Regional Food Specialties

clpeters23

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What food(s) would you recommend to a first time visitor to your town/area? Chicago is known for Deep Dish Pizza & Chicago style hot dogs:

all-beef hot dog on a poppyseed hot dog bun, with 1 tablespoon yellow mustard, 1 tablespoon sweet green pickle relish, 1 tablespoon chopped onion, 4 tomato wedges, 1 dill pickle spear, 2 sport peppers and 1 dash celery salt.

Ketchup on a Chicago hot dog is frowned upon.
 

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Don't think they're really known for anything here in Virginia
If so, they haven't let me in on the secret in the last 5 years
 

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I don't know of anything that isn't really common to the whole southern midwest already. BBQ, fried foods, and Mexican food.
 

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Originally Posted by gemlady

Well there's the brain sandwich and slice pork BBQ.
I think I'll stick with the slice pork BBQ. Brain sandwich


As for Colorado, you'll have to come and have dinner tomorrow with us on the Great Virtual Vacation to see what we have to offer.


Besides Micro-Brews. I think I heard that Colorado has more Micro-Breweries than any other state!
 

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Supposedly the official state food is kuchen. I like kuchen, and it is sold at the local grocery store, but it's not so common as you would think, for an official state food. I don't think any local restaurants have it on the menu.
 

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Supposedly bagels, cheesecake. Yawn.
I truly don't think we have a signature food.

Folks who promote tourism to New York would have you believe otherwise. They'll blurt out things like deli sandwiches, New York strip steak, etc., but I think it's a lot of horse hockey.
 

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Well we are known for cheese. I guess one should try fresh cheese curds. When I mean fresh-they are still warm. Who knew that a half pound of cheese could be eaten so fast!
Even better beer batter deep fried cheese curds!
A Friday night special is a Lake (Michigan) perch fish fry-every tavern and mom & pop restaurant has one.
 

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In our area it would be Tillamook Cheese and Tillamook Ice Cream! Anyone experienced either? Yummy!
Other than that we are famous in Yamhill Valley for wine. In fact, I deliver mail in the wine capital of Oregon...the original. The rest of Yamhill Co. is catching up quickly.
 

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Originally Posted by spudsmom

In our area it would be Tillamook Cheese and Tillamook Ice Cream! Anyone experienced either? Yummy!
I've had the cheese, but did not know there was ice cream.
 

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Originally Posted by spudsmom

In our area it would be Tillamook Cheese and Tillamook Ice Cream! Anyone experienced either? Yummy!
Other than that we are famous in Yamhill Valley for wine. In fact, I deliver mail in the wine capital of Oregon...the original. The rest of Yamhill Co. is catching up quickly.
Yes and Yummmy .... the ice cream is addictive
 

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Southern California food... hmm.. anything you get anywhere else but with avocado or cilantro added.
I often have to order 'xyz with no avocado please.' Or 'make sure there's NO cilantro, I'm allergic.' (i don't think I'm really allergic to it but it does make me puke)

Otherwise, I suppose Mexican food? There are lots of really good Mexican restaurants around. Again, no cilantro please!!

Also, while Colorado has the most microbreweries of any US state, Portland, Oregon has the most microbreweries per capita. Both are craft beer havens, in any case.
But then with all the great San Diego breweries, I'm happy to stay put. OK not really, I do travel for beer, but there are lots of great local options.
 
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