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What's your favorite regional food in the U.S.?
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What's your favorite regional food in the U.S.?
Do you have a favorite dish/regional specialty that's served only/primarily in one part of the country? What is it and where would we find it?
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I do love a deep dish pizza! And, of course, a great coney dog...
However, my absolute favorite is Beef and Noodles served on top of mashed potatoes from almost any Amish restaurant in northern Indiana. Chicken works as well, but beef and freshly made egg noodles can not be beat!!
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There are so many that were omitted. From the south: pecan pie..North Carolina barbeque is unique, spicy pulled pork topped with Cole slaw served on a bun. The upper Midwest has that canned fruit salad made with mini marshmallows and mayonnaise. The variation includes shredded coconut. It’s horrible if you didn’t grow up with it, but it’s certainly iconic, and served at every pot luck and church social you’ll ever attend.
California is a large state. An obvious example of the variations would be the food from Chinatown in San Francisco and the food from Chinatown in Los Angeles. The names on the menu and the basic ingredients may be the same, but the preparation and taste is very different.
The Mexican influence on food is shown in the cuisine in southern CA, yet you haven’t shown anything from that genre. Same with New Mexico where the local cuisine is heavily influenced by the indigenous peoples' food traditions and flavors there.
I guess it comes down to nearly nearly every place having more than one special thing...cheese curds from Wisconsin, maple syrup from Vermont, New Orleans has Beignets, pralines, and jambalaya just to name the most obvious,
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Since I am from the South, it is the food of the South. If you are ever driving through the middle of Mississippi down Hwy. 49 south, a few miles out of Jackson, Mississippi near the town of Florence, is a restaurant in a big white dome called Jerry's Catfish House. It is outstanding. The fried catfish cannot be beat. The side dishes are also excellent and tasty. Hushpuppies, turnip greens, fried dill pickles, french fires, sweet potato, onion rings, gumbo, cole slaw. You won't be disappointed. Jean Roberts
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You can't forget to mention a pork roll, (taylor ham), egg and cheese sandwich on a hard (Kaiser) roll.
With a slice of raw onion it is a breakfast favorite.
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Tony Packo’s in Toledo, Ohio has been serving authentic Hungarian food since 1932. Jamie Farr who played “Maxwell Klinger” in the TV series M*A*S*H gave Tony Packo’s Cafe worldwide fame when he often boasted and craved about Packo’s having the greatest Hungarian hot dogs. They are made from a special recipe using a flavorful Hungarian sausage and they are delicious.
At the other end of the state in Cincinnati, Ohio is home to Skyline Chili. It was founded by Nicholas Lambrinides a Greek immigrant in 1949. Skyline chili is not like your typical chili con carne. It is usually served over spaghetti with a unique appealing secret sauce that I think has a hint of cinnamon added to it. You can top it with cheese or onions. Delicious!
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What's your favorite regional food in the U.S.?
ANY MEAL in NEW YORK city.
Go into a Pub anywhere in the city. It is the best "pub food" in the country.
Go into a Chinese resturant in the city. It will give you the best, chinese, you ever had. Ditto every ethnic category, Italian, ( Mama Leone's), Greek, ( any resturant named Zorba's), Ethiopian, Mexican, you name it.
It is all created by people from the source country, who use the freshest ingrediants avaliable in the world.
I Love "NewYork" FOOD.
Sincerely Glenn D Anderson
Who lives close enough to the city to appreciate the gift.
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@MaryW296161 Gotta admit--I'm a Chicago deep-dish pizza fan. I love NYC, but for pizza--Chicago's the yummiest.
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