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diane8704 · Jul 15, 2005

I really had to think about this....other than the fried chicken, baked beans, corn on the cob, green beans and corn bread. Where I am at in Virgina, there's a little mix of everything, kind of. We are close to the Chesapeake Bay, so we have the best crab cakes around. And scallops are big here, too. I love scallops and blue marlin sauce (kind of like a steak sauce, except its made specifically for fish, and its more sweet than tang. I love it, havent had it in awhile though.) Then we have southern bbq, extra hot sauce and coleslaw.
Another big thing around here is venison. It can be processed into hamburger, sausage, or steak. I personally like the tenderloin (like New York Strip steak) because its not tough. We take it and coat it with flour, and then fry it with salt and pepper on it. Then you cook peas and corn bread, and its a great winter time dinner. If you freeze it, you can have it whenever, but since whitetail deer season is in the winter, thats usually when we have it. I grew up on it, and lots of people think its gross, but it tasted like hamburger or regular steak to me. And it has less fat. Most people dont know its venison until you tell them. My Dad is an avid deer hunter, so I am always stocked with it, and when we were kids, and he got sick and couldn't work, thats what kept us from starving. I love it.

I have always wondered, what exactly is vegemite?

bigkittendaddy · Jul 15, 2005

The old style 6oz. wasp waisted coca-cola with peanuts poured in the bottle.

gailc · Jul 15, 2005

Forgot about the great tradition of deerhunting. Here is Wisconsin people have lots of venison sausage made. My SIL they have some vension thinly sliced then their meat processor smokes it??? DH likes venison as the meat in stir fry.

rosehawke · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by Miss Mew

...that I also say the word "about" funny too??. ...

Y'all say it (from what I've heard) similarly to how our West Virginians pronounce it. It's sort of like a-bow-oot or a-boot. Most folks down here say a-bowt (bow as in bow-wow or bough like a tree branch.)

Cindy

diane8704 · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by GailC

Forgot about the great tradition of deerhunting. Here is Wisconsin people have lots of venison sausage made. My SIL they have some vension thinly sliced then their meat processor smokes it??? DH likes venison as the meat in stir fry.

Yep. My Dad likes to make like beef jerkey out of it, too. Its really good. I like it. I have never tried it in a stir fry, but thats something to think about it. I have cut it up and marinated it and made quesadillas out of it. That was pretty good. I use lime juice, light brown sugar, garlic, apple cider vineagar, and worcestershire sauce, it makes a pretty good marinade.

rosehawke · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by BigKittenDaddy

The old style 6oz. wasp waisted coca-cola with peanuts poured in the bottle.

Oh, now, if you're going to be THAT regional there's always an RC and a moonpie!

Cindy

purity · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by okeefecl

Steamed crabs with lots of Old Bay spice, crabcakes with lots of Old Bay, hush puppies and corn on the cob. Oh, and pickles

You eat shoes!?

In the UK Hush Puppies are a footwear supplier!!

Originally Posted by BiGKitten Daddy

The old style 6oz. wasp waisted coca-cola with peanuts poured in the bottle

You're really going to have to explain that one, as it makes no sense to me whatsoever!

katspixiedust · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by Purity

You eat shoes!?

In the UK Hush Puppies are a footwear supplier!!

I've heard of Hush Puppies shoes, but the hushpuppy she's talking about is a side item usually eaten with some kind of seafood dish. They're round, breaded, and fried. They're quite simple and seem to be one of those things that you either really like or really don't!

okeefecl · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by Purity

You eat shoes!?

In the UK Hush Puppies are a footwear supplier!!

Here's some info on hush puppies, the food:
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fhushpuppies.html

goosehazel · Jul 15, 2005

I love toasted ravioli and pretty much anything Greek. Gooey butter cake is awesome.

ugaimes · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by katspixiedust

Hmmmm.....Key Lime Pie!!!!

Real Key Lime Pie is only made in Florida.

(hence the "Key" part)

Erm...I can't think of much! There's definitely a "style" down here, but that doesn't mean it's only in Florida. It's just that many people only wear flip-flops, walk around beach towns in their bathing suits, and there are plenty of places where a "nice" dinner means you put on your nicest fishing shirt (if you're a male) or tank-top (if you're a female) and switch to your nicer flip-flops!

I'm sure none of that is specifically unique to Florida though.

I'm starting to think I'm more Floridian than Georgians b/c Key lime pie, flip flops, and tank tops are all big parts of my culture, too!

OK, my big Southern culture observances are eating grits year-'round, low country boil in the summer, and going to oyster roasts in the late fall/winter. Oh, and having a beer with almost any meal not eaten at work

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bigorangemenace · Jul 15, 2005

Mmmm... anyone here ever had fried turkey?

if you have never had fried turkey for thanksgiving, you are SO missing out!
its a popular thing where we live, if people are unlazy and make one. Mmm it is soooo good!

I think I like southern food alot though. When we have cable I always watch the food channel and I watch Paula's good home cooking like a FIEND!!!! I love the stuff she makes! She made a deep fried turkey on there just before I had one for the first time.

The thing that goes best with that is a big portabello mushroom with this sort of cheese sauce that comes from these stuffed olives you can buy at bars... the cheese sauce goes on the inside, and you put a wallop of "stuffed" topping on top which is green onions, sausage, cracker crumbs, chicken broth, and other stuff, and then bake it in the oven, sprinkle cheese on it, and give yourself a big helping of green bean casserole with it. Mmmmm.. that is like.. the ultimate meal. Fried turkey, Giant stuffed mushrooms, green bean casserole, and dutch apple pie a la mode. *drools thinking about it*

(grean bean casserole is french cut green beans, mushroom soup, dried onions from a can, and some other stuff I forget. Tis good.)

I should start a stuffed mushroom cookbook. I could think of SO many ways to cook them! Mmmm.

Edit: OMG! I cant believe I forgot about cheese curds, which are like.. the most holy things on earth that can be eaten. Mmm.. they are soooo good when they are room temperature... they squeak when you rub them together, and they squeak in your mouth. Its fun. Of course, the only thing better than a cheese curd is yes.. to dip it in batter and deep fry it. Woot.

Wow... I didnt think cheese curds werent a universalish type thing, so I guess there is probably alot of stuff I do that is strange to others. Eh, kind of funny I guess.

(You canadians arent the only ones who say eh, but I really dont know why I say it O_O)

loveysmummy · Jul 15, 2005

Being Canadian is definitely knowing what a touque is, drinking alot of beer, knowing what -30 temp. might feel like...and getting mad at the lineups at Tim Horton's.
(I prefer Second Cup coffee personally, but most people love "timmy's")

My mum and dad came over from England with my siblings and so we eat English as well.
I love marmite on toast, a good fryup, yorkshire with a good roast, and scotch eggs...

As to the difference in vegemite and marmite, I don't know , other than a different kind of yeast is used? Vegemite uses the by product yeast left over from the beer making process...And is found in 9 out of 10 pantries in Oz!

arlyn · Jul 15, 2005

But I'm not Candian, I know what a touque is, and I love poutine!

jcat · Jul 15, 2005

Scrapple, hoagies, and (cheese) steak sandwiches! And firm bagels, rye bread, and pumpernickel.

hobbester · Jul 15, 2005

Chinese egg tarts and dimsum!

Oh i miss Marmite, i don't think i've ever seen it around here in US. i miss the bagels and berry muffins at Tim Hortons too, they're soooo much better than Dunkin Donuts.

AbbysMom · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

Tim Horton's.

Tim Horton's isn't just in Canada anymore. I have oen right down the street from me. They bought out one of our local chains.

evnshawn · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by evnshawn

I'm so sad. I'm from smack in the middle of the US ... I don't really have anything. Unless you count plain home-cooking. You know, fried chicken or country fried steak, mashed potatoes (I make some wicked good mashed taters), green beans and bacon ... for breakfast, biscuits and sausage gravy ...

Oh, wait. Barbecue (or BBQ, as some people spell it). If you live in Kansas City, you are required to eat barbecue on a regular basis, or they kick you out.

No, now I've got it. Casseroles. My heritage is casseroles.

And Diet Coke.

I like every ethnic or regional food I've ever tried (except fried okra

); maybe I'll start my own traditions.

I forgot. I think this is regional: Cherry Mash. It's a candy bar, only more like a candy blob. Bright pink cherry-flavored stuff covered in chocolate with peanut pieces in it. So disgustingly sweet ... I love it.

wellingtoncats · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by pandybear

i do love vegemite and cheese and those cheesymites from bakers delight

oh yeah - cheeseymites are GOOOOOOD!

wellingtoncats · Jul 15, 2005

Originally Posted by fwan

excuse me isnt marmite and vegimite the exact same thing?

Aw heck no! Vegemite is way better, I love marmite too though.

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