy :rolleyes: . I do love clam chowder (when made properly), and the occasional baked stuffed shrimp.

[Sophia]

Reenie, yes, beef skirt is fajita. I think I mentioned that in my post. ;) And you're right, if you don't prep them right, they're super tough. But done right, they're heaven.

I'm making myself hungry. :)

[FallingforPhil]

DH and I are originally from Springfield, IL--the home of the horseshoe!

Anyone else eaten one of these? OMGosh...so incredibly bad for you, but they are so yummy.

[paiger]

Growing up in KY, some of my faves are Western KY BBQ (pulled pork w/ a ketchup based sauce that is not like regular BBQ sauce), Derby Pie (which is my favorite dessert), Burgoo (sp?) and Bourbon ;)!

When I lived in SC, I developed love for Raw Fries (thin homemade potato chips w/ salt and malt vinegar)!

Other Southern foods: boiled peanuts (only if they aren't mushy), grits (yum), shrimp n grits (these grits are creamier), anything and everything fried and wings (but I don't know if these are just like the ones in NY or not since they originated there). I had forgotten about Steam Pots. I've had these in FL and SC, which are just huge buckets of steamed seafood w/ potatoes and corn on the cob and are to die for!!

[elladee]

You can't talk about Buffalo, NY food without mentioning the Chicken Wings. Especially dipped in blue cheese dressing. I've tried them in cities around the country, and never had any that come close to the real thing.

Zwigles White Hots - my friend who moved to North Carolina has me bring her down a few packages each time I visit.

Yummm, fish fry's - I'll take it either on a sandwich or on a plate.

KrissyCat7 - I'm only 90 miles away from Rochester, and would you believe you can't get a decent garbage plate here? When we were in college (and had time to kill) we'd make Tahoe's runs to get them.

[msnicolea]

In Wisconsin:

Cheese Curds, especially good when FRIED
Beer-soaked brats (available elsewhere, but I swear they aren't as good as here!)
Friday Night Fish Fry
BEER!!!!

[katmg]

Texas - Hmmm...There's tex-mex food. Good Tex-Mex is hard to find outside of Texas...I've tried. I went to Ohio once and they tried to convince me that Taco Bell was a good substitute. Um, no. I agree with sophia on fajitas too. Yum! I'm amazed at how much they are starting to charge for skirt steak now at the grocery stores b/c of the popularity of fajitas. Grrr.

We have sopapillas here as well. I like them best with cinnamon/sugar or honey. They remind me of doughnuts. It seems like every culture has some sort of sweet, fried dough. I've also had versions in Holland, and Italy.

In Louisiana/New Orleans - Boiled crawfish, fried seafood, charbroiled oysters. Yum! Also, jambalaya, gumbo and etoufees.

What are White Hots?

[katmg]

This was a regional food that I tried that grossed me out - Spaghetti with gravy. It was spaghetti noodles with a red gravy...ewww! I believe it was regional to the mid-west? Anyone have any insight on this one?

[Dotsie]

Here in Philadelphia we have

Scrapple
Taylor Pork Roll
Cheesesteaks
Soft Pretzels

We also have gooey butter cake and it is soooooo good.

When I used to spend time up in Rochester N.Y. I had the trash plate and also salt potatoes.

[pride&prejudice]

Mmmm, this thread is making me hungry. :)

Most of my family is from PA, but I'm in MD, so there is a mixture of both that I love.

Cheese steaks!!! My cousin and I never realized how people don't know a real cheese steak till she went to college in Tere Heute. :)
Kielbasa. I'm not even going to go into how upset my mom and DH get when people call it polish sausage. :rolleyes:
Pit beef
Crabcakes

I'm hungry now......

[Reenie]

amtaylor I'll have to try the cider vinegar on them! Thanks for the tip.

bookworm I know what you mean; I wish that I liked fish. I am allergic to shellfish and have convinced myself that I am allergic to all fish (which isn't true). It drives DH nuts because he can't get enough of the stuff.

sophiadp Yeah, I figured when I read that they were the same- I just wanted to be sure because my grocery store adds "steak" on there, so I thought it could be different. I never knew that that cut was considered "inedible"! :eek: Oh well, we've been eating it for several years now. :p

FallingforPhil I grew up just about 100 miles southwest of Springfield and I've never heard of horseshoes. What are they?

ardathpaige Those BBQ's sound different. Is the sauce more like a Manwich sauce? I also LOVE Derby pie, but I have never heard of Burgoo (although I have heard of bourbon! :p - actually, I have a fantastic recipe for Southern Pecan Pie with Bourbon sauce if you're interested). I also love Raw Fries, but when I used to get them (at a little Welsh pub), they just called them chips. The vinegar was a malt vinegar for those. I must admit that I am not a fan of boiled peanuts or grits, although I have tried to like grits on many occasions! I think my DH would love that Steam Pot!

elladee I love Buffalo wings, but sadly, I have never had the "real" thing- although I do love mine with blue cheese dressing to dip!

msnicolea I am so glad that you said you like fried cheese curds! Every time we cross the Wisconsin state line, I make my DH pull over so I can have some! Yummmmm.

katmg I like gumbo and jambalaya, as long as there's no shellfish. ;) The best I've ever had was in Biloxi, Mississippi. Regarding the spaghetti and gravy- where did you have it? A lot of midwesterners, it seems, call red (tomato/marinara) sauce "gravy," and it could be that the place where you had it just had super yucky sauce- because spaghetti with gravy (spaghetti alla marinara) is pretty good stuff, IMO.

Dotsie What are salt potatoes? And scrapple (did someone else already mention this one? :confused: )? When DH and I went to Philadelphia a few years ago, we bought ever so many cheesesteaks and soft pretzels. I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

pride&prejudice What is pit beef? We are able to get good kielbasa (and perogis and blintzes and kolacky- my personal favorite) not far from the school where I teach- there is a huge Polish population in Chicago (second largest outside of Warsaw and we even get Casmir Pulaski Day off in schools, although my students from Poland tell me that he isn't celebrated there at all...).

This is so fun! I am so glad that all of you are sharing your foods! :)

[Marilyn]

In Southeast Michigan

-Vernors pop (or soda to non Michiganders)
http://www.dpsu.com/vernors.html

-Authentic Middle Eastern food (I know this is available other places but I believe it is more common here)

Whenever I go to California, I always get the Frito Lime Potato Chips. They are not available here.

[Dotsie]

Scrapple is indigenous(sp?) to Philadelphia and it's close suburbs. It's originally from the Pennsylvania Dutch. It's made with scraps of pork, corn meal etc. I used to love it as a kid until I read the ingredients. Hearts, snouts, etc. Wrong on so many levels. My theory on scrapple is now...I won't eat anything with the word "crap" in the middle of it. ALthough it is quite tasty.

Salt potatoes are potatoes that are sold in a 5lb bag and they come wiht a bag of salt. You boil them and pour melted butter all over them. REally yummy!

Oh, here in Philly we also have Water Ice, TastyKake's and Franks Black Cherry Wishniak soda....YUMMY!!!

[msnicolea]

My dad loves scrapple--he calls it "everything but the oink" and serves it with syrup! grooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooos!

[wendalah]

My Michigan family likes Vernors too, also Faygo Rock & Rye. I use "pop" around my family but as a (near) native Californian I don't use it around my friends. They have no idea what I am talking about!

Also: Blue Moon ice cream (can't get it in L.A.).

Here in So. Cal about the only thing I can really mention is you can't get good Mexican food anywhere else, except New Mexico. (I've had it in Arizona and Texas--not as good.)

[Atlanta_eBride]

In addition to the greens here in the South, we will fry ANYTHING - chicken, country-fried steak, okra. Add some fat back to any vegetable recipe with some cornbread and you have a meal.

I also think about N'orleans (New Orleans) having beignets and crawfish.

[pride&prejudice]

Reenie - Pit beef (i'm probably doing the description injustice) is this thinly sliced meat that looks similar to corned beef sandwiches and it is slow cooked/simmered in these sauces. I think that is the best way to describe it.

Mmmm. perogies. I have homemade ones in my freezer that I made recently, I think I'm craving it right now.


TastyKake's and scrapple! We were talking about scrapple this weekend. :) That reminds me, that in the Philly burbs there is Wawa and Herrs. I actually live 5 minutes from the Herrs factory. Yummy!

[amberfiddles]

sweet tea
fried chicken
biscuits'n'gravy
calhoun's summer wheat ale (my fav)

[Witty Username]

I'm originally from Philadelphia, so most of mine have been mentioned already. Like Dotsie, I stopped eating scrapple a long, long time ago, yet my mom still hasn't caught on and makes sure she has some around when I visit. :rolleyes: I still remember the frightened look on my husband and stepdaughters faces when offered 'scrapple' or 'pork roll'.

I do miss some Philly food, just not those two.

I live in St. Louis now, two that haven't been mentioned already are : toasted (fried) ravioli and provel cheese. I avoid those too! :D
When I first moved here I thought provel cheese was like provolone... wrong, it's like american cheese with the consistency of velveeta. Oh, and Budweiser is from St. Louis....I don't drink that either. :o

[Reenie]

Marilyn I love authentic Middle Eastern food, too! Yum! I have had the soda you mentioned (at my parents'), but I have no idea where they bought it.

Dotsie I think I'd stay away from the scrapple, too! ;) But TastyKakes are the BOMB.

msnicolea Nasty! (too bad there's not an "ew" face here!

wendalah I haven't heard of Blue Moon ice cream, but I have heard of Blue Bunny Ice Cream. Are they the same company?

Atlanta_eBride Yum for cornbread, plain, with butter, or with honey! :p

pride&prejudice That pit beef sounds good!

amberfiddles Do you put the sugar in your sweet tea as you brew? If not, how do you get yours to dissolve? I am trying to come up with a better system.

Witty_Username My St. Louis true colors are shining through- I love toasted ravs, provel, AND Bud Light! :p

[kiddo]

Anything lobster:
lobster rolls
lobster stew
lobster pie
lobster ice cream (never tried it personally)

Jordan's Red hot dogs, they are bright pink :p
http://www.mainelobstershop.com/hotdogs.jpg

[amberfiddles]

reenie--if i use my tea maker, i just put the sugar in as soon as its done brewing (while the water is still hot) & it dissolves w/o a problem. if i brew it on the stove, i make a sugar water syrup to add to the tea:)

[msnicolea]

I remember Jordan's from Summers in Maine--I loved that they turned the buns pink!

[kiddo]

I can just imagine what they do to your stomach. :)

[juliemag]

We have tons of Cuban restaurants here. I actually had no idea it was just regional until I went to visit my IL's in Tennessee, and they had never eaten Cuban!!! :eek: 'Bout died when I learned that. Bring on the rice and beans!! Along with the restaurants, we have alot of spanish bakeries - which make the guava pastries (to DIE for!), and home made empanadas, croquetas, etc.

Also, most of the nice/fancy places here serve NICE fresh fish (tuna steaks, huge lobsters, etc) in addition to regular beef steaks, etc. One of my favorite restaurants serves this 95% rare tuna steak that is out of this world. I dont think you can even try to get it anywhere else but here. Just my guess though :)

[FallingforPhil]

FallingforPhil I grew up just about 100 miles southwest of Springfield and I've never heard of horseshoes. What are they?


A horseshoe is basically a big slice of texas toast, topped with some sort of meat. I think the original was just hamburger, but now you can get chicken, bacon, veggie, liver :eek:, etc. Then, the meat is covered with a ridiculous amount of french fries, and the entire concoction is smothered in rarbid sauce, which is basically a tangy cheese sauce. It is truly a heart attack on a plate, but sooo good.

I can never eat the whole thing--I have to get the ponyshoe. :o

[Reenie]

kiddo So are those red dogs hot (spicy), too? I can imagine a little girl (like msnicolea said) loving the fact that they make the buns pink! :p

juliemag I must say that although we have just about any food you could possibly want in Chicago, I have never eaten Cuban. I'm sure that there are some spots, I just haven't been there. What do you suggest, now that you've piqued my interest? I also love the bakeries here- when I was in college, I lived in an all-Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Downstairs from my apartment was a little Mexican bakery, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I went there every morning.

FallingforPhil I think that's hilarious that they call the little one the "pony shoe." :D That does sound like a lot of food! I love rarebit sauce, too, although I've only ever seen it in this little Welsh pub (I mentioned it earlier- the one with the homemade chips).

[kiddo]

kiddo So are those red dogs hot (spicy), too? I can imagine a little girl (like msnicolea said) loving the fact that they make the buns pink!

Nope, you'd think they would be. They are just normal hotdogs with red dye.

[Sposa06]

Dick's! A Dick's Deluxe, fries and chocolate shake - pure heaven! Hell for the arteries, no doubt, but boy do the tongue and stomach enjoy themselves!

[Dotsie]

We also have a large Puerto Rican community here in Philadelphia so we have lots of restaurants that specialize in their cuisine. I LOVE p.r. food. So good.
tostones, empanadas, rellenos de papa, arroz con gandules etc...

[Jenean]

Ooh, sweet tea! I haven't thought about that in ages. When I first moved from FL to NY I always in restaurants if the tea was unsweetened before I ordered it and one server actually said once, "How else would it be?"

In NY we have a lot of ethnic foods, like challah bread and knishes, amazing pizza, and lots of other kinds that you wouldn't normally find (I'd never eaten Ethiopian food before living here). Plus, of course, we're home to the best bagels ever. And don't forget the cheesecake and B&W cookies!

Now I'm hungry. :rolleyes:

[emmjay]

I was trying to thing of some regional foods in Denver, but the only thing that came to mind is buffalo! You can buy ground buffalo, buffalo sausage, etc. around here. You can get good Ethiopian food and Middle Eastern food here in different parts of town as well. I've only lived here for a year so maybe there are more that I don't know about. Oh, maybe green chili sauce - there's a lot of that.

I do know that Denver has the largest Mongolian population outside of Asia (I don't know why), but I highly doubt you anyone would want to pay for real Mongolian food since it's so disgusting. :D

For other places I've lived, it is definitely true that you can't get a good bagel outside of NY (although I've heard Montreal has good ones). And it's hard to find good pizza or deli sandwiches, although most towns usually have one OK place. In Houston, the regional foods would be bbq, Gulf Coast seafood, Mexican, and there's lots of cajun food there.

[LittleFredPunkinHead]

This is probably sacrilege, but... I prefer the Mexican food in Chicago to the Mexican food in So.Cal.

If you're in the Midwest and looking for good New York style bagels, you can find them at Klein's bagels in Kalamazoo.

My favorite regional foods from the UP of Meechigan... Pasties with lots of ketchup, and Friday night fish fries with fresh white fish, walleye and smelt. Yum!

[betsyboop]

I'm from Mass and we have chowder, fried clams, scrod, etc. Oh, baked beans too. Do Fenway Franks count?

DH grew up in RI and they have tons of regional foods- quahogs (stuffed clams), coffee milk (like chocolate milk, but coffee flavored instead), Del's Frozen Lemonade, square pizza without cheese (it's basically just dough and sauce- I don't really get it), and clam cakes (little balls made of dough and chopped clam that are supposed to be dipped into chowder). I know there are more...

[charmcitygirl]

used to live in NYC so here's a few:
--black & white cookies (i think someone else may have mentioned these)
--nathans hot dogs (not the same anywhere else... you must get them in coney island)
--grays papaya hot dogs (crazy cheap, and served with funky tropical drinks. weird & yummy)

maryland (baltimore area):
--chesapeake bay blue crabs. on newspaper. purists eat 'em caked with old bay and NO DRAWN BUTTER.
-- old bay on everything
-- bergers cookies
-- berthas mussels
-- natty boh beer

FIL always talks about fried tenderloins from his youth in indiana. says he never sees them anywhere else.

[junkinmytrunk]

For NY/NJ

-- One of the biggest regional foods, I'd have to say, is bagels. They're so great when you get them here, and my friends who have moved to other parts of the country where people think Lender's are real bagels (the horror!) always want to have the real ones whenever they visit.

-- Italian foods. There are alot of us I-talians in the tri-state area, and I've noticed that you can't get real mozzarella, prosciutto, Italian bread, etc. in other parts of the country. Not to mention zeppolles - these heavenly balls of fried dough covered in powdered sugar that you get at street fairs or the boardwalk. Have people from other parts of the country ever had them?

-- Taylor ham - I'm not a big fan, but apparently there are alot of NJans who love taylor ham a/k/a pork roll.

-- Disco fries - A NJ diner classic. Big fat fries smothered with gravy and cheese. A bit disgusting, but you've got to love 'em. :)

Oh man, I grew up in NJ and now live in Los Angeles and **miss** all this stuff BIG TIME!! I haven't seen Taylor Ham (or Pork Roll, closer to Philly) in YEARS!! I am so jealous!! Might be time for a trip back home....

[Etoile]

I was trying to thing of some regional foods in Denver, but the only thing that came to mind is buffalo! You can buy ground buffalo, buffalo sausage, etc. around here.

That's true--I couldnt think of any regional foods for here either! Except vegetarian/crunchy type food (I live in Boulder). One thing here that I couldn't get in Michigan is the availability of good Asian food of all types: Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Japanese. And I love our Ethiopian restaurants.

WHY doesn't Colorado have a regional cuisine? It's wierd!!

[juliemag]

juliemag I must say that although we have just about any food you could possibly want in Chicago, I have never eaten Cuban. I'm sure that there are some spots, I just haven't been there. What do you suggest, now that you've piqued my interest? I also love the bakeries here- when I was in college, I lived in an all-Spanish-speaking neighborhood. Downstairs from my apartment was a little Mexican bakery, and I'm embarrassed to admit that I went there every morning.


Gosh there's so much to try!

Cuban Sandwiches - a sub-like sandwich, with pork, turkey, ham, cheese, pickles, mustard - all squashed down and melted in one of those "sandwich flatteners" (obv. not a technical term!) - YUM!

Traditional Chicken Steak, w/ black beans & rice - Just plain old GOOD! They pound out a chicken breast, season it with garlic, salt & lime, smother it with onions, and serve w/ black beans & rice.

Guava pies/pastries - In some bakeries they make homemade guava desserts. Guava is just about the best thing I've ever tried (fruit, that is). Sometimes they make the pastries with cream cheese & guava layered. OMG :eek:

Flan - Flan is a caramel custard dessert, and when you get it from a traditional cuban restaurant it's to die for. It's SOOO sweet and creamy, seriously it's sent from heaven. :p It comes in several flavors too - coconut, caramel, etc. Tres leches (three milks) is also sort of like flan, just more complicated. But a "must try" for sure!

That's my short list!

[Brandles]

Sometimes you just take things for granted. In Ohio, we have Skyline Chili. You can buy it frozen or in cans...but the best place to get it is the Skyline Chili Restaurant. They have a lot of them in Cincinnati (where they started from) and some in Columbus now. Don't judge it by the frozen stuff...it's not as good. I refused to eat it fresh for years because I didn't like the frozen version. I LOVE it! My cousin makes a chip dip with a can of it, cream cheese and some melted cheese on top! It's SO good!

Someone else mentioned this one--Blue Moon Ice Cream. I LOVE the soft-serve! I'm not such a fan of the hand-dipped...it just doesn't taste the same. There are two ice cream places that carry it here. You can't even find it in other cities less than an hour away. DH had never had it before he moved here.

[2kCougar]

KrissyCat7--when I went to Bonaventure, my friends would talk about garbage plates all the time. They finally took me to Tahoe's for one and I didn't see the attraction.

Bison dip--another buffalo tradition. We don't have it in Albany, we just have hellvua good dips.

Around here--cider and warm cider donuts

[Dotsie]

2kcougar I'm with ya on the garbage plates. My friends took me to Nick Tahoe's as well and I had to choose hamburger or hotdog. I chose the hamburger and when I got it, it looked like a plate of vomit. It tasted a little better than that....just a little :)

We in Philly also have Bassett's ice cream. It's in the Reading Terminal market. It is the best ice cream ever. The shop has been there with the same counter since 1876 or something like that.

[meggiedarlin]

In MN we have Hotdish! Others call them casseroles. And if it's made with Velveeta cheese or Cheezwiz, all the better!

[Reenie]

kiddo Thanks for the explanation! :)

Sposa06 What is a Dick's Deluxe? A burger?

Dotsie I LOVE empanadas. Do you eat them with meat or fruit inside? I wish I would have known about Bassett's when DH and I were there!

Jenean How is Ethiopian food? Do you eat it with your hands (I think I read that somewhere???).

emmjay So does buffalo basically taste like beef (or something else), or does it have its own distinct flavor?

LittleFredPunkinHead What are pasties? And oh, people eat smelt here, too. I don't quite get it, actually. :confused:

betsyboop That cheeseless pizza does sound interesting! Do you have any good recipes for homemade baked beans?

charmcitygirl What are black and white cookies, exactly? Those papaya dogs, well- I don't know that I'm that brave. :p ;) Obviously, Old Bay is a spice (right?); what does it consist of?

junkinmytrunk Is Pork Roll like beef roulade?

Etoile My brother lived in Colorado for a year (ret. Air Force), and when I was there, he offered my some "Rocky Mountain Oysters." I'd say that might be a regional food! :p And I love Indian and Vietnamese food, too!

juliemag I think that we may have similar tastes because all of the things that you posted about sound fantastic! I have to find a cuban restaurant! (BTW, I've had flan and tres leches cake, and they are both totally yum!).

Brandles What is so special about that chili? It's just so good? Does it have beans and beef? That dip does sound good!

2kCougar What's a cider donut? A regular donut made with cider? If so, sounds good!

meggiedarlin My SIL is from Minnesota, and she makes all sorts of hot dishes! And always, always, always with some sort of processed cheese. :)

[Camdynlyn]

I am not sure if this is considered food but Duke's mayonaise is a MUST. If I lived elsewhere, I would have to have it shipped!

[emmjay]

Reenie -buffalo is actually leaner than beef, but it pretty much tastes the same, especially if you get a burger. I've never had a Rocky Mountain Oyster so I have no idea what that tastes like - no, thank you! ;)

[Dotsie]

Reenie I've had empanadas with cheese and/or meat. I've never had it with fruit. I bet it would be great with fruit.

We have tomato pies here too. They have no cheese and they are awesome.

We also have cider doughnuts. They are made with apple cider and glazed. They are the best!!!

Old bay is a spice. It used on all kinds of seafood. It's the best on crabs and shrimp. Crab fries are really popular around here. French fries with old bay on them. People love them!!!

[Sposa06]

Reenie, Dick's is a drive-in in the Seattle area. It has five locations. It has fantastic food - the best burgers, shakes and fries you'll ever find! A Dick's Deluxe is one of the kinds of burgers.

[mrsfromage]

Breakfast tacos for Tx--homemade flour tortillas, scrambled eggs, shredded/fried potatoes (some people add sausage, but I don't eat that)... so good! In California, they have breakfast burritos which are in my opinion really a poor substitute (not at all the same).

Frozen margaritas and fresh chips/salsa in TX--the salsa and margaritas always seem to taste so much better!

I will say in response to Kris97, the bagels are TERRIBLE in Texas--basically just a roll. I personally love lox on a cream cheese bagel but only eat it from time to time.

Pecan pie in TX for Thanksgiving--people don't seem to eat that as much in other places.

[amew]

I'm in Texas, too, and I agree that the breakfast tacos are top knotch. The "breakfast burritos" they have other places just aren't the same. Migas (eggs scrambled with tortilla chips ot strips, salsa, onions and peppers, etc.) are also big for breakfast around here. I love the Tex-Mex and Mexican in Texas. You cannot find a decent bagel or pizza around here, though.

[LittleFredPunkinHead]

What are pasties? And oh, people eat smelt here, too. I don't quite get it, actually.
Pasties are meat pies- sort of like a turnover. They usually have beef (generally hamburger), potato, carrot, rutabega, and onion in them. Some people eat them with gravy, some with hot sauce, but I prefer ketchup. :)

meggiedarlin, my mom would make Minnesota hot dish for us. :D

[DianaFaye]

Okay, regional food for me.

Beavertails and Poutine! Mmmmm.

Beavertails are a fried dough served with sweet toppings like cinnamon, sugar, or jams/jellies. They also taste good savory but sweet is better! Awesome in the winter months!

Poutine is cheese curds, gravy, and french fries all together! Sounds kinda gross, looks grosser, tastes AMAZING! Mmmm.

Both are not Weight Watchers friendly so I avoid both like the plague. :eek:

[wendalah]

Pasties! I don't eat meat anymore, but my mother makes them for me without. I use ketchup too. They are VERY good. I've eaten them all my life.

ETA I just went back to find the original mention of pasties. Fred, you suck. Chicago mexican food over So Cal? You are high, girl.

[DianaFaye]

Ah, I forgot our VERY regional item! TIM HORTON'S! Coffee, donuts, whatever! It's gotta be a Tim's! :p

[Aug2002Bride]

I grew up in Vermont and so alot of things I had there, people here in VA were stumped as to what I was talking about... A few that come to mind are

Creemee's-Soft serve icecream

Grinder-Sub

Fried Bread Dough-Sounds like above zeppolles...Fried bread dough and then we sprinkle on powdered sugar, cinnamon, butter! YUM!

Gravy Fries-Fries drenched with gravy (as in mashed potato gravy)

Thats a few I can think of at the moment....As for Virginia...I guess Country Ham is a big thing here...I had never heard of it until I moved here. Im trying to think of others for VA.

[mpc863]

I grew up in Mid Michigan. My favorite regional foods:

- Superman Ice Cream
- Vernors Pop
- Faygo
- Fish Fry with Perch
- Party Potatoes

I LOVED the Mexican food in Southern California (fish tacos). I'm still on the lookout for good Mexican food in Chicago. I'm sure it's here, I just haven't found it yet.

[msnicolea]

Virginia:

peanuts
country ham (the saltier the better)
barbecue

[PeanutButter]

betsyboop I went to college in RI and LOVE all those foods your DH loves... Everyone I knew called the cheeseless pizza "Italian pizza" - its surprisingly good, and often eaten cold (or not hot, at least)


Upstate NY where I grew up...
Someone mentioned "white hots" which are just white hot dogs, but especially delicious.
We also ate Crogan baloney - I don't think that's been mentioned - and cheese curds when we went to visit family in Watertown.
I also LOVE Stewart's ice cream!! Especially their peanut butter cup.
Also:
- salt potatoes
- cider donuts
- grinders

[pride&prejudice]

Ah, I forgot our VERY regional item! TIM HORTON'S! Coffee, donuts, whatever! It's gotta be a Tim's! :p

I'm cracking up at this. We stopped at one while we were traveling across Canada, but never realized it was a regional thing. Very good though. :)

[elladee]

Ah, I forgot our VERY regional item! TIM HORTON'S! Coffee, donuts, whatever! It's gotta be a Tim's! :p

Ahhh, yes, Tim's. They've invaded Buffalo now. I must admit though, it's a very good place to eat. Excellent coffee, too.

Side note: I was driving though Canada with a bunch of guys from work and we passed a Home Depot with a Tim's right in it. I thought they were just about going to die of happiness.

[kagbsc7]

Alabama
Not seeing any mention of Krispy Kreme?? I know it is mostly southerners that like Krispy Kreme, but they can't be beat!!

And I miss Baskin Robbins, they all closed in Alabama =(

Watermelon (ain't nothing better than sitting on the picnic table with newspaper under the watermelon to catch the drippings)

[Bloomwood]

I am loving this thread! I always make it a point to try the regional food when we travel (although, I am not quite as adventurous with meat products, so I'll be staying away from scrapple if ever in PA).

In NorCal, there isn't too much. Like sfaugustbride said, we have sourdough bread.

There's also dungeness crab. Steamed is probably the most popular way, but it is also made roasted with garlic and butter. Yum!! A lot of people have it for their traditional Christmas eve dinner.

In and Out Burger. It is finally expanding. Everything is fresh and it is owned by a family (rather than being publicly traded like McDs). High quality standards and you can see them slice the potatoes right in front of you.

And, like others said, Mexican food. I could eat it everyday every meal.

[Reenie]

camdynlyn What's so great about that mayonnaise? I always buy the store brand of mayonnaise...

emmjay I passed on the Rocky Mountain Oysters, myself. ;) :D

Dotsie Yes, empanadas with fruit are soooo good. What is a tomato pie? Is it a main dish/side dish or a dessert?

Sposa06 Thanks for the explanation. There really aren't any drive-ins around here, but I was a carhop at an old-fashioned A&W for about 5 minutes in my teenage years. :p

mrsfromage Those breakfast tacos sound scrumptious! I haven't seen anything like that (other than breakfast burritos from McDonald's, etc., and we don't eat fast food very often- the last time we did, it was February). Do you prefer your margarita on the rocks or frozen?

amew Sorry to be ignorant, but what's the main difference between Tex-Mex and Mexican food?

LittleFredPunkinHead Those pasties sound good; they sound very similar to Shepard's pie. Is that accurate?

DianaFaye Beavertails sound FANTASTIC! :) Any fried dough with sweet topping is good in my book. I don't know that you could persuade me on that poutine, though.

pride&prejudice and elladee Is Tim Horton's a coffee shop or something?

wendalah I think I'd like them better with ketchup, too. Have you ever had a turnover type of thing (pasties, in your case) made with mashed potatoes? Yum!

Aug2002Bride and msnicolea Oh, you can't beat the Virginia country ham. Did you ever see the movie The American President? I love the scene where he sends her a ham! :)

Maya What are party potatoes? Oh, and there is REALLY good Mexican food in Chicago- try 26th Street or Pilsen.

PeanutButter Are the white hot dogs made from chicken or pork or something?

kagbsc7 We have a Krispy Kreme on the way to my work; they smell so good, and during summer school, I was having my students memorize 20 new vocabulary words every other day; the person who did the best in our vocab memory game would get a Krispy Kreme. It took every ounce of my willpower, but I never once got myself one this summer! What is your favorite? All of my students only wanted original glazed (except one adorable boy who asked for the Boston creme); I love the cinnamon bun ones, the raspberry jelly filled, and the sour cream, particularly. Oh, and I love Baskin Robbins so much, too! You can't beat their Pralines & Cream or Chocolate & Peanut Butter!

Bloomwood That is so interesting to know that many people eat crab for Christmas dinner! When my bro and SIL went to visit some of her family in SoCal for Thanksgiving, I was surprised to hear they were BBQ'ing! :) And thanks for the history on In & Out- I have heard about it on the boards, but no one ever gave the background.

[Aug2002Bride]

Theres a Krispy Kreme near me and everytime they have fresh hot donuts they light up a sign that says HOT in the window!! YUM!! I love just the plain glazed ones!!

I think In an Out Burger sounds yummy!!! Theres a place near here called Five Guys Burgers and they have awesome burgers that arent frozen and the fries are fresh cut daily! YUMMY

[irish74]

MMMMMmmmmmm Krispy Kreme. The great thing is out here that In n Out and Krispy Kreme are usually in the same location together. Don't know why, but then why would I question such a wonderful thing? :o

[Darlene&Scott]

In Orlando there is a small donut shop named hotties - I love love love their guava filled donuts!

On St. Maarten

Chicken with a peanut butter sauce
Indian food ( so many live here - it's soooo goooood)
Thai (made by french asians no less - yeah that's weird to see too)
Thai iced oshi green tea with honey and lemon - it's all in thai but it's AWESOME we bring cases of it back to orlando

everything else here is disgusting. Put curry on anything and it's supposedly good EWE!

[Camdynlyn]

Reenie: It's just the brand and it has a different taste. It is KNOWN in the south! :)

[apoppy]

Where I grew up in southwestern Ohio, it was Maid-Rites and Mike-Sell's potato chips.

Maid-Rites are a sort of peppery loose hamburger that is steam cooked. Mike-Sell's are cooked in peanut oil. When I was small, they you could get them in bacon-flavor, but I don't think you can buy those anymore.

When I went to grad school in Youngstown, it was Briar Hill or white pizza. Briar Hill Pizza had green peppers and a special red sauce. The white pizza there was unlike any I have had elsewhere. I'm not sure what the difference was, but it had the usual oil, garlic and mozzarella/provalone mix. And it was important to get both of those pizzas with giant garlic knots.

[Reenie]

Aug2002Bride
Theres a Krispy Kreme near me and everytime they have fresh hot donuts they light up a sign that says HOT in the window!!
This is exactly how mine is! And if you go in there while they're coming off of the glazing rack, they'll give you a "taste" (a free doughnut!). Maybe sometime I'll run into an In & Out burger- that sfaugustbride has all of the food-luck! :p

Darlene&Scott Those guava-filled doughnuts sound totally yum! I love Indian and Thai food! Yum, yum. That chicken with peanut butter sauce sounds like chicken satay or chicken rama- my favorites!

Camdynlyn Thanks for the explanation- I'll have to look for it. We're going to Florida during Christmas break- maybe they'll have it there.

apoppy Those chips sound good. Do you remember when Krunchers brand chips were made with peanut oil? I SWEAR this is true, but no one else in my family can seem to remember it. :rolleyes: The reason that I know is because it was the only brand of chips my Grams bought when we went over there to go swimming. :)

[Etoile]

Maya--this is so funny: I am originally from Detroit, and moved to Colorado when I was 8. In my mind, Superman ice cream was just not made anymore (I didn't notice its absence in Colorado for quite a while)! I didn't realize it was just a regional thing!

[Dotsie]

tomato pie is basically a pizza with no cheese (maybe sprinkled parmigiana on top) and is eaten cold. It's pretty good.

We also have Herr's and Utz potato chips and Turkey Hill Ice cream. Krispy Kreme opened their first store here in Philly last year and people waited in line for 48 hours. Crazy. I think their doughnuts are ok, not great. They do have good coffee though.

[PeanutButter]

Reenie I think white hots are made from pork. The brand I always remember was Hoffman's, but I know there are some other companies that make them, too.

[Reenie]

Etoile and Maya Okay,the suspense is killing me! :p What is Superman Ice Cream? A flavor? A brand?

Dotsie and PeanutButter Thanks for the explanations. And Dotsie, I think Krispy Kremes are very good, too, but not worth a 48 hour line! :eek: Plus, one is the total maximum- I think half is enough. They're just so heavy. OT: PeanutButter, I love your avatar! That movie is just so darn cute! :)

[Phen]

in Mississippi it's got to be fried catfish and sweet tea. Oh and fried pickles. Mmmmmm! Crawfish/shrimp boils rock, too.

~ phen

[Reenie]

Phen Fried pickles? I have to say that is something I have never heard of! :p

[Witty Username]

Mmm, fried pickles are pretty good. Salty but good. I first had them at O'Leary's which is a restaurant/bar that John Goodman is part owner of, saw him there too. :)

Can I just say that I love these Google ads! Right now if I wanted crawfish or crocodiles, I know where to find them.

[wendalah]

I had fried pickles for the first time this year on a trip to Nashville. Yum!

[daydreamer]

Oh my, I'm with the others who said this thread makes them hungry.
Here, it's...
1.red beans, fried potatoes, cornbread, raw onions and iced tea (sweet or unsweet)
2. fried catfish with red beans & slaw
3. crawdads (to some, crawfish) are those things you fish with a string and a piece of bacon in a rain-flooded ditch. You throw them back. It's something fun for kids to do, not a food item.
4. homemade ice cream
5. snow made ice cream
6. pecan (pa-con) pie
7. I'm sure I was older when I realized that there were other cooking methods besides "fried". But I prefer fried...
8. Bar-B-Q ribs w/ potato salad and slaw
9. Biscuits w/ gravy
10. Braum's ice cream

[Etoile]

Superman Ice cream, as I recall, is a rainbow-colored sickly-sweet ice cream for kids. I do not remember the flavor.

Googling...

OK here is a discussion on Michigan's Blue Moon and Superman Ice cream:http://www.nobody-knows-anything.com/mtarchives/2003/02/ice_cream_flavo.html

I learned from this that Stroh's in Michigan produces both Blue Moon Ice cream, which is pineapple flavored, and Superman ice cream, which is cherry, lemon and Blue Moon flavored.

Superman Ice Cream:
http://www.photoblog.be/carmen/images/001/126/1126669.jpg

Blue Moon ice cream:
http://www.wisconsinmade.com/wiscmade/images/products/2159l.jpg

[bluhimmy]

Most of the regional foods for California have been mentioned already. So I'm just going to mention a couple of regional foods I've come across.

My Canadian friend told me about ketchup chips being her all time favorites from home. So during a visit to Vancouver, I had to try them. Basically, they were ketchup-flavored potato chips. It sounds a little strange, and despite the scary deep red color, these were really good.

During our honeymoon in Kaui, DH and I discovered lillikoi pie, (passion fruit). It is so yummy! I swear, I pratically had a slice each day we were there. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Oh I wish I can find some here in Californina…

[Reenie]

Witty_Username I know, many times those Google ads are really cool! And you and wendalah are very brave to try fried pickles! :p I think I'd try them, actually (does it make it even more weird to say that they sound like they might be good with hot sauce?)

daydreamer Yum, can I please come stay at your house? ;)

Etoile Thanks for the visuals! My DH saw the first pic from across the room and thought it was a map! :p

bluhimmy I can understand the attraction to ketchup chips- kinda like fries and ketchup, you know? And I love passion fruit, so that pie sounds delicious! :)

[magrat]

Wild rice soup is served practically everywhere that soup is offered in MN. Sooo good.

My husband is from Cornwall which is where pasties originally come from. They are never eaten with gravy there, only ketchup or nothing. The best pasty I ever had was in church in a tiny village deep in Cornwall, and they were made by the ladies of the parish. Oh my god. It was like nothing I've ever had before, nothing else even came close! It is nothing like shepherd's pie, which is more like a casserole (or hotdish :) ) made of ground lamb in gravy in a casserole dish, topped with mashed potatoes and cheddar cheese and browned in the oven. DH often makes cottage pie, which is the same, only with ground beef instead (cottage pie is what most Americans would call shepherd's pie, something that makes no sense to me since Americans wouldn't normally make it with lamb!)

[Reenie]

magrat Thanks for the interesting information! The shepherd's pies I've had are sort of like meat/potatoes/onions in flaky bread, sort of like a main-dish turnover, if that makes sense. :)

[Aug2002Bride]

Its so cool to see the different "Shepards Pies" out there. My version of Shepard Pie growing up was browned ground beef on the bottom, one can of regular corn, one can of cream style corn on top of the beef, and then mashed potatoes on top. Then you bake it.

[bethnjim]

I "grew up" in two very different regions, so I will list foods from both that I LOVE:

Alabama:
~~Krispy Kremes (they are just better in the South!!)
~~BBQ which consists of a HUGE plate of pork, a styrofoam cup of BBQ and slices of white bread
~~Chik Fil A (they are better in the South!!)
~~Chik Fil A sweet tea...HOLY CRAP I love it!!
~~Krystal's--I would seriously give up some serious cash to get some burgers and chili and chili pups and fries....
~~14th Street Hot Dogs
~~butter beans
~~field peas
~~peaches (can't beat a great southern peach)
~~open air farmer's market
~~Cracker Barrel (once again...just so much better in the South)


Philadelphia:
~~Soft pretzels
~~Cheesesteaks from Chink's
~~Tastykakes...I love chocolate juniors
~~Asher's chocolate covered pretzels
~~Taylor's pork roll...fry some up and stick on soft white bread
~~oven grinders with Philadelphia homemade mustard
~~Herr's potato chips

[Dotsie]

Beth You can't get a better cheesesteak than at Chinks. They also have the best milkshakes. Oh and I love the way they make your soda fresh, no out of the bottle there. Did you grow up in that neighborhood? I'm originally from Kensington (insert teeth jokes now :rolleyes: )

I was Stationed in Pensacola when I was in the Navy and I lived at the Krystals down the road. Their corn dogs were awesome. I miss the Waffle House. They had the best homefries in the world. Covered with chili and onions. Nothing better at 3 am after a night at the bar.

[KrissyCat7]

Now those trash plates sound VERY interesting. I have never, ever heard of anything even remotely close to that! Do you like them? Yeah they are really good. Its one of those things that you have to grow up around or just the look of it will make you sick.:p

[philnikki]

Grew up in WV -- birthplace of the pepperoni roll!!

[KarenS]

Duke's mayonaise is a MUST. If I lived elsewhere, I would have to have it shipped!Amen.

Let's see - I've lived several places, so I'll break it out by region:

The South
Fried anything (steak, chicken, catfish)
Grits
Biscuits and gravy
Greens
Beans & cornbread

Texas
Fajitas
Any other "Tex-Mex"
Chili

Chicago
Chicago dogs
Chicago pizza

New Orleans
Red beans & rice
Dirty rice
Boiled crawfish
Jambalaya
Etouffee
Remoulade
Beignets
Bananas Foster